Malcolm Nichols

Malcolm E. Nichols
Malcolm E. Nichols circa 1908[1]
44th Mayor of Boston, Massachusetts
In office
1926–1930
Preceded by James M. Curley
Succeeded by James M. Curley
Member of the Massachusetts Senate
For the Fifth Suffolk District[2]
In office
1918–1919
Member of the
Massachusetts House of Representatives
For the 10th Suffolk District
Representing Ward 10 Boston[3]
{the Back Bay}
City of Boston Common Council
[1]
Personal details
Born May 8, 1876
Portland, Maine
Died February 7, 1951 (aged 74)
Jamaica Plain, Boston, Massachusetts
Resting place Forest Hills Cemetery
Political party Republican
Spouse(s) Edith M. Williams (December 16, 1915, (died 1925)), Carrie M. Williams (1926).
Children Clark S., Dexter, Marjorie
Residence 173 Centre Street, Boston, Massachusetts
Alma mater Harvard College (class of 1899).[4]
Religion Swedenborgian

Malcolm E. Nichols (May 8, 1876 – February 7, 1951) was a Journalist and a U.S. political figure. Nichols served as the mayor of Boston in the late 1920s as well as the last Republican to serve in that post to date.

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Family life

Mayor Nichols was the son of Edwin T. Nichols and Helen J. G. (Pingree) Nichols. He was married on December 16, 1915, to Edith M. Williams (died 1925). They had three children, sons Clark S.[5] and Dexter, and daughter Marjorie.[6] In 1926 he married Edith's twin sister Carrie Marjorie Williams.[7] His son Clark acted as his best man and his son Dexter acted as the ring bearer [8][9][10]

Newspaper career

Nichols was the Massachusetts State House reporter for The Boston Traveler[11] covering both houses of the legislature, and later a political reporter for The Boston Post[4]

Public service career

In addition to his newspaper work Nichols was a Port Collector [12] of Internal Revenue, a lawyer, a member of the Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1907–09, where he was a member and clerk of the House Committee on Metropolitan affairs,[1] a member of Massachusetts state senate, 1914, 1917–19, and Mayor of Boston, 1926-30 (defeated, 1933, 1937, 1941).

Religious and social involvement

Nichols was a Swedenborgian and of English ancestry. He was a member of the Freemasons, Shriners, and Elks.

Death and Burial

Mayor Nichols died of a heart attack, in Jamaica Plain, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, February 7, 1951. He was interred in Forest Hills Cemetery in the Jamaica Plains section of Boston.

References

  1. ^ a b c Who's who in State Politics, 1908, Boston, MA: Practical Politics, (1908), p. 265. 
  2. ^ Acts and Resolves Passed by the General Court, Boston, MA: Secretary of the Commonwealth, (1918), p. 554. 
  3. ^ Marden, George Augustus (1908.), A Manual for the Use of the General Court, Boston, MA: Massachusetts General Court, p. 437. 
  4. ^ a b Harvard College Class of 1899 List of Addresses, Occupations, Marriages, Births, and Deaths, Cambridge, MA: Harvard College Class of 1899, June, 1905, p. 21. 
  5. ^ Son, 9, Best Man at Wedding Of Mayor Nichols of Boston, New York, NY: The New York Times, 23 November 1926, p. AMUSEMENTS, Page 31 
  6. ^ Time Magazine, New York, NY: Time, (6 December 1926). 
  7. ^ Time magazine, New York, NY: Time, (6 December 1926). 
  8. ^ Son, 9, Best Man at Wedding Of Mayor Nichols of Boston, New York, NY: The New York Times, (23 November 1926), p. AMUSEMENTS, Page 31. 
  9. ^ BOSTON'S MAYOR WED; 9-YEAR SON BEST MAN; Mr. Nichols's Bride Twin Sister of Late Wife-Church Crowded at Ceremony, New York, NY: The New York Times, 27 November 1926, p. AMUSEMENTS, Page 17. 
  10. ^ Time Magazine, New York, NY: Time, (27 November 1926). 
  11. ^ Gifford, Stephen Nye (1904.), A Manual for the Use of the General Court, Boston, MA: Massachusetts General Court, p. 473. 
  12. ^ REPUBLICAN WINS BOSTON MAYORALTY; Nichols Has 22,000 Lead Over Nearest Democrat, One of Seven Rivals. KLAN BEATEN IN DETROIT Mayor Smith, Whom It Fought, Has 16,692 Lead in Half the City. REPUBLICAN WINS BOSTON MAYORALTY, New York, NY: The New York Times, 4 November 1925, p. 1 

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Preceded by
James Michael Curley		 Mayor of Boston, Massachusetts
1926-1930		 Succeeded by
James Michael Curley

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