Charles P. Gillen

Summary

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]

Charles Patrick Gillen
26th Mayor of Newark
In office
January 1, 1917 – January 1, 1921
Preceded byThomas Lynch Raymond
Succeeded byAlexander Archibald
Personal details
Born(1876-08-06)August 6, 1876
County Roscommon, Ireland
DiedJune 30, 1956(1956-06-30) (aged 79)
Newark, New Jersey
Political partyDemocratic

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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]

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  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