Edward Hoos
Edward Hoos | |
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Peter Farmer Wanser | |
Succeeded by | Mark M. Fagan |
Personal details | |
Born | August 31, 1850 Neuwied am Rhine, Germany |
Died | October 24, 1912 Jersey City, New Jersey, United States | (aged 62)
Political party | Democrat |
Spouse | Dora Wilkins & Marie Renz |
Children | Edward H.Hoos, Dora M.Hoos, Arthur, Elizabeth (Elsa)Hoos, Anna B. Hoos, Laura Hoos, Adele L. Hoos, Robert J. Hoos, Alfred Hoos, Herbert Hoos, Georgina M. E. Hoos, Milton V. Hoos and Thelma Hoos. |
Residence(s) | Jersey City, New Jersey |
Edward Hoos (August 31, 1850 โ October 24, 1912) was the 26th mayor of Jersey City, New Jersey
Biography
Hoos was born in
The mayoral election of 1897 was very controversial. The Republican controlled state legislature passed the McArthur Act which postponed Jersey City and
Hoos won re-election over Republican Edward M. Watson by an even bigger margin of 7,000 votes on April 11, 1899.[7] Hoos had served two terms (May 3, 1897, to December 31, 1901), but Boss Davis knew the voters wanted a change and dumped Hoos from the ticket in 1901 in favor of Edward L. Young, son of Edward Faitoute Condict Young (Davis' financial backer). It did not matter to the voters who swept in Republican Mark M. Fagan as mayor.
Hoos died on October 24, 1912, and was buried in Bayview โ New York Bay Cemetery in Jersey City alongside his wife and three of his children.
See also
- List of mayors of Jersey City, New Jersey
References
- ^ "Will Have Spring Elections.; The Law Abolishing Them in Jersey City and Newark Declared Unconstitutional by the Supreme Court". The New York Times. 1897-04-02.
- ^ "The Jersey City Election; Mandamus Proceedings Before the New Jersey Supreme Court". The New York Times. 1897-03-28.
- ^ "Hudson County Election; Jersey City Situation Muddled -- Incumbents May Not Vacate -- Legality of Elections Still in Court". The New York Times. 1897-04-15.
- ^ "Jersey City Mayorality; Hoos Formally Demanded Possession of the Office, and Wanser Protested Against the Action". The New York Times. 1897-05-04.
- ^ "The Jersey City Election; Formal Decision To Be Made Against the Republican Mayor". The New York Times. 1897-06-02.
- ^ "In Favor of Mayor Hoos; The New Jersey Court of Errors and Appeals Sustains His Title to Office". The New York Times. 1897-09-21.
- ^ "New Jersey Elections". The New York Times. 1899-04-12.