Martin Brimmer | |
Order: | 9th |
Office: | Mayor of Boston, Massachusetts |
Term Start: | January 2, 1843 |
Term End: | January 6, 1845 |
Predecessor: | Jonathan Chapman |
Successor: | Thomas Aspinwall Davis |
Office2: | Member of the Boston Board of Aldermen |
Term Start2: | January 1, 1838 |
Term End2: | January 7, 1839 |
Office3: | Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives |
Term Start3: | 1838 |
Term End3: | 1839 |
Birth Date: | June 8, 1793 |
Birth Place: | Roxbury, Massachusetts |
Party: | Whig |
Children: | Martin Brimmer |
Alma Mater: | Harvard |
Martin Brimmer (June 8, 1793 ā April 25, 1847) was an American businessman and politician, who served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives, in the Boston Board of Aldermen, and as the mayor of Boston, Massachusetts.
Brimmer was born in Roxbury, Massachusetts on June 8, 1793 to Martin, a merchant on Brimmer's T wharf, and Sarah (Watson) Brimmer.
Brimmer attended Harvard, graduating in 1814.
Brimmer married Harriet E Wadsworth of Geneseo, New York. They had one child, Martin Brimmer (1829ā1896), an 1849 graduate of Harvard who served from 1859 to 1861 in the Massachusetts House of Representatives and was for 26 years the president of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts.[1]
Brimmer began his business career working with Isaac Winslow on Long Wharf. Later Brimmer ran a counting room on Brimmer's Wharf.
Brimmer was a Member of the Boston Board of Aldermen from January 1, 1838 to January 7, 1839. Brimmer served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1838 and 1839. On December 12, 1842, Brimmer was elected Mayor of Boston for 1843. On December 11, 1843, Brimmer was reelected mayor for the 1844 term.
Brimmer died on April 25, 1847.