Michael Henry Wall
46th mayor of Lynn, Massachusetts
In office
July 3, 1961[1] – 1965
Preceded byThomas P. Costin Jr.
Succeeded byIrving E. Kane
President of the
Lynn, Massachusetts
City Council
In office
1960[2] – July 3, 1961[3]
Personal details
BornJanuary 26, 1899
Lynn, Massachusetts
DiedDecember 25, 1970[4]
Lynn, Massachusetts
Resting placeSt Mary’s Cemetery[5]
SpouseTheresa V. Rich[5]
ChildrenJames Richard, Henry Joseph, Virginia Rita, Ralph Edward, and John Thomas

Michael Henry Wall (January 26, 1899 – December 25, 1970) was a Massachusetts politician who served as a member, and president of the city council, and as the 46th mayor of Lynn, Massachusetts.

Early life

Wall was born on Blossom Street, in Lynn's "Brickyard" section.[3] In 1919 he married Theresa Rich, and he was a graduate of St. Mary's Boys High School.[5] Wall worked from 1917 to 1942 as a machinist for the General Electric Company.[5]

Wall was the treasurer and assistant business manager of Local 201.[2]

Public service career

Lynn City Council

Wall entered politics in 1938 and was elected as city councilor from Ward Five to the city council.[3] and he served in that capacity from 1939 until 1953. In 1957 Wall was elected as an at-large city councilor and in 1961 he was re-elected.[1] Wall was elected as president of the Lynn City Council.[3]

Mayor of Lynn

In 1961 Mayor Thomas P. Costin Jr. became the postmaster of Lynn, Costin resigned the mayor's office on July 3, 1961, and pursuant to the city charter,[1] as president of the city council,[3] Wall succeeded Costin as mayor.[1] On November 7, 1961, Wall was elected mayor in his own right.[3] Running unopposed, Wall was re-elected on November 5, 1963.[6]

Death

He died on December 25, 1970.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Daily Evening Item (July 3, 1961), Wall Takes Oath As Mayor Pledges Aid To Citizens Succeeds Costin In City Hall Rite, Lynn, MA: The Lynn Daily Evening Item
  2. 1 2 University of Michigan. Bureau of Industrial Relations (1960), The Michigan index to labor union periodicals, Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan. Bureau of Industrial Relations, p. 88
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Daily Evening Item (November 8, 1961), Wall Elected Mayor By 6,316, Lynn, MA: The Lynn Daily Evening Item
  4. ↑ The Hartford Courant (December 26, 1970), Obituary, Hartford, Conn.: The Hartford Courant, p. 4
  5. 1 2 3 4 Daily Evening Item (December 26, 1970), Former Mayor Wall Stricken Dies at 71, Lynn, MA: The Lynn Daily Evening Item
  6. ↑ Daily Evening Item (November 6, 1963), Mayor Wall Elated, Vows Economy With Progress, Lynn, MA: The Lynn Daily Evening Item


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