Mayors of Ramsey, New Jersey
Ramsey, New Jersey was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 10, 1908, from portions of Hohokus Township (whose remnants are now Mahwah Township). Additional territory was annexed from Waldwick in 1921, and portions of the borough were ceded to Saddle River in 1925.[1]
Mayors
[edit]Democratic (5) Republican (17)
| # | Took office | Left office | Party | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John B. Finch | April 27, 1908 | 1910 | Republican | The first mayor, elected at a special election held on April 27, 1908. Reelected for a full two -year term at the general election in November, 1908, he served until 1910.[2] | |
| 2 | James Shuart | 1911 | 1912 | Democratic | First Democratic mayor. | |
| 3 | F. William Gertzen | 1913 | 1916 | Republican | Served as mayor of Ramsey for a total of seven terms. His service started in 1913 and at this time he served two terms, 1913–16. Called by his townsman again in 1925 he served three two-year terms, 1925–30. In 1941 he was again elected mayor and served two two-year terms, 1941–44. | |
| 4 | John Frank DeBaun | 1917 | 1920 | Republican | Served two terms. | |
| 5 | Frederick W. Storer | 1921 | 1924 | Republican | Served two terms. | |
| 6 | F. William Gertzen | 1925 | 1930 | Republican | Served three terms | |
| 7 | John J. Sullivan | 1931 | 1934 | Democrat | Served two terms. | |
| 8 | Dwight P. Little | 1935 | 1940 | Republican | Served three terms. | |
| 9 | F. William Gertzen | 1941[3] | 1944 | Republican | Served two terms | |
| 10 | Franklin D. Haring | 1945 | 1948 | Republican | Served three terms.[4] | |
| 11 | Chester A. Smeltzer | 1949 | 1952 | Republican | Served two terms. Wrote The Birth of Ramsey in 1976.[5] | |
| 12 | Harold E. Murken | 1953 | 1954 | Republican | ||
| 13 | Alexander Eichorn[6] | 1955 | 1956 | Republican | ||
| 14 | John S. Elliot | 1957 | 1960 | Republican | Served two terms. | |
| 15 | Paul R. Huot | 1961 | 1962 | Democrat | ||
| 16 | Victor M. Williams | 1963 | 1968 | Republican | Served three terms. | |
| 17 | Salvatore Burgio | 1969 | 1974 | Republican | ||
| 18 | Emil Porfido | 1975 | 1987 | Democrat | [7] | |
| 19 | John L. Scerbo | 1988 | 2002 | Republican | ||
| 20 | Richard Muti | 2003 | 2006 | Democrat | Changed parties and ran in 2014 election[8] | |
| 21 | Christopher Botta | 2007 | 2014 | Republican | Chose not to seek re-election[8] | |
| 22 | Deirdre A. Dillon | 2015 | incumbent | Republican | first woman mayor |
References
[edit]- ^ Snyder, John P. The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606–1968, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 84. Accessed January 30, 2012.
- ^ Kase, Ron (October 24, 2001). "Ramsey". Arcadia Publishing – via Google Books.
- ^ "12 Bergen Mayors Inducted". timesmachine.nytimes.com.
- ^ "Franklin Haring - Obituary". January 20, 1960. p. 37 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ Smeltzer, Chester A. (January 1, 1976). "THE BIRTH OF RAMSEY". Walden Printing Company – via Amazon.
- ^ "Obituary for ALEXANDER E. EICHORN (Aged 69) - Newspapers.com". The Journal News.
- ^ "Pipe Bomb Explosion Still Shakes Ramsey". timesmachine.nytimes.com.
- ^ a b "Ramsey mayor's race: three candidates vie for open seat in midst of contentious Bergen political season". The New York Observer. July 17, 2014.
- ^ https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/489795-the-birth-of-ramsey-by-mayor-chester-a-smeltzer-and-the-growth-of-ramsey?offset=1 "The birth of Ramsey"
- ^ https://www.newspapers.com "Newspapers.com"