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James Alonzo Pinney (September 29, 1835 – February 4, 1914) served as mayor of Boise, Idaho Territory (later Boise, Idaho) in the late 19th century and early 20th century. He is the only person in the city's history to serve as mayor three nonconsecutive times and win election as mayor five times.
Pinney was Boise mayor when Idaho Territory became the U.S. state of Idaho in July 1890.
Pinney was passionate about the arts. In his lifetime he owned a bookstore and two theaters. His first theater, The Columbia Theater, was founded in 1882. When The Columbia was torn down in 1908, Pinney replaced it with a five-story theater dubbed The Pinney Theater.
References
- Mayors of Boise - Past and Present
- Idaho State Historical Society Reference Series, Corrected List of Mayors, 1867-1996
- Father of Modern Boise: James Alonzo Pinney
- ^ "Browse the Collections | Boise Arts & History".
- ^ Sue Paseman and Ann Felton. "Father of Modern Boise: James Alonzo Pinney". Mayoral Albums: Portraits of the Boise Mayors. Archived from the original on 28 May 2010. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
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