Jerome T. Congleton
Jerome T. Congleton | |
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Mayor of Newark | |
In office January 1, 1928 – January 1, 1933 | |
Preceded by | Thomas Lynch Raymond |
Succeeded by | Meyer C. Ellenstein |
Personal details | |
Born |
Newark, New Jersey | August 25, 1876
Died | December 10, 1936 60) | (aged
Political party | Republican |
Jerome Taylor Congleton (August 25, 1876 – December 10, 1936) served as Mayor of Newark, New Jersey from 1928 to 1933.
Biography
He was born in Newark, New Jersey on August 25, 1876, the son of Joseph Norton Congleton and the former Mary Isabel Wade.[1]
Congleton was elected as Mayor of Newark in 1928. In a wave of anti-incumbent backlash, he lost re-election.[2]
On December 10, 1936, Congleton suffered a heart attack while driving his car and died. He was 60 years old.[2]
References
- ↑ "World War I Draft Cards, 1917-1918 [database on-line]". United States: The Generations Network. 1918. Retrieved September 30, 2009.
- 1 2 Jerome Congleton of Newark, 60, Dies; Former Mayor Defeated for Re-Election After Effecting Depression Economies. Head of Trust Company. Carried Out Civic Improvement Plan -- Stricken in Car as He Stops at Curb, The New York Times, December 11, 1936. Accessed September 30, 2009.
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Preceded by Thomas Lynch Raymond |
Mayor of Newark 1928–1933 |
Succeeded by Meyer C. Ellenstein |
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