Joseph C. Irwin
Encyclopedia
Joseph C. Irwin was an American
Republican Party
politician
from New Jersey
, who served on the Red Bank, New Jersey
Borough Council, as a member of the New Jersey General Assembly
, and as a member of the Monmouth County, New Jersey
Board of Chosen Freeholders
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to Charles P. Irwin. He was elected to the Red Bank Borough Council in 1934. In 1936, he was elected to the State Assembly, where he served two, one-year terms.
In 1938, Irwin was elected to the Board of Chosen Freeholders; he would serve twelve, three-year terms. Irwin was chosen as Director of the Board for the years 1951 through 1974.
In the Democratic
landslide of the 1974 general election
, Joseph C. Irwin was defeated for a thirteenth term. He died on October 31, 1987 in Red Bank, New Jersey
.
United States
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Republican Party
Republican Party (United States)
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politician
Politician
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from New Jersey
New Jersey
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, who served on the Red Bank, New Jersey
Red Bank, New Jersey
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 11,844 people, 5,201 households, and 2,501 families residing in the borough. The population density was 6,639.1 people per square mile . There were 5,450 housing units at an average density of 3,055.0 per square mile...
Borough Council, as a member of the New Jersey General Assembly
New Jersey General Assembly
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, and as a member of the Monmouth County, New Jersey
Monmouth County, New Jersey
Monmouth County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey, within the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 630,380, up from 615,301 at the 2000 census. Its county seat is Freehold Borough. The most populous municipality is Middletown Township with...
Board of Chosen Freeholders
Board of Chosen Freeholders
In New Jersey, the Boards of Chosen Freeholders are the county legislatures in each of that state's 21 counties.- Origin :New Jersey's system of naming county legislators "freeholders" is unique in the United States...
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Biography
He was born on February 13, 1904 in Red Bank, New JerseyRed Bank, New Jersey
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 11,844 people, 5,201 households, and 2,501 families residing in the borough. The population density was 6,639.1 people per square mile . There were 5,450 housing units at an average density of 3,055.0 per square mile...
to Charles P. Irwin. He was elected to the Red Bank Borough Council in 1934. In 1936, he was elected to the State Assembly, where he served two, one-year terms.
In 1938, Irwin was elected to the Board of Chosen Freeholders; he would serve twelve, three-year terms. Irwin was chosen as Director of the Board for the years 1951 through 1974.
In the Democratic
Democratic Party (United States)
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landslide of the 1974 general election
General election
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, Joseph C. Irwin was defeated for a thirteenth term. He died on October 31, 1987 in Red Bank, New Jersey
Red Bank, New Jersey
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 11,844 people, 5,201 households, and 2,501 families residing in the borough. The population density was 6,639.1 people per square mile . There were 5,450 housing units at an average density of 3,055.0 per square mile...
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