- Mayors of Paterson, New Jersey
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Mayors of Paterson, New Jersey:[1]
Year Mayor Party 1854 John J. Brown Whig 1855 Brant Van Blarcom Democrat 1856 Samuel Smith Democrat 1857-1858 Peregrin Sandford (1796-1884)[2] Democrat 1860-1861 Edwin T. Prall Republican 1862-1865 Henry A. Williams Republican 1866 William G. Watson Democrat 1867 Henry A. Williams Republican 1868 Nathaniel Townsend Democrat 1869-1870 John Ryle (1817–1887) Democrat 1871-1872 Socrates Tuttle Republican 1873-1874 Nathaniel Townsend Democrat 1875-1878 Benjamin Buckley Republican 1879-1880 Joseph R. Graham Democrat 1881-1882 David S. Gillmor Republican 1883-1886 Nathan Barnert (1838-1927) Democrat 1887-1888 Charles Dyer Beckwith (1838-1921)[3] Republican 1889-1890 Nathan Barnert (1838-1927) Democrat 1891-1892 Thomas Beveridge Republican 1893-1896 Christian Braun Democrat 1897-1903 John Hinchliffe Democrat 1904-1905 William Henry Belcher (1851-?) Republican 1905 David Young (Acting Mayor) 1906-1907 John Johnson Democrat 1907 William Berdan (Acting Mayor) 1908-1913 Andrew Francis McBride (1869-?) Democrat 1914-1915 Robert H. Fordyce (1856-?) Republican 1916-1919 Amos Henry Radcliffe (1870-1950)[4] Republican 1919 Clifford L. Newman (Acting Mayor) 1920-1923 Frank J. Van Noort Democrat 1924-1927 Colin M. McLean Republican 1928 Raymond J. Newman Democrat 1928 Wilmer A. Cadmus (Acting Mayor) 1929-1937 John V. Hinchcliffe Democrat 1938-1939 Bernard L. Stafford Democrat 1940-1947 William P. Furrey Republican 1948-1951 Michael U. DeVita Democrat 1952-1955 Lester F. Titus Republican 1956-1959 Edward J. O'Byrne Democrat 1960 William H. Dillistin (Acting Mayor) 1961-1966 Frank Xavier Graves, Jr. (1923–1990)[5] Democrat 1967-1971 Lawrence Francis Kramer (1895-?) Republican 1971-1972 Arthur C. Dwyer (Acting Mayor) 1972-1975 Thomas Rooney Democrat 1975-1982 Lawrence Francis Kramer (1895-?) Republican 1982-1990 Frank Xavier Graves, Jr. (1923–1990)[5] Democrat 1990 Anna Lisa Dopirak (Acting Mayor) 1990-1996 William Pascrell, Jr. (born January 25, 1937) Democrat 1997-2002 Martin G. Barnes (born March 15, 1948)[6] Republican 2002-2010 Jose "Joey" Torres Democrat 2010- present Jeffery Jones Democrat References
- ^ "Mayors of Paterson". Paterson, New Jersey. http://www.patersonpl.org/3MAYORS.html. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
- ^ "Ex-Judge Peregrin Sandford". New York Times. November 16, 1884. http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=kings-highway&id=I67726. Retrieved 2011-09-29. "Ex-Judge Peregine Sandford, one of the oldest and best-known citizens of Paterson, N. J., died in that city on Friday night in his eighty-ninth year. He was born March 23, 1796, near Bloomingdale, Morris County, N.J. In 1688 Capt. William Sandford, of Barbadoes, in the West Indies, bought an immense tract of land, lying between the Passic and Hackensack Rivers and extending for seven miles from their intersection, for $20 per annum forever. ..."
- ^ "Charles Dyer Beckwith". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B000295. Retrieved 2011-09-29. "Beckwith, Charles Dyer, a Representative from New Jersey; born near Coveville, Saratoga County, N.Y., October 22, 1838; attended private schools in Troy, N.Y., Philadelphia, Pa., Worcester, Mass., and a military institution in New Haven, Conn.; moved to Paterson, Passaic County, N.J., in 1860 and engaged in the manufacture of iron; member of the board of aldermen in 1882; mayor of Paterson, N.J., 1885-1889; elected as a Republican to the Fifty-first Congress (March 4, 1889-March 3, 1891); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1890 to the Fifty-second Congress; resumed manufacturing pursuits; returned to the State of New York and settled on a farm in the town of Chatham, Columbia County, in 1897 and engaged in the management of his farm until his death near Chatham Center, Columbia County, N.Y., on March 27, 1921; interment in Chatham Center Rural Cemetery."
- ^ "Amos H. Radcliffe, Ex-congressman, 80". New York Times. December 30, 1950. http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F00A16FC3E5D117B93C2AA1789D95F448585F9. Retrieved 2011-09-19. "Amos H. Radcliffe, a former Congressman from the Seventh District of New Jersey, died today at near-by Baleville. His age was 80. ..."
- ^ a b "Frank X. Graves Jr. Is Dead at 66. Hard-Driving Mayor of Paterson". New York Times. March 5, 1990. http://www.nytimes.com/1990/03/05/obituaries/frank-x-graves-jr-is-dead-at-66-hard-driving-mayor-of-paterson.html. Retrieved 2009-10-24. "Frank X. Graves Jr., the longtime Mayor of Paterson, N.J., and also a State Senator for many years, died after a heart attack yesterday morning at his home in the Lakeview section of the city. He was 66 years old. Mr. Graves was stricken shortly before 10:30 A.M. and was taken to St. Joseph's Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 11:15."
- ^ "Former Mayor of Paterson Is Given 37 Months for Bribery". New York Times. April 29, 2003. http://www.nytimes.com/2003/04/29/nyregion/former-mayor-of-paterson-is-given-37-months-for-bribery.html. Retrieved 2011-09-29. "Former Mayor Martin G. Barnes of Paterson was sentenced to 37 months in prison today on charges of taking $200,000 to $350,000 in bribes and gratuities from city contractors. During the sentencing, a federal judge expressed concern that Mr. Barnes failed to take responsibility for his actions even after pleading guilty. ..."
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