Election Name: | 1822 Boston mayoral election |
Type: | Presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Election Date: | April 9, 1822 (first vote) April 16, 1822 (second vote) |
Next Election: | 1823 Boston mayoral election |
Next Year: | 1823 |
1Blank: | First vote |
2Blank: | Second vote |
Image1: | John Phillips by William Hoogland 5210004 015 001 (3x4a).jpg |
Candidate1: | John Phillips |
Colour1: | C0C0C0 |
1Data1: | not a candidate for 1st vote |
2Data1: | 2,456 (92.68%) |
Candidate2: | Josiah Quincy III |
Colour2: | C0C0C0 |
1Data2: | 1,736 (46.92%) |
2Data2: | not a candidate for 2nd vote |
Image3: | File:Harrison Gray Otis by Chester Harding, 1833, oil on canvas, from the National Portrait Gallery - NPG-7700056A 2 (1).jpg |
Candidate3: | Harris Gray Otis |
Colour3: | C0C0C0 |
1Data3: | 1,384 (37.41%) |
2Data3: | not a candidate for 2nd vote |
Mayor | |
Before Election: | office established |
After Election: | John Phillips |
The 1822 Boston mayoral election saw the election of John Phillips as the inaugural mayor of Boston. The first vote, held on April 9, 1822,[1] did not result in any candidate receiving the required majority of the vote, resulting in a second vote held on April 16, 1822, which Phillips won.[2]
On May 1, 1822, Phillips took office when the Boston Board of Selectmen ceremonially handed over control of the city to the new government consisting of the newly established mayoralty, held by Phillips, and the newly established City Council.[3] [4]
Josiah Quincy III and Harrison Gray Otis were the top-two contenders, while three lesser candidates also received support.[1]
An agreement was reached that Phillips would be the consensus candidate.[2]