Wednesday, December 18, 2013

Denis J. Murphy, 2nd Mayor of the Town of West New York, New Jersey.

Denis J. Murphy was the second Mayor of the Town of West New York, New Jersey. He served as Mayor from 1903-1905.

Wednesday, December 11, 2013

John E. Otis, 1st Mayor of the Town of West New York, New Jersey, 1898-1902.

John E. Otis served as the first Mayor of the Town of West New York, New Jersey. He served as Mayor during the Spanish American War (1898), The Boxer Rebellion (1900) and the Philippine Insurrection 1898-1902). The Town of West New York was Incorporated as a Town by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on July 8th, 1898 replacing Union Township.

List of Mayor's of the Town of West New York, New Jersey, 1898 to 1995 // Alcaldes de West New York, New Jersey, 1898 - 1995

1) John E. Otis 1898-1902 (He was the 1st Mayor of the Town of West New York, New Jersey and served as Mayor during the Spanish American War (1898), The Boxer Rebellion (1900) and the Philippine Insurrection 1898-1902) 2) Denis J. Murphy 1903-1905 3) Ord J. Darling 1906-1909 4) Richard J. Miller 1910-1913 5) Oscar L. Auf der Heide 1914-1917 (He served as Mayor during World War 1, when the U.S.A entered the War in 1917). 6) Joseph Stilz 1918-1921 (He served as Mayor during World War 1, until the end of the War on November 11, 1918) 7) Joseph V. McNeil 1922-1925 8) Frank Effert 1926-1931 9) Charles Daume 1931-1935 10) Joseph Stilz 1935-1943 (He served as Mayor during World War Two, 1941 to 1943) 11) John J. White 1943-1947 (He served as Mayor during World War Two, 1943 to 1945) 12) Wilbur J. McGowan 1947-1949 13) John E. Otis, Jr. 1949-1954 (He served as Mayor during the Korean War, 1950 to 1953) 14) John R. Armellino 1955-1971 (Mayor's Armellino, Harvey and DeFino all served as Mayor's during the Vietnam War. The War lasted until April 30th, 1975.) 15) Lawrence T. Harvey 1971 16) Anthony M. DeFino 1971-1995