- Thomas Coman
Thomas Coman was President of the
New York City Board of Aldermen from 1868 to 1871.He became Acting Mayor of New York when the resignation of Mayor
John Thompson Hoffman (who had just been electedGovernor of theState of New York ) became effective onNovember 30 ,1868 , and he served one month as Mayor untilA. Oakey Hall , elected Mayor on December 1, took office onJanuary 4 ,1869 . [ [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9D04E7DF1E3AEF34BC4953DFB4678383679FDE Resignation of Mayor Hoffman.] "The New York Times ",December 1 ,1868 , page 5, seen without charge onJune 7 ,2008 Also see these "New York Times" stories: [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9406E4DE1030EE34BC4052DFB7678383679FDE Board of Aldermen's Session] (November 18, 1868) and [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9405EFDE103AEF34BC4A53DFB4678383679FDE THE CHARTER ELECTION.; Tabular Statement of Voting---Arrests of Illegal Voters. A. Oakey Hall Mayor Elect---Richard O'Gorman Corporation Counsel. The Tammany Nominees Elected by Large Majorities.] (December 2, 1868)]References
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The Encyclopedia of New York City ", edited by Kenneth T. Jackson (Yale University Press and The New York Historical Society, 1995, ISBN 0-500-05536-6 )
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