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Board of Chosen Freeholders Hudson County, New Jersey
The first meeting of this Board was held May 13, 1840, in Drayton's Hotel, at the Five Corners. The following is a list of the members since the erection of the county. This list also incidentally shows when municipalities were formed or divided into wards.
| 1840 | 1841 |
| Bergen -
Garret Sip, Abel I. Smith Jersey City - John Griffith, Abraham Van Santvoord Harrison - Joseph Budd, William C. Kingsland |
Jersey City
- John Dows, Jonathan Jenkins. Van Vorst - Henry M. Traphagen, David Jones. Bergen - Garret Sip, Abel T. Smith. Harrison - Joseph Budd, William C. Kingsland. |
| 1842 | 1843 |
| Jersey City
- John Dows, Phineas C. Dummer. Bergen - Cornelius Yan Winkle, Edwin B. Y. Wright. Van Vorst - David Jones, Henry M. Traphagen. Harrison - Joseph Budd, William C. Kingsland. |
Jersey City
- John Dows, Phineas C. Dummer. Bergen - William C. Vreeland, Garret G. Newkirk. Van Vorst - Cornelius Van Vorst, Selah Hill. Harrison - George Kingsland, Peter W. Kipp. North Bergen - Edwin E. Y. Wright, John Tonele, Jr. |
| 1844 | 1845 |
| Jersey City
- Henry Sonthmayd*, Job Male. Bergen - William C. Vreeland, Garret G. Newkirk. Van Vorst - Cornelius Van Vorst, Selah Hill. Harrison - George Kingsland, Peter W. Kipp. North Bergen - John Tonele, John Yan Boskerck. |
Jersey City
- Phineas C. Dummer, Joseph W. Morgan. Bergen - Jacob D. Yan Winkle, Jacob Vreeland. Van Vorst - Cornelius Van Vorst, Selah Hill. Harrison - John S. Condit, George Kingsland. North Bergen - John Yan Boskerck, Daniel Nan Ripen |
| 1846 | 1847 |
| Jersey City
- Phineas C. Dummer, Cornelius Kanouse Bergen - Abraham Becker, Jacob D. Van Winkle Van Vorst - Cornelius Van Vorst, Henry M. Traphagen Harrison - John S. Condit, Cornelius C. Jerolemon North Bergan - John Tonele, Michael Fisher |
Jersey City
- David B. Wakeman, Peter McMartin Bergan - Abraham Becker, George Thomas Van Vorst - Erastus Randall, Benjamin Miles Harrison - John S. Condit, Cornelius C. Jerolemon North Bergen - John Tonele, Michael Fisher |
| 1848 | 1849 |
| Jersey City
- David B. Wakeman, Peter McMartin Bergen - Garret Sip, Jacob M. Vreeland Van Vorst - Benjamin Mills, Henry M. Traphagen Harrison - George Kingsland, Arent H. Schuyler North Bergen - John J. Newkirk, John Shields |
Jersey City
- David P. Wakeman, James Fleming Bergen - John Brinkerhoff, Jacob M. Vreeland Van Vorst - Matthias B. Ward, Henry M. Traphagan Harrison - George Kingsland, Arent H. Schuyler North Bergen - James Harrison, John J. Newkirk Hoboken - Garret Benson. William Hersee |
* Resigned in December, 1843. Henry Sonthmayd appointed.
1850 - 1859
| 1850 | 1851 |
| Jersey City -
First Ward, David B. Wakeman, John M. Cornelison Bergen - John Brinkerhoff, Garret Waters Van Vorst - Matthias B. Ward, John Van Vorst Harrison - George Kingsland, Arent H, Schuyler North Bergen - John Shields, John Hague Hoboken - J. Dunn Littell. Charles T. Perry |
Jersey City First Ward, George Dummer, P. W. A. Durfee Second Ward, George W. Edge. Robert B. Earle Third Ward, Robert McLoughlin, Henry E. Insley Fourth Ward, John Van Vorst, John Boyce Bergen - John Brinkerhoff, Jasper Garretson Harrison - Stephen Kingsland, Thomas Watkins North Bergen - Edmund T. Carpenter, Abram W. Duryea Hoboken - Gilliam Van Houten, Denniston B. Wood |
| 1852 | 1853 |
| Jersey City First Ward - George Dummer, Benton B. Grinnell Second Ward - Jacob J. Banta, William dimming Third Ward - Robert McLoughlin, Henry E. Insley Fourth Ward - John Yan Vorst, William Dugan Bergen - Mindert Yan Horn, Hartman Vreeland Harrison - Arent H. Schuyler, Jabez B. Pennington North Bergen - Edmund T. Carpenter, Abram W. Duryea Hoboken - Charles Chamberlain, Peter Powless |
Jersey City First Ward - Minot C. Morgan, David Smith Second Ward - Jacob J. Yan Buskirk, Jacob J. Banta Third Ward - Nehemiah Knapp, John S. March Fourth Ward - Clement Hancox, Hervey M. Soule Bergen - Hartman Vreeland, Mindert Yan Horn Harrison - Thomas Lang, Cornelius Shepherd North Bergen - Edmund T. Carpenter, Abram W. Duryea Hoboken - Charles Chamberlain, Peter Powless |
| 1854 | 1855 |
| Jersey City First Ward - Minot C. Morgan, David Smith Second Ward - Jacob J. Banta, Samuel A. French Third Ward - Nehemiah Knapp, James Gopsill Fourth Ward - Hervey M. Soule, Jacob B. Schenck Bergen - Mindert Van Horn, George Vreeland Harrison - Cornelius Shepherd, William S. Ogden North Bergen - Edmund T. Carpenter, Abram W. Duryea. Hoboken - Benjamin S. Taylor, William C. Arthur. |
Jersey City First Ward, David Henderson, Berryan R. Wakeman Second Ward, Francis Jenkins, Hugh McComb Third Ward, Nehemiah Knapp, Charles M. Holmes Fourth Ward, Hervey M. Soule, Jacob B. Schenck Bergen, Mindert Van Horn, Jacob A. Van Horn Harrison, Cornelius Shepherd, William S. Ogden North Bergan, John Sturges, Abram W. Duryea Hoboken First Ward, John W. Harny, Louis Huseman Second Ward, Theodore Van Tassel, Ebenezer Montague Third Ward, James H. Dewey, Charles W. Fisher Bergen City, John H. Platt, Gilliam Van Houten |
| 1856 | 1857 |
| Jersey City First Ward, Minot C. Morgan, Jeremiah Mulford Second Ward, Francis Jenkins, Henry French Third Ward, Charles M. Holmes, George McLoughlin Fourth Ward, Hervey M. Soule, Erastus Randall Bergen, Mindert Van Horn, Jacob A. Van Horn Harrison, William S. Ogden, Jabez B. Pennington North Bergen, Abram W. Duryea, John Sturges Hoboken First Ward, John W. Harny, John Walker Second Ward, David Pollock, Julius G. Garvelle Third Ward, James H. Dewey, William Hersee Hudson City, John H. Platt, Baily B. Brown |
Jersey City, First Ward, Ai Fitch Second Ward, Henry French Third Ward, George McLoughlin Fourth Ward, John Doyle * Hudson City, Jacob J. Newkirk Bergen, Mindert Van Horn Harrison, Hiram Gilbert North Bergen, Abram W. Duryea** Hoboken First Ward, John Mather Second Ward, Peter J. Powless Third Ward, William Hersee. |
| 1858 | 1859 |
| Jersey City First Ward, Ai Fitch Second Ward, Alexander Wilson Third Ward, George McLoughlin Fourth Ward, Ephraim Pray North Bergen, Abram W. Duryea Hudson City, Jacob J. Newkirk Hoboken First Ward, John M. Francis Second Ward, William P. Harrison Third Ward, William Hashing Bergan, George Vreeland Harrison, Hiram W. Davis |
Jersey City First Ward, Ai Fitch Second Ward, Alexander Wilson Third Ward, James F. Fielder Fourth Ward, Hervey M. Soule Harrison, Hiram W. Davis Hudson City, Jacob J. Newkirk Hoboken First Ward, James Stevenson Second Ward, Lonis Kaufman Third Ward, William Hartung Bergen, George Vreeland North Bergen - Abram W. Duryea Weehawken, Denning Duer |
* (in January, 1858, Ephraim Pray)
**(in January, 1858, John Dempsey)
1860 - 1869
| 1860 | 1861 |
| Jersey City First Ward, Ai Fitch Second Ward, James Lynch Third Ward, James F. Fielder Fourth Ward, Elliston Duncan Bergen George Vreeland Harrison Hiram W, Davis Hoboken First Ward, James Stevenson Second Ward, William Hartung Third Ward, James H, Dewey Hudson City, Charles Luxton North Bergen, Abram W. Duryea Weehawken, Denning Duer |
Jersey City First Ward, Ai Fitch Second Ward, James Lynch Third Ward, John Pringle Fourth Ward, Charles H O'Neil Fifth Ward, Patrick Keiley Sixth Ward, John Wiseman Bergen, Hartman Van Wagenen Bayonne, Albert M. Zabriskie Hoboken First Ward, James Stevenson Second Ward, Hoyt Sandford Third Ward, James H. Dewey North Bergen, Abram W. Duryea Harrison - Hiram W. Davis Hudson City, Charles Luxton Weehawken, Denning Duer Union, Jacob Sweitzer West Hoboken - Daniel Lake |
| 1862 | 1863 |
| Jersey City
First Ward, Ai Fitch Second Ward, James Lynch Third Ward, Patrick H. Nugent Fourth Ward, Charles H. O'Neill Fifth Ward, Patrick Keiley Sixth Ward, Patrick Duff Hoboken First Ward, James Stevenson Second Ward, Hoyt Sandford Third Ward, James H. Dewey Bergen, Jacob J. Newkirk Harrison, Hiram W. Davis North Bergen, Abram W. Duryea Hudson City, James R. Dey Bayonne, Joseph B. Close Union, Jacob Sweitzer* West Hoboken, Daniel Lake Weehawken, Denning Duer |
Jersey City First Ward, Francis Stoveken Second Ward, James Lynch Third Ward, Stephen Quaife Fourth Ward, Henry Fink Sixth Ward, John McGuigan Hoboken First Ward, James Stevenson Second Ward, Hoyt Sandford Third Ward, James H. Dewey Hudson City, George V. DeMott North Bergen, Abram W. Duryea Harrison, Hiram W. Davis Bergen, Abraham Speer Bayonne, Peter Vreeland Union, Cornelius Van Vorst West Hoboken, John Hague Weehawken, Denning Duer Greenville, Henry D. Van Nostrand |
| 1864 | 1865 |
| Jersey City First Ward, Francis Stoveken Second Ward, James Lynch Third Ward, Thomas Gross Fourth Ward, Charles H. O'Neill appointed) Fifth Ward, John Lowrey Sixth Ward, John McGuigan Hoboken First Ward, James Stevenson Second Ward, James T. Hatfield Third Ward, James H. Dewey Weehawken, Denning Duer Bayonne, Peter Vreeland Hudson City First Ward, Herman W. Moller Second Ward, George V. DeMott Third Ward, John M. Wilson Fourth Ward, George Glaubrecht Bergen, Cornelius Vreeland Harrison, Josiah Conley North Bergen, Abram W. Duryea Union, John Dwyer West Hoboken, John Hague Greenville, Henry D. Van Nostrand Town of Union, John Gardner |
Jersey City First Ward, Peter Curley Second Ward, James Lynch Third Ward, Thomas Gross Fourth Ward, John H. Smyth Fifth Ward, John Lowrey Sixth Ward, John McGruigan Hoboken First Ward, Lafayette Tompkins Second Ward, James T. Hattield Third Ward, James H. Dewey Union, Francis Pollock Town of Union, John Gardner North Bergen, John Sturges Bergen Columbia Ward, Jacob J. Newkirk Communipaw Ward, Mindert Van Horn Franklin Ward, Garret Vreeland Hudson City First Ward, John H. Piatt Second Ward, Michael C. Brown Third Ward, John M. Wilson Fourth Ward, George Glaubrecht Harrison, Josiah Conley Bayonne, De Witt C. Morris Greenville - Henry D. Van Nostrand West Hoboken, John Hague Weehawken, Denning Duer |
| 1866 | 1867 |
| Jersey City First Ward, Peter Curley Second Ward, James Lynch Third Ward, N. H. Coykendall Fourth Ward, John H. Smyth Fifth Ward, John Lowrey Sixth Ward, John McGuigan Hudson City First Ward, John H, Piatt Second Ward, Michael C. Brown Third Ward, John M. Wilson Fourth Ward. George Glaubrecht Hoboken First Ward, Solomon Middleton Second Ward, John p]. McWhorter Third Ward, James H. Dewey Bergen First Ward, Jacob J. Newkirk Second Ward, Edgar B. Wakeman Third Ward, Mindert Van Horn Fourth Ward, Garret Vreeland Bayonne, De Witt C. Morris Greenville, Henry D. Van Nostrand North Bergen, John Sturges Harrison, Charles L. Gilbert West Hoboken, John Hague Union, Hugh Mooney Town of Union, Frederick Etzold Weehawken, Joshua J. Benson |
Jersey City First Ward, Peter Curley Second Ward, James Lynch Third Ward, N. H. Coykendall Fourth Ward, Adolph Kirsten Fifth Ward, Moses K. Kellum Sixth Ward, John Lennon Seventh Ward, John Fleming. Hudson City First Ward, John H. Piatt Second Ward, John W. Smith Third Ward, John W. Wilson Fourth Ward, George Glaubrecht Hoboken First Ward, S. S. Middleton Second Ward, John E. McWhorter Third Ward, James H. Dewey Bergen First Ward, Jacob J. Newkirk Second Ward, John Brinkerhoff Third Ward, Mindert Van Horn Fourth Ward, Samuel A. Besson Harrison, Hiram W. Davis Bayonne, Henry C. Smith Greenville, Henry B. Van Nostrand West Hoboken, John Huge North Bergen, John Sturges Union, F. W. Hermann Town of Union, Frederick Etzold Weehawken, Joshua J. Benson Kearney, William E. Skinner§ |
| 1868 | 1869 |
| Jersey City First Ward, Peter Curley Second Ward, James Lynch Third Ward, N. H. Coykendall Fourth Ward, George Warrin Fifth Ward, Patrick Keiley Sixth Ward, John Lennon Seventh, Ward, John Fleming Hudson City First Ward, John H. Platt Second Ward, Clinton W. Conger Third Ward, William E. Benjamin Fourth Ward, James R. Tate Hoboken First Ward, Herman D. Busch Second Ward, John E. McWhorter Third Ward, Timothy Foley Bergen First Ward, Cornelius C. Van Ripen Second Ward, John Brinkerhoff Third Ward, Jeremiah P. Cleveland Fourth Ward, Garret Vreeland Harrison, Hiram W. Davis West Hoboken, Charles Galbraith§§ North Bergen, John Sturges Bayonne, Henry C. Smith Greenville, Henry D. Van Nostrand Union, Henry Meyer Town of Union, Frederick Etzold Weehawken, Joshua J. Benson Kearney, N. Norris Halstead |
Jersey City First Ward, Francis Stoveken Second Ward, John Barry Third Ward, N. H. Coykendall Fourth Ward, George Warrin Fifth Ward, Charles D. Throckmorton Sixth Ward, John Lennon Seventh Ward, Edward Murphy Hudson City First Ward, John H. Platt Second Ward, John F. Rodefelt Third Ward, John M. Wilson Fourth Ward, James Montgomery West Hoboken, William H. Alcorn Union, Frederick W. Hermann Weehawken - John Frost Hoboken First Ward, Herman D. Busch Second Ward, John E. McWhorter Third Ward, John A. O'Neill Fourth Ward, Michael Healy Bergen First Ward Jacob J. Newkirk Second Ward, John Brinkerhoff Third Ward, Jeremiah B. Cleveland Fourth Ward, Garret Vreeland Harrison, Abraham Phelps North Bergen, John Sturges Bayonne, James W. Trask Greenville, Henry D. Van Nostrand Town of Union, Henry Bridges§§§ Kearney, N. Norris Halstead |
*(in December John Gardner took his
place)
**(resigned in October, Christopher Mills
***(in October Mindert Van Horn took his place)
§ (resigned in October, Norris Halstead took his place.)
§§(in January, 1869, resigned, and William H. Alcorn
appointed)
§§§(resigned in July, John Morgan appointed)
1870 - 1871
| 1870 | 1872 |
| Jersey City First Ward, Michael Doyle Second Ward, John Barry Third Ward, Patrick H. Nugent Fourth Ward, George S. Plympton Fifth Ward, Charles D. Throckmorton Sixth Ward, John Lennon Seventh Ward, Daniel Hartigan Eighth Ward, Andrew J. Ditmar Ninth Ward, John H. Platt Tenth Ward, John P. Rodefelt Eleventh Ward, John M. Wilson Twelfth Ward, James Coyle Thirteenth Ward, Jacob J. Newkirk Fourteenth Ward, John Brinkerhoff Fifteenth Ward, Jeremiah B. Cleveland Sixteenth Ward. Garret Vreeland Hoboken First Ward, Frederick Agatz Second Ward, Richard Burbank Third Ward, John A. O'Neill Fourth Ward, James Kilduff North Bergen, John Sturges Harrison, Abraham Phelps Bayonne, William C. Hamilton Union, P. W. Hermann Town of Union, John Bernhard West Hoboken, William H. Alcorn Weehawken, John Frost Greenville, Henry D. Van Nostrand Kearney, N. Norris Halstead |
Jersey City First Ward, Matthew Doyle Second Ward, John Barry Third Ward, Patrick H. Nugent Fourth Ward, G. F. Plympton Fifth Ward, C. D. Throckmorton Sixth Ward, John Lennon Seventh Ward, Daniel Hartigan Eighth Ward, Adam J. Ditmar Ninth Ward, John H. Piatt Tenth Ward, John F. Rodefelt Eleventh Ward, John M, Wilson Twelfth Ward, James Coyle Thirteenth Ward, Jacob J. Newkirk Fourteenth Ward, John Brinkerhoff Fifteenth Ward, J. B. Cleveland Sixteenth Ward, Garret Vreeland Hoboken First Ward, Fred Agatz Second Ward, William Stuhr Third Ward, John A. O'Neill Fourth Ward, James Kilduff North Bergen, John Sturges Harrison, Abraham Phelps Bayonne, William C. Hamilton Union, Walter Kamena Town of Union, John Bernhard West Hoboken, Alex N. Sharpe Weehawken, Albert Dodd Greenville, H. D. Van Nostrand Kearney, John Boyd Jr. |
Hudson County| New Jersey AHGP
Source: History of the County of Hudson New Jersey, Charles H. Winfield, New York, 1874.
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