Jerome V. C. Smith Know Nothing Jerome V. C. Smith Know Nothing The Boston mayoral election of 1854 saw the reelection of incumbent mayor Jerome V. C. Smith.

It was held on December 11, 1854.

[1] The Know Nothings performed strongly in the December 1854 Boston municipal elections, winning not only the mayoralty, but also control of both chambers of the Boston City Council.

The New York Daily Herald reported that the Know Nothings won the all seats on the Boston Board of Aldermen and three-quarters of the Boston Common Council.

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