John Richard Baldwin
[1] | |
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20th Mayor of Lynn, Massachusetts | |
In office January 5, 1885 – January 4, 1886 | |
Preceded by | William L. Baird |
Succeeded by | George D. Hart |
Member of the Massachusetts State Senate [2] for the First Essex District, [3] [4] | |
In office 1882–1884 | |
Preceded by | Harmon Hall |
Succeeded by | Josiah C. Bennett |
Chairman of the Lynn, Massachusetts School Committee [2] [4] | |
In office 1880–1882 | |
Member of the Lynn, Massachusetts School Committee [2] [4] | |
In office 1880–1886 | |
Personal details | |
Born | May 10, 1854
[1] Lynn, Massachusetts [4] |
Died | May 1, 1897 Lynn, Massachusetts | (aged 42)
Spouse(s) | Elizabeth A. Merritt, m. December 27, 1883 [4] |
Children | Ellen Elizabeth Baldwin, b. December 2, 1884; Esther Merritt Baldwin, b. August 12, 1886; Mary Converse Baldwin, b. November 15, 1887; John R. Jr., d. 5/1889; Richard Burrill Baldwin, b. July 11, 1891. [4] |
Alma mater | Harvard [2] |
Profession | Attorney [2] |
John Richard Baldwin (May 10, 1854 – May 1, 1897) was a Massachusetts politician who served in the Massachusetts State Senate and as the 20th Mayor of Lynn, Massachusetts.
Baldwin was born in Lynn, Massachusetts on May 10, 1854. [4] Baldwin attended the Lynn public schools [2] and Harvard College graduating in 1877. Baldwin was admitted as to the Massachusetts Bar in 1880. [4] From 1880 on [2] Baldwin practiced law in Lynn, first under the firm name of Baldwin & Baker, and, after dissolving that partnership in 1885, he worked as a solo legal practitioner. [4]
On December 27, 1883, Baldwin married Elizabeth A. Merritt, the couple had three daughters Helen Elizabeth Baldwin, Esther Merritt Baldwin, and Mary Converse Baldwin; and two sons, John R. Baldwin, Jr., and Richard Burrill Baldwin. [4]
In 1879 Baldwin was elected to the Lynn School Committee, [4] and he was re-elected in 1882. [4] Baldwin served on the School Committee for six years and was its chairman from 1881 to 1882. [2] [4]
John Richard Baldwin
[1] | |
---|---|
20th Mayor of Lynn, Massachusetts | |
In office January 5, 1885 – January 4, 1886 | |
Preceded by | William L. Baird |
Succeeded by | George D. Hart |
Member of the Massachusetts State Senate [2] for the First Essex District, [3] [4] | |
In office 1882–1884 | |
Preceded by | Harmon Hall |
Succeeded by | Josiah C. Bennett |
Chairman of the Lynn, Massachusetts School Committee [2] [4] | |
In office 1880–1882 | |
Member of the Lynn, Massachusetts School Committee [2] [4] | |
In office 1880–1886 | |
Personal details | |
Born | May 10, 1854
[1] Lynn, Massachusetts [4] |
Died | May 1, 1897 Lynn, Massachusetts | (aged 42)
Spouse(s) | Elizabeth A. Merritt, m. December 27, 1883 [4] |
Children | Ellen Elizabeth Baldwin, b. December 2, 1884; Esther Merritt Baldwin, b. August 12, 1886; Mary Converse Baldwin, b. November 15, 1887; John R. Jr., d. 5/1889; Richard Burrill Baldwin, b. July 11, 1891. [4] |
Alma mater | Harvard [2] |
Profession | Attorney [2] |
John Richard Baldwin (May 10, 1854 – May 1, 1897) was a Massachusetts politician who served in the Massachusetts State Senate and as the 20th Mayor of Lynn, Massachusetts.
Baldwin was born in Lynn, Massachusetts on May 10, 1854. [4] Baldwin attended the Lynn public schools [2] and Harvard College graduating in 1877. Baldwin was admitted as to the Massachusetts Bar in 1880. [4] From 1880 on [2] Baldwin practiced law in Lynn, first under the firm name of Baldwin & Baker, and, after dissolving that partnership in 1885, he worked as a solo legal practitioner. [4]
On December 27, 1883, Baldwin married Elizabeth A. Merritt, the couple had three daughters Helen Elizabeth Baldwin, Esther Merritt Baldwin, and Mary Converse Baldwin; and two sons, John R. Baldwin, Jr., and Richard Burrill Baldwin. [4]
In 1879 Baldwin was elected to the Lynn School Committee, [4] and he was re-elected in 1882. [4] Baldwin served on the School Committee for six years and was its chairman from 1881 to 1882. [2] [4]