George Hood (Massachusetts politician)

George Hood
1st Mayor of Lynn, Massachusetts
In office
May 14, 1850[1] – June 16, 1852
Preceded by Board of Selectmen
Succeeded by Benjamin Franklin Mudge
Member of the
Massachusetts State Senate[2]
In office
1843[3] – 1844
Succeeded by Francis S. Newhall[3]
Member of the
Massachusetts House of Representatives[2]
Personal details
Born August 28, 1794[4]
Lynn, Massachusetts
Died June 29, 1859(1859-06-29) (aged 64)[5]
Worcester, Massachusetts[6]
Political party Democratic
Spouse(s) Hermione Breed[6]
Children Caroline Persis Hood
Signature

George Hood (August 28, 1794 – June 29, 1859) was a Massachusetts politician who served in both houses of the Massachusetts legislature and as the first Mayor of Lynn, Massachusetts.

Notes

  1. ↑ 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. 1 2 Newhall, James R. (1865), History of Lynn, Boston, MA: John L. Shorey, p. 543.
  3. 1 2 Newhall, James R. (1865), History of Lynn, Boston, MA: John L. Shorey, p. 581.
  4. ↑ Newhall, James R. (1865), History of Lynn, Boston, MA: John L. Shorey, p. 542.
  5. ↑ 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. 260.
  6. 1 2 Newhall, James R. (1865), History of Lynn, Boston, MA: John L. Shorey, p. 544.
Political offices
Preceded by
Board of Selectmen		 Mayor of Lynn, Massachusetts
May 14, 1850
to
June 16, 1852 		Succeeded by
Benjamin F. Mudge


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