| Boston Board of Selectman | |
|---|---|
| Type | Directorial Chief executive |
| Status | Dissolved |
| Appointer | Open town meeting Styled: "Freeholders and other Inhabitants of the Town of Boston" |
| Term length | 1 year (6 mo. initially) |
| Formation | July 1, 1634 |
| First holder | John Winthrop William Coddington John Underhill Thomas Oliver Thomas Leverett Giles Firmin John Coggeshall William Pierce Robert Harding William Brenton Richard Bellingham |
| Final holder | Daniel Baxter Samuel Billings Abram Babcock Jonathan Loring Eliphalet Williams Robert Fennelly Jeremiah Fitch Samuel A. Wells David W. Child |
| Abolished | March 4, 1822 |
| Superseded by | Mayor Boston City Council |
The Boston Board of Selectmen was the governing board for the town of Boston from the 17th century until 1822. Selectmen were elected to six-month terms early in the history of the board, but later were elected to one-year terms.
In colonial days selectmen included William Clark. At the time of the American Revolution, the selectmen were John Hancock, Joseph Jackson, Samuel Sewall, William Phillips, Timothy Newell, John Ruddock (Selectman), John Rowe and Samuel Pemberton.[citation needed]