Thomas P. Costin, Jr.

Thomas P. Costin, Jr.
45th Mayor of Lynn, Massachusetts
In office 1956 – July 3, 1961[1]
Preceded by	Arthur J. Frawley
Succeeded by	M. Henry Wall
Member of the Lynn, Massachusetts City Council
In office 1947–1955
Preceded by	Arthur J. Frawley
Personal details
Born	1926 (age 89–90)
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Rosemary[2]
Military service
Allegiance	United States of America[3]
Service/branch	U.S. Marines
Battles/wars	World War II

Thomas P. Costin, Jr. (born 1926) was a Massachusetts politician who served as the 45th Mayor of Lynn, Massachusetts.

Costin served eight years on the Lynn City Council before being elected mayor in 1956. At the age of 29, he became the youngest mayor in Lynn's history.^[3]

As mayor, he proposed and spearheaded an urban renewal plan which targeted the Brickyard neighborhood of Lynn in an effort to make the city more attractive to industry and give it the ability to compete with surrounding communities' shopping malls but the program ultimately failed to deliver on its promises.

A close friend of John F. Kennedy, Costin lead the voter registration drive during Kennedy's 1958 Senate Reelection campaign.^[4] Costin was a Kennedy delegate to the 1960 Democratic National Conventions.^[4] Costin was appointed Lynn District postmaster by the President in 1961.^[3] He was reportedly a finalist for the position of United States Postmaster General in 1976.^[5]

Notes

1. Daily Evening Item (July 3, 1961), Wall Takes Oath As Mayor Pledges Aid To Citizens Succeeds Costin In City Hall Rite, Lynn, MA: The Lynn Daily Evening Item
2. Daily Evening Item (December 26, 1970), Former Mayor Wall Stricken Dies at 71, Lynn, MA: The Lynn Daily Evening Item
3. "Essex National Heritage Commission to honor Tom Costin". The Amesbury News. May 12, 2009. Retrieved 2009-12-18.
4. Jourgensen, Thor (November 20, 2014), Costin connection ties Kennedy to Biden, Lynn, MA: The Lynn Daily Item
5. "Postmasters considered". The Daily Collegian. December 8, 1976. p. 5. Retrieved 2009-12-18.