Elbridge Van Syckel Besson

Elbridge Van Syckel Besson
14th Mayor of Hoboken
In office
April 1878 – April 1880
Preceded by Joseph Russel
Succeeded by John A. O'Neill
16th Mayor of Hoboken
In office
April 1881 – April 1883
Preceded by John A. O'Neill
Succeeded by Herman L. Timken
Personal details
Political party Republican
Residence Hoboken, New Jersey

Elbridge Van Syckel Besson (December 22, 1839 – 1915) was an American Republican party politician who served non-consecutive terms as the 14th and 16th Mayor of Hoboken, New Jersey.[1]

Biography

Besson was born on December 22, 1839 in Hoboken, New Jersey to Jacob Besson and Sarah Carhart Runkle. He was President of the Hoboken City Council in 1865.[2] He was a member of New Jersey General Assembly in 1869.[3] Besson was the Republican nominee for Mayor again in 1884 and 1895.[4][5] He died in 1915.

References

  1. ^ "A Notable Inagural". New York Times. May 4, 1881. http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=F10C1EFA38581B7A93C6A9178ED85F458884F9. Retrieved 2011-01-06. "The new Republican Mayor of Hoboken, the Hon. E.V.S. Besson, exploded a bomb-shell ... He was elected on April 9th ... In referring to the monopoly which Hoboken, Mayor Besson said in his ..." 
  2. ^ "Hoboken". The New York Times. May 3, 1865. http://www.nytimes.com/1865/05/03/news/hoboken.html. Retrieved January 13, 2011. 
  3. ^ "Elbridge Besson". Political Graveyard. http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/berryhill-betz.html. Retrieved 2011-01-06. "Besson, Elbridge V. S. — of Hoboken, Hudson County, N.J. Member of New Jersey state house of assembly from Hudson County, 1869; mayor of Hoboken, N.J., 1878-80, 1881-83. Burial location unknown." 
  4. ^ "Nominations in Hoboken". The New York Times. March 25, 1884. http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=FA0A13FB395C15738DDDAC0A94DB405B8484F0D3. Retrieved January 13, 2011. 
  5. ^ "Hoboken Primaries and Conventions". The New York Times. March 26, 1895. http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=F20A12F63A5416738DDDAF0A94DB405B8585F0D3. Retrieved January 13, 2011. 
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