Charles P. Gillen Explained

Charles Patrick Gillen
Order1:26th
Office1:Mayor of Newark
Term Start1:January 1, 1917
Term End1:January 1, 1921
Predecessor1:Thomas Lynch Raymond
Successor1:Alexander Archibald
Birth Date:6 August 1876
Birth Place:County Roscommon, Ireland
Death Place:Newark, New Jersey
Party:Democratic

Charles Patrick Gillen (August 6, 1876 – June 30, 1956) was the Democratic mayor of Newark, New Jersey, from 1917 to 1921. He was the first mayor under the reincorporation as a City Commission form of government.

Biography

He was born in County Roscommon, Ireland on August 6, 1876. He was the son of Thomas Gillen and Mary A. Conry. He was Irish Catholic.

He married Margaret Carey in 1923. He had a real estate business before entering politics. He was the mayor of Newark, New Jersey, from 1917 to 1921. He was a delegate to the 1932 Democratic National Convention.

He died on June 30, 1956, at Saint Michael's Medical Center in Newark, New Jersey, aged 79 and was buried at Mount Olivet Cemetery, Newark.[1]

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  1. News: Ex-mayor Gillen of Newark Dies. First Executive Under City Commission, Realty Man, Had Been Parks Director . . July 1, 1956 . 2018-01-29 .