Mayor of Perth Amboy, New Jersey
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Mayor of Perth Amboy, New Jersey
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Perth Amboy, New Jersey
Perth Amboy is a city in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. The City of Perth Amboy is part of the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city population was 50,814. Perth Amboy is known as the "City by the Bay", referring to Raritan Bay.-Name:The Lenape...
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- Wilda DiazWilda DiazWilda Diaz was elected Mayor of Perth Amboy, New Jersey in May 2008. She defeated incumbent Joseph Vas, by a 58% to 42% margin. She is Perth Amboy's first female mayor and the first female mayor of Puerto Rican and Latina ancestry elected mayor of a city in New Jersey...
2008 to present - Joseph VasJoseph VasJoseph Vas is an American Democratic Party politician, who has served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 2004–2010, where he represented the 19th Legislative District. He did not seek re-election to the assembly in 2009. He also served as Mayor of Perth Amboy, New Jersey from 1990 to 2008...
2007 to 2008. - George John Otlowski 1976 to 1990.
- James J. Flynn, Jr. 1950-1970.
- Edward James Patten (1905-1994) 1934 to 1940.
- William C. Wilson (mayor) 1921-1926.
- U. B. Watson 1881.
- Solomon Andrews (inventor)Solomon Andrews (inventor)Solomon Andrews of Perth Amboy, New Jersey invented the first dirigible airship. The difference of specific gravity between the balloon and the surrounding atmosphere could be converted by a system of inclined planes to steer the craft, without a motor. He referred to his propulsion as...
(1806-1872) circa 1860. - Theodore F. King 1852.
- Lewis Compton (mayor) 1851. He was related to Lewis ComptonLewis ComptonLewis Compton was an officer in the United States Navy during World War I.-Biography:Born in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, Compton enrolled in the United States Naval Reserve 22 March 1917...
. - James Parker (New Jersey)James Parker (New Jersey)James Parker was a United States Representative from New Jersey.-Biography:Parker was born in Bethlehem, New Jersey and moved to Perth Amboy after the Revolution. He graduated from Columbia College of Columbia University in New York City in 1793.Parker engaged in the management and settlement of...
(1776–1868) 1850. - Lawrence KearnyLawrence KearnyCommodore Lawrence Kearny was an officer in the United States Navy during the early nineteenth century. In the early 1840s he began negotiations with China which opened that country to U.S. trade and pointed the way toward the American Open Door Policy a half century later...
1848. - James Parker (New Jersey)James Parker (New Jersey)James Parker was a United States Representative from New Jersey.-Biography:Parker was born in Bethlehem, New Jersey and moved to Perth Amboy after the Revolution. He graduated from Columbia College of Columbia University in New York City in 1793.Parker engaged in the management and settlement of...
(1776–1868) 1815