Peter McMartin explained

Peter McMartin
Birth Date:May 11, 1805
Birth Place:New York
Death Date:after 1870
Residence:Jersey City, New Jersey
Office:Mayor of Jersey City
Order:2nd
Term Start:April 1840
Term End:April 1841
Predecessor:Dudley S. Gregory
Successor:Dudley S. Gregory
Spouse:Harriet Lyon

Peter McMartin (born May 11, 1805) was the second Mayor of Jersey City, New Jersey.

Biography

When Jersey City was incorporated as a municipality on February 22, 1838, McMartin was a member of the first Common Council. He succeeded Dudley S. Gregory as mayor two years later. He served a single one-year term from April 1840 to April 1841.[1] He was succeeded by Gregory. He served as Jersey City freeholder in 1847 and 1848.

On November 16, 1830, Martin married Harriet Lyon at St. Matthew's Episcopal Church in Jersey City.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Winfield, Charles . 1874 . Kennard & Hay Stationery M'fg and Print. Co. . History of the County of Hudson, New Jersey: from its earliest settlement to the present time . 289.
  2. Book: Bergen County Marriage Records .