Peter Bentley (mayor)
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Peter Bentley, Sr. was the fifth mayor of Jersey City in New Jersey
. He succeeded Thomas A. Alexander
. He served a single one-year term from April 1843 to April 1844. He was succeeded by Phineas C. Dummer
.
Born on a farm in Halfmoon, New York
, he moved to Jersey City in 1825 and became a lawyer in 1834. After his term as mayor, he left politics. He later organized the Mechanics' and Traders' Bank (currently the First National Bank of Jersey City) and became its President. In addition, he was Vice-President of the Savings Bank of Jersey City, Treasurer and later Director of the Gas Company and Treasurer of the Jersey City and Bergen Plank Road Company. He died in Jersey City and was buried in the Old Bergen Church
Cemetery in Jersey City.
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
. He succeeded Thomas A. Alexander
Thomas A. Alexander
Thomas A. Alexander was the fourth mayor of Jersey City in New Jersey. He succeeded Dudley S. Gregory. He served a single one-year term from April 1842 to April 1843. He was succeeded by Peter Bentley, Sr.-Biography:...
. He served a single one-year term from April 1843 to April 1844. He was succeeded by Phineas C. Dummer
Phineas C. Dummer
Phineas Cook Dummer was the sixth mayor of Jersey City in New Jersey. He succeeded Peter Bentley, Sr. A Whig politician, he served four one-year terms from April 1844 to April 20, 1848. He was succeeded by Henry C. Taylor.-Biography:Born in New Haven, Connecticut in 1787, he served in the New York...
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Born on a farm in Halfmoon, New York
Halfmoon, New York
Halfmoon is a town in Saratoga County, New York, United States. The population was 18,474 at the 2000 census. The town is named for the crescent shape of the land between the Hudson River and Mohawk River....
, he moved to Jersey City in 1825 and became a lawyer in 1834. After his term as mayor, he left politics. He later organized the Mechanics' and Traders' Bank (currently the First National Bank of Jersey City) and became its President. In addition, he was Vice-President of the Savings Bank of Jersey City, Treasurer and later Director of the Gas Company and Treasurer of the Jersey City and Bergen Plank Road Company. He died in Jersey City and was buried in the Old Bergen Church
Old Bergen Church
The Old Bergen Church is located in Jersey City, New Jersey and is the oldest continuous congregation in New Jersey dating back to 1660. The congregation embraces a combination of Reformed Church in America and Presbyterianism....
Cemetery in Jersey City.