Mayors of Bayonne, New Jersey explained

Bayonne, New Jersey was incorporated on April 1, 1861 as a township. It was reincorporated on March 10, 1869 as a city. It is currently governed within the Faulkner Act, formally known as the Optional Municipal Charter Law, under the Mayor-Council system of municipal government (Plan C), implemented based on the recommendations of a Charter Study Commission as of July 1, 1962,[1] before which it was governed by a Board of Commissioners under the Walsh Act. The governing body consists of a mayor and a five-member city council, of which two seats are elected at-large and three from wards.[2] [3] This is a list of mayors of Bayonne, New Jersey.[4] [5]

Mayors

Term Mayor Notes
1869 - 1879Henry Meigs, Jr.Henry Meigs, Jr. was the first mayor of Bayonne, New Jersey. He took office on March 10, 1869.
1879 - 1883
1883 - 1887David W. Oliver
1887 - 1891John Newman
1891 - 1895William C. Farr
1895 - 1904Egbert Seymour
1904 - 1906Thomas Brady
1906 - 1910This was his first term.
1910 - 1912John J. CainCain (July 5, 1861 – January 17, 1937) was the 9th mayor.Born in Jersey City, New Jersey, Cain started work as a mechanic and worked for the Babcock & Wilcox Boiler Company in Bayonne. He married Katherine Drudy. Cain became involved in politicsin the early 1900s. In 1910, Cain, a Democrat, defeated the incumbent Pierre P. Garven. Cain was very independent and was many times at odds with the city's Democratic party. The following year, when he ran for re-election, he lost in the Democratic primary to Bayonne's Democratic leader Matthew T. Cronin. Cain lost again in 1914, ending his political career. He died at home after a lengthy illness at age 75. His funeral was at St. Henry's Church in Bayonne. He is buried in Holy Name Cemetery in Jersey City.[6]
1912 - 1914Matthew T. Cronin
1914 - 1915Bert J. DalyThis is his first term. Dr. Bert J. Daly served three non-consecutive terms from 1914–1915, 1927–1931 and 1943–1947.
1915 - 1919This was his second term.
1919 - 1923W. Homer AxfordHe was the director of public affairs on the Bayonne, New Jersey City Commission in 1930. He was head of the X-ray department of the Jersey City Hospital in 1930.[7] [8]
1923 - 1927Robert J. Talbot
1927 - 1931Bert J. DalyThis is his second term.
1931 - 1939Lucius F. Donohue
1939 - 1943James J. Donovan
1943 - 1947Bert J. DalyThis is his third term.
1947 - 1951Charles A. Heiser
1951 - 1955Edward F. Clark
1955 - 1959G. Thomas DiDomenico[9] Dominico - 16th Street Park is named in his honor.
1959 - 1962Alfred V. Brady
1962 - 1974Francis G. FitzpatrickFitzpatrick Park is named in his honor.[10]
1974 - 1990Dennis P. CollinsDennis P. Collins is the longest-serving mayor of Bayonne, New Jersey, serving from 1974 to 1990. He served for years. Collins Park is named for him.
1990 - 1994Richard A. RutkowskiRutowski Park named in his honor.[11]
1994 - 1998Leonard P. Kiczek
1998 - 2007Joseph Doria
2007 - 2008Terrance Malloy
2008 - 2014Mark Smith
2014 - James Davis[12]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.dudley-2010.com/Faulkner%20Act%2046pages.pdf "The Faulkner Act: New Jersey's Optional Municipal Charter Law"
  2. 2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book, Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, March 2013, p. 135.
  3. http://nj.findacase.com/research/wfrmDocViewer.aspx/xq/fac.19620802_0040160.NJ.htm/qx Broadway National Bank of Bayonne v. Parking Authority
  4. Web site: Mayors of Bayonne, New Jersey . 2018-01-19 . .
  5. Web site: Mayors of Bayonne, New Jersey . 2018-01-19 . .
  6. News: FORMER MAYOR CAIN OF BAYONNE IS DEAD; Elected for a Two-Year Term in 1909--Ex-Manager of the Babcock & Wilcox Plant. The New York Times. 18 January 1937.
  7. News: Dr. Axford Quits Bayonne Post . . October 19, 1930 .
  8. News: Dr. W. H. Axford, Bayonne Ex-Mayor. X-Ray Specialist Named Three Times to City Commission . . September 18, 1942 .
  9. Web site: CONTENTdm .
  10. Web site: Bayonne to hold ceremony commemorating new bell and clock tower . 23 November 2022 .
  11. News: For the birds? Rutkowski Park designed to show off wildlife. Al. Sullivan. Hudson Reporter. June 16, 2006.
  12. Web site: Mayor Jimmy Davis . 2018-01-19 . .