William S. McNary

William S. McNary
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Massachusetts's 10th district
In office
March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1907
Preceded byHenry F. Naphen
Succeeded byJoseph F. O'Connell
Member of the
Massachusetts State Senate
In office
1891–1892
In office
1889–1890
Member of the
Massachusetts House of Representatives
from the 15th Suffolk district[1]
In office
1900–1902
Member of the
Boston Common Council
from Ward 15[2]
In office
1886[2]–1887[2]
Chairperson of the Massachusetts Democratic Party
In office
1901–1904
Preceded byChristopher T. Callahan
Succeeded byJohn J. Flaherty
Personal details
Born(1863-03-29)March 29, 1863
Abington, Massachusetts
DiedJune 26, 1930(1930-06-26) (aged 67)
Boston, Massachusetts
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseAlbertine A. Martin[3]
ChildrenHelen McNary, William S. McNary, Jr.[3]
Alma materBoston English High School
ProfessionJournalist, Furniture Dealer

William Sarsfield McNary (March 29, 1863 – June 26, 1930) was an American Democratic politician who served two terms as a U.S. Representative from Boston, Massachusetts, and exercised tremendous influence over the Massachusetts Democratic Party.

  1. ^ Rand, John Clark Monroe (1890), One of a Thousand: A Series of Biographical Sketches of One Thousand Representative Men Resident in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, A.D. 1888-'89, Boston, MA: First National Publishing Company, p. 689
  2. ^ a b c A Catalogue of the City Councils of Boston, 1822-1908, Roxbury, 1846-1867, Charlestown 1847-1873 and of The Selectmen of Boston, 1634-1822 also of Various Other Town and Municipal officers, Boston, MA: City of Boston Printing Department, 1909, pp. 276–277
  3. ^ a b Bacon, Edwin M. (1916), The Book of Boston: Fifty Years' Recollections of the New England Metropolis, Boston, MA: Book of Boston Co., p. 193