Frederick W. Bohnstedt
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Frederick W. Bohnstedt was an American jurist and Democratic party
politician who served as the ninth Mayor of Hoboken, New Jersey from 1867 to 1869.
nominee for City Collector.
He was elected the coroner for Hoboken, New Jersey
in 1861.
In 1864 he was secretary of the county Democratic convention http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F00D1FFF3E5A1B7493C1A8178BD95F408684F9
Hudson County Judge of Common Pleas in 1867 http://books.google.com/books?id=QIM-AAAAYAAJ&dq=frederick%20Bohnstedt%20hoboken&pg=PA413#v=onepage&q=frederick%20Bohnstedt%20hoboken&f=falseNomination for Mayor 1867
Commissioned as a Lieutenant Colonel
in the Hudson Brigade of the New Jersey Militia in 1868.
By 1870 he was a circuit judge.
Bohnstedt was an unsuccessful candidate for mayor in 1879 losing to E.V.S. Besson.
He died around 1883.
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
politician who served as the ninth Mayor of Hoboken, New Jersey from 1867 to 1869.
Biography
He was born in 1825 in Germany. He became a US citizen on October 22, 1852. In 1858 he was the Democratic partyDemocratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
nominee for City Collector.
He was elected the coroner for Hoboken, New Jersey
Hoboken, New Jersey
Hoboken is a city in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population was 50,005. The city is part of the New York metropolitan area and contains Hoboken Terminal, a major transportation hub for the region...
in 1861.
In 1864 he was secretary of the county Democratic convention http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F00D1FFF3E5A1B7493C1A8178BD95F408684F9
Hudson County Judge of Common Pleas in 1867 http://books.google.com/books?id=QIM-AAAAYAAJ&dq=frederick%20Bohnstedt%20hoboken&pg=PA413#v=onepage&q=frederick%20Bohnstedt%20hoboken&f=falseNomination for Mayor 1867
Commissioned as a Lieutenant Colonel
Lieutenant colonel
Lieutenant colonel is a rank of commissioned officer in the armies and most marine forces and some air forces of the world, typically ranking above a major and below a colonel. The rank of lieutenant colonel is often shortened to simply "colonel" in conversation and in unofficial correspondence...
in the Hudson Brigade of the New Jersey Militia in 1868.
By 1870 he was a circuit judge.
Bohnstedt was an unsuccessful candidate for mayor in 1879 losing to E.V.S. Besson.
He died around 1883.
See also
- Frederick W. Bohnstedt in the 1870 census