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Josiah Quincy (1859–1919)
American politician
For other people named Josiah Quincy, see Josiah Quincy (disambiguation).
Josiah Quincy VI | |
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| In office January 6, 1896[1] – January 1, 1900[2] | |
| Preceded by | Edwin Upton Curtis |
| Succeeded by | Thomas N. Hart |
| In office March 20, 1893 – September 22, 1893 | |
| President | Grover Cleveland |
| Preceded by | William F. Wharton |
| Succeeded by | Edwin F. Uhl |
| In office 1905–1906 | |
| Preceded by | John Flaherty |
| Succeeded by | John P. Feeney |
| In office 1891–1894 | |
| Preceded by | John W. Corcoran |
| Succeeded by | John W. Corcoran |
| Born | (1859-10-15)October 15, 1859 Quincy, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | September 8, 1919(1919-09-08) (aged 59) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Ellen Frances Tyler (m. ; died )Mary D. Honey (m. 1905) |
| Relations | Quincy family |
| Children | 1 |
| Alma mater | Harvard College[3] |
| Occupation | |
Josiah Skip to main content Mayor of Boston, 1896-1899 Josiah Quincy, the last of Boston's famous Quincys, was born October 15, 1859, in Quincy, Massachusetts, the son of Josiah Phillips Quincy and Helen F. Quincy. Graduating from Harvard in 1880, he was admitted to the bar in 1884. He became a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1887, and served in 1888, 1890, and 1891. He was chairman of the Democratic State Committee in 1891-92 and again in 1906. In 1893 he was first assistant secretary of state under Grover Cleveland. Quincy, who had become an effective speaker in the state campaign of 1895, was elected mayor in that year and served the first two-year term, the election to that office having previously been annually. In 1897, he was reelected, and served until January, 1900. He appointed an advisory board of leading businessmen to act with him in business matters, taxes, and finance affecting the municipality. His administration was marked by the building of the South Union Station, uniting the termi Skip to main content Mayor of Boston, 1846-1848 Josiah Quincy, Jr., elected the eleventh mayor of Boston in 1846, was another of Boston's great mayors. During his administration the city secured the Long Pong, or Cochituate, water supply. His father, Boston's second mayor, had urged the securing of city water for Boston from the Charles or Neponset Rivers. Josiah, Jr., took up the project, and Loammi Baldwin, the eminent engineer, planned and constructed the Cochituate supply system, which cost $5,000,000 but brought water to every street in Boston. It was laughingly said of Quincy, the junior: "He has written his name in water, yet it will last forever. The people of Boston have never found him dry, and he has taken care that they shall never be so." Copyright ©hayduty.pages.dev 2025•
Quincy, Josiah, 1859-1919
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Quincy, Josiah, 1802-1882
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The mayor aided by his father and the venerable John Quincy Adams, broke ground for the work at Long Pond on August 20, 1846. A banquet followed, at which the mayor suggested that, as the name Long Pond was without distinction, it should be changed to Cochituate, the I