| Election Name: | 1855 Boston mayoral election |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | December 1854 Boston mayoral election |
| Previous Year: | Dec 1854 |
| Election Date: | December 10, 1855 |
| Next Election: | 1856 Boston mayoral election |
| Next Year: | 1856 |
| Party Name: | no |
| Image1: | AHRice (1).jpg |
| Candidate1: | Alexander H. Rice |
| Party1: | Citizen's slate |
| Colour1: | c0c0c0 |
| Popular Vote1: | 7,401% |
| Percentage1: | 57.60% |
| Candidate2: | Nathaniel B. Shurtleff |
| Party2: | Know Nothing |
| Popular Vote2: | 5,390 |
| Percentage2: | 41.95% |
| Mayor | |
| Before Election: | Jerome V. C. Smith |
| Before Party: | Know Nothing |
| After Election: | Alexander H. Rice |
| After Party: | Independent |
The Boston mayoral election of 1855 saw the election of Alexander H. Rice. It was held on December 10, 1855.
Alexander H. Rice was nominated by a committee of citizens without a party label.[1] Originally a Whig, at the time, Rice was avoiding associating himself with party organizations.[2] The "Citizen's" slate he ran on performed well in Boston's coinciding City Council elections.[3] Nathaniel B. Shurtleff was nominated by the "American Party" (the Know Nothings).[1]