Henry C. Taylor
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Henry C. Taylor was the seventh mayor of Jersey City in New Jersey
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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. Taylor was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery.
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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Biography
He succeeded Phineas C. DummerPhineas C. Dummer
Phineas Cook Dummer was the sixth mayor of Jersey City in New Jersey. He succeeded Peter Bentley, Sr. A Whig politician, he served four one-year terms from April 1844 to April 20, 1848. He was succeeded by Henry C. Taylor.-Biography:Born in New Haven, Connecticut in 1787, he served in the New York...
and served two years from April 21, 1848 to April 18, 1850. He was succeeded by Robert Gilchrist
Robert Gilchrist
Robert Gilchrist was the eighth mayor of Jersey City in New Jersey.Born around 1790, Gilchrist became the president of the Jersey Board of Selectmen from 1835 to 1836. He succeeded Henry C. Taylor as mayor. He served two years from April 19, 1850 to May 2, 1852. He was succeeded by David S....
. After serving as mayor, Taylor moved to Plainfield, New Jersey
Plainfield, New Jersey
Plainfield is a city in Union County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population increased to a record high of 49,808....
, where he died in 1889. Taylor was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery.