John V. Kenny
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| John V. Kenny | |
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32nd Mayor of Jersey City
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| In office July 1, 1949 – December 15, 1953 (resigned)[1] |
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| Preceded by | Frank H. Eggers |
| Succeeded by | Bernard J. Berry |
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| Born | April 6, 1893 Jersey City, New Jersey |
| Died | June 2, 1975 (aged 82) Paramus, New Jersey |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence | Jersey City, New Jersey |
John V. Kenny (April 6, 1893 – June 2, 1975) was mayor of Jersey City from 1949 to 1953.[2]
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 multi-million dollar political kickback scheme on city and county contracts.[3]
Kenny suffered a heart attack and died on June 2, 1975, in Jersey City. He is buried in Holy Name Cemetery in Jersey City.[3][4]
[edit] References
- ^ "Kenny Keeps His Word, Resigns as Mayor; Hague Foe, in Ill Health for a Year, Held Office Since '49 -- Succeeded by Berry". The New York Times: p. 38. December 16, 1953.
- ^ Maxine N. Lurie, ed (2004). Encyclopedia of New Jersey. Rutgers University Press. p. 438. ISBN 0813533252. http://books.google.com/books?id=_r9Ni6_u0JEC&lpg=PA438&ots=9BJTFmFyIS&dq=John%20V.%20Kenny%20resigned&pg=PA438#v=onepage&q=John%20V.%20Kenny%20resigned&f=false.
- ^ a b "Ex-Mayor John V. Kenny Of Jersey City Dies at 82.". New York Times. June 3, 1975. http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F20B13F8395F1B7493C1A9178DD85F418785F9. Retrieved 2008-04-23. "John V. Kenny, the former Mayor of Jersey City whose control of the Hudson County Democratic party crumbled after a flurry of Federal extortion charges in late 1970, died last evening of heart disease. He was 82 years old."
- ^ "Kenny Funeral Held With Few Politicians Attending.". New York Times. June 6, 1975. http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F40815F63858157493C4A9178DD85F418785F9. Retrieved 2008-04-23. "John V. Kenny, the leader of Hudson County politics for more than 20 years, was buried here in Holy Name Cemetery today after a funeral mass sparsely attended by political figures."
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