- Peter Bentley (mayor)
Infobox_Politician
name = Peter Bentley, Sr.
width = 144px
height = 216px
birth_date = 1805
birth_place =Halfmoon, New York
death_date =September 26 ,1875
death_place =Jersey City, New Jersey
residence = Jersey City, New Jersey
office = Mayor of Jersey City
order = 5th
term_start = April, 1843
term_end = April, 1844
predecessor =Thomas A. Alexander
successor =Phineas C. Dummer
party =
religion =
spouse =
children =
website =Peter Bentley, Sr. (
1805 -September 26 ,1875 ) was the fifthmayor of Jersey City inNew Jersey . He succeededThomas A. Alexander . He served a single one-year term from April of 1843 to April of 1844. He was succeeded byPhineas C. Dummer .Born in
Halfmoon, New York he became a lawyer. He died in Jersey City and was buried in theOld Bergen Church Cemetery in Jersey City.ee also
*
List of mayors of Jersey City, New Jersey
* [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSmpid=15991677&GRid=9056088& Peter Bentley, Sr. bio on Find-A-Grave]
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.