Elbridge Van Syckel Besson Explained

Elbridge Van Syckel Besson
Birth Place:	Galveston, Texas, U.S.
Death Place:	Hoboken, U.S.
Residence:	Hoboken, New Jersey
Office:	Mayor of Hoboken
Order:	14th
Term Start:	April 1878
Term End:	April 1880
Predecessor:	Joseph Russel
Successor:	John A. O'Neill
Office1:	Mayor of Hoboken
Order1:	16th
Term Start1:	April 1881
Term End1:	April 1883
Predecessor1:	John A. O'Neill
Successor1:	Herman L. Timken
Party:	Republican

Elbridge Van Syckel Besson (December 22, 1839 – 1915) was an American Republican Party politician who served two non-consecutive terms as the 14th and 16th Mayor of Hoboken, New Jersey.^[1] He also served a term in the New Jersey General Assembly.

Biography

Besson was born on December 22, 1839, in Hoboken, New Jersey, to Jacob Besson and Sarah Carhart Runkle.^[2] He was President of the Hoboken City Council in 1865.^[3] He was a member of New Jersey General Assembly in 1869.^[4] Besson was the Republican nominee for mayor again in 1884 and 1895.^{[5] [6]} He died in 1915.

Notes and References

1. News: A Notable Inaugural . The new Republican Mayor of Hoboken, the Hon. E.V.S. Besson, exploded a bomb-shell ... He was elected on April 9th ... In referring to the monopoly which Hoboken, Mayor Besson said in his ... . . May 4, 1881 . 2011-01-06 .
2. News: Hoboken . . January 20, 1896 . 2015-02-14 .
3. News: The New York Times . May 3, 1865 . Hoboken. The Hoboken Board of Councilmen met on Monday evening, and organized for the ensuing year by the election of E.V.S. Besson for President. .... January 13, 2011.
4. Web site: Elbridge Besson . 2011-01-06 . Besson, Elbridge V. S. — of Hoboken, Hudson County, N.J. Member of New Jersey state house of assembly from Hudson County, 1869; mayor of Hoboken, N.J., 1878-80, 1881-83. Burial location unknown. . .
5. News: The New York Times . March 25, 1884 . Nominations in Hoboken . January 13, 2011.
6. News: The New York Times . March 26, 1895 . Hoboken Primaries and Conventions . January 13, 2011.