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Frederick H. Schmersahl 1871–1873
Sued by ex-fiance Another on the ex-fiance lawsuit

Peter McGavisk 1873–1875
Peter M. McGavisk was an American Democratic party politician who served two terms as the twelfth mayor of Hoboken, New Jersey from 1873-1875.

Joseph E. Russell 1875–1878
1876 renomination

John A. O'Neill 1880–1881

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 * Obituary
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Edwin J. Kerr 1886–1888
Edwin J. Kerr (September 21, 1839-August 18, 1917)

Married the widow of his own son


 * Elected School Trustee 1875
 * 1886 election
 * NYT Obit
 * Mason bio
 * Challenged McAdoo as candidate for Congress 1886

August Grassmann 1888–1891
August Grassmann (March 9, 1846-February 19, 1911) was an American grocer and politician who served as the mayor of Hoboken, New Jersey.

Born Hamburg, Germany


 * NYT Obit
 * Chairman Hudson County democratic convention October 14, 1893

Edward R. Stanton 1891–1892
Edward R. Stanton (December 15, 1893 - December 28, 1935) was an American politician who served as the 20th mayor of Hoboken, New Jersey.

Born to Christopher Stanton and Mary (Guinan) Stanton

Resigned to take the office of Hudson County Sheriff


 * Sheriff nomination in NYT
 * Fisticuffs - Stanton nominated for Recorder
 * Listing as Mayor in World Almanac

William Ellis December 22, 1892–1893
William H. Ellis ( 1838-April 18, 1898) was an American grocer and politician who served as the twenty-first Mayor of Hoboken, New Jersey.


 * Appointment to unfinished term
 * NYT Obit

Adolph Lankering 1901–1906
Scannell's entry

Martin Cooke 1912–1915
Re-elected 1913

John J. Grogan 1953–1965
John J. Grogan (March 26, 1914 - September 17, 1968) was an American labor union official and Democratic party politician who served as the 31st mayor of Hoboken, New Jersey for three terms from 1953 to 1965. Grogan was the International President of the Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers of America from 1951 until his death in 1968 and a Vice-President of the AFL-CIO.

Grogan was born in Hoboken, New Jersey, one of eight children of James and Catherine (née May) both of whom had emmigrated from Ireland. At the age of fifteen, Grogan left school. By age 19, he was working at the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation's Hoboken shipyard as a pipefitter's helper. In 1937, Grogan helped organize the Local 15 of the Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers of America and became the Treasurer of the Local.


 * Baltimore Sun Obituary

Louis De Pascale 1965, 1965–1973
November 17, 1965 - 1973

June 1965 election set aside by judge

Elected on third attempt

Second 1965 swearing in

Sworn in as Freeholder for unfinished term - November 15, 1968

Silvio Failla 1965
Silvio J. Failla ( - September 16, 1972) was a American mortician and Democratic party politician who served as the 31st mayor of Hoboken, New Jersey for six weeks in 1965, and in the New Jersey General Assembly in 1972.

Wife - Louise Picone (d. August 22, 1985)

Background

Legacy - The Silvio J. Failla Memorial Achievement Award is awarded by the Hudson County Funeral Directors Association for educational achievement