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Adolph Lankering
Adolph Lankering
23rd Mayor of Hoboken
	In office; April 1901 – April 1906
Preceded by	Lawrence Fagan
Succeeded by	George Steil
Personal details
Born	January 9, 1851; Verden, Germany
Political party	Democratic
Height	216px
Spouse	Louise Fisteat
Residence	Hoboken, New Jersey

William H. Ellis
William H. Ellis
21st Mayor of Hoboken
	In office; December 21, 1892 – April 1906
Preceded by	Lawrence Fagan
Succeeded by	George Steil
Personal details
Born	1838; Sackets Harbor, New York
Died	April 18, 1898; Hoboken, New Jersey
Political party	Democratic
Height	216px
Spouse	Louise Fisteat

Peter M. McGavisk
Peter M. McGavisk
12th Mayor of Hoboken
	In office; April 1873 – April 1875
Preceded by	Frederick L. Schmersahl
Succeeded by	Joseph E. Russell
Personal details
Political party	Democratic
Height	216px
Residence	Hoboken, New Jersey

Frederick H. Schmersahl 1871–1873

Sued by ex-fiance Another on the ex-fiance lawsuit

Peter McGavisk 1873–1875

Peter M. McGavisk was an American Democratic party politician who served two terms as the twelfth mayor of Hoboken, New Jersey from 1873-1875.^[1]

Joseph E. Russell 1875–1878

1876 renomination

Herman L. Timken 1883–1886

Edwin J. Kerr 1886–1888

Edwin J. Kerr (September 21, 1839-August 18, 1917)

Married the widow of his own son

August Grassmann 1888–1891

August Grassmann (March 9, 1846-February 19, 1911) was an American grocer and politician who served as the mayor of Hoboken, New Jersey.

Born Hamburg, Germany

Edward R. Stanton 1891–1892

Edward R. Stanton (December 15, 1893 - December 28, 1935) was an American politician who served as the 20th mayor of Hoboken, New Jersey.

Born to Christopher Stanton and Mary (Guinan) Stanton

Resigned to take the office of Hudson County Sheriff

Sheriff nomination in NYT
Fisticuffs - Stanton nominated for Recorder
Listing as Mayor in World Almanac
Sackett, William (1919). Scannell's New Jersey's first citizens and state guide. J.J. Scannell. p. 426. Retrieved December 8, 2010.

William Ellis December 22, 1892–1893

William H. Ellis ( 1838-April 18, 1898) was an American grocer and politician who served as the twenty-first Mayor of Hoboken, New Jersey.

Adolph Lankering 1901–1906

Scannell's entry

George Steil 1906–1910

George Gonzales 1910–1912

Martin Cooke 1912–1915

Re-elected 1913 [4]

Patrick R. Griffin 1915–1926

Gustav Bach 1926–1929

Bernard N. McFeely 1930–1947

Fred M. De Sapio 1947–1953

John J. Grogan 1953–1965

John J. Grogan

31st Mayor of Hoboken
In office 1953–1965
Preceded by	Fred M. DeSapio
Succeeded by	Louis DePascale

Personal details
Born	March 26, 1914 Hoboken, New Jersey
Died	September 17, 1968
Political party	Democratic
Height	216px
Spouse	Eileen McNulty
Residence	Hoboken, New Jersey

John J. Grogan (March 26, 1914 - September 17, 1968) was an American labor union official and Democratic party politician who served as the 31st mayor of Hoboken, New Jersey for three terms from 1953 to 1965. Grogan was the International President of the Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers of America from 1951 until his death in 1968 and a Vice-President of the AFL-CIO.^[2]

Grogan was born in Hoboken, New Jersey, one of eight children of James and Catherine (née May) both of whom had emmigrated from Ireland.^[3] At the age of fifteen, Grogan left school.^[4] By age 19, he was working at the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation's Hoboken shipyard as a pipefitter's helper. In 1937, Grogan helped organize the Local 15 of the Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers of America and became the Treasurer of the Local.^[4]

Baltimore Sun Obituary

Louis De Pascale 1965, 1965–1973

November 17, 1965 - 1973

June 1965 election set aside by judge

Elected on third attempt

Second 1965 swearing in

Sworn in as Freeholder for unfinished term - November 15, 1968

Silvio Failla 1965

Silvio J. Failla ( - September 16, 1972) was a American mortician and Democratic party politician who served as the 31st mayor of Hoboken, New Jersey for six weeks in 1965, and in the New Jersey General Assembly in 1972.

Wife - Louise Picone (d. August 22, 1985)

Background

Legacy - The Silvio J. Failla Memorial Achievement Award is awarded by the Hudson County Funeral Directors Association for educational achievement

References

^ Winfield, Charles (1874). History of the County of Hudson, New Jersey: from its earliest settlement to the present time. New York, NY: Kennard & Hay Stationery M'fg and Print. Co. p. 319.
^ "JOHN J. GROGAN, UNION CHIEF, DIES; Ex-Hoboken Mayor a Vice President of A.F.L.C.I.O.". The New York Times. September 17, 1968. p. 47.
^ Curtis, Georgina Pell. The American Catholic who's who, 1960 and 1961. Vol. 14. NC News Service. p. 180.
^ ^a ^b Luizzi, Leonard (2004). "Grogan, John J.". In Maxine N. Lurie (ed.). Encyclopedia of New Jersey. Rutgers University Press. p. 338. ISBN 9780813533254.

[winfield-1] Winfield, Charles (1874). History of the County of Hudson, New Jersey: from its earliest settlement to the present time. New York, NY: Kennard & Hay Stationery M'fg and Print. Co. p. 319.

[2] "JOHN J. GROGAN, UNION CHIEF, DIES; Ex-Hoboken Mayor a Vice President of A.F.L.C.I.O.". The New York Times. September 17, 1968. p. 47.

[3] Curtis, Georgina Pell. The American Catholic who's who, 1960 and 1961. Vol. 14. NC News Service. p. 180.

[NJEnc-4] Luizzi, Leonard (2004). "Grogan, John J.". In Maxine N. Lurie (ed.). Encyclopedia of New Jersey. Rutgers University Press. p. 338. ISBN 9780813533254.

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