August 12, 1933(1933-08-12) (aged 73)[4] Boston, Massachusetts
Resting place
Holy Cross Cemetery, Malden, Massachusetts[5]
Political party
Democratic
Alma mater
Mayhew School
Martin Michael Lomasney (December 3, 1859 – August 12, 1933) was an American Democratic politician from Boston, Massachusetts.
Lomasney served as State Senator, State Representative, and alderman but is best known as the political boss of Boston's West End. Lomasney wielded considerable influence in city and state politics for over 40 years and was nicknamed "the Mahatma" for his uncanny ability to deliver votes for his preferred candidates.
In the course of his colorful career, Lomasney was shot once, feuded with James Michael Curley and John F. Fitzgerald, told the Archbishop of Boston to "mind his own business," advised Al Smith, played a major role in the drafting of the current Massachusetts Constitution, and helped thousands of constituents obtain jobs, housing, and other necessities.
Initially, Lomasney's ward was predominantly Irish. Over the years, as the Irish began migrating out of the West End to Roxbury and Dorchester, and the city zoning board expanded his ward to include the North and South Ends, Lomasney expanded his influence to bring together a large, ethnically diverse coalition of mostly poor and working-class voters.
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never nod if you can wink," attributed to Massachusetts political boss MartinLomasney, is used when a politician damages his own career with notorious disclosures...
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1837 Erastus Jones September 11, 1825 George P. Lawrence May 19, 1859 MartinLomasney December 3, 1859 William Moran September 6, 1855 William A. Morse July...
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1857 Joseph J. Leonard May 8, 1876 Henry N. Locklin March 7, 1853 MartinLomasney December 3, 1859 Fred Wyatt Lord September 22, 1860 James Arnold Lowell...
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