Job Male (August 24, 1808 – 1891) was the first Mayor of Plainfield, New Jersey, serving from 1869 to 1870 and 1877–1878 and finally 1887–1890.[1]
Job Male | |
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| Mayor of Plainfield, New Jersey | |
| In office 1869–1870 | |
| Succeeded by | John H. Evans |
| Mayor of Plainfield, New Jersey | |
| In office 1877–1878 | |
| Preceded by | Dr. John C. Sutphen |
| Succeeded by | Nathan Harper |
| Mayor of Plainfield, New Jersey | |
| In office 1887–1890 | |
| Preceded by | George W. Rockefellow |
| Succeeded by | Alexander Gilbert |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 24, 1808 Somersetshire, England |
| Died | January 29, 1891 (aged 82) Plainfield, New Jersey |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Maria Glaze |
| Occupation | Union Ferry Company, 1838-1845 New Jersey Railroad and Transportation Company, 1853-1859 |
| Profession | President of Hudson County National Bank, 1873-1878 |
Biography
editMale was born on August 24, 1808, in Somersetshire, England. He emigrated to the United States in 1816 at age 8, with his parents. He worked at a toll booth on the road between Jersey City and Newark, New Jersey, later becoming a carpenter and then a superintendent of construction. He was appointed to the board of the Hudson County National Bank, in 1873 becoming president, which post he held until 1878. He built the original Plainfield library, and donated the building and land, and later joined the board. In 1875, he donated land for the building of Muhlenberg Hospital.[1]
He died in 1891, and left an unsigned will.[2]
Legacy
editMale donated land for the Plainfield Public Library and built the library building in 1886. It was then named the Job Male Public Library, Art Gallery and Museum.[3] His home on Crescent Avenue and many of the houses he designed and built are in the Crescent Area Historic District, which was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b "Job Male, Plainfield's Grand Old Man". Plainfield, New Jersey. Retrieved 2011-11-07.
- ^ "Job Male's Unsigned Will". New York Times. March 10, 1891. Retrieved 2011-11-14.
The will of ex-Mayor Job Male, the octogenarian millionaire, was to-day offered for in the Unton County Surrogate's office. ...
(subscription required) - ^ "History of the Plainfield Public Library". Plainfield Public Library.
- ^ Detwiller Jr., Charles H.; Rupp, Marilyn (October 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Crescent Area Historic District". National Park Service. With accompanying 30 photos