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Mayors of Elizabeth, New Jersey


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 John C. Rankin, Jr. 1892 John F. Kenah 1922-32 Joseph A. Brophy 1935-37 James T. Kirk 1950-52 Nicholas S. LaCorte 1953-55 J. Christian Bollwage 1993-

Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!)

  • 1855 Apr 9: Elias Darby, elected.
  • 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; C. L. Morgan (Rep), defeated.
  • 1992: J. Christian Bollwage, elected.
  • 1996: J. Christian Bollwage, elected.
  • 2000: J. Christian Bollwage, elected.

     

     


     
       
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