Martin Brimmer
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Martin Brimmer was an American businessman and politician, who served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives
, in the Boston Board of Alderman, and as the mayor of Boston, Massachusetts.
on June 8, 1793 to Martin a merchant on Brimmer's T wharf, and Sarah (Watson) Brimmer.
, they had one child Martin Brimmer.
in 1838 and 1839. On December 12, 1842 Brimmer was elected Mayor of Boston for 1843, on December 11, 1843 Brimmer was reelected mayor for the 1844 term.
Massachusetts House of Representatives
The Massachusetts House of Representatives is the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court, the state legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. It is composed of 160 members elected from single-member electoral districts across the Commonwealth. Representatives serve two-year terms...
, in the Boston Board of Alderman, and as the mayor of Boston, Massachusetts.
Early life
Brimmer was born in Roxbury, MassachusettsRoxbury, Massachusetts
Roxbury is a dissolved municipality and current neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It was one of the first towns founded in the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1630, and became a city in 1846 until annexed to Boston on January 5, 1868...
on June 8, 1793 to Martin a merchant on Brimmer's T wharf, and Sarah (Watson) Brimmer.
Marriage
Brimmer married Harriet E Wadsworth of Geneseo, New YorkGeneseo, New York
Geneseo is the name of a town and its village in Livingston County in the Finger Lakes region of New York, USA, outside of Rochester, New York. The town's population is approximately 9,600, of which about 7,600 live in the village...
, they had one child Martin Brimmer.
Business career
Brimmer began his business career working with Isaac Winslow on Long Wharf. Later Brimmer ran a counting room on Brimmer's Wharf.Government service
Brimmer was a Member of the Boston Board of Alderman from January 1, 1838 to January 7, 1839. Brimmer serve in the Massachusetts House of RepresentativesMassachusetts House of Representatives
The Massachusetts House of Representatives is the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court, the state legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. It is composed of 160 members elected from single-member electoral districts across the Commonwealth. Representatives serve two-year terms...
in 1838 and 1839. On December 12, 1842 Brimmer was elected Mayor of Boston for 1843, on December 11, 1843 Brimmer was reelected mayor for the 1844 term.