Henry Traphagen
Henry Traphagen | |
|---|---|
 | |
| 19th Mayor of Jersey City | |
| In office May 4, 1874 – April 30, 1876 | |
| Preceded by | Charles H. O'Neill |
| Succeeded by | Charles Seidler |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 1, 1842 Jersey City, New Jersey |
| Died | October 11, 1918 (aged 76) Tenafly, New Jersey |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Annie Matilda Cambell
(m. 1869–1918) |
| Children | Sarah Conselyea Drayton, Henry Mackaness Traphagen, Anne Campbell Wortendyke, William Conselyea Traphagen, Frederick Putnam Traphagen |
| Parent(s) | Henry Mackaness Traphagen |
| Residence | Jersey City, New Jersey |
Henry Traphagen (June 1, 1842 – October 11, 1918) was a lawyer and the Mayor of Jersey City, New Jersey for the Democratic Party from May 4, 1874 to April 30, 1876.
Biography[]
He was born on June 1, 1842, in Jersey City to Henry Mackaness Traphagen and Sarah Conselyea. He had a brother, William C. Traphagen.[1] He was the great-grandson of former Jersey City mayor Cornelius Van Vorst. He was a descendant of , from Lemgo, Lippe, who settled in Manhattan in 1652. He studied at Rutgers College and Brown University and became an attorney in 1864.
He married Annie Matilda Cambell (1847-1919) on November 9, 1869.[2][3]
He was elected mayor and served one term, from May 4, 1874 to April 30, 1876.[4]
He died on October 11, 1918 in Tenafly, New Jersey.
References[]
- ^ "Jersey City" (PDF). New York Times. June 7, 1884. Retrieved 2011-11-24.
Henry Magnus [sic] Traphagen died in Jersey City a few days ago, ...
- ^ (ed.). "Henry Traphagen". Genealogical History Of Hudson And Bergen Counties New Jersey. Retrieved 2011-11-24.
- ^ "Annie M. Traphagen" (PDF). New York Times. June 18, 1919. Retrieved 2011-11-24.
On Monday, June 16, 1919 ... in the 72 year of her age.
- ^ "Hudson County, NJ". New York Times. May 4, 1874. Retrieved 2011-11-24.
Mayor O'Neill, of Jersey City, retires to-day from his official position, and, at noon, Henry Traphagen, the new incumbent, will be sworn in. ...
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