Boston Board of Selectman
TypeDirectorial Chief executive
StatusDissolved
AppointerOpen town meeting
Styled: "Freeholders and other Inhabitants of the Town of Boston"
Term length1 year (6 mo. initially)
FormationJuly 1, 1634 (1634-07-01)
First holderJohn Winthrop
William Coddington
John Underhill
Thomas Oliver
Thomas Leverett
Giles Firmin
John Coggeshall
William Pierce
Robert Harding
William Brenton
Richard Bellingham
Final holderDaniel Baxter
Samuel Billings
Abram Babcock
Jonathan Loring
Eliphalet Williams
Robert Fennelly
Jeremiah Fitch
Samuel A. Wells
David W. Child
AbolishedMarch 4, 1822 (1822-03-04)
Superseded byMayor
Boston City Council

The Boston Board of Selectmen was the governing board for the town of Boston from the 17th century until 1822. Selectmen were elected to six-month terms early in the history of the board, but later were elected to one-year terms.

In colonial days selectmen included William Clark. At the time of the American Revolution, the selectmen were John Hancock, Joseph Jackson, Samuel Sewall, William Phillips, Timothy Newell, John Ruddock (Selectman), John Rowe and Samuel Pemberton.[citation needed]

Notable selectmen

Name Lifespan Years of service
Samuel Adams, Sr. 1689–1748 1731, 1732, 1743–46[1]
Thomas Hutchinson 1711–1780 1737
John Hancock 1737–1793 1765–1774
John Rowe 1715–1787 March 13, 1767–1769
Charles Bulfinch 1763–1844 1791-1817[2] 1800-1815 President of Board[3]

17th century

1630s

1640s

1650s

1660s

1670s

1680s

1690s

18th century

1700s

1710s

1720s

Newspaper item related to the Boston Select Men, 1733

1730s

1740s

1750s

1760s

1770s

1780s

1790s

19th century

1800s

1810s

1820s

See also

References

  1. ^ John A. Schutz, Legislators of the Massachusetts General Court, 1691-1780, p. 146.
  2. ^ According to the list in this article
  3. ^ Municipal History of Boston by Josiah Quincy, Applewood Books, 1852.
  4. ^ Boston (Mass.) Record Commissioners (5 October 1877). "Second report of the record commissioners of the city of Boston : containing the Boston records, 1634-1660, and the book of possessions". Boston : Rockwell and Churchill – via Internet Archive.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl bm bn bo bp bq br bs bt bu bv bw bx by bz ca cb cc cd ce cf cg ch ci cj ck cl cm cn co cp cq cr cs ct cu cv cw cx cy cz da db dc dd de df dg dh di dj dk dl dm dn do dp dq dr ds dt du dv dw dx dy dz ea eb ec ed ee ef eg eh ei ej ek el em en eo ep eq er es et eu ev ew ex ey ez fa fb fc fd fe ff fg fh fi fj fk fl fm fn fo fp fq fr fs ft fu fv fw fx fy fz ga gb gc gd ge 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 (Mass.): City of Boston Printing Department. 1909. Retrieved 2010-12-02.
  6. ^ Boston (Mass.) Registry Dept; Appleton, William S. (William Sumner); McGlenen, Edward W. (Edward Webster); Watkins, Walter Kendall; Whitmore, William Henry (1 July 1877). "Records relating to the early history of Boston ." Boston : Rockwell and Churchill, City Printers – via Internet Archive.
  7. ^ Thomas Bridgman (1851), Epitaphs from Copp's Hill burial ground, Boston, Boston: J. Munroe and Company, OL 13446875M
  8. ^ Boston (Mass.) Registry Dept; Appleton, William S. (William Sumner); McGlenen, Edward W. (Edward Webster); Watkins, Walter Kendall; Whitmore, William Henry (1 July 1877). "Records relating to the early history of Boston ." Boston : Rockwell and Churchill, City Printers – via Internet Archive.
  9. ^ Oliver Ayer Roberts (1895), History of the Military Company of the Massachusetts, now called the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts. 1637-1888, Boston: A. Mudge & son, printers, OL 13440693M
  10. ^ Boston (Mass.) Registry Dept; Appleton, William S. (William Sumner); McGlenen, Edward W. (Edward Webster); Watkins, Walter Kendall; Whitmore, William Henry (1 July 1877). "Records relating to the early history of Boston ." Boston : Rockwell and Churchill, City Printers – via Internet Archive.
  11. ^ Boston (Mass.) Registry Dept; Appleton, William S. (William Sumner); McGlenen, Edward W. (Edward Webster); Watkins, Walter Kendall; Whitmore, William Henry (1 July 1877). "Records relating to the early history of Boston ." Boston : Rockwell and Churchill, City Printers – via Internet Archive.
  12. ^ Boston (Mass.) Registry Dept; Appleton, William S. (William Sumner); McGlenen, Edward W. (Edward Webster); Watkins, Walter Kendall; Whitmore, William Henry (1 July 1877). "Records relating to the early history of Boston ." Boston : Rockwell and Churchill, City Printers – via Internet Archive.
  13. ^ Boston (Mass.) Registry Dept; Appleton, William S. (William Sumner); McGlenen, Edward W. (Edward Webster); Watkins, Walter Kendall; Whitmore, William Henry (1 July 1877). "Records relating to the early history of Boston ." Boston : Rockwell and Churchill, City Printers – via Internet Archive.
  14. ^ Boston (Mass.) Registry Dept; Appleton, William S. (William Sumner); McGlenen, Edward W. (Edward Webster); Watkins, Walter Kendall; Whitmore, William Henry (1 July 1877). "Records relating to the early history of Boston ." Boston : Rockwell and Churchill, City Printers – via Internet Archive.
  15. ^ Boston (Mass.) Registry Dept; Appleton, William S. (William Sumner); McGlenen, Edward W. (Edward Webster); Watkins, Walter Kendall; Whitmore, William Henry (5 October 1893). "Records relating to the early history of Boston ." Boston : Rockwell and Churchill, City Printers – via Internet Archive.
  16. ^ Boston (Mass.) Registry Dept; Appleton, William S. (William Sumner); McGlenen, Edward W. (Edward Webster); Watkins, Walter Kendall; Whitmore, William Henry (1 July 1877). "Records relating to the early history of Boston ." Boston : Rockwell and Churchill, City Printers – via Internet Archive.
  17. ^ "Massachusetts Historical Society: the Beehive". www.masshist.org. Archived from the original on 2015-07-21. Retrieved 2015-07-18.
  18. ^ Boston (Mass.) Registry Dept; Appleton, William S. (William Sumner); McGlenen, Edward W. (Edward Webster); Watkins, Walter Kendall; Whitmore, William Henry (1 July 1877). "Records relating to the early history of Boston ." Boston : Rockwell and Churchill, City Printers – via Internet Archive.
  19. ^ Boston (Mass.) Registry Dept (1900). "A Volume of records relating to the early history of Boston : containing miscellaneous papers". [S.l. : s.n.] – via Internet Archive.
  20. ^ Boston (Mass.) Registry Dept (1900). "A Volume of records relating to the early history of Boston : containing miscellaneous papers". [S.l. : s.n.] – via Internet Archive.
  21. ^ Boston (Mass.) Registry Dept (1900). "A Volume of records relating to the early history of Boston : containing miscellaneous papers". [S.l. : s.n.] – via Internet Archive.

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