William Outis Allison

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William Outis Allison (1849 – December 18, 1924) was the first Mayor of Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey after it split from Englewood, New Jersey in 1895 and served four terms in office.[1][2]

Biography

Allison was born in 1849 in Undercliff (now Edgewater, New Jersey).[1]

His home burned to the ground in November 1903, resulting in a loss estimated at $75,000.[3]

He died on December 18, 1924, at his apartment at 115 West Sixteenth Street in Manhattan.[4] He was buried in Brookside Cemetery in Englewood, New Jersey. His estate was worth over $3,000,000.[5]

References

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  3. Staff. "MAYOR ALLISON'S HOME BURNED; Englewood's Chief Executive and Family Fled tor Life -- Loss, $75,000.", The New York Times, November 8, 1903. Accessed December 5, 2013.
  4. Staff. "William O. Allison Dies", The New York Times, December 19, 1924. Accessed December 5, 2013.
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