The Political Graveyard: Elizabeth, New Jersey

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Elizabeth, New Jersey
including Elizabethtown
Mayors, Postmasters

Mayors of Elizabeth, 1855-2007 (may be incomplete!)
Elias Darby 1855-60 James Jenkins 1860-61 James B. Burnet 1861-62 Philip H. Grier 1862-70 Francis B. Chetwood 1871-72 William A. Coursen 1873-74 Robert W. Townley 1875-77 James S. Green 1878 Robert W. Townley 1879 Peter Bennett 1880-81 Seth B. Ryder 1882 Joseph H. Grier 1883-90 John C. Rankin, Jr. 1890-98 William A. M. Mack 1898-1901 Patrick J. Ryan 1901-05 Samuel J. Berry 1905-07 Patrick J. Ryan 1907-09 Victor Mravlag 1909-11 Alfred A. Stein 1911-13 Victor Mravlag 1913-23 John F. Kenah 1923-32 Thomas Williams 1933-35 Joseph A. Brophy 1935-39 James T. Kirk 1939-52 Nicholas S. LaCorte 1953-56 Steven J. Bercik 1957-64 Thomas G. Dunn 1964-92 J. Christian Bollwage 1993-

Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!)

1855 Apr 9: Elias Darby, elected.

1889 Dec 3: John C. Rankin, Jr. (Rep), elected.

1891: John C. Rankin, Jr. (Rep), elected; Frederick L. Heidritter (Dem), defeated.

1901 Jan 14: William A. M. Mack, died in office.

1930 Nov 4: John F. Kenah (Dem), elected; Welcome W. Bender (Rep), defeated.

1932 Nov 8: Thomas Williams (Rep), elected.

1936 Nov 3: Joseph A. Brophy (Dem), elected; Charles L. Morgan (Rep), defeated.

1952 Nov 4: Nicholas S. LaCorte (Rep), elected; James T. Kirk (Dem), defeated.

1956 Nov 6: Steven J. Bercik (Dem), elected; Nicholas S. LaCorte (Rep), defeated.

1961: Thomas G. Dunn, defeated.

1992: Thomas G. Dunn (Dem), defeated in primary.

1992: J. Christian Bollwage, elected.

1996: J. Christian Bollwage, elected.

2000: J. Christian Bollwage, elected.

Postmasters at Elizabeth, 1855-1970 (may be incomplete!)
Joseph C. Hinchman 1855-61 Joseph G. Crane 1861-65 Chauncey Harris 1865-85 James T. Wiley 1885-89 Samuel S. Moore 1889-93 Patrick Sheridan 1893-96 William J. Whelan 1896-1901 Palmer H. Charlock 1901-13 Patrick J. Ryan 1913-17 William F. Barry 1917-20 William F. Barry 1920-24 Charles E. Bishop 1924-36 John P. Leonard 1936-37 John P. Leonard 1937-54 George F. Baurhenn 1954 William H. Runyon 1954-55 William H. Runyon 1955-70

Elizabethtown
(renamed Elizabeth in 1855)

Mayors of Elizabethtown, 1739-1855 (may be incomplete!)
Joseph Bonnell 1739-48 Samuel Woodruff 1748-62 Samuel Crane 1788-89 John De Hart 1789-95 Elias Dayton 1795-1805 Caleb Halsted, Jr. 1805-22 Jeremiah Ballard 1822-23 Caleb Halsted, Jr. 1825-30 Isaac H. Williamson 1830-33 Stephan P. Brittan 1833-38 Smith Scudder 1838-39 William Chetwood 1839-42 David Naar 1842-45 Elias Winans 1845-46 Francis B. Chetwood 1846-47 Edward Sanderson 1847-51 Francis B. Chetwood 1851-53 Elias Darby 1853-55

Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!)

1748 Mar 14: Joseph Bonnell, died in office.

1795 Jun 1: John De Hart, died in office.

1823 Sep 4: Jeremiah Ballard, died in office.

Postmasters at Elizabethtown, 1775-1855 (may be incomplete!)
John De Hart 1775-76 Edward Thomas 1776-83 Samuel Smith 1783-84 George Everson 1784 Samuel Smith 1784-89 William Shute 1789-92 Lewis Woodruff 1792-93 James Chapman 1793-1822 Shepard Kollock 1822-29 Thomas B. C. Dayton 1829-50 John I. Bryant 1850-53 Joseph C. Hinchman 1853-55

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