The Boston mayoral election of 1921 occurred on Tuesday, December 13, 1921. James Michael Curley, who had previously served as Mayor of Boston (1914–1918), was elected for the second time, defeating three other candidates.[1]
^ ab"Curley Chosen Boston Mayor; Plurality, 2,315". The Washington Post. AP. December 14, 1921. Retrieved March 14, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
^"REPORT BILL TO STOP CONSECUTIVE TERMS". The Boston Globe. February 26, 1918. p. 6. Retrieved March 12, 2018 – via pqarchiver.com.
^Merrill, John D. (December 13, 1921). "EXPECT TOTAL VOTE OF 150,000 TO 160,000". The Boston Globe. p. 1. Retrieved March 16, 2018 – via pqarchiver.com.
^"Pelletier Quits Mayoralty Race". New-York Tribune. New York City. December 3, 1921. Retrieved March 14, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
^Annual Report of the Election Department. City of Boston. 1921. p. 30. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
Further readingedit
"MAYORALTY GOES TO CURLEY BY 2698 VOTES CARRIES EVEN MURPHY HOME DISTRICT". The Boston Globe. December 14, 1921. p. 1. Retrieved March 14, 2018 – via pqarchiver.com.
"Boston Elects Curley Mayor by 2,315 Lead; Women Defeat 'Good Government' Nominee". The New York Times. December 14, 1921. p. 1. Retrieved March 21, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
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1921, boston, mayoral, election, boston, mayoral, election, 1921, occurred, tuesday, december, 1921, james, michael, curley, previously, served, mayor, boston, 1914, 1918, elected, second, time, defeating, three, other, candidates, 1917, december, 1921, 1925, . The Boston mayoral election of 1921 occurred on Tuesday December 13 1921 James Michael Curley who had previously served as Mayor of Boston 1914 1918 was elected for the second time defeating three other candidates 1 1921 Boston mayoral election 1917 December 13 1921 1925 Candidate James Michael Curley John R Murphy Charles S O Connor Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Popular vote 74 261 71 791 10 844 Percentage 46 1 44 5 6 7 Mayor before election Andrew James Peters Elected Mayor James Michael Curley In 1918 the Massachusetts state legislature had passed legislation making the Mayor of Boston ineligible to serve consecutive terms 2 Thus incumbent Andrew James Peters was unable to run for re election Due to the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment in 1920 this was the first Boston municipal election that women could vote in 3 Curley was inaugurated on Monday February 6 1922 4 Contents 1 Candidates 2 Results 3 See also 4 References 5 Further readingCandidates editCharles S Baxter former mayor of Medford from 1901 to 1904 5 James Michael Curley former member of the United States House of Representatives from 1913 to 1914 mayor of Boston from 1914 to 1918 John R Murphy former commissioner of the Boston Fire Department 1 Charles S O Connor member of the Boston School Committee 5 Withdrew Joseph C Pelletier district attorney of Suffolk County Massachusetts 6 Results editCandidates General Election 7 Votes James Michael Curley 74 261 46 1 John R Murphy 71 791 44 5 Charles S O Connor 10 844 6 7 Charles S Baxter 4 268 2 6 all others 22 0 0 See also editList of mayors of Boston MassachusettsReferences edit a b Curley Chosen Boston Mayor Plurality 2 315 The Washington Post AP December 14 1921 Retrieved March 14 2018 via newspapers com REPORT BILL TO STOP CONSECUTIVE TERMS The Boston Globe February 26 1918 p 6 Retrieved March 12 2018 via pqarchiver com Merrill John D December 13 1921 EXPECT TOTAL VOTE OF 150 000 TO 160 000 The Boston Globe p 1 Retrieved March 16 2018 via pqarchiver com CURLEY TAKES OFFICE TODAY The Boston Globe February 6 1922 p 1 Retrieved March 16 2018 via pqarchiver com permanent dead link a b BAXTER ENTERS MAYORALTY RACE The Boston Globe October 6 1921 p 1 Retrieved March 14 2018 via pqarchiver com permanent dead link Pelletier Quits Mayoralty Race New York Tribune New York City December 3 1921 Retrieved March 14 2018 via newspapers com Annual Report of the Election Department City of Boston 1921 p 30 Retrieved March 14 2018 Further reading edit MAYORALTY GOES TO CURLEY BY 2698 VOTES CARRIES EVEN MURPHY HOME DISTRICT The Boston Globe December 14 1921 p 1 Retrieved March 14 2018 via pqarchiver com Boston Elects Curley Mayor by 2 315 Lead Women Defeat Good Government Nominee The New York Times December 14 1921 p 1 Retrieved March 21 2018 via newspapers com nbsp This article related to Boston is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte 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 1921 Boston mayoral election amp oldid 1209320098, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
