- Henry J. Hopper
Infobox_Politician
name = Henry J. Hopper
width = 144px
height = 216px
birth_date = 1880
birth_place = New Jersey
death_date = October 6, 1905
death_place = East Orange, New Jersey
residence = Jersey City, New Jersey
office = Mayor of Jersey City
order = 21st
term_start = May 6, 1878
term_end = May 2, 1880
predecessor =Charles Seidler
successor =Issac W. Taussig
party = Democratic
religion = Catholic
spouse = Margaret Stagg Mount
children = Sophronia, Arthur and Marian
website =Henry J. Hopper was the 21st Mayor of
Jersey City ,New Jersey fromMay 6 ,1878 toMay 2 ,1880 .Hopper was born in 1830 in New Jersey. He married Margaret Stagg Mount on
April 3 ,1855 . They had three children; Sophronia, Arthur and Marian. He became a steel merchant with theCrucible Steel Company ofNew York City . A Democrat, he was elected mayor onApril 9 , 1878. After serving one term as mayor, the Democrats did not re-nominate him but instead went withIssac W. Taussig . [cite news|title=Jersey City Politics - Democratic Nominations--An Unpopular Man For Mayor.|publisher=New York Times |date=1880-04-04 ]Hopper died in his home in
East Orange , New Jersey onOctober 6 ,1905 . [cite news|title=Death List of a Day|publisher=New York Times |date=1905-10-06 ]References
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