1915-1917C. Homer Barrett served as the mayor of Gloucester.Government and Public Service, City Government

Artist’s model of Mayor Charles Homer Barrett for Charles Allan Winter’s WPA Mural project, c. 1934. Charles Allen Winter, Cape Ann Museum Library & Archives, Photo 14435

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Charles Homer Barrett was elected to the Gloucester Commons Council in 1896 and then served on the Board of Aldermen from 1898-1900, and again from 1902-1904.

He was elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1908-1910 and then was an at-large member of the Board of Aldermen in Gloucester from 1910-1915. He was elected as the Mayor of Gloucester in 1915 and served until 1917.

“List of Mayors of Gloucester, Massachusetts.” Wikipedia, 26 Aug. 2022, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_mayors_of_Gloucester,_Massachusetts&oldid=1106872101.

Other Events

1915
Population: 24,478
1915
The British-owned steamship Lusitania was hit by a torpedo killing 1,195 people, including 128 Americans, which eventually led the United States to enter World War I.
1916
The schooner Tattler set an all-time dory fishing record when she hailed 500,000 pounds of salt cod.
1916
Captain William H. Thomas retired after 32 years of commanding vessels to manage the Gloucester Cold Storage Company.

1915-1917C. Homer Barrett served as the mayor of Gloucester.Government and Public Service, City Government

Other Events

Population: 24,478

The British-owned steamship Lusitania was hit by a torpedo killing 1,195 people, including 128 Americans, which eventually led the United States to enter World War I.

The schooner Tattler set an all-time dory fishing record when she hailed 500,000 pounds of salt cod.

Captain William H. Thomas retired after 32 years of commanding vessels to manage the Gloucester Cold Storage Company.