Henry Traphagen | |
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19th Mayor of Jersey City | |
In office May 4, 1874 – April 30, 1876 |
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Preceded by | Charles H. O'Neill |
Succeeded by | Charles Seidler |
Personal details | |
Born | June 1, 1842 Jersey City, New Jersey |
Died | October 11, 1918 Tenafly, New Jersey |
(aged 76)
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) | Annie Matilda Cambell (m. 1869–1918) |
Residence | Jersey City, New Jersey |
Henry Traphagen (June 1, 1842 - October 11, 1918) was a lawyer and the Democratic Party Mayor of Jersey City, New Jersey from May 4, 1874 to April 30, 1876.
He was born on June 1, 1842, in Jersey City to Henry Mackaners Traphagen and Sarah Conselyea. He had a brother, William C. Traphagen.[1] He was the great-grandson of former Jersey City mayor Cornelius Van Vorst. He studied at Rutgers College and Brown University and became an attorney in 1864.
He married Annie Matilda Cambell (1847-1919) on November 9, 1869.[2][3]
He was elected mayor and served one term, from May 4, 1874 to April 30, 1876.[4]
He died on October 11, 1918 in Tenafly, New Jersey.
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Preceded by Charles H. O'Neill |
Mayor of Jersey City 1874–1876 |
Succeeded by Charles Seidler |
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