James Michael Hurley

James M. Hurley was an American politician who served as the 21st mayor of Marlborough, Massachusetts. He also served as a member of the Massachusetts General Court and mounted an unsuccessful race for the United States Congress in 1926.[1]

James M. Hurley
21st Mayor of Marlborough
In office
1924–1925
Preceded byEdward Simoneau
Succeeded byWinfield Temple
Personal details
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceMarlborough, Massachusetts

Political career

Hurley served as the 21st Mayor of Marlborough, Massachusetts. He was the first mayor of Marlborough elected to a two-year term. He was also the first mayor elected in a non-partisan election under a modified Massachusetts Plan B form of government.

In 1926, Hurley was the Democratic nominee for U.S. Representative from the 5th Massachusetts' congressional district. He lost to incumbent Edith Nourse Rogers; the first woman elected from New England and just the sixth woman ever elected to congress.[2] Hurley only garnered 28.9% of the vote to Rogers' 71.1%.[3]

References
  1. "The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Hurley". politicalgraveyard.com. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
  2. "ROGERS, Edith Nourse | US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives". history.house.gov. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
  3. Page, William Tyler (1926). Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 1926: Showing the Vote for Each Nominee for United States Senator and for Each Nominee for Representative to the Seventieth Congress. p. 9.
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