Richard Frothingham Jr.

Richard Frothingham Jr.
Second Mayor
of Charlestown, Massachusetts
In office
1851–1853
Preceded byGeorge Washington Warren
Succeeded byJames Adams
Personal details
BornJanuary 31, 1812
Charlestown, Massachusetts
DiedJanuary 29, 1880
Charlestown, Massachusetts
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseVrylena Blanchard
OccupationJournalist, Newspaper editor

Richard Frothingham Jr. (January 31, 1812 – January 29, 1880) was a Massachusetts historian, journalist, and politician. Frothingham was a proprietor and managing editor of The Boston Post. He also served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives, and as the second mayor of Charlestown, Massachusetts, in the United States.