John V. Kenny

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John V. Kenny
32nd Mayor of Jersey City
In office
July 1, 1949 – December 15, 1953 (resigned)[1]
Preceded by Frank H. Eggers
Succeeded by Bernard J. Berry
Personal details
Born John Vincent Kenny
(1893-04-06)April 6, 1893
Jersey City, New Jersey
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Paramus, New Jersey
Political party Democratic
Residence Jersey City, New Jersey
Religion Roman Catholic[2]

John Vincent Kenny (April 6, 1893 – June 2, 1975) was mayor of Jersey City from 1949 to 1953.[3]

Life and career

He was born on April 6, 1893. A former ward leader under longtime mayor Frank Hague, he broke with his mentor after Hague engineered the appointment of his nephew, Frank Hague Eggers, in 1947. Kenny put together a commission ticket that broke Hague's 30-year rule. Although he only served as mayor until 1953, he remained the real power in Jersey City for three decades.[4] Kenny ruled Jersey City and Hudson County Democratic politics and was known as the "Little Guy,"[5]

His rule was only broken in 1971, he was prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Jersey and convicted, along with the then-mayor Thomas J. Whelan and former City Council president Thomas Flaherty, in federal court of conspiracy and extortion in a multimillion-dollar political kickback scheme on city and county contracts.[6]

Kenny suffered a heart attack and died on June 2, 1975, in Jersey City. He was buried in Holy Name Cemetery in Jersey City.[2][6]

References

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