John M. Webster

John M. Webster
18th Mayor of
Somerville, Massachusetts
In office
January 1922 – January 4, 1926
Preceded byCharles W. Eldridge
Succeeded byLeon M. Conwell
Majority4,626 (1921)[1]
President of the
Somerville, Massachusetts
Board of Aldermen[1]
Member of the
Somerville, Massachusetts
Board of Aldermen[1]
Ward 4[1]
Personal details
Born(1877-07-20)July 20, 1877
New Brunswick, Canada
DiedJune 7, 1963(1963-06-07) (aged 85)
Somerville, Massachusetts, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Political partyRepublican[1]

John M. Webster (July 20, 1877 – June 7, 1963) was an American politician who served as the eighteenth Mayor, of Somerville, Massachusetts.[2]

In December 1921 Webster was elected Mayor of Somerville,[1] he was reelected over John J. Murphy[3] in December 1923.[3]

  1. ^ a b c d e f The Boston Daily Globe (December 14, 1921), "Webster is Elected Somerville Mayor", The Boston Daily Globe, Boston, Ma, p. 12
  2. ^ "John M. Webster". The Boston Globe. June 8, 1963. p. 2. Retrieved June 27, 2019.
  3. ^ a b The Boston Daily Globe (December 12, 1923), "Webster Apparently Victor in Somerville", The Boston Daily Globe, Boston, Ma, p. 17