Lincoln was nominated on a "Citizens" ticket, but received support from "old Whigs and Conservatives".[2] He was considered to be a Republican.[3] Wightman was nominated by the Democratic Party. Palmer was nominated by a temperance party.[4]
^ abA Catalogue of the City Councils of Boston, 1822-1908, Roxbury, 1846-1867, Charlestown, 1847-1873 and of the Selectmen of Boston, 1634-1822: Also of Various Other Town and Municipal Officers. City of Boston Printing Department. 1909. p. 53. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
^"I Noticed...". The Courier-Journal. December 1859. Retrieved April 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^"Municipal Elections". The Burlington Free Press. December 14, 1859. Retrieved April 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^"Election in Boston". New York Daily Herald. December 13, 1859. Retrieved April 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
1859, boston, mayoral, election, boston, mayoral, election, 1859, reelection, frederic, lincoln, third, consecutive, term, held, december, 1859, 1858, december, 1859, 1860, candidate, frederic, lincoln, joseph, wightman, julius, palmer, party, citizens, democr. The Boston mayoral election of 1859 saw the reelection of Frederic W Lincoln Jr to a third consecutive term It was held on December 12 1859 1 1859 Boston mayoral election 1858 December 12 1859 1860 Candidate Frederic W Lincoln Jr Joseph Wightman Julius A Palmer Jr Party Citizens Democratic Party TemperancePopular vote 5 950 4 827 628Percentage 52 10 42 26 5 50 Mayor before electionFrederic W Lincoln Jr Republican Elected Mayor Frederic W Lincoln Jr RepublicanLincoln was nominated on a Citizens ticket but received support from old Whigs and Conservatives 2 He was considered to be a Republican 3 Wightman was nominated by the Democratic Party Palmer was nominated by a temperance party 4 Results edit1859 Boston mayoral election 1 Party Candidate Votes Citizens Frederic W Lincoln Jr incumbent 5 950 52 10Democratic Joseph Wightman 4 827 42 26Temperance Julius A Palmer Jr 628 5 50Other Scattering 16 0 14Turnout 11 421See also editList of mayors of Boston MassachusettsReferences edit a b A Catalogue of the City Councils of Boston 1822 1908 Roxbury 1846 1867 Charlestown 1847 1873 and of the Selectmen of Boston 1634 1822 Also of Various Other Town and Municipal Officers City of Boston Printing Department 1909 p 53 Retrieved April 7 2023 I Noticed The Courier Journal December 1859 Retrieved April 21 2023 via Newspapers com Municipal Elections The Burlington Free Press December 14 1859 Retrieved April 21 2023 via Newspapers com Election in Boston New York Daily Herald December 13 1859 Retrieved April 21 2023 via Newspapers com nbsp nbsp This Massachusetts elections related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1859 Boston mayoral election amp oldid 1185026058, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
