George Hood (Massachusetts politician)

George Hood (August 28, 1794 – June 29, 1859) was a Massachusetts politician who served in both houses of the Massachusetts legislature and as the first Mayor of Lynn, Massachusetts.

George Hood
1st Mayor of Lynn, Massachusetts
In office
May 14, 1850[1] – June 16, 1852
Preceded byBoard of Selectmen
Succeeded byBenjamin Franklin Mudge
Member of the
Massachusetts State Senate[2]
In office
1843[3] – 1844
Succeeded byFrancis S. Newhall[3]
Member of the
Massachusetts House of Representatives[2]
Personal details
BornAugust 28, 1794[4]
Lynn, Massachusetts
DiedJune 29, 1859(1859-06-29) (aged 64)[5]
Worcester, Massachusetts[6]
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Hermione Breed[6]
ChildrenCaroline Persis Hood
Signature

Notes
  1. Hurd, Duane Hamilton (1888), History of Essex County, Massachusetts: with Biographical Sketches of Many of its Pioneers and Prominent Men, Volume 1, Issue 1, Philadelphia, PA: J.W. Lewis & CO., p. 261.
  2. Newhall, James R. (1865), History of Lynn, Boston, MA: John L. Shorey, p. 543.
  3. Newhall, James R. (1865), History of Lynn, Boston, MA: John L. Shorey, p. 581.
  4. Newhall, James R. (1865), History of Lynn, Boston, MA: John L. Shorey, p. 542.
  5. Hurd, Duane Hamilton (1888), History of Essex County, Massachusetts: with Biographical Sketches of Many of its Pioneers and Prominent Men, Volume 1, Issue 1, Philadelphia, PA: J.W. Lewis & CO., p. 260.
  6. Newhall, James R. (1865), History of Lynn, Boston, MA: John L. Shorey, p. 544.
Political offices
Preceded by
Board of Selectmen		 Mayor of Lynn, Massachusetts
May 14, 1850
to
June 16, 1852		 Succeeded by
Benjamin F. Mudge


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