Edward Hoos
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Edward Hoos He was the Mayor of Jersey City, New Jersey from May 3, 1897 to December 31, 1901.
Hoos was born in Neuwied am Rhine, Germany on August 31, 1850. He was an upholster and after immigrating to the United States, started a furniture business in Jersey City. His wife Dora Wilkins, of Hanover, Germany, died in 1890. In 1897, he was pushed by Democratic political boss, Robert Davis, to run for Mayor of Jersey City. Hoos easily won by over 3,000 votes. Hoos won re-election by an even bigger margin of 7,000 votes in 1899. Hoos had served two terms (May 3, 1897 to December 31, 1901), but Boss Davis knew the voters wanted a change and dumped Hoos from the ticket in 1901 in favor of Edward L. Young, son of Edward F. C. Young (Davis' financial backing). It didn't matter to the voters who swept in Republican Mark Fagan as mayor.
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| Preceded by: Peters F. Wanser |
Mayor of Jersey City 1908–1913 |
Succeeded by: Mark M. Fagan |
