James Michael Hurley

James M. Hurley
21st Mayor of Marlborough
In office 1924–1925
Preceded by	Edward Simoneau
Succeeded by	Winfield Temple
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
In office January 3, 1912 – January 6, 1915
Personal details
Political party	Democratic
Residence	Marlborough, Massachusetts

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

Political career

Hurley was 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 to congress 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.