| James M. Hurley | |
| Office: | 21st Mayor of Marlborough |
| Termstart: | 1924 |
| Termend: | 1925 |
| Successor: | Winfield Temple |
| Predecessor: | Edward Simoneau |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Residence: | Marlborough, Massachusetts |
James M. Hurley was an American politician who served as the 21st mayor of Marlborough, Massachusetts. He was also a member of the Massachusetts General Court and mounted an unsuccessful race for the United States Congress in 1926.[1]
Hurley was the 21st Mayor of Marlborough, Massachusetts. He was the first mayor of Marlborough elected to a two-year term. He was also the first mayor elected in a non-partisan election under a modified Massachusetts Plan B form of government.
In 1926 Hurley was the Democratic nominee for U.S. Representative from the 5th Massachusetts' congressional district. He lost to incumbent Edith Nourse Rogers; the first woman elected from New England and just the sixth woman ever elected to congress.[2] Hurley only garnered 28.9% of the vote to Rogers' 71.1%.[3]