Preceded by James M. Curley Name Malcolm Nichols Political party Republican | Succeeded by James M. Curley | |
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Died February 7, 1951 (aged 74)
Jamaica Plain, Boston, Massachusetts Spouse(s) Edith M. Williams (December 16, 1915, (died 1925)), Carrie M. Williams (1926) | ||
Resting place Forest Hills Cemetery | ||
Malcolm E. Nichols (May 8, 1876 – February 7, 1951) was a journalist and a U.S. political figure. Nichols served as the mayor of Boston in the late 1920s. He was the last Boston Brahmin as well as the last Republican to serve in that post.
Contents
- Family life
- Newspaper career
- Public service career
- Religious and social involvement
- Death and Burial
- References
Family life
Mayor Nichols was the son of Edwin T. Nichols and Helen J. G. (Pingree) Nichols. He was married on December 16, 1915, to Edith M. Williams (died 1925). They had three children, sons Clark S. and Dexter, and daughter Marjorie. In 1926 he married Edith's twin sister Carrie Marjorie Williams. His son Clark acted as his best man and his son Dexter acted as the ring bearer.
Newspaper career
Nichols was the Massachusetts State House reporter for The Boston Traveler covering both houses of the legislature, and later a political reporter for The Boston Post.
Public service career
In addition to his newspaper work Nichols was a Port Collector of Internal Revenue, a lawyer, a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, 1907–09, where he was a member and clerk of the House Committee on Metropolitan affairs, a member of Massachusetts Senate, 1914, 1917–19, and Mayor of Boston, 1926–30 (defeated, 1933, 1937, 1941).
Religious and social involvement
Nichols was a Swedenborgian and of English ancestry. He was a member of the Freemasons, Shriners, and Elks.
Death and Burial
Mayor Nichols died of a heart attack, in Jamaica Plain, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, February 7, 1951. He was interred in Forest Hills Cemetery in the Jamaica Plains section of Boston.