Mayor of East Newark, New Jersey

Mayors of East Newark, New Jersey

• Joseph R. Smith 2011 to present
• Harry R. Lawson (?-1968) 1957 to 1961.^[1]
• Cornelius Augustine McGlennon (1878–1931) 1907 to 1919.^[2]
• Edward Kenny (mayor) 1895 to ?, he was the first mayor.^[3]

References

1. ^ "Harry Lawson". New York Times. June 25, 1968. http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F70A11F73D5E147493C7AB178DD85F4C8685F9. Retrieved 2011-10-17. "Mr. Lawson, a former insurance"broker, was Mayor of East Newark from 1957 to 1961. He also was a member of the Town Council. HR leaves his wife, ..." 
2. ^ "Judge M'Glennon Dead in Newark. Member of Highest Court of New Jersey Succumbs at Age of 51. Had Served in Congress. Was Elected Mayor of East Newark Six Times. An Educator for Many Years". New York Times. June 14, 1931. http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F20610F93D5F1B728DDDAD0994DE405B818FF1D3. Retrieved 2011-10-17. "Judge Cornelius A. McGlennon of the New Jersey Court of Errors and Appeals died here today in St. James Hospital, to which he had been taken last week. He was 51 years old. His home was at 420 North Second Street, East Newark. ... In 1907 he had been elected Mayor of East Newark, serving until 1912. In 1919 he was elected to the State Senate, but resigned to become the Democratic ..." 
3. ^ "History of the Borough of East Newark 1895-1995". http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~njceastn/. Retrieved 2011-09-29. "Much of the credit for engineering the breakaway from Kearny was given to Mr. Edward Kenny, and as a result, he was named the first Mayor of East Newark. There are many tales that have mixed fact with legend that have been passed down from generation to generation of the antics that preceded the actual creation of The Borough of East Newark: the smallest borough in the area. ..."