Henry Traphagen
| Henry Traphagen | |
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| 19th Mayor of Jersey City | |
| In office May 4, 1874 – April 30, 1876 |
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| Preceded by | Charles H. O'Neill |
| Succeeded by | Charles Seidler |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 1, 1842 Jersey City, New Jersey |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Tenafly, New Jersey |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Annie Matilda Cambell (m. 1869–1918) |
| Children | Sarah Conselyea Drayton, Henry Mackaness Traphagen, Anne Campbell Wortendyke, William Conselyea Traphagen, Frederick Putnam Traphagen |
| Parents | Henry Mackaness Traphagen |
| Residence | Jersey City, New Jersey |
Henry Traphagen (June 1, 1842 - October 11, 1918) was a lawyer and the Democratic Party Mayor of Jersey City, New Jersey from May 4, 1874 to April 30, 1876.
Biography
He was born on June 1, 1842, in Jersey City to Henry Mackaness Traphagen and Sarah Conselyea. He had a brother, William C. Traphagen.[1] He was the great-grandson of former Jersey City mayor Cornelius Van Vorst. He was a descendant of Willem Traphagen, from Lemgo, Lippe, who settled in Manhattan in 1652. He studied at Rutgers College and Brown University and became an attorney in 1864.
He married Annie Matilda Cambell (1847-1919) on November 9, 1869.[2][3]
He was elected mayor and served one term, from May 4, 1874 to April 30, 1876.[4]
He died on October 11, 1918 in Tenafly, New Jersey.
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| Preceded by | Mayor of Jersey City 1874–1876 |
Succeeded by Charles Seidler |
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