Robert Gilchrist (mayor)

Robert Gilchrist
8th Mayor of Jersey City
In office
April 19, 1850 – May 2, 1852
Preceded byHenry C. Taylor
Succeeded byDavid S. Manners
Personal details
Bornc. 1790
DiedJuly 11, 1866
Jersey City, New Jersey
SpouseFrances Vashér
ChildrenRobert Jr. & Mary
Residence(s)Jersey City, New Jersey
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Robert Gilchrist was the eighth mayor of Jersey City in New Jersey.

Born around 1790, Gilchrist became the president of the Jersey Board of Selectmen from 1835 to 1836.[1] He succeeded Henry C. Taylor as mayor. He served two years from April 19, 1850 to May 2, 1852.[1] He was succeeded by David S. Manners. He was the Clerk of Hudson County from 1840 to 1865.[2]

Gilchrist's son Robert Jr. became the Attorney General of New Jersey and served from 1870 to 1875.

References

  1. ^ a b Winfield, Charles (1874). History of the County of Hudson, New Jersey: from its earliest settlement to the present time. Kennard & Hay Stationery M'fg and Print. Co. p. 289.
  2. ^ Winfield, p.341


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