Preceded by Edwin Upton Curtis Name Josiah Quincy Died September 8, 1919 Succeeded by Thomas N. Hart Nieces Helen Huntington Howe | Political party Democratic Role Politician Party Democratic Party Siblings Fanny Huntington Quincy | |
Born October 15, 1859 ( 1859-10-15 ) Nephews Quincy Howe, Mark De Wolfe Howe | ||
Josiah Quincy (/ˈkwɪnzi/; October 15, 1859 – September 8, 1919) was an American politician from Massachusetts who served as mayor of Boston from 1895 to 1899. His grandfather, Josiah Quincy, Jr., and great-grandfather, Josiah Quincy III, also served as mayor of Boston. Quincy was born in Quincy, Massachusetts on October 15, 1859 and pursued a career as a lawyer. A Democrat he was a member of Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1887 to 1888 and from 1890 to 1891.
He was an unsuccessful candidate for U.S. Representative from the 2nd District of Massachusetts in 1888 and served as the Massachusetts Democratic state chairman from 1891 to 1894 and in 1905 to 1906. He was appointed Assistant Secretary of State by President Cleveland in 1893 but resigned after six months. He served as Mayor of Boston from 1896 to 1899. He was an unsuccessful candidate for Governor of Massachusetts in 1901 and a delegate to Massachusetts constitutional convention in 1917. He was an unsuccessful candidate for Massachusetts Attorney General in 1917. He was a member of the Massachusetts Society of Colonial Wars.
Quincy died on September 8, 1919 at the age of 59 years and 328 days.