John R. Baldwin

John Richard Baldwin[1]
Twentieth
Mayor of Lynn, Massachusetts
In office
January 5, 1885 – January 4, 1886
Preceded by William L. Baird
Succeeded by George D. Hart
Member of the
Massachusetts State Senate[2]
for the First Essex District,[3][4]
In office
1882–1884
Preceded by Harmon Hall
Succeeded by Josiah C. Bennett
Chairman of the
Lynn, Massachusetts
School Committee[2][4]
In office
1880–1882
Member of the
Lynn, Massachusetts
School Committee[2][4]
In office
1880–1886
Personal details
Born May 10, 1854[1]
Lynn, Massachusetts[4]
Spouse(s) Elizabeth A. Merritt, m. December 27, 1883[4]
Children Ellen Elizabeth Baldwin, b. December 2, 1884; Esther Merritt Baldwin, b. August 12, 1886; Mary Converse Baldwin, b. November 15, 1887[4]
Alma mater Harvard[2]
Profession Attorney[2]

John Richard Baldwin (born May 10, 1854) was a Massachusetts politician who served in the Massachusetts State Senate and as the twentieth Mayor of Lynn, Massachusetts.

Early life and career

Baldwin was born in Lynn, Massachusetts on May 10, 1854.[4] Baldwin attended the Lynn public schools[2] and Harvard College graduating in 1877. Baldwin was admitted as to the Massachusetts Bar in 1880.[4] From 1880 on[2] Baldwin practiced law in Lynn, first under the firm name of Baldwin & Baker, and, after dissolving that partnership in 1885, he worked as a solo legal practitioner.[4]

On December 27, 1883, Baldwin married Elizabeth A. Merritt, the couple had three daughters Ellen Elizabeth Baldwin, Esther Merritt Baldwin and Mary Converse Baldwin.[4]

Public service

In 1879 Baldwin was elected to the Lynn School Committee,[4] and he was re-elected in 1882.[4] Baldwin served on the School Committee for six years and was its chairman from 1881 to 1882.[2][4]

Notes

  1. ^ a b Hurd, Duane Hamilton (1888), History of Essex County, Massachusetts: with Biographical Sketches of Many of its Pioneers and Prominent Men, Volume 1, Issue 1, Philadelphia, PA: J. W. Lewis & CO., p. 261. 
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Hobbs, Clarence W. (1886), Lynn and surroundings, Lynn, Mass: Lewis & Winship, p. 146. 
  3. ^ General Court of Massachusetts (1884), Acts and Resolves Passed by the General Court of Massachusetts in the Year 1884, Boston, Mass: Secretary of the Commonwealth, p. 475. 
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Russell, William E. (1890), Harvard College Class of 1877 Secretary's Report, No. IV, Cambridge, Ma: Harvard College; printed at the Riverside Press, p. 6. 
Political offices
Preceded by
William L. Baird		 Mayor of Lynn, Massachusetts
January 5, 1885
to
January 4, 1886		 Succeeded by
George D. Hart