John Newman (Mayor)

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name = John Newman


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birth_date = c. 1829
birth_place = England
death_date = October 29, 1901
death_place = Bayonne, New Jersey
residence = Bayonne, New Jersey
office = Mayor of Bayonne
order = 4th
term_start = 1887
term_end = 1891
predecessor = David W. Oliver
successor = William C. Farr
party = Republican
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John Newman was the Mayor of Bayonne, New Jersey from 1887 to 1891.

Newman was born in England around 1829 and immigrated here with his family to New York City when he was a baby. As a boy, he worked in a dry goods store. He spent ten years working in the New York harbor transportation business. He joined the Produce Exchange when it began and later served as it's president. He became a junior partner in the insurance form of Brown & Newman. Newman moved across the river to Bayonne around 1860.

A Republican, Newman was elected as a councilman in 1873. [cite news|title=New Jersey Elections.|publisher=New York Times |date=1873-04-10 [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9B0CE4DF173BEF34BC4852DFB2668388669FDE] ] He was elected president of the Bayonne City Council in 1881. [cite news|title=City and Suburban News - New Jersey.|publisher=New York Times |date=1881-05-05 [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9D03E5D9133FEE3ABC4D53DFB366838A699FDE] ] He would serve ten years on the council. He won election to mayor of Bayonne in 1887. He won re-election in 1889. During his time in office, he insituted street paving for Bayonne. He lost a chance for a third term when he was defeated by Republican Councilman William C. Farr who also was endorsed by the Democrats and the Independent Parties in a highly contested election. [cite news|title=Factions Fight It Out.; Two Republican Conventions Held In One Hall In Bayonne.|publisher=New York Times |date=1891-03-29 [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9406E2D71239E033A2575AC2A9659C94609ED7CF] ] A year after the election, Newman switched to the Democratic Party. [cite news|title=The Bayonne Republicans.; They Are Demoralized Since the Defeat of Mr. Newman.|publisher=New York Times |date=1892-03-30 [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=950CE4DE1438E233A25753C2A9659C94639ED7CF] ]

Newman, a banker, was president of the Mechanics Trust Fund and the Bayonne Mutual Building and Loan Association.

Newman died from Bright's Disease in his home on October 29, 1901. [cite news|title=John Newman.|publisher=New York Times |date=1901-11-03 [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9E01EFD7143FE433A25750C0A9679D946097D6CF] ]

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