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|[[Paul Kiernan]] ||(1906-1989)||1944 to 1948|| He also served as the [[Sheriff of Monmouth County, New Jersey]].<ref name=Kiernan>{{cite news |author= |title=New Long Branch Mayor |url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9F07E7D7123DE13BBC4F52DFB366838F659EDE&legacy=true |quote= |newspaper=[[New York Times]] |date=May 17, 1944 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |author=Randall Gabrielan |title=Long Branch |year= |publisher=[[Arcadia Publishing]] |page=125 |quote= | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kP8_Xqyp968C&pg=PA125 |isbn= }}</ref> |
|[[Paul Kiernan]] ||(1906-1989)||1944 to 1948|| He also served as the [[Sheriff of Monmouth County, New Jersey]].<ref name=Kiernan>{{cite news |author= |title=New Long Branch Mayor |url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9F07E7D7123DE13BBC4F52DFB366838F659EDE&legacy=true |quote= |newspaper=[[New York Times]] |date=May 17, 1944 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |author=Randall Gabrielan |title=Long Branch |year= |publisher=[[Arcadia Publishing]] |page=125 |quote= | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kP8_Xqyp968C&pg=PA125 |isbn= }}</ref> |
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|[[Alton Verran Evans]]|| || 1937 to 1944|| |
|[[Alton Verran Evans]]||(1904-1989) || 1937 to 1944||He was born on August 8, 1904 in [[Larchmont, New York]]. In 1928 he graduated from the [[New York Law School]]. He was admitted to the [[New Jersey Bar Association]] in 1929. He was a member of the [[District Court of the County of Monmouth, New Jersey]] from 1943 to 1948. He was the presiding judge on the same court from 1948 to 1965. He served on the [[New Jersey Superior Court]] from 1972 to 1974.<ref name=pg/><ref name=Kiernan/><ref>{{cite encyclopedia |author= |encyclopedia =Prominent Families of New Jersey |title=Alton Verran Evans |year= |publisher= |page= |quote= | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qG_5K_s3a-gC&pg=PA434 |isbn= }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/76393885/alton-verran-evans |title=Alton Verran Evans |date= |accessdate=2018-01-29 |quote= |publisher=[[Findagrave]] }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author= |agency= |title=Judge Alton V. Evans, 84 |url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/76393885/alton-verran-evans |quote= |newspaper=[[Red Bank Register]] |date=January 12, 1989 |accessdate=2018-01-29 }}</ref> |
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|[[Dorman McFaddin]]|||| 1932||<ref name=pg>{{cite news |author= |title=Mayors of Long Branch, New Jersey |url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NJ/ofc/longbranch.html |quote= |publisher=[[Political Graveyard]] |date= }}</ref> |
|[[Dorman McFaddin]]|||| 1932||<ref name=pg>{{cite news |author= |title=Mayors of Long Branch, New Jersey |url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NJ/ofc/longbranch.html |quote= |publisher=[[Political Graveyard]] |date= }}</ref> |
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Long Branch, New Jersey was incorporated on April 11, 1867 with a commission form of government. Long Branch was reincorporated on on April 8, 1903 as a city. It is currently governed under the Mayor-Council (Plan A) form of municipal government under the Faulkner Act, enacted by direct petition as of July 1, 1966.[1] The government consists of a mayor and a five-member City Council, whose members are elected at-large in nonpartisan elections to serve four-year terms of office on a concurrent basis.[2] Prior to 1960 the mayor was appointed by the City Council. After 1960 the mayor was elected.
Mayors
Mayor | Birth and death | Term | Notes |
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Adam Schneider (mayor) | 2007 to 2017 | [3] | |
Alexander Vineburg | 1953 to 1955 | He was an optometrist.[3][4] | |
J. William Jones (mayor) | 1950 to 1952 | [3] | |
Paul Kiernan | (1906-1989) | 1944 to 1948 | He also served as the Sheriff of Monmouth County, New Jersey.[5][6] |
Alton Verran Evans | (1904-1989) | 1937 to 1944 | He was born on August 8, 1904 in Larchmont, New York. In 1928 he graduated from the New York Law School. He was admitted to the New Jersey Bar Association in 1929. He was a member of the District Court of the County of Monmouth, New Jersey from 1943 to 1948. He was the presiding judge on the same court from 1948 to 1965. He served on the New Jersey Superior Court from 1972 to 1974.[3][5][7][8][9] |
Dorman McFaddin | 1932 | [3] | |
Bryant Baxter Newcomb | (1867-1945) | 1912 to 1916 | He also served on the Board of Chosen Freeholders for Monmouth County, New Jersey. He died on February 1, 1945 at Monmouth Memorial Hospital after being struck by a taxicab.[10][11] |
Rufus Blodgett | (1834-1910) | 1903 to 1904 | He was the first mayor under the reincorporation as a city on April 8, 1903. |
Walter Reede | 1901 February to 1903 | ||
Benjamin Morris | 1900 to 1901 February | ||
Augustus Chandler | 1899 to 1900 | ||
Rufus Blodgett | (1834-1910) | 1894 to 1898 | This was his first term. He served seven terms as mayor. He also served as the superintendent of the New York & Long Branch Railroad for 25 years.[12][13] |
George W. Brown | 1887 to 1893 | This was his second term. | |
Wilbur Heisley | 1886 to 1887 | ||
George W. Brown | 1884 to 1886 | This was his first term. | |
Richard Woodward | 1883 to 1884 | ||
Thomas R. Wooley | 1879 to 1883 | ||
Joseph E. Cooper | 1870 to 1879 | ||
Samuel Laird | 1868 | Long Branch was incorporated on April 11, 1867. There is disagreement on whether the heads of the government prior to the April 8, 1903 reincorporation should be considered mayors. |
See also
References
- ^ "The Faulkner Act: New Jersey's Optional Municipal Charter Law", New Jersey State League of Municipalities, July 2007. Accessed September 17, 2013.
- ^ 2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book, Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, March 2013, p. 58.
- ^ a b c d e "Mayors of Long Branch, New Jersey". Political Graveyard.
- ^ Donald R. Vineburg. The Vineburg Family Story.
- ^ a b "New Long Branch Mayor". New York Times. May 17, 1944.
- ^ Randall Gabrielan. Long Branch. Arcadia Publishing. p. 125.
- ^ "Alton Verran Evans". Prominent Families of New Jersey.
- ^ "Alton Verran Evans". Findagrave. Retrieved 2018-01-29.
- ^ "Judge Alton V. Evans, 84". Red Bank Register. January 12, 1989. Retrieved 2018-01-29.
- ^ "B. B. Newcomb Killed. Long Branch Leader". New York Times. February 2, 1945. Retrieved 2018-01-27.
- ^ Red Bank Register, February 8, 1945
- ^ "Ex-Senator Blodgett Dead. Superintendent of New York & Long Branch Railroad for 25 Years". The New York Times. October 4, 1910. Retrieved 2010-10-20.
- ^ "Rufus Blodgett". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.