Mark M. Fagan
Mark Matthew Fagan | |
|---|---|
Mayor of Jersey City | |
| In office 1902–1907 | |
| Preceded by | Edward Hoos |
| Succeeded by | H. Otto Wittpenn |
| In office 1913–1917 | |
| Preceded by | H. Otto Wittpenn |
| Succeeded by | Frank Hague |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 29, 1869 Republican |
| Residence(s) | Jersey City, New Jersey |
Mark Matthew Fagan (September 29, 1869 – July 16, 1955) was an
Biography
He was born on September 29, 1869, in Jersey City. He had little formal education, and as a youth, he worked for his uncle as an undertaker. A Republican, he entered politics while still in his twenties becoming a county freeholder though he was not re-elected.
In 1901, Republican Party boss, Colonel
In 1913, Jersey City went to a city commission form of government, and Fagan was elected commissioner. He was then chosen by his colleagues to be mayor once more. As mayor, he was famous for building schools. In 1917, he stepped down as mayor, retired from politics and continued his career as an undertaker.
Political boss Frank Hague succeeded him as mayor. It would be 75 years before another Republican, Bret Schundler, would be elected mayor of Jersey City.[2]
Fagan died on July 16, 1955, and was buried in
See also
- List of mayors of Jersey City, New Jersey
References
- New York Times. January 1, 1901. Retrieved 2008-04-23.
Mark M. Fagan, Jersey City's new Republican Mayor, will enter upon his duties at noon today, when he and Edward Hoos, the retiring Mayor, who is a Democrat, will receive calls together in the Mayor's office at the City Hall. Mayor Fagan announced his appointments yesterday.
- New York Times.
- ^ Holy Name Cemetery, The Political Graveyard. Accessed August 15, 2007.
- New York Times. March 19, 1955. Retrieved 2008-04-23.
Further reading
- Noble, Ransom E. New Jersey Progressivism Before Wilson (Princeton UP, 1946) online.
External links
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