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==See Also==
==See Also==
Vertical File in Salem Collection - '''Hurley, John F.- Mayor'''
Vertical File in Salem Collection - '''Hurley, John F.- Mayor'''
[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/2382888?locg=63 Essex Institute Historical Collections] John F. Hurley: Salem's First Hurrah, Vol. ? 1992, p. 27

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John F. Hurley(1844-1935), five times elected mayor of Salem (in 1900, 1901, 1907, 1908, 1912), was the first

foreign-born mayor, and he was also the first of Irish descent to achieve the city's highest office.

Hurley had many supporters, but also critics. Among all of Salem's mayors, he alone was recalled from office by popular vote.

See Also

Vertical File in Salem Collection - Hurley, John F.- Mayor

Essex Institute Historical Collections John F. Hurley: Salem's First Hurrah, Vol. ? 1992, p. 27