William Halsey (mayor)

William Halsey

1st Mayor of Newark, New Jersey
In office 1836–1837
Preceded by	None
Succeeded by	Theodore Frelinghuysen
Personal details
Born	1770 Short Hills, New Jersey
Died	August 16, 1843 (aged 72–73)
Residence	Newark, New Jersey

William Halsey (1770 – August 16, 1843) was the first Mayor of Newark, New Jersey serving from 1836 to 1837. He was 66 years of age and an attorney when elected. Halsey Street in downtown Newark is named after him. He also served as director of the Newark Aqueduct Company.^[1]

Footnotes

↑ JerseyCityHistory.com - HISTORY OF ESSEX AND HUDSON COUNTIES, NEW JERSEY - Chapter 7

External links

http://www.sbhcs.com/hospitals/nbicentrev/history/1900.html

Mayors of Newark

Halsey Frelinghuysen Miller Halstead Wright Dod Baldwin Vanderpool Miller Quinby Poinier Bigelow Runyon Peddie Ricord Perry Yates Fiedler Lang Haynes Lebkuecher Seymour Doremus Haussling Raymond Gillen Archibald Breidenbach Raymond Congleton Ellenstein Murphy Villani Carlin Addonizio Gibson James Booker Quintana Baraka

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