1937 Boston mayoral election
Frederick Mansfield Maurice J. Tobin The Boston mayoral election of 1937 occurred on Tuesday, November 2, 1937.Boston School Committee member Maurice J. Tobin defeated five other candidates, including former mayors James Michael Curley and Malcolm Nichols.In 1918, the Massachusetts state legislature had passed legislation making the Mayor of Boston ineligible to serve consecutive terms.[1] Thus, incumbent Frederick Mansfield was unable to run for re-election.The law would be changed in 1939, making this the last election where the incumbent mayor could not run for re-election.