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Boston mayoral election, 1910
The Boston mayoral election of 1910 occurred on Tuesday, January 11, 1910. John F. Fitzgerald , who had been Mayor of Boston from 1906 to 1908, defeated incumbent George A. Hibbard and two other candidates.[ 1]
This was the first Boston mayoral election held under a new city charter,[ 2] which made the election nonpartisan, and increased the mayor's term from two years to four years.[ 3] Due to November voting on the charter change, this election was held in January, with the term of the incumbent mayor extended into February.[ 4]
Fitzgerald was inaugurated on Monday, February 7.[ 5]
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References
^ "FITZGERALD WINS BY 1415" . The Boston Globe . January 12, 1910. p. 1. Retrieved March 16, 2018 – via pqarchiver.com.
^ "Four Names Filed" . The Barre Daily Times . Barre, Vermont . December 18, 1909. Retrieved March 16, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
^ "New Boston Charter is the Worst Defeat Ever Given Boss Rule" . The Marion Daily Mirror . Marion, Ohio . November 3, 1909. Retrieved March 17, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
^ "QUESTIONS TO BE SETTLED BY BOSTON VOTERS AT STATE ELECTION" . The Boston Globe . November 2, 1909. p. 10. Retrieved March 17, 2018 – via pqarchiver.com.
^ "New Mayor of Boston" . Arkansas Democrat . Little Rock, Arkansas . February 7, 1910. Retrieved March 16, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
^ "Boston Mayor Race - Jan 11, 1910" . ourcampaigns.com . Retrieved March 16, 2018 .
^ Annual Report of the Election Department . City of Boston. 1909. p. 142. Retrieved March 16, 2018 . totals page is missing
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