Frederick Mansfield

Frederick Mansfield
Mansfield, circa 1917
Mayor of Boston
In office
January 1, 1934[1] – January 3, 1938[2]
Preceded byJames Michael Curley
Succeeded byMaurice J. Tobin
38th Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts
In office
1914–1915
GovernorDavid I. Walsh
Preceded byElmer A. Stevens
Succeeded byCharles L. Burrill
Majority17,002[3]
Personal details
Born
Frederick William Mansfield

March 26, 1877[4]
East Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedNovember 6, 1958(1958-11-06) (aged 81)[5][6]
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Resting placeHolyhood Cemetery in Brookline, Massachusetts
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseHelen Elizabeth Roe (June 29, 1904)[4]
ChildrenWalter R. Mansfield
Alma materBoston University School of Law
Military service
Branch/serviceUnited States Navy
Years of service1898
UnitUSS Vulcan[4]
Battles/warsSpanish–American War[4]

Frederick William Mansfield (March 26, 1877 – November 6, 1958) was an American politician who served as the mayor of Boston, Massachusetts.

  1. ^ "MANSFIELD TO TAKE OATH THIS MORNING". The Boston Globe. January 1, 1934. p. 20. Retrieved March 16, 2018 – via pqarchiver.com.
  2. ^ "Tobin Becomes Mayor Today, Notables to Attend Ceremony". The Boston Globe. January 3, 1938. p. 1. Retrieved March 16, 2018 – via pqarchiver.com.
  3. ^ Hennessy, Michael Edmund (1917), Twenty-five Years of Massachusetts Politics: from Russell to McCall, 1890-1915, Boston, Ma: Practical Politics, p. 349
  4. ^ a b c d Marquis, Albert Nelson (1915), Who's who in New England, Chicago, IL: University Press of New England, p. 718
  5. ^ Beaver Valley Times (November 12, 1958), Last of City Political Bosses Dies, Beaver, PA: The Beaver Valley Times, p. 2
  6. ^ New York Times (November 7, 1958), "F. W. MANSFIELD, CURLEY FOE, DIES; Ex-Mayor of Boston Served 1933-37--Lawyer Aided Catholic Archdiocese", The New York Times, New York, NY, p. 28