Peter McMartin (born May 11, 1805) was the second Mayor of Jersey City, New Jersey.
Peter McMartin | |
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2nd Mayor of Jersey City | |
In office April 1840 – April 1841 | |
Preceded by | Dudley S. Gregory |
Succeeded by | Dudley S. Gregory |
Personal details | |
Born | May 11, 1805 New York |
Died | after 1870 |
Spouse | Harriet Lyon |
Residence | Jersey City, New Jersey |
Biography
editWhen Jersey City was incorporated as a municipality on February 22, 1838, McMartin was a member of the first Common Council. He succeeded Dudley S. Gregory as mayor two years later. He served a single one-year term from April 1840 to April 1841.[1] He was succeeded by Gregory. He served as Jersey City freeholder in 1847 and 1848.
On November 16, 1830, Martin married Harriet Lyon at St. Matthew's Episcopal Church in Jersey City.[2]
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ Bergen County Marriage Records.