Malcolm Nichols
Malcolm E. Nichols | |
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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. He was the last Boston Brahmin as well as the last Republican to serve in that post.
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.[6] His son Clark acted as his best man and his son Dexter acted as the ring bearer.[5][7][8]
Newspaper career
Nichols was the Massachusetts State House reporter for The Boston Traveler[9] 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 [10] of Internal Revenue, a lawyer, a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, 1907–09, where he was a member and clerk of the House Committee on Metropolitan affairs,[1] a member of Massachusetts 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.
See also
- Timeline of Boston, 1900s-1920s
References
- 1 2 3 Who's who in State Politics, 1908, Boston, MA: Practical Politics, 1908, p. 265.
- ↑ Acts and Resolves Passed by the General Court, Boston, MA: Secretary of the Commonwealth, 1918, p. 554.
- ↑ Marden, George Augustus (1908), A Manual for the Use of the General Court, Boston, MA: Massachusetts General Court, p. 437. Check date values in:
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(help) - 1 2 Harvard College Class of 1899 List of Addresses, Occupations, Marriages, Births, and Deaths, Cambridge, MA: Harvard College Class of 1899, June 1905, p. 21. Check date values in:
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(help) - 1 2 "Special to The New York Times", 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
- 1 2 Time magazine, New York, NY: Time, (6 December 1926). Check date values in:
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(help) - ↑ "Special to The New York Times", 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.
- ↑ Time magazine, New York, NY: Time, (27 November 1926). Check date values in:
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(help) - ↑ Gifford, Stephen Nye (1904), A Manual for the Use of the General Court, Boston, MA: Massachusetts General Court, p. 473. Check date values in:
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(help) - ↑ "Special to The New York Times", 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
Bibliography
- Acts and Resolves Passed by the General Court by the Secretary of the Commonwealth (1918) p. 554.
- Who's who in State Politics, 1908 Practical Politics (1908) p. 265.
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Political offices | ||
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Preceded by James Michael Curley |
Mayor of Boston, Massachusetts 1926–1930 |
Succeeded by James Michael Curley |