Nathaniel B. Shurtleff

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Nathaniel B. Shurtleff
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20th Mayor of Boston, Massachusetts
In office
January 6, 1868[1] – January 2, 1871[2]
Preceded by Otis Norcross
Succeeded by William Gaston
Personal details
Born June 22, 1810
Boston, Massachusetts
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Boston, Massachusetts
Political party Democratic[3]
Spouse(s) Sara Eliza Smith
Alma mater Harvard College, Harvard Medical School
Profession Medical Doctor

Nathaniel Bradstreet Shurtleff, Sr. (June 22, 1810 – October 17, 1874) was an American politician, serving as the twentieth mayor of Boston, Massachusetts from January 6, 1868 to January 2, 1871.[4]

Shurtleff, who had been the defeated as the Know-Nothing candidate for mayor in 1855, was elected in 1867 as a Democrat.[5]

Honors

Elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society in 1849.[6] He was chosen to serve on the society's board of councilors from 1853 to 1874.[7]

Books

  • A Topographical and Historical Description of Boston.

See also

References

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  6. American Antiquarian Society Members Directory
  7. Dunbar, B. (1987). Members and Officers of the American Antiquarian Society. Worcester: American Antiquarian Society.

Bibliography

  • A Catalogue of the City Councils of Boston, 1822–1908, Roxbury, 1846–1867, Charlestown 1847-1873 and of The Selectmen of Boston, 1634-1822 also of Various Other Town and Municipal officers, Boston, MA: City of Boston Printing Department, (1909) pp. 258–261.
  • Mayors of Boston: An Illustrated Epitome of who the Mayors Have Been and What they Have Done, Boston, MA: State Street Trust Company, (1914) pp. 28–29.

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Political offices
Preceded by Mayor of Boston, Massachusetts
1868–1870
Succeeded by
William Gaston