Nathaniel B. Shurtleff | |
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20th Mayor of Boston, Massachusetts | |
In office January 6, 1868 – January 2, 1871 |
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Preceded by | Otis Norcross |
Succeeded by | William Gaston |
Personal details | |
Born | June 22, 1810 Boston, Massachusetts |
Died | October 17, 1874 Boston, Massachusetts |
(aged 64)
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) | Sara Eliza Smith |
Alma mater | Harvard College, Harvard Medical School |
Profession | Medical Doctor |
Nathaniel Bradstreet Shurtleff, Sr. (June 22, 1810 – October 17, 1874) was an American politician, serving as the twentieth mayor of Boston, Massachusetts from January 6, 1868 to January 2, 1871.
Shurtleff, who had been the defeated as the Know-Nothing candidate for mayor in 1855, was elected in 1867 as a Democrat.
Elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society in 1849. He was chosen to serve on the society's board of councilors from 1853 to 1874.