Martin Brimmer

Martin Brimmer
9th Mayor of Boston, Massachusetts
In office January 2, 1843[1] – January 6, 1845[2]
Preceded by	Jonathan Chapman
Succeeded by	Thomas Aspinwall Davis
Majority	2744 (1842); 2537 (1843)[3]
Member of the Board of Aldermen of Boston, Massachusetts[4]
In office January 1, 1838[4][5] – January 7, 1839[6]
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
In office 1838–1839
Personal details
Born	June 8, 1793[4] Roxbury, Massachusetts[4]
Died	April 27, 1847(1847-04-27) (aged 53)[4]
Political party	Whig[4]
Children	Martin Brimmer[7]
Alma mater	Harvard[4]

Martin Brimmer (June 8, 1793 – April 25, 1847) was an American businessman and politician, who served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives,^[7] in the Boston Board of Alderman, and as the mayor of Boston, Massachusetts.

Early life

Brimmer was born in Roxbury, Massachusetts^[4] on June 8, 1793^[4] to Martin a merchant on Brimmer's T wharf,^[7] and Sarah (Watson) Brimmer.^[4][7]

Education

Brimmer attended Harvard,^[4] graduating in 1814.^[4]

Marriage

Brimmer married Harriet E Wadsworth of Geneseo, New York, they had one child Martin Brimmer.^[7]

Business career

Brimmer began his business career working with Isaac Winslow on Long Wharf.^[7] Later Brimmer ran a counting room on Brimmer's Wharf.^[7]

Government service

Brimmer was a Member of the Boston Board of Alderman from January 1, 1838^[5] to January 7, 1839.^[6] Brimmer serve in the Massachusetts House of Representatives^[7] in 1838 and 1839.^[7] On December 12, 1842 Brimmer was elected Mayor of Boston for 1843,^[3] on December 11, 1843 Brimmer was reelected mayor for the 1844 term.^[3][4]

Death

Brimmer died on April 25, 1847.^[4]

References

• Image from Mayors of Boston: An Illustrated Epitome of who the Mayors Have Been and What they Have Done, Boston, MA: State Street Trust Company, Page 16, (1914).

Notes

1. ^ A Catalogue of the City Councils of Boston, 1822–1908, Roxbury, 1846–1867, Charlestown 1847–1873 and of The Selectmen of Boston, 1634–1822 also of Various Other Town and Municipal officers, Boston, MA: City of Boston Printing Department, 1909, p. 233 
2. ^ A Catalogue of the City Councils of Boston, 1822–1908, Roxbury, 1846–1867, Charlestown 1847–1873 and of The Selectmen of Boston, 1634–1822 also of Various Other Town and Municipal officers, Boston, MA: City of Boston Printing Department, 1909, p. 45 
3. ^ ^{a b c} A Catalogue of the City Councils of Boston, 1822–1908, Roxbury, 1846–1867, Charlestown 1847–1873 and of The Selectmen of Boston, 1634–1822 also of Various Other Town and Municipal officers, Boston, MA: City of Boston Printing Department, 1909, p. 50 
4. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l m n} Mayors of Boston: An Illustrated Epitome of who the Mayors Have Been and What they Have Done, Boston, MA: State Street Trust Company, 1914, p. 17 
5. ^ ^{a b} A Catalogue of the City Councils of Boston, 1822–1908, Roxbury, 1846–1867, Charlestown 1847–1873 and of The Selectmen of Boston, 1634–1822 also of Various Other Town and Municipal officers, Boston, MA: City of Boston Printing Department, 1909, p. 228 
6. ^ ^{a b} A Catalogue of the City Councils of Boston, 1822–1908, Roxbury, 1846–1867, Charlestown 1847–1873 and of The Selectmen of Boston, 1634–1822 also of Various Other Town and Municipal officers, Boston, MA: City of Boston Printing Department, 1909, p. 229 
7. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i} Boston Directory for the Year 1851, Boston, MA: George Adams, 1851, p. 8, http://books.google.com/books?id=PY8qAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA8&dq=Mayor+Brimmer+of+Boston&cd=4#v=onepage&q=Mayor%20Brimmer%20of%20Boston&f=falseThe 

Political offices
Preceded by Jonathan Chapman	Mayor of Boston, Massachusetts January 2, 1843 – January 6, 1845	Succeeded by Thomas Aspinwall Davis

Persondata
Name	Brimmer, Martin
Alternative names
Short description	American politician
Date of birth	June 8, 1793
Place of birth	Roxbury, Massachusetts
Date of death	April 25, 1847
Place of death