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Jerome T. Congleton

Jerome T. Congleton
30th Mayor of Newark
In office
1928–1933
Preceded byThomas Lynch Raymond
Succeeded byMeyer C. Ellenstein
Personal details
Born(1876-08-25)August 25, 1876
Newark, New Jersey
DiedDecember 10, 1936(1936-12-10) (aged 60)
Newark, New Jersey
Political partyRepublican

Jerome Taylor Congleton (August 25, 1876 – December 10, 1936) served as Mayor of Newark, New Jersey from 1928 to 1933.

Biography

He was born in Newark, New Jersey on August 25, 1876, the son of Joseph Norton Congleton and the former Mary Isabel Wade.[1]

Congleton was elected as Mayor of Newark in 1928. In a wave of anti-incumbent backlash, he lost re-election.[2]

On December 10, 1936, Congleton suffered a heart attack while driving his car and died. He was 60 years old.[2]

References

  1. ^ "World War I Draft Cards, 1917-1918 [database on-line]". United States: The Generations Network. 1918. Retrieved September 30, 2009.
  2. ^ a b Jerome Congleton of Newark, 60, Dies; Former Mayor Defeated for Re-Election After Effecting Depression Economies. Head of Trust Company. Carried Out Civic Improvement Plan -- Stricken in Car as He Stops at Curb, The New York Times, December 11, 1936. Accessed September 30, 2009.
Political offices
Preceded by Mayor of Newark
1928–1933 		Succeeded by


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