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[edit] Wescott

Samuel Wescott

6th Mayor of Jersey City

Term - May 4, 1857 - May 2, 1858

Incorporated the "Mutual Benefit Life and Insurance Company of the county of Hudson" in 1860. Partners included Dudley S. Gregory, John Van Vorst, Edmund Kingsland, Garret Sip, John M. Cornelison, Hery F. Cox, Peter Bentley, Augustus A. Hardenburgh, and Jonathan D. Miller.[1]


Donated land in Cannelton (now Darlington), Pennsylvania for the construction of St. Rose Catholic Church circa 1861[2]

[edit] Van Vorst

Cornelius Van Vorst died 1881

12th Mayor of Jersey City

Term 1860-1862

Republican

Namesake and eighth generation descendant of the 17th Century Superintendant of the Pavonia Colony.

His great-grandfather, Lt. Colonel Cornelius "Faddy" Van Vorst (1728-1818) owned a private race track at Harsimus [3]

The kitchen step of his mansion was known to be the slab of marble that was the base of the statue of King George III at the Bowling Green. After the statue had been torn down, the slab had been reused as the gravestome of a Major John Smith of the Royal Highlands Regiment. In 1874, Van Vorst donated the stone to the New York Historical Society.[4]

[edit] Romar

John B. Romar

13th Mayor of Jersey City

Term 1862-1864

Known as Jersey City's "War Mayor" due to his actions to secure a $6 per month allowance to the family of every volunteer in the American Civil War. Romar personally collected and distributed these funds to the families of Jersey City while in office.[5]

[edit] Berry

Bernard J. Berry (1913-07-13-1963-01-06)

33rd Mayor of Jersey City

Term 1953-1957

born and died in Jersey City

[edit] Gangemi

Thomas Gangemi (1903-07-29 - 1976-12-01) was the 35th Mayor of Jersey City, New Jersey. Elected in 1961, the Italian-born Gangemi was forced to resign from office less than two years later when it was discovered that he had never become a United States citizen. Following his resignation, Jersey City was without a Mayor for 47 days while the city council failed to reach a concensus on a successor. [6]

Gangemi become a naturalized citizen on 1964-09-02.[7] He attempted to run for Mayor again in 1965, but was refused by the City Clerk and Superior Court[8] before being allowed on the ballot.[9]

[edit] Whelan

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,842308-2,00.html

[edit] Krieger

Charles K. Krieger (1914-1982-06-17) was an Interim Mayor of Jersey City following the resignation of Thomas J. Whelan. Krieger served from 5 Aug 1971 until 8 Nov 1971.

Krieger was a president of Temple Beth-El, Jersey City. Krieger and his wife established the Charles K. and Esther Krieger Foundation will still operates in Jersey City as of 2008.

He was interred at United Hebrew Cemetery, Staten Island, NY.

[edit] References

  1. ^ (1860) Acts of the Legislature of the State of New Jersey. Trenton, NJ: Secretary of State, 380-385. 
  2. ^ Bausman, Jospeh H. (1904). History of Beaver County Pennsylvania and its Centennial Celebration. New York, NY: Knickerbocker Press, 945-946. 
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  4. ^ "The Statue That Was Made Into Bullets", 1901-07-21, p. SM6. 
  5. ^ "Obituary of Mrs. Melvina S. Romar", 1901-07-04, p. 7. 
  6. ^ Haff, Joseph (1963-11-13), “MAYOR IS NAMED BY JERSEY CITY; Whelan Replaces Gangemi After 47-Day Delay Jersey City's Council Appoints New Mayor After 47-Day Delay 3-Way Tie”, New York Times: 1 
  7. ^ “Ex-Mayor Gangemi To Gain Citizenship In Jersey Tuesday”, New York Times: 23, 1964-08-29 
  8. ^ “Gangemi Is Barred From Ballot In Jersey City Contest for Mayor”, New York Times: 37, 1964-12-17 
  9. ^ Waggoner, Walter (1965-02-27), “Court Clears Way for Gangemi To Run for Jersey City Mayor; ' Discriminatory' Terms of Faulkner Act Struck Down in Ruling”, New York Times: 52