Charles P. Gillen

Charles P. Gillen

Mayor of Newark
In office January 1, 1917 – January 1, 1921
Preceded by	Thomas Lynch Raymond
Succeeded by	Alexander Archibald
Personal details
Born	(1876-08-06)August 6, 1876 County Roscommon, Ireland
Died	June 30, 1956(1956-06-30) (aged 79) Newark, New Jersey
Political party	Democratic

Charles P. Gillen (August 6, 1876 – June 30, 1956) was the Democratic mayor of Newark, New Jersey from 1917 to 1921.

Biography

He was born in County Roscommon, Ireland on August 6, 1876. He was the son of Thomas Gillen and Mary A. Conry. He was Irish Catholic.

He married Margaret Carey in 1923. He had a real estate business before entering politics. He was the mayor of Newark, New Jersey from 1917 to 1921. He was a delegate to the 1932 Democratic National Convention.

He died on June 30, 1956, in Newark, New Jersey, aged 79 and was buried at Mount Olivet Cemetery, Newark

Preceded by Thomas Lynch Raymond	Mayor of Newark 1917–1921	Succeeded by Alexander Archibald

Mayors of Newark

Halsey Frelinghuysen Miller Halstead Wright Dod Baldwin Vanderpool Miller Quinby Poinier Bigelow Runyon Peddie Ricord Perry Yates Fiedler Lang Haynes Lebkuecher Seymour Doremus Haussling Raymond Gillen Archibald Breidenbach Raymond Congleton Ellenstein Murphy Villani Carlin Addonizio Gibson James Booker Quintana Baraka

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