David Storrie McIntosh (1885 - 1970)

Born 1 Aug 1885 in Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Husband of Ella Mae (Blanding) McIntosh — married 20 Jun 1912 in Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 15 Dec 1970 at age 85 in Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States of America

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Biography

David was born in Quincy, MA 1885, the son of Angus McIntosh and Jessie Lawrie. He attended Quincy High School and alter became a blacksmith's helper. Subsequently he was a granite cutter like his father and was elected president of the Granite Cutters' Union in 1912. He launched his political career in 1916 when he was elected as a state representative. Two years later he was elected state senator representing Quincy and other South Shore towns. While in the General Court, he led a movement for a 48-hour work week maximum for women and children which he described as, "the forerunner of a lot of social legislation to come." In 1920 he ran for mayor of Quincy, but was defeated by William Bradford. In 1934 he was chosen in a special election to fill an unexpired term in the City Council of Quincy and was elected the next year to serve a two-year term. H was council president in 1937. In 1951 he ran for councilman at large and was elected. He served on the City Council until 1965. Under the Plan E form of government, he was elected Mayor of Quincy in 1952 by the City Council. He was a member of the Order of Scottish Clans and earned a 60-year in in 1963. He was also a member of Rural Masonic Lodge and a former member of the Quincy Civic Association. David died on 15 Dec 1970 and is buried in Mount Wollaston Cemetery, Quincy, with many of his family members.

• Fact: Residence (1900) 55 Quincy St., Quincy, Massachusetts. Working as a "tool boy" in the quarry with his father.
• Fact: Residence (1910) Quincy Ward 3, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States. Working as a stone cutter in the quarry.
• "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-8B5Y-8Q6?cc=1968530&wc=9FH8-6TG%3A928311301%2C928500301 : 24 August 2019), Massachusetts > Quincy City; H-R > image 2430 of 5395; citing NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• Fact: Residence (1920) Quincy Ward 1, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
• Fact: Residence (1930) Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
• Fact: Residence (1935) Same Place
• Fact: Residence (1940) Ward 1, Quincy, Quincy City, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
• Fact: Military Draft Registration (1942) Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
• Fact: (1952-53) Mayor of Quincy, Massachusetts
• Fact: Buried in Mount Wollaston Cemetery, Quincy, Massachusetts.

Sources

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 09 October 2022, 03:32), entry for David Story McIntosh (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:L1TW-3T5 ); contributed by various users.
• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 23 September 2018, 16:08), entry for David Story McIntosh(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:L1TW-3T5); contributed by various users.
• "Massachusetts Births, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-DKYQ-24X?cc=1536925&wc=M61J-KNR%3A73571501 : 1 March 2016), 004212535 > image 337 of 1010; Massachusetts Archives, Boston.
• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9YZ-6VM : accessed 7 February 2020), David Mcintosh in household of Angus Mcintosh, Quincy city Ward 3, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 1061, sheet 13A, family 254, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,671.
• "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-DRLS-KV5?cc=1469062&wc=3PMS-MNL%3A1063291701 : 25 May 2018), 004329368 > image 1200 of 1212; State Archives, Boston.
• Patriot Ledger. September 16, 1916, Quincy, MA. Page: 1
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XQ54-GBY : accessed 4 September 2020), David S Mc Intosh, Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 84, sheet 14A, line 35, family 365, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 936; FHL microfilm 2,340,671.
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mayors_of_Quincy,_Massachusetts
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K4ND-MGL : 23 January 2020), David S Mcintosh, Ward 1, Quincy, Quincy City, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 11-183, sheet 7B, line 59, family 187, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 1630.
• "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JP37-GMC : 20 May 2014), David Mcintosh, Dec 1970; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
• "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q53D-ZMDT : 18 July 2020), David S Mcintosh, 1970.
• Boston Herald. Wednesday, Dec 16, 1970. Boston, MA Page: 61
• Boston Record American. Thursday, Dec 17, 1970. Boston, MA Page: 18
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/214534123/david-s-mcintosh