Charles Patrick Gillen (August 6, 1876 – June 30, 1956) was the Democratic mayor of Newark, New Jersey, from 1917 to 1921. He was the first mayor under the reincorporation as a City Commission form of government.[1]

Biography

He was born in County Roscommon, Ireland on August 6, 1876. He was the son of Thomas Gillen and Mary A. Conry. He was Irish Catholic.[1]

He married Margaret Carey in 1923. He had a real estate business before entering politics. He was the mayor of Newark, New Jersey, from 1917 to 1921. He was a delegate to the 1932 Democratic National Convention.[1]

He died on June 30, 1956, at Saint Michael's Medical Center in Newark, New Jersey, aged 79 and was buried at Mount Olivet Cemetery, Newark.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Ex-mayor Gillen of Newark Dies. First Executive Under City Commission, Realty Man, Had Been Parks Director". The New York Times. July 1, 1956. Retrieved 2018-01-29.
Preceded by Mayor of Newark
1917–1921 		Succeeded by


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_P._Gillen
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