John Richard Baldwin (May 10, 1854 – May 1, 1897) was a Massachusetts politician who served in the Massachusetts State Senate and as the 20th Mayor of Lynn, Massachusetts.
John Richard Baldwin[1] | |
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| 20th Mayor of Lynn, Massachusetts | |
| In office January 5, 1885 – January 4, 1886 | |
| Preceded by | William L. Baird |
| Succeeded by | George D. Hart |
| Member of the Massachusetts State Senate[2] for the First Essex District,[3][4] | |
| In office 1882–1884 | |
| Preceded by | Harmon Hall |
| Succeeded by | Josiah C. Bennett |
| Chairman of the Lynn, Massachusetts School Committee[2][4] | |
| In office 1880–1882 | |
| Member of the Lynn, Massachusetts School Committee[2][4] | |
| In office 1880–1886 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 10, 1854[1] Lynn, Massachusetts[4] |
| Died | May 1, 1897 (aged 42) Lynn, Massachusetts |
| Spouse(s) | Elizabeth A. Merritt, m. December 27, 1883[4] |
| Children | Ellen Elizabeth Baldwin, b. December 2, 1884; Esther Merritt Baldwin, b. August 12, 1886; Mary Converse Baldwin, b. November 15, 1887; John R. Jr., d. 5/1889; Richard Burrill Baldwin, b. July 11, 1891.[4] |
| Alma mater | Harvard[2] |
| Profession | Attorney[2] |
Early life and career
editBaldwin was born in Lynn, Massachusetts on May 10, 1854.[4] Baldwin attended the Lynn public schools[2] and Harvard College graduating in 1877. Baldwin was admitted as to the Massachusetts Bar in 1880.[4] From 1880 on[2] Baldwin practiced law in Lynn, first under the firm name of Baldwin & Baker, and, after dissolving that partnership in 1885, he worked as a solo legal practitioner.[4]
On December 27, 1883, Baldwin married Elizabeth A. Merritt, the couple had three daughters Helen Elizabeth Baldwin, Esther Merritt Baldwin, and Mary Converse Baldwin; and two sons, John R. Baldwin, Jr., and Richard Burrill Baldwin.[4]
Public service
editIn 1879 Baldwin was elected to the Lynn School Committee,[4] and he was re-elected in 1882.[4] Baldwin served on the School Committee for six years and was its chairman from 1881 to 1882.[2][4]
Notes
edit- ^ a b Hurd, Duane Hamilton (1888), History of Essex County, Massachusetts: with Biographical Sketches of Many of its Pioneers and Prominent Men, Volume 1, Issue 1, Philadelphia, PA: J. W. Lewis & CO., p. 261
- ^ a b c d e f g h Hobbs, Clarence W. (1886), Lynn and surroundings, Lynn, Mass: Lewis & Winship, p. 146
- ^ General Court of Massachusetts (1884), Acts and Resolves Passed by the General Court of Massachusetts in the Year 1884, Boston, Mass: Secretary of the Commonwealth, p. 475
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Russell, William E. (1890), Harvard College Class of 1877 Secretary's Report, No. IV, Cambridge, Ma: Harvard College; printed at the Riverside Press, p. 6
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