Josiah Quincy (1859–1919)

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Josiah Quincy

35th Mayor of Boston, Massachusetts
In office 1895–1899
Preceded by	Edwin Upton Curtis
Succeeded by	Thomas N. Hart
Personal details
Born	(1859-10-15)October 15, 1859
Died	September 8, 1919(1919-09-08) (aged 59)
Political party	Democratic

Josiah Quincy (/ˈkwɪnzi/; October 15, 1859 – September 8, 1919) was an American politician from Massachusetts who served as mayor of Boston from 1895 to 1899. His grandfather, Josiah Quincy, Jr., and great-grandfather, Josiah Quincy III, also served as mayor of Boston.

Quincy was born in Quincy, Massachusetts on October 15, 1859 and pursued a career as a lawyer. A Democrat he was a member of Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1887 to 1888 and from 1890 to 1891.

He was an unsuccessful candidate for U.S. Representative from the 2nd District of Massachusetts in 1888 and served as the Massachusetts Democratic state chairman from 1891 to 1892 and 1906. He served as Mayor of Boston from 1896 to 1899.

He was an unsuccessful candidate for Governor of Massachusetts in 1901 and a delegate to Massachusetts constitutional convention in 1917. He was an unsuccessful candidate for Massachusetts Attorney General in 1917.

He was a member of the Massachusetts Society of Colonial Wars.

Quincy died on September 8, 1919 at the age of 59 years and 328 days.

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Political offices
Preceded by William F. Wharton	United States Assistant Secretary of State March 20, 1893 – September 22, 1893	Succeeded by Edwin F. Uhl
Preceded by Edwin Curtis	Mayor of Boston, Massachusetts 1895 – 1899	Succeeded by Thomas N. Hart
Party political offices
Preceded by John J. Flaherty	Chairman of the Massachusetts Democratic Party 1905-1906	Succeeded by John P. Feeney

v t e Mayors of Boston, Massachusetts

Phillips Quincy III Otis Wells Lyman Armstrong Eliot Chapman Brimmer Davis Quincy, Jr. Bigelow Seaver Smith Rice Lincoln Wightman Lincoln Norcross Shurtleff Gaston Pierce Cutter* Cobb Prince Pierce Prince Green Palmer Martin O'Brien Hart Matthews Curtis Quincy Hart Collins Whelton* Fitzgerald Hibbard Fitzgerald Curley Peters Curley Nichols Curley Mansfield Tobin Kerrigan* Curley Hynes* Curley Hynes Collins White Flynn Menino Walsh

* denotes acting

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Persondata
Name	Quincy, Josiah
Alternative names
Short description	American politician
Date of birth	October 15, 1859
Place of birth
Date of death	September 8, 1919
Place of death

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