Election
1835 Boston mayoral election
The 1835 Boston mayoral election saw the election of Whig Party nominee Samuel Turell Armstrong . It was held on December 14, 1835.[ 1]
Incumbent mayor Theodore Lyman II was not a candidate for reelection,[ 2] declining to run.[ 3] He had been given the Whig Party nomination, but declined to run, at which point Lieutenant Governor Samuel Turell Armstrong was nominated. Armstrong was regarded to be the major front-runner to win.[ 4] [ 5]
^ a b A Catalogue of the City Councils of Boston, 1822-1908, Roxbury, 1846-1867, Charlestown, 1847-1873 and of the Selectmen of Boston, 1634-1822: Also of Various Other Town and Municipal Officers . City of Boston Printing Department. 1909. p. 50. Retrieved April 7, 2023 .
^ "Samuel F. Armstrong" . The Weekly Standard. December 31, 1835. Retrieved April 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Mayor of Boston" . The Liberator. Vermont Telegraph. December 26, 1835. Retrieved April 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Daily Commercial Advertiser" . Daily Commercial Advertiser. November 13, 1835. Retrieved April 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Hon Samuel T. Armstrong" . Vermont Gazette. December 1, 1835. Retrieved April 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.