Hugh O'Brien | |
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| 31st Mayor of Boston, Massachusetts | |
| In office January 5, 1885[1] – January 7, 1889[2] | |
| Preceded by | Augustus P. Martin |
| Succeeded by | Thomas N. Hart |
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| Born | July 13, 1827 Ireland |
| Died | August 1, 1895 (aged 68) Massachusetts |
| Political party | Democratic |
Hugh O'Brien (July 13, 1827 – August 1, 1895) was the 31st mayor of Boston, from 1884 to 1888. O'Brien is notable as Boston's first Irish and Catholic mayor, having emigrated from Ireland to America in the early 1830s. O'Brien was the editor of the Shipping and Commercial List and served as a Boston alderman from 1875 to 1883.
See also
- Timeline of Boston, 1880s
References
- Mayors of Boston: An Illustrated Epitome of who the Mayors Have Been and What they Have Done, Boston, MA: State Street Trust Company, Page 39, (1914).
- ^ 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, Boston, MA: City of Boston Printing Department, 1909, p. 275 Printed by Order of the City Council
- ^ 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, Boston, MA: City of Boston Printing Department, 1909, p. 279 Printed by Order of the City Council
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| Preceded by Augustus Martin | 31st Mayor of Boston, Massachusetts January 5, 1885 – January 7, 1889 | Succeeded by Thomas N. Hart |
Category:19th-century Irish people