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John M. Webster

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John M. Webster
18th Mayor of
Somerville, Massachusetts
In office
January 1922 – January 4, 1926
Preceded byCharles W. Eldridge
Succeeded byLeon M. Conwell
Majority4,626 (1921)[1]
President of the
Somerville, Massachusetts
Board of Aldermen[1]
Member of the
Somerville, Massachusetts
Board of Aldermen[1]
Ward 4[1]
Personal details
Born(1877-07-20)July 20, 1877
New Brunswick, Canada
DiedJune 7, 1963(1963-06-07) (aged 85)
Somerville, Massachusetts, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Political partyRepublican[1]

John M. Webster (July 20, 1877 – June 7, 1963) was an American politician who served as the eighteenth Mayor, of Somerville, Massachusetts.[2]

In December 1921 Webster was elected Mayor of Somerville,[1] he was reelected over John J. Murphy[3] in December 1923.[3]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d e f The Boston Daily Globe (December 14, 1921), "Webster is Elected Somerville Mayor", The Boston Daily Globe, Boston, Ma, p. 12
  2. ^ "John M. Webster". The Boston Globe. June 8, 1963. p. 2. Retrieved June 27, 2019.
  3. ^ a b The Boston Daily Globe (December 12, 1923), "Webster Apparently Victor in Somerville", The Boston Daily Globe, Boston, Ma, p. 17
Political offices
Preceded by 18th Mayor of
Somerville, Massachusetts

January 1922 – January 4, 1926
Succeeded by