Hugh O'Brien

Hugh O'Brien
31st Mayor of Boston, Massachusetts
In office
January 5, 1885[1] – January 7, 1889[2]
Preceded by Augustus P. Martin
Succeeded by Thomas N. Hart
Personal details
Born (1827-07-13)July 13, 1827
Ireland
Died August 1, 1895(1895-08-01) (aged 68)
Massachusetts
Political party Democratic

Hugh O'Brien (July 13, 1827 – August 1, 1895) was the 31st mayor of Boston, from 1884–1888. O'Brien is notable as Boston's first Irish and Catholic mayor, having emigrated from Ireland to America in the early 1830s. O'Brien was the editor of the Shipping and Commercial List, and served as a Boston alderman, from 1875–83.

See also

References

  • Mayors of Boston: An Illustrated Epitome of who the Mayors Have Been and What they Have Done, Boston, MA: State Street Trust Company, Page 39, (1914).
  1. ↑ 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, p. 275 Printed by Order of the City Council
  2. ↑ 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, p. 279 Printed by Order of the City Council
Political offices
Preceded by
Augustus Martin		 31st Mayor of Boston, Massachusetts
January 5, 1885 – January 7, 1889		 Succeeded by
Thomas N. Hart


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