List of mayors of Jersey City
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This is a list of mayors of Jersey City, New Jersey.
The City of Jersey was originally chartered by an act of incorporation in 1820. The city was governed by a five member Board of Selectmen.
The City of Jersey City was incorporated in 1838 under a Mayor-Common Council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a Board of Aldermen. All terms were for one year. In 1870, with the merger of Jersey City, Hudson City, and the City of Bergen, terms for mayor became two years. In 1885, the New Jersey State Legislature changed the term of mayor to five years.
| Name | Years | notes |
|---|---|---|
| Dudley S. Gregory | 1838 to 1840 | |
| Peter McMartin | 1840 to 1841 | |
| Dudley S. Gregory | 1841 to 1842 | second term |
| Thomas A. Alexander | 1842 to 1843 | |
| Peter Bentley | 1843 to 1844 | |
| Phineas C. Dummer | 1844 to 1848 | |
| Henry C. Taylor | 1848 to 1850 | |
| Robert Gilchrist | 1850 to 1852 | |
| David Stout Manners | 1852 to 1857 | |
| Samuel Wescott | 1857 to 1858 | |
| Dudley S. Gregory | 1858 to 1860 | third term |
| Cornelius Van Vorst | 1860 to 1862 | |
| John B. Romar | 1862 to 1864 | |
| Orestes Cleveland | 1864 to 1867 | |
| James Gopsill | 1867 to 1868 | |
| Charles H. O'Neill | 1868 to 1869 | |
| William Clarke | 1869 to 1870 | |
| Charles H. O'Neill | 1870 to 1874 | second term |
| Henry Traphagen | 1874 to 1876 | |
| Charles Seidler | 1876 to 1878 | |
| Henry J. Hopper | 1878 to 1880 | |
| Isaac W. Taussig | 1880 to 1884 | |
| Gilbert Collins | 1884 to 1886 | |
| Orestes Cleveland | 1886 to 1892 | |
| Peter F. Wanser | 1892 to 1897 | |
| Edward Hoos | 1897 to 1901 | |
| Mark M. Fagan | 1902 to 1907 | |
| H. Otto Wittpenn | 1908 to 1913 |
In 1913, the city adopted a commission form of government under the Walsh Act of 1911. This form provided for five commissioners elected city-wide. Traditionally the candidate who received the most votes would serve as mayor. All terms were four years.
| Name | Years | notes |
|---|---|---|
| Mark M. Fagan | 1913 to 1917 | second term |
| Frank Hague | 1917 to 1947 | thirty years in office, resigned during eighth term |
| Frank H. Eggers | 1947 to 1949 |
In 1950, the city reformed its charter as a Mayor-Council form of government under the Optional Municipal Charter Law. This provided for a city-wide elected mayor in a non-partisan municipal election. All terms were four years. Interim mayors were selected by the city council to complete an unexpired term. Acting mayors assumed the office by virtue of being President of the city council at the time of a vacancy.
| Name | Years | notes |
|---|---|---|
| John V. Kenny | 1949 to 1953 | |
| Bernard J. Berry | 1953 to 1957 | |
| Charles S. Witkowski | 1957 to 1961 | |
| Thomas Gangemi | 1961 to 1963 | resigned from office[1] |
| Thomas J. Whelan | 1963 to 1971 | removed from office[2] |
| Charles K. Krieger | 1971 | Interim mayor |
| Paul T. Jordan | 1972 to 1977 | |
| Thomas Francis Xavier Smith | 1977 to 1981 | |
| Gerald McCann | 1981 to 1985 | |
| Anthony R. Cucci | 1985 to 1889 | |
| Gerald McCann | 1989 to 1992 | second term, removed from office[3] |
| Marilyn Roman | 1992 | Acting mayor |
| Joseph Rakowski | 1992 | Acting mayor |
| Bret Schundler | 1992 to 2001 | |
| Glenn D. Cunningham | 2001 to 2004 | Died in office |
| L. Harvey Smith | 2004 | Acting mayor |
| Jerramiah T. Healy | 2004 to present | Incumbent |
[edit] References
- ^ “MAYOR GANGEMI QUITS IN JERSEY; Resigns After U.S. Declares He is Not a Citizen”, The New York Times: 1, 1964-09-26
- ^ Strumm, Charles (1991-12-19), “Another Milepost on the Long Trail of Corruption in Hudson County”, The New York Times
- ^ Kaulessar, Ricardo. "McCann - no holds barred", Jersey City Reporter, 2005-01-21. Retrieved on 2008-06-02. ""McCann was removed from the mayor's office in 1992 after being convicted in federal court on federal charges of fraud and tax evasion""
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