Beach Vanderpool Explained

Beach Vanderpool
Office:8th Mayor of Newark
Term Start:1846
Term End:1848
Predecessor:Isaac Baldwin
Successor:James Miller
Birth Date:25 October 1808[1]
Birth Place:New Jersey
Death Place:Newark, New Jersey
Party:Whig

Beach Vanderpool (October 25, 1808 – March 12, 1884) was an American politician who served as the Mayor of Newark from 1846 to 1848.[2]

Biography

Vanderpool was a member of a prominent family in Newark. He was one of the founders of the Morris and Essex Railroad and was a major shareholder at the time of his death. He was also the president of the Howard Savings Bank and Commissioner of the Morris Plains Lunatic Asylum.[3] One of his sons, Eugene Vanderpool (1844–1903), was president of the Newark Gas Light Company.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Sterling. Guy. The Famous, the Familiar and the Forgotten: 350 Notable Newarkers. 2014. Xlibris Corporation. 9781499079913. 206. July 13, 2017. en.
  2. Book: Urquhart. Frank John. A History of the city of Newark, New Jersey: embracing practically two and a half centuries, 1666-1913. 1913. Lewis Historical Publishing Company. 649. July 13, 2017. en.
  3. News: Beach Vanderpool. The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. March 12, 1884. Brooklyn, New York. 4.
  4. Web site: Manuscript Group 29, Eugene Vanderpool (1844-1903), President of the Newark Gas Light Company Papers, 1817-1929 (Bulk dates: 1880-1903). jerseyhistory.org. en. 2017-07-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20160624041615/http://www.jerseyhistory.org/findingaid.php?aid=0029. 2016-06-24. dead.