Jerome Taylor Congleton (August 25, 1876 – December 10, 1936) served as Mayor of Newark, New Jersey from 1928 to 1933.
Jerome T. Congleton | |
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30th Mayor of Newark | |
In office 1928–1933 | |
Preceded by | Thomas Lynch Raymond |
Succeeded by | Meyer C. Ellenstein |
Personal details | |
Born | Newark, New Jersey | August 25, 1876
Died | December 10, 1936 Newark, New Jersey | (aged 60)
Political party | Republican |
He was born in Newark, New Jersey on August 25, 1876, the son of Joseph Norton Congleton and the former Mary Isabel Wade.[1]
Congleton was elected as Mayor of Newark in 1928. In a wave of anti-incumbent backlash, he lost re-election.[2]
On December 10, 1936, Congleton suffered a heart attack while driving his car and died. He was 60 years old.[2]