Josiah Quincy (1859–1919)
Josiah Quincy VI | |
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35th Mayor of Boston, Massachusetts | |
In office January 6, 1896[1] – January 1, 1900[2] | |
Preceded by | Edwin Upton Curtis |
Succeeded by | Thomas N. Hart |
United States Assistant Secretary of State | |
In office March 20, 1893 – September 22, 1893 | |
President | Grover Cleveland |
Preceded by | William F. Wharton |
Succeeded by | Edwin F. Uhl |
Chairperson of the Massachusetts Democratic Party | |
In office 1905–1906 | |
Preceded by | John Flaherty |
Succeeded by | John P. Feeney |
In office 1891–1894 | |
Preceded by | John W. Corcoran |
Succeeded by | John W. Corcoran |
Personal details | |
Born | October 15, 1859 |
Died | September 8, 1919 | (aged 59)
Political party | Democratic |
Alma mater | Harvard College[3] |
Josiah Quincy VI (/ˈkwɪnzi/; October 15, 1859 – September 8, 1919) was an American politician from Massachusetts who served as mayor of Boston from 1896 to 1900. His grandfather Josiah Quincy IV (known as Josiah Quincy Jr.) and great-grandfather Josiah Quincy III also had served as mayors of Boston.
Biography[]
Quincy was born in Quincy, Massachusetts, on October 15, 1859, and pursued a career as a lawyer. A Democrat, he was a member of Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1887 to 1888 and from 1890 to 1891.
Quincy was an unsuccessful candidate for U.S. Representative from the 2nd District of Massachusetts in 1888 and served as the Massachusetts Democratic state chairman from 1891 to 1894 and in 1905 to 1906. He was appointed United States Assistant Secretary of State by President Grover Cleveland in 1893, but resigned after six months.
Quincy served two terms as mayor of Boston, being elected in December 1895, re-elected in December 1897, and holding office from January 1896 to January 1900. He was an unsuccessful candidate for governor of Massachusetts in 1901, and a delegate to the Massachusetts constitutional convention in 1917. Quincy was an unsuccessful candidate for Massachusetts attorney general in 1917. He was a member of the Massachusetts Society of Colonial Wars.
Quincy died on September 8, 1919[4] at age 59.
See also[]
- Timeline of Boston, 1890s
References[]
- ^ "MAYOR QUINCY'S INAUGURAL". The Boston Globe. January 7, 1896. p. 6. Retrieved March 22, 2018 – via pqarchiver.com.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Mayor Hart's Inaugural". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. January 4, 1900. p. 8. Retrieved March 21, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ Taylor, Sara. "Josiah Huntington Quincy (1859–1919) — Dumbarton Oaks". www.doaks.org.
- ^ "Josiah Quincy Dies; Boston Man was Good to Home Folks". Chicago Tribune. September 9, 1919. p. 5. Retrieved March 22, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
Further reading[]
- "Boston City Election". The New York Times. December 22, 1897. p. 2. Retrieved March 22, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
External links[]
- Quincy election records at ourcampaigns.com
- Political Graveyard information on Josiah Quincy (1859-1919)
- Josiah Quincy at Find a Grave
- 1859 births
- 1919 deaths
- Mayors of Boston
- United States Assistant Secretaries of State
- Politicians from Quincy, Massachusetts
- Phillips family (New England)
- Quincy family
- Harvard College alumni
- Massachusetts mayor stubs
- Boston stubs