Henry Traphagen Explained

Henry Traphagen
Birth Date:1 June 1842
Birth Place:Jersey City, New Jersey
Death Place:Tenafly, New Jersey
Residence:Jersey City, New Jersey
Office:Mayor of Jersey City
Order:19th
Term Start:May 4, 1874
Term End:April 30, 1876
Predecessor:Charles H. O'Neill
Successor:Charles Seidler
Party:Democratic
Children:Sarah Conselyea Drayton, Henry Mackaness Traphagen, Anne Campbell Wortendyke, William Conselyea Traphagen, Frederick Putnam Traphagen
Parents:Henry Mackaness Traphagen
Signature:Signature of Henry Traphagen (1842–1918).png

Henry Traphagen (June 1, 1842 – October 11, 1918) was a lawyer and the mayor of Jersey City, New Jersey, for the Democratic Party from May 4, 1874, to April 30, 1876.

Biography

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 mayor Cornelius Van Vorst. He was a descendant of Willem Traphagen, from Lemgo, Lippe, who settled in Manhattan in 1652. He studied at Rutgers College and Brown University and 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, in Tenafly, New Jersey.

Notes and References

  1. News: Jersey City . Henry Magnus [sic] Traphagen died in Jersey City a few days ago, ... . . June 7, 1884 . 2023-07-04 . 8.
  2. Encyclopedia: Cornelius Burnham Harvey . Cornelius Burnham Harvey . Genealogical History Of Hudson And Bergen Counties New Jersey . Henry Traphagen . 2011-11-24 .
  3. News: Annie M. Traphagen . On Monday, June 16, 1919 ... in the 72 year of her age. . . June 18, 1919. 2023-07-04 . 17.
  4. News: Hudson County, N.J., Political Notes . 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. ... . . May 4, 1874 . 2023-07-04 . 8 . Newspapers.com.