1894 Boston mayoral election

The 1894 Boston mayoral election occurred on Tuesday, December 11, 1894. Republican nominee Edwin Upton Curtis defeated Democratic nominee Francis Peabody Jr., and two other contenders, to win election as Mayor of Boston.^[1]

1894 Boston mayoral election

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Candidate Edwin Upton Curtis Francis Peabody Jr. Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 34,982 32,425 Percentage 51.0% 47.3%

Mayor before election Nathan Matthews Jr. Democratic Elected Mayor Edwin Upton Curtis Republican

This was the last Boston mayoral election for a one-year term; the city charter was changed in June 1895,^[2] increasing the mayoral term to two years.

Curtis was inaugurated on Monday, January 7, 1895.^[3]