Henry Traphagen
Henry Traphagen | |
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| 19thMayor 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 |
Annie Matilda Cambell
(m.1869–1918) |
| Children | Sarah Conselyea Drayton, Henry Mackaness Traphagen, Anne Campbell Wortendyke, William Conselyea Traphagen, Frederick Putnam Traphagen |
| Parent | Henry Mackaness Traphagen |
| Residence | Jersey City, New Jersey |
| Signature |  |
Henry Traphagen(June 1, 1842 – October 11, 1918) was a lawyer and themayor of Jersey City, New Jersey,for theDemocratic Partyfrom May 4, 1874, to April 30, 1876.
Biography
[edit]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 mayorCornelius Van Vorst.He was a descendant ofWillem Traphagen,from Lemgo, Lippe, who settled in Manhattan in 1652. He studied atRutgers CollegeandBrown Universityand 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, inTenafly, New Jersey.
References
[edit]- ^"Jersey City"(PDF).The New York Times.June 7, 1884. p. 8.RetrievedJuly 4,2023.
Henry Magnus [sic] Traphagen died in Jersey City a few days ago,...
- ^Cornelius Burnham Harvey(ed.)."Henry Traphagen".Genealogical History Of Hudson And Bergen Counties New Jersey.RetrievedNovember 24,2011.
- ^"Annie M. Traphagen"(PDF).The New York Times.June 18, 1919. p. 17.RetrievedJuly 4,2023.
On Monday, June 16, 1919... in the 72 year of her age.
- ^"Hudson County, N.J., Political Notes".The New York Times.May 4, 1874. p. 8.RetrievedJuly 4,2023– via Newspapers.
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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