Robert Gilchrist was the eighth mayor of Jersey City in New Jersey

New Jersey

New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...

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Born around 1790, Gilchrist became the president of the Jersey Board of Selectmen from 1835 to 1836. He succeeded Henry C. Taylor

Henry C. Taylor

Henry C. Taylor was the seventh mayor of Jersey City in New Jersey.-Biography:He succeeded Phineas C. Dummer and served two years from April 21, 1848 to April 18, 1850. He was succeeded by Robert Gilchrist. After serving as mayor, Taylor moved to Plainfield, New Jersey, where he died in 1889....

 as mayor. He served two years from April 19, 1850 to May 2, 1852. He was succeeded by David S. Manners

David Stout Manners

David Stout Manners was the ninth Mayor of Jersey City. He succeeded Robert Gilchrist. A Whig politician, he served five one-year terms from May 3, 1852 to May 3, 1857. He was succeeded by Samuel Wescott.He was the son of David Manners, an army captain during the War of 1812...

. Gilchrist was the Clerk of Hudson County

Hudson County, New Jersey

Hudson County is the smallest county in New Jersey and one of the most densely populated in United States. It takes its name from the Hudson River, which creates part of its eastern border. Part of the New York metropolitan area, its county seat and largest city is Jersey City.- Municipalities...

 from 1840 to 1865.

His son Robert Jr.

Robert Gilchrist, Jr.

Robert Gilchrist, Jr. was the Attorney General of New Jersey from 1870 to 1875.-Biography:Gilchrist was born in Jersey City, New Jersey in 1825 to Robert Gilchrist and Frances Vacher. His father served as Clerk of Hudson County from 1840 to 1865 and as mayor of Jersey City from 1850 to 1852...

 became the Attorney General of New Jersey and served from 1870 to 1875.