John R. Baldwin
| John Richard Baldwin[1] | |
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| 20th Mayor of Lynn, Massachusetts | |
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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] | |
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In office 1882–1884 | |
| Preceded by | Harmon Hall |
| Succeeded by | Josiah C. Bennett |
| Chairman of the Lynn, Massachusetts School Committee[2][4] | |
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In office 1880–1882 | |
| Member of the Lynn, Massachusetts School Committee[2][4] | |
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In office 1880–1886 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
May 10, 1854[1] Lynn, Massachusetts[4] |
| Died |
May 1, 1897 (aged 42) Lynn, Massachusetts |
| 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; John R. Jr., d. 5/1889; Richard Burrill Baldwin, b. July 11, 1891.[4] |
| Alma mater | Harvard[2] |
| Profession | Attorney[2] |
John Richard Baldwin (May 10, 1854 – May 1, 1897) was a Massachusetts politician who served in the Massachusetts State Senate and as the 20th 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 Helen Elizabeth Baldwin, Esther Merritt Baldwin, and Mary Converse Baldwin; and two sons, John R. Baldwin, Jr., and Richard Burrill 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 2 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.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Hobbs, Clarence W. (1886), Lynn and surroundings, Lynn, Mass: Lewis & Winship, p. 146.
- ↑ 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.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 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.
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| Preceded by William L. Baird |
Mayor of Lynn, Massachusetts January 5, 1885 to January 4, 1886 |
Succeeded by George D. Hart |