Eugene J. Bedell Explained

Eugene J. Bedell
Office1:Member of the New Jersey Senate from the 12th Legislative District
Term Start1:January 8, 1974
Term End1:January 12, 1982
Predecessor1:William Musto
James P. Dugan
William F. Kelly
Successor1:S. Thomas Gagliano
Office2:Member of the New Jersey General Assembly from District 5B
Term Start2:January 11, 1972
Term End2:January 8, 1974
Predecessor2:Joseph Azzolina
James M. Coleman
Successor2:District abolished
Birth Date:13 May 1928
Birth Place:Elizabeth, New Jersey
Death Place:Keansburg, New Jersey
Party:Democratic

Eugene J. Bedell (May 13, 1928 – January 4, 2016) was an American politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1972 to 1974 from District 5B and in the New Jersey Senate from the 12th Legislative District from 1974 to 1982.[1]

Born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, Bedell moved to Keansburg, New Jersey as a teenager and graduated in 1946 from Leonardo High School (since renamed as Middletown High School North).[2]

He died on January 4, 2016, at age 87 in his home in Keansburg, New Jersey.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Asbury Park Press from Asbury Park, New Jersey on January 18, 1980 · Page 32 . Newspapers.com . 1980-01-18 . 2016-12-04.
  2. Bramley, Bob. "Bedell takes pride in progress in Keansburg during past year",The Daily Register, September 12, 1975. Accessed December 5, 2022,via Newspapers.com. "The borough manager, Eugene J. Bedell, moved here from Elizabeth during his boyhood in 1941.... A borough resident since moving here in 1941, Mr. Bedell is a 1946 graduate of Leonardo High School."
  3. Web site: Eugene Bedell Obituary - Middletown, NJ . Legacy.com . 2016-12-04.