Frederick O. Prince
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| Frederick Octavius Prince | |
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25th & 27th Mayor of Boston, Massachusetts
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| In office 1877 – 1877 1879 – 1881 |
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| Preceded by | Samuel C. Cobb Henry L. Pierce |
| Succeeded by | Henry L. Pierce Samuel A. Green |
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| Born | January 18, 1818 Boston, Massachusetts |
| Died | June 6, 1899 (aged 81) Boston, Massachusetts |
| Political party | Whig Party Democratic |
| Spouse | Helen Henry (d. 1885) |
| Relations | 5 sons, 1 daughter |
| Alma mater | Harvard College |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
Frederick Octavius Prince (born January 18, 1818 in Boston, Massachusetts, died June 6, 1899) was an American lawyer, politician, and mayor of Boston, Massachusetts. He was the father of financier Frederick H. Prince.
[edit] Biography
Frederick Prince was born in Boston, Massachusetts on January 18, 1818, the son of Thomas J. and Caroline Prince. He was educated at Boston Latin School and graduated from Harvard College in 1836. He studied law at the office of Dexter & Gardiner and was admitted to the bar in 1840. He engaged in politics as a member of the Whig Party.
In 1848, Prince married Helen Henry and took residence in Winchester, Massachusetts. They had five sons and one daughter.
Prince was elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1851 and served for three years. He was a prominent participant in the Massachusetts Constitutional Convention of 1853. In 1854, he was elected to the Massachusetts Senate.
Prince joined the Democratic Party after the Whig Party dissolved in 1860. He was a delegate to the 1860 Democratic National Convention and was elected secretary of the convention. He served as secretary until 1888.[1]
In 1876, Prince was elected Mayor of Boston, serving in 1877. He was defeated for re-election that year, but returned to office in 1879, serving until 1881.[2] During his tenure as mayor, Prince oversaw improvements to the city's sewer system and the development of the city's park system.
After serving as mayor, Prince became a trustee of the Boston Public Library and served as president of its board of trustees for 11 years. During his trusteeship, he advocated and oversaw the construction of the library's McKim Building in Copley Square.[3]
Prince was the Democratic nominee for Governor of Massachusetts in 1885 and 1896, losing both times.
Frederick Prince died in Boston on June 6, 1899.
A bust of Frederick Prince now stands in the Cushman Room of the Boston Public Library.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Dickinson, Edward B. (1888). Official Proceedings of the National Democratic Convention, Held in St .... St. Louis: Woodward & Tiernan printing, p. 133. OCLC 67886704.
- ^ Gilman, Arthur (1889). The Story of Boston: A Study of Independency. Boston: G. P. Putnam's sons, p. 456. OCLC 599803.
- ^ a b Board of Trustees - Former Trustees - Frederick Octavius Prince. Boston Public Library. Retrieved on 2007-11-15.
- Rand, John C. (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. Massachusetts: First national publishing, p. 492. OCLC 56335662.
- White, James T. (1900). The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. J. T. White, p. 222. OCLC 17692533.
- Drake, Samuel A. [1879] (1880). History of Middlesex County, Massachusetts: Containing Carefully Prepared .... Middlesex County, Mass.: Estes and Lauriat, p. 519. OCLC 3583041.
| Preceded by Samuel C. Cobb |
Mayor of Boston, Massachusetts 1877 |
Succeeded by Henry L. Pierce |
| Preceded by Henry L. Pierce |
Mayor of Boston, Massachusetts 1879 - 1881 |
Succeeded by Samuel Abbott Green |
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