James E. Tolman

James E. Tolman
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives 21st Essex District[1]
In office 1917[1] – 1918[2]
Preceded by	Harry C. Foster[3]
Succeeded by	John Thomas[4]
Majority	2
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives 22nd Essex District[5]
In office 1914[1] – 1916[5]
Preceded by	Charles D. Smith
Succeeded by	James MacFarlane Lyle[6]
Member of the Massachusetts State Senate 3rd Essex District[7]
In office 1910[8] – 1911[8]
Preceded by	James F. Shaw[9]
Succeeded by	George Schofield[10]
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives 22nd Essex District[8][11]
In office 1909[1] – 1909[1]
Preceded by	John A. Stoddart[12]
Succeeded by	George A. Ricker[13]
Majority	942[11]
Mayor of Gloucester, Massachusetts [8]
In office 1903[8] – Jan. 2, 1905[8]
Preceded by	William W. French
Succeeded by	George E. MacDonald7[1]
President of the Gloucester, Massachusetts Common Council[8][7]
In office 1901[11] – 1901[11]
President of the Gloucester, Massachusetts Common Council[8][11]
In office 1899[11] – 1899[11]
Member of the Gloucester, Massachusetts Common Council[8][11]
In office 1899[11] – 1901[11]
Personal details
Born	November 8, 1867[8] Gloucester, Massachusetts[8]
Died	February 20, 1956 (aged 88)[14] Gloucester, Massachusetts[14]
Political party	Republican[8]
Alma mater	Boston University School of Law, 1909.[8]
Occupation	Lawyer Theatre owner Grocery and provision business

James E. Tolman (November 8, 1867-February 21, 1956) was an American lawyer, and politician who served as the mayor of Gloucester, Massachusetts and as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives.^[8]

Early life and education

Tolman was born on November 8, 1867 in Gloucester, Massachusetts.^[8] He attended Gloucester public schools and in 1909 graduated from Boston University School of Law.^[8]

Business career

Tolman was admitted to the Massachusetts Bar in 1910. For fifteen years, he worked in the theatre business as part of the partnership of Lothrop and Tolman. Tolman also worked in the grocery and provision business.^[14]

Political career

Gloucester, Massachusetts Common Council

From 1899 to 1901^[11] Tolman served on the Gloucester, Massachusetts Common Council. For two years, in 1899 and in 1901,^[11] Tolman was the President of the Common Council.^[7]

Mayor of Gloucester

In 1902 Tolman ran as an Independent Republican Gloucester mayoral election.^[15] On December 2, 1902^[15] Tolman was elected as the mayor of Gloucester.

Massachusetts House of Representatives

Tolman served as a Republican^[8] member of the Massachusetts House^[8] representing the Twenty Second Essex District in 1909,^[7][11] and again from 1914^[1] to 1916.^[8][8] From 1917^[1] to 1918^[2] Tolman represented the Twenty First Essex District in the House.

In the 1909 House Tolman served as the Clerk of the Committee on Public Lighting.^[7] In the 1914 House Tolman served on the Committee on Legal Affairs and on the Committee on Public Lighting.^[16] In the 1915 House Tolman served as the Chairman of the Committee on Public Lighting.^[8] In the 1916 House Tolman served on the Committee on legal affairs and as the Chairman of the Committee on public lighting.^[5]

Massachusetts Senate

From 1910 to 1912,^[8] Tolman represented the Third Essex District^[7] in the Massachusetts State Senate^[7] In the 1910 Senate Tolman served as the Chairman of the Committee of Third Reading, and on the Committees on Legal Affairs, Mercantile Affairs and Constitutional Amendments.^[7] In the 1911 Senate Tolman served as the Chairman of the Committees on Legal Affairs and of Public Lighting, and on the Committee on Mercantile Affairs.^[7]

Death

Tolman died on February 21, 1956 at his home in Gloucester. He was 88 years old.^[14]

References

1. Who's Who in State Politics, 1917, Boston, MA: Practical Politics, 1917, p. 315.
2. Who's Who in State Politics, 1918, Boston, MA: Practical Politics, 1916, p. 311.
3. Who's Who in State Politics, 1916, Boston, MA: Practical Politics, 1916, p. 176.
4. Howard, Richard T. (1919), Public Officials of Massachusetts, 1919, Boston, MA: The Boston Review, p. 296.
5. Who's Who in State Politics, 1916, Boston, MA: Practical Politics, 1916, p. 317.
6. Who's Who in State Politics, 1917, Boston, MA: Practical Politics, 1917, p. 232.
7. Who's Who in State Politics, 1911, Boston, MA: Practical Politics, 1911, p. 62.
8. Who's Who in State Politics, 1915, Boston, MA: Practical Politics, 1915, p. 323.
9. Bridgman, Arthur Milnor (1909), A Souvenir of Massachusetts Legislators, Volume XVIII, Stoughton, Massachusetts: A. M. Bridgman, p. 129.
10. Who's Who in State Politics, 1912, Boston, MA: Practical Politics, 1912, p. 85.
11. Bridgman, Arthur Milnor (1909), A Souvenir of Massachusetts Legislators, Volume XVIII, Stoughton, Massachusetts: A. M. Bridgman, p. 145.
12. Bridgman, Arthur Milnor (1908), A Souvenir of Massachusetts Legislators, Volume XVII, Stoughton, Massachusetts: A. M. Bridgman, p. 149.
13. Who's Who in State Politics, 1911, Boston, MA: Practical Politics, 1911, p. 267.
14. "James E. Tolman: Former Mayor of Gloucester". The Boston Globe. February 21, 1956.
15. Massachusetts Municipal Elections, The Sacred Heart Review, Volume 28, Number 23, Boston, MA: Review Publishing Company, December 6, 1902, p. 3.
16. Who's Who in State Politics, 1914, Boston, MA: Practical Politics, 1914, p. 316.