John Hugh Henry McNamee (November 10, 1853 – May 7, 1936) was an American businessman who served as mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts from 1902 to 1904.
After six months in the company's dry press room, McNamee decided to pursue a career in bookbinding.
[1][3][2] In 1895, he constructed a four-story commercial building on Brattle Street to accommodate his growing bookbinding business.
The building also housed a number of other concerns, including the business and editorial offices of The Cambridge Tribune.
In 1907, McNamee became the treasurer and manager of the newly-formed Bay State Insulated Wire and Cable Company.
He was twice an unsuccessful candidate for alderman and served on the city's board of library trustees and cemetery commission.
[9] In 1906, McNamee backed James F. Aylward over incumbent mayor Charles H. Thurston for the Democratic nomination.
[15] In 1914, McNamee formed the Prudential Trust Company with other prominent Democrats, including Michael A. O'Leary and Thomas P. Riley.
[18] In 1921, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court held the stockholders liable for the institution's losses.
Vernon Street in Cambridge until 1907, when he moved to Mattapan to be closer to his factory in Hyde Park.