Ralph A. Villani
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Ralph A. Villani served as Mayor of Newark, New Jersey from 1949 to 1953.
on September 11, 1901, the eldest child of Anna and Carmine Villani. His parents were Italian immigrants who arrived in the United States in 1898.
On Tuesday, May 17, 1949 Villani was named Mayor of Newark by his fellow City Commissioners.
In 1953, a grand jury charged that Mayor Villani and other officials in the Department of Parks and Public Property, of which he served as director, had received money from employees "as salary kickbacks or payment for promotions." That May, Mayor Villani and fellow City Commissioner Stephen Moran lost their respective bids for re-election. Villani was replaced as mayor by independent candidate Leo P. Carlin
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Villani died in late February 1974 after suffering a heart attack at his home. He was 72 years old.
Biography
Villani was born in Elizabeth, New JerseyElizabeth, New Jersey
Elizabeth is a city in Union County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city had a total population of 124,969, retaining its ranking as New Jersey's fourth largest city with an increase of 4,401 residents from its 2000 Census population of 120,568...
on September 11, 1901, the eldest child of Anna and Carmine Villani. His parents were Italian immigrants who arrived in the United States in 1898.
On Tuesday, May 17, 1949 Villani was named Mayor of Newark by his fellow City Commissioners.
In 1953, a grand jury charged that Mayor Villani and other officials in the Department of Parks and Public Property, of which he served as director, had received money from employees "as salary kickbacks or payment for promotions." That May, Mayor Villani and fellow City Commissioner Stephen Moran lost their respective bids for re-election. Villani was replaced as mayor by independent candidate Leo P. Carlin
Leo P. Carlin
Leo P. Carlin was the Democratic Mayor of Newark, New Jersey from 1953 to 1962.-Biography:He was born on August 12, 1908 in Newark, New Jersey to Hugh Carlin and Annie Duffy. He was one of 22 children that his father had with his two wives...
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Villani died in late February 1974 after suffering a heart attack at his home. He was 72 years old.