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Josiah Quincy (1859–1919)

Josiah Quincy VI
Mayor of Boston
In office January 6, 1896[1] – January 1, 1900[2]
Preceded by	Edwin Upton Curtis
Succeeded by	Thomas N. Hart
United States Assistant Secretary of State
In office March 20, 1893 – September 22, 1893
President	Grover Cleveland
Preceded by	William F. Wharton
Succeeded by	Edwin F. Uhl
Chairperson of the Massachusetts Democratic Party
In office 1905–1906
Preceded by	John Flaherty
Succeeded by	John P. Feeney
In office 1891–1894
Preceded by	John W. Corcoran
Succeeded by	John W. Corcoran
Personal details
Born	(1859-10-15)October 15, 1859
Died	September 8, 1919(1919-09-08) (aged 59)
Political party	Democratic
Alma mater	Harvard College[3]

Josiah Quincy VI (/ˈkwɪnzi/; October 15, 1859 – September 8, 1919) was an American politician from Massachusetts who served as mayor of Boston from 1896 to 1900. His grandfather Josiah Quincy IV (known as Josiah Quincy Jr.) and great-grandfather Josiah Quincy III also had served as mayors of Boston.

Early life and career[edit]

Quincy was born in Quincy, Massachusetts, on October 15, 1859, and pursued a career in law. A Democrat, he was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1887 to 1888 and from 1890 to 1891.

Quincy was an unsuccessful candidate in the 2nd District of Massachusetts' congressional election in 1888 and served as the chairman of the Massachusetts Democratic Party from 1891 to 1894 and in 1905 to 1906. He was appointed as the United States Assistant Secretary of State by President Grover Cleveland in 1893 but resigned after six months. As Assistant Secretary of State, he filled all jobs under him with Bay Staters.^[4]

Mayoralty[edit]

Quincy served two terms as mayor of Boston, being elected in December 1895, re-elected in December 1897, and holding office from January 1896 to January 1900.

He appointed a board of advisors, made up of Boston's leading businessmen, to guide him in the matters of taxes, business, and finance. In 1899, he united the city's various railroad terminals by building the South Station union station, which cost $3.6 million.^[5] It soon became the busiest station in New England.^[6] He saw to it that many playgrounds, public baths, and gymnasia were created during his mayoralty.^[7]

Later life and death[edit]

He was an unsuccessful candidate for governor of Massachusetts in 1901, and a delegate to the Massachusetts constitutional convention in 1917. Quincy was an unsuccessful candidate for Massachusetts attorney general in 1917. He was a member of the Massachusetts Society of Colonial Wars.

Quincy died on September 8, 1919^[6] at age 59.

See also[edit]

• Timeline of Boston, 1890s

References[edit]

Further reading[edit]

• "Boston City Election". The New York Times. December 22, 1897. p. 2. Retrieved March 22, 2018 – via newspapers.com.

External links[edit]

• Quincy election records at ourcampaigns.com
• Political Graveyard information on Josiah Quincy (1859-1919)

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