Frederick Mansfield
Mayor of Boston
In office
January 1, 1934[1] – January 3, 1938[2]
Preceded byJames Michael Curley
Succeeded byMaurice J. Tobin
38th Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts
In office
1914–1915
GovernorDavid I. Walsh
Preceded byElmer A. Stevens
Succeeded byCharles L. Burrill
Majority17,002[3]
Personal details
BornMarch 26, 1877[4]
East Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedNovember 6, 1958(1958-11-06) (aged 81)[5][6]
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Resting placeHolyhood Cemetery in Brookline, Massachusetts
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseHelen Elizabeth Roe (June 29, 1904)[4]
ChildrenWalter R. Mansfield
Alma materBoston University School of Law
Military service
Branch/serviceUnited States Navy
Years of service1898
UnitUSS Vulcan[4]
Battles/warsSpanish–American War[4]

Frederick William Mansfield (March 26, 1877 – November 6, 1958) was an American politician who served as the mayor of Boston, Massachusetts.

Early life

Mansfield was born in East Boston, Massachusetts,[4] March 26, 1877.[4] Mansfield was the son of Michael Read Mansfield and Catherine (McDonough)[4] Mansfield.

Mansfield graduated from East Boston High School in 1894, and went on to Boston University School of Law,[4] where he received a L.L.B. degree in 1902.[4]

Mansfield served as an apothecary[4] in the U.S. Navy on the USS Vulcan during the Spanish–American War.[4] After working as a pharmacist, Mansfield was admitted to the Massachusetts Bar in 1902.[4] From 1928 to 1931 he was president of the Massachusetts Bar Association.[7][8]

Political career

In 1913, Mansfield was elected treasurer and receiver general of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts serving from 1914 to 1915. In 1914, he lost his bid for re-election to Charles L. Burrill.[9] He was an unsuccessful candidate for Governor of Massachusetts in 1916 and 1917.[10]

Mansfield ran for Mayor of Boston twice. He finished second to James Michael Curley in November 1929, then topped a field of six candidates in November 1933. He served as mayor from 1934 to 1938, and was not eligible to run for re-election, as Massachusetts law at the time did not allow the Mayor of Boston to serve consecutive terms.[11]

Personal life

Mansfield married Helen Elizabeth Roe on June 29, 1904.[4] Mansfield's son, Walter Roe Mansfield,[12] was born on July 1, 1911.[13]

Death

Mansfield died in St. Elizabeth's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, November 6, 1958. He was buried in Holyhood Cemetery in Brookline, Massachusetts.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "MANSFIELD TO TAKE OATH THIS MORNING". The Boston Globe. January 1, 1934. p. 20. Retrieved March 16, 2018 – via pqarchiver.com.
  2. ↑ "Tobin Becomes Mayor Today, Notables to Attend Ceremony". The Boston Globe. January 3, 1938. p. 1. Retrieved March 16, 2018 – via pqarchiver.com.
  3. ↑ Hennessy, Michael Edmund (1917), Twenty-five Years of Massachusetts Politics: from Russell to McCall, 1890-1915, Boston, Ma: Practical Politics, p. 349
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Marquis, Albert Nelson (1915), Who's who in New England, Chicago, IL: University Press of New England, p. 718
  5. ↑ Beaver Valley Times (November 12, 1958), Last of City Political Bosses Dies, Beaver, PA: The Beaver Valley Times, p. 2
  6. ↑ New York Times (November 7, 1958), "F. W. MANSFIELD, CURLEY FOE, DIES; Ex-Mayor of Boston Served 1933-37--Lawyer Aided Catholic Archdiocese", The New York Times, New York, NY, p. 28
  7. ↑ "Says Autoists May Lose Trials by Jury". The Boston Globe. November 23, 1928.
  8. ↑ "State Bar Elects Wier as President". The Boston Globe. December 20, 1931.
  9. ↑ Coolidge, Henry D. (1915), A Manual for the Use of the General Court, Boston, MA: Massachusetts General Court, p. 426
  10. ↑ "Mansfield, Frederick W." ourcampaigns.com. March 16, 2018.
  11. ↑ "REPORT BILL TO STOP CONSECUTIVE TERMS". The Boston Globe. February 26, 1918. p. 6. Retrieved March 12, 2018 – via pqarchiver.com.
  12. ↑ Hevesi, Dennis (January 8, 1987), William R. Mansfield, Federal Judge is Dead at 75, New York, NY: The New York Times.
  13. ↑ Walter R. Mansfield, at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges (accessed January 22, 2009).

Bibliography

  • Hevesi, Dennis.: William R. Mansfield, Federal Judge is Dead at 75, New York Times (January 8, 1987).
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