Massachusetts 1823 Mayor, Boston
- Office:
- Mayor (City)
- Title:
- Mayor
- Jurisdiction:
- City
- Label:
- Massachusetts 1823 Mayor, Boston
- Date:
- 1823
- State:
- Massachusetts
- Type:
- General
- Iteration:
- First Ballot
- Office/Role:
- Mayor/Mayor
- Candidates:
- Josiah Quincy, George Blake, scattering
| Candidates: | Josiah Quincy[1] | George Blake | scattering |
|---|---|---|---|
| Affiliation: | Federalist | Republican | |
| Final Result: [2][3] | 2504 | 2179 | 82 |
| City of Boston | 2504 | 2179 | 82 |
| Ward One | 101 | 207 | 2 |
| Ward Two | 98 | 205 | 2 |
| Ward Three | 139 | 249 | 4 |
| Ward Four | 275 | 230 | 17 |
| Ward Five | 231 | 233 | 5 |
| Ward Six | 138 | 182 | 7 |
| Ward Seven | 338 | 161 | 9 |
| Ward Eight | 291 | 168 | 11 |
| Ward Nine | 201 | 106 | 7 |
| Ward Ten | 250 | 166 | 9 |
| Ward Eleven | 238 | 140 | 4 |
| Ward Twelve | 204 | 132 | 5 |
Notes:
[1]Elected.
[2]"Whole number of votes 4766. Necessary to a choice 2384." Columbian Centinel (Boston, MA). April 19, 1823.
[3]"The 1823 municipal elections offered a prime chance for redemption, however; the Federalists were in disarray, having just lost control of both the Massachusetts governorship and the state legislature for the first time in a decade. In their desperation, some party leaders were even prepared to forgive Quincy his previous treachery. According to Eliza Quincy, 'Mr. Sullivan and other Federalists came and requested Mr. Quincy to consent to stand for mayor as the last hope of that party.' (fn: Eliza Susan Quincy to Winthrop, 29 October 1879, reel 63, Quincy, Wendell, Holmes, and Upham Family Papers, MHS.) In response, the Middling Interest met in conference with the Republican Party and nominated George Blake as their joint candidate. Come election day, the rebel ticket benefited from an accession of Republican voters, but this was outweighed by the loss of dissident Federalists seduced back into the party fold by Quincy's defection. The latter triumphed by a substantial margin, made all the more impressive by the Galaxy's claim that 'the particular friends of Mr. Otis, we understand, either absented themselves from the polls, or gave their votes for the democratic candidate!' (fn: 'Espirit De Parti,' New-England Galaxy, 18 April 1823.)" Era of Experimentation. Daniel Peart. p 43.
References:
American Statesman and City Register (Boston, MA). April 14, 1823.
New-England Palladium and Commercial Advertiser (Boston, MA). April 15, 1823.
Columbian Centinel (Boston, MA). April 16, 1823.
Independent Chronicle and Boston Patriot (Boston, MA). April 16, 1823.
Boston Commercial Gazette (Boston, MA). April 17, 1823.
Boston Weekly Messenger (Boston, MA). April 17, 1823.
Columbian Centinel (Boston, MA). April 19, 1823.
Independent Chronicle and Boston Patriot (Boston, MA). April 19, 1823.
Peart, Daniel. Era of Experimentation: American Political Practices in the Early Republic. Charlottesville, VA: University of Virginia Press, 2014. 43.
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