The Boston mayoral election of 1901 occurred on Tuesday, December 10, 1901. Democratic nominee Patrick Collins defeated Republican incumbent mayor Thomas N. Hart and two other contenders.
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Collins was inaugurated on Monday, January 6, 1902.[1]
Candidates
edit- Patrick Collins (Democrat), former member of the United States House of Representatives (1883–1889), Massachusetts Senate (1870–1871), and Massachusetts House of Representatives (1868–1869)
- Thomas N. Hart (Republican), Mayor of Boston since 1900, former Mayor of Boston (1889–1890), Postmaster of Boston (1891–1895), member of the Boston Board of Aldermen (1882–1886), and member of the Boston Common Council (1879–1881)
- Herman W. A. Raasch (Socialist Labor)[2]
- John Weaver Sherman (Socialist)[3]
Party conventions
editThe Republican convention was held on November 19, 1901, at Association Hall. Incumbent Thomas N. Hart was renominated by acclamation.[4]
The Democratic convention was held on November 20, 1901, at Steinert Hall. Patrick Collins unanimously won the party's nomination for Mayor.[5]
Results
edit| Candidates | General Election[6] | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | ||
| D | Patrick Collins | 52,035 | 60.1% |
| R | Thomas N. Hart (incumbent) | 33,196 | 38.3% |
| S | John Weaver Sherman | 957 | 1.1% |
| SLP | Herman W. A. Raasch | 426 | 0.5% |
| all others | 1 | 0.0% | |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Collins Becomes Mayor Today". The Boston Post. January 6, 1902. p. 1. Retrieved March 18, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "To Run Independent". The Boston Post. November 24, 1901. p. 4. Retrieved March 18, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sherman Accepts". The Boston Post. December 6, 1901. p. 4. Retrieved March 18, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Thomas N. Hart for Hub's Mayor: Republicans Renominated Him With Earnestness". The Boston Daily Globe. November 20, 1901.
- ^ "For Mayor. P. A. Collins: Democratic City Convention Names Him Amid Enthusiasm". The Boston Daily Globe. November 21, 1901.
- ^ "Annual Report of the Board of Election Commissioners". City of Boston. 1901. p. 62. Retrieved March 18, 2018 – via archive.org.
Further reading
edit- "Democrats Carry Boston". The New York Times. December 11, 1901. p. 1. Retrieved March 18, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
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