1857 Boston mayoral election

1857 Boston mayoral election
← 1856 December 14, 1857 1858 →
 
Candidate Frederic W. Lincoln Jr. Charles B. Hall
Party Republican Citizens
Popular vote 8,110 4,193
Percentage 65.81% 34.03%

Mayor before election

Alexander H. Rice

Elected mayor

Frederic W. Lincoln Jr.

The Boston mayoral election of 1857 saw the election of Frederic W. Lincoln Jr. It was held on December 14, 1857.[1]

Lincoln ran on the "Faneuil Hall"/"Citizens" ticket.[2][3] His opponent, Charles B. Hall, ran on a "Citizen's" ticket.[4]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference CityBost1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "I Noticed...". The Courier-Journal. December 1859. Retrieved April 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Municipal Election Yesterday". Boston Evening Transcript. December 15, 1857. Retrieved April 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Municipal elections...". New England Farmer. December 19, 1857. Retrieved April 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.