1822 Boston mayoral election

1822 Boston mayoral election
April 9, 1822 (first vote)
April 16, 1822 (second vote)
1823 →
 
Candidate John Phillips Josiah Quincy III Harris Gray Otis
First vote not a candidate for 1st vote 1,736
(46.92%)
1,384
(37.41%)
Second vote 2,456
(92.68%)
not a candidate for 2nd vote not a candidate for 2nd vote

Mayor before election

office established

Elected mayor

John Phillips

The 1822 Boston mayoral election saw the election of John Phillips as the inaugural mayor of Boston. The first vote, held on April 9, 1822,[1] did not result in any candidate receiving the required majority of the vote, resulting in a second vote held on April 16, 1822, which Phillips won.[2][3]

On May 1, 1822, Phillips took office when the Boston Board of Selectmen ceremonially handed over control of the city to the new government consisting of the newly established mayoralty, held by Phillips, and the newly established City Council.[4][5]

  1. ^ "The election for...". The Philadelphia Inquirer. April 12, 1822. Retrieved April 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Wilson, J. G.; Fiske, J., eds. (1900). "Phillips, John" . Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography. New York: D. Appleton.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference CityBost1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Boston Celebrates 200 Years". Boston.gov. April 29, 2022. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
  5. ^ Randall, Eric (May 1, 2014). "Throwback Thursday: The First Mayor of Boston Takes Office". Boston Magazine. Retrieved April 20, 2023.