M. Henry Wall

Michael Henry Wall
46th mayor of Lynn, Massachusetts
In office July 3, 1961[1] – 1965
Preceded by	Thomas P. Costin Jr.
Succeeded by	Irving E. Kane
President of the Lynn, Massachusetts City Council
In office 1960[2] – July 3, 1961[3]
Personal details
Born	January 26, 1899 Lynn, Massachusetts
Died	December 25, 1970[4] Lynn, Massachusetts
Resting place	St Mary’s Cemetery[5]
Spouse	Theresa V. Rich[5]
Children	James 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. 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. 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. 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. 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

Political offices
Preceded by Thomas P. Costin Jr.	Mayor of Lynn, Massachusetts July 3, 1961 to 1965	Succeeded by Irving E. Kane