Please answer the following question: George Hood (August 28 1794 – June 29 1859) was a Massachusetts politician who served in both houses of the Massachusetts legislature and as the first Mayor of Lynn Massachusetts. Given a list of categories: company, educational institution, artist, athlete, office holder, mean of transportation, building, natural place, village, animal, plant, album, film or written work, what category does the paragraph belong to?
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Office Holder