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Thomas F. Porter

Thomas Freeman Porter was an American politician who served as the 32nd Mayor of Lynn, Massachusetts.

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Thomas F. Porter
32nd
Mayor of
Lynn, Massachusetts
In office
1908–1909
Preceded byCharles Neal Barney
Succeeded byJames E. Rich
Member of the
Massachusetts Senate
1st Essex District1
In office
1902–19032
Preceded byHenry Converse Atwill3
Succeeded byWilliam F. Craig4
Member of the
Massachusetts House of Representatives
12th Essex District5
Member of the
Lynn, Massachusetts
Board of Aldermen5
In office
1896–1897
Member of the
Lynn, Massachusetts
Common Council5
In office
1885–1888
Personal details
BornOctober 30, 18475
DiedJuly 12, 1927(1927-07-12) (aged 79)
PartyRepublican5

Thomas Freeman Porter (October 30, 1847 – July 12, 1927) was an American politician who served as the 32nd Mayor of Lynn, Massachusetts.

Porter was born in Paradise, Nova Scotia. Freeman worked for a time at the Danbury News before he settled in Massachusetts. He was considered "a fine literary talent" by an early reviewer, as evidenced by his contributions to The Judge, the Boston Journal, the Yankee Blade, and the Waverley Magazine. He was an Odd Fellow and a member of the Masons.6

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  1. Bridgman, Arthur Milnor (1902), A Souvenir of Massachusetts legislators, Volume XI, Stoughton, MA: A. M. Bridgman, p. 134
  2. Bridgman, Arthur Milnor (1903), A Souvenir of Massachusetts legislators, Volume XII, Stoughton, MA: A. M. Bridgman, p. 135
  3. Who's who in State Politics, 1917, Boston, MA: Practical Politics, 1917, p. 39
  4. Bridgman, Arthur Milnor (1904), A Souvenir of Massachusetts legislators, Volume XIII, Stoughton, MA: A. M. Bridgman, p. 127
  5. Bridgman, Arthur Milnor (1900), A Souvenir of Massachusetts legislators, Volume IX, Stoughton, MA: A. M. Bridgman, p. 153
  6. Thomas William Herringshaw: "Local and National Poets of America with Interesting Biographical Sketches", p.506