List of Monmouth County Freeholder directors
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This is a list of those who have served as Director of the Monmouth County, New Jersey
Board of Chosen Freeholders
from 1790 to the present. Pursuant to legislation passed in 1709, freeholders sat with the justices of the peace
as the Board of Justices and Freeholders; the presiding officer was then known as chairman. Chairmen of the Board of Justices and Freeholders are included here where records are still extant, as well as whether they were a justice or a freeholder.
Legislation passed in 1798 separated the freeholders and justices; at that time the Board of Chosen Freeholders was established.
Before 1906, Monmouth County Freeholders were elected by townships
; where available, this is indicated. As a result of a 1905 referendum
reducing the membership on the board, from 1906 to the present they have been elected at-large
.
Monmouth County, New Jersey
Monmouth County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey, within the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 630,380, up from 615,301 at the 2000 census. Its county seat is Freehold Borough. The most populous municipality is Middletown Township with...
Board of Chosen Freeholders
Board of Chosen Freeholders
In New Jersey, the Boards of Chosen Freeholders are the county legislatures in each of that state's 21 counties.- Origin :New Jersey's system of naming county legislators "freeholders" is unique in the United States...
from 1790 to the present. Pursuant to legislation passed in 1709, freeholders sat with the justices of the peace
Justice of the Peace
A justice of the peace is a puisne judicial officer elected or appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions...
as the Board of Justices and Freeholders; the presiding officer was then known as chairman. Chairmen of the Board of Justices and Freeholders are included here where records are still extant, as well as whether they were a justice or a freeholder.
Legislation passed in 1798 separated the freeholders and justices; at that time the Board of Chosen Freeholders was established.
Before 1906, Monmouth County Freeholders were elected by townships
Township (New Jersey)
A township, in the context of New Jersey local government, refers to one of five types and one of eleven forms of municipal government. As a political entity, a township is a full-fledged municipality, on par with any town, city, borough, or village, collecting property taxes and providing...
; where available, this is indicated. As a result of a 1905 referendum
Referendum
A referendum is a direct vote in which an entire electorate is asked to either accept or reject a particular proposal. This may result in the adoption of a new constitution, a constitutional amendment, a law, the recall of an elected official or simply a specific government policy. It is a form of...
reducing the membership on the board, from 1906 to the present they have been elected at-large
At-Large
At-large is a designation for representative members of a governing body who are elected or appointed to represent the whole membership of the body , rather than a subset of that membership...
.
Chairmen of the Board of Justices and Freeholders (1790–1798)
| # | Name | Term | Party | Notes |
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| Hendrick Hendrickson Hendrick Hendrickson Hendrick Hendrickson was an American politician from New Jersey, who served on the Monmouth County Board of Justices and Freeholders.Of Dutch descent, Hendrickson was serving as a Justice of the Peace at least as early as 1784, and from records still extant, was sitting with the Board of Justices... |
1790–1791 | Justice | ||
| Edmund Williams Edmund Williams Edmund Williams was an American politician from New Jersey, who served on the Monmouth County, New Jersey Board of Justices and Freeholders."Williams" was elected to the Board in 1789 to represent Shrewsbury Township, and served through 1792... |
1791–1792 | Shrewsbury Shrewsbury Township, New Jersey Shrewsbury Township is a township in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 1,141.-History:... |
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| Hendrick Hendrickson Hendrick Hendrickson Hendrick Hendrickson was an American politician from New Jersey, who served on the Monmouth County Board of Justices and Freeholders.Of Dutch descent, Hendrickson was serving as a Justice of the Peace at least as early as 1784, and from records still extant, was sitting with the Board of Justices... |
1792–1794 | Justice | ||
| Joseph Holmes Joseph Holmes (New Jersey) Joseph Holmes was an American politician, who served on the New Jersey Legislative Council, the precursor to the New Jersey State Senate, between 1777 and 1779.... |
1794–1795 | Upper Freehold Upper Freehold Township, New Jersey -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 4,282 people, 1,437 households, and 1,198 families residing in the township. The population density was 91.4 people per square mile . There were 1,501 housing units at an average density of 32.0 per square mile... |
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| Elisha Lawrence Elisha Lawrence Elisha Lawrence was an American Federalist Party politician, who represented Monmouth County in the New Jersey Legislative Council, the precursor to the New Jersey State Senate, from 1780 through 1783, from 1789 through 1792 and in 1795... |
1795–1796 | Federalist | Justice | |
| Joseph Holmes Joseph Holmes (New Jersey) Joseph Holmes was an American politician, who served on the New Jersey Legislative Council, the precursor to the New Jersey State Senate, between 1777 and 1779.... |
1796–1797 | Upper Freehold Upper Freehold Township, New Jersey -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 4,282 people, 1,437 households, and 1,198 families residing in the township. The population density was 91.4 people per square mile . There were 1,501 housing units at an average density of 32.0 per square mile... |
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| Hendrick Hendrickson Hendrick Hendrickson Hendrick Hendrickson was an American politician from New Jersey, who served on the Monmouth County Board of Justices and Freeholders.Of Dutch descent, Hendrickson was serving as a Justice of the Peace at least as early as 1784, and from records still extant, was sitting with the Board of Justices... |
1797–1798 | Middletown Middletown Township, New Jersey Middletown Township is a township in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township had a total population of 66,522... |
Directors of the Board of Chosen Freeholders (1798–Present)
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| 1 | Theophilus Little Theophilus Little Theophilus Little was an American politician from New Jersey, who served on the Monmouth County, New Jersey Board of Chosen Freeholders.Little, who previously served on the old Board of Justices and Freeholders as a Justice of the Peace, was elected as a Chosen Freeholder in 1795 to represent... |
1798–1804 | Shrewsbury Shrewsbury Township, New Jersey Shrewsbury Township is a township in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 1,141.-History:... |
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| 2 | James Allen, Esq. | 1804–1805 | Howell Howell Township, New Jersey Howell is a Township in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 51,075.Howell Township was incorporated as a township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 23, 1801, from portions of Shrewsbury Township... |
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| 3 | William Lloyd | 1805–1808 | Federalist | Freehold Freehold Township, New Jersey Freehold Township is a Township in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 36,184. Freehold Township was first formed on October 31, 1693, and was incorporated as a township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 21,... |
| 4 | Robert Evilman | 1808–1810 | Shrewsbury Shrewsbury Township, New Jersey Shrewsbury Township is a township in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 1,141.-History:... |
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| 5 | John P. Conover | 1810–1811 | Freehold Freehold Township, New Jersey Freehold Township is a Township in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 36,184. Freehold Township was first formed on October 31, 1693, and was incorporated as a township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 21,... |
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| 6 | Garret P. Wikoff Garret P. Wikoff Garret P. Wikoff was an American Federalist Party politician, who served on the Monmouth County, New Jersey Board of Chosen Freeholders.Of Dutch descent, Wikoff was a resident of Upper Freehold Township, Monmouth County. In the 1790s he was an Overseer of the Highways for the northern division of... |
1811–1819 | Federalist | Upper Freehold Upper Freehold Township, New Jersey -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 4,282 people, 1,437 households, and 1,198 families residing in the township. The population density was 91.4 people per square mile . There were 1,501 housing units at an average density of 32.0 per square mile... |
| 7 | William I. Conover | 1819–1822 | Democratic-Republican | Freehold Freehold Township, New Jersey Freehold Township is a Township in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 36,184. Freehold Township was first formed on October 31, 1693, and was incorporated as a township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 21,... |
| 8 | John J. Ely, Esq. | 1822–1835 | National Republican National Republican Party (United States) The National Republicans were a political party in the United States. During the administration of John Quincy Adams , the president's supporters were referred to as Adams Men or Anti-Jackson. When Andrew Jackson was elected President of the United States in 1828, this group went into opposition... |
Freehold Freehold Township, New Jersey Freehold Township is a Township in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 36,184. Freehold Township was first formed on October 31, 1693, and was incorporated as a township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 21,... |
| 9 | John I. Conover | 1835–1844 | Democratic | Freehold Freehold Township, New Jersey Freehold Township is a Township in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 36,184. Freehold Township was first formed on October 31, 1693, and was incorporated as a township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 21,... |
| 10 | Elisha Lippincott | 1844–1848 | Whig Whig Party (United States) The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic... |
Shrewsbury Shrewsbury Township, New Jersey Shrewsbury Township is a township in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 1,141.-History:... |
| 11 | Benjamin I. Lafetra | 1848–1851 | Democratic | Howell Howell Township, New Jersey Howell is a Township in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 51,075.Howell Township was incorporated as a township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 23, 1801, from portions of Shrewsbury Township... |
| 12 | James Patterson James Patterson (New Jersey) James Patterson was an American Democratic Party politician from New Jersey, who served on the Monmouth County, New Jersey Board of Chosen Freeholders and the New Jersey Legislative Council.... |
1851–1855 | Democratic | Middletown Middletown Township, New Jersey Middletown Township is a township in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township had a total population of 66,522... |
| 13 | Henry Howland | 1855–1857 | Democratic | Ocean Ocean Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey Ocean Township is a township located in east central Monmouth County, New Jersey. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 27,291.Oakhurst and Wanamassa Ocean Township is a township located in east central Monmouth County, New Jersey. As of the 2010 United States Census,... |
| 14 | Thomas H. Lafetra | 1857–1860 | Democratic | Wall Wall Township, New Jersey Wall Township is a township in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 26,164.Wall Township was formally incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 7, 1851... |
| 15 | Charles Butcher | 1860–1872 | Democratic | Howell Howell Township, New Jersey Howell is a Township in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 51,075.Howell Township was incorporated as a township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 23, 1801, from portions of Shrewsbury Township... |
| 16 | William H. Bennett | 1872–1873 | Democratic | Ocean Ocean Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey Ocean Township is a township located in east central Monmouth County, New Jersey. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 27,291.Oakhurst and Wanamassa Ocean Township is a township located in east central Monmouth County, New Jersey. As of the 2010 United States Census,... |
| 17 | Austin H. Patterson Austin H. Patterson Austin H. Patterson was an American Democratic Party politician from New Jersey, who served on the Howell Township Committee, the Monmouth County, New Jersey Board of Chosen Freeholders and the New Jersey State Assembly.... |
1873–1875 | Democratic | Howell Howell Township, New Jersey Howell is a Township in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 51,075.Howell Township was incorporated as a township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 23, 1801, from portions of Shrewsbury Township... |
| 18 | John T. Haight John T. Haight John Tyler Haight was an American Democratic Party politician from New Jersey, who served on the Colts Neck Township Committee, the Monmouth County, New Jersey Board of Chosen Freeholders and as Monmouth County Clerk.... |
1875–1881 | Democratic | Atlantic Colts Neck Township, New Jersey Colts Neck is a township in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 10,142.What is now Colts Neck Township was established by an act of the New Jersey Legislature as Atlantic Township on February 18, 1847, from portions of Freehold... |
| 19 | Charles H. Boud Charles H. Boud Charles H. Boud was an American Democratic Party politician from New Jersey, who served on the Monmouth County, New Jersey Board of Chosen Freeholders and the New Jersey General Assembly.... |
1881–1882 | Democratic | Howell Howell Township, New Jersey Howell is a Township in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 51,075.Howell Township was incorporated as a township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 23, 1801, from portions of Shrewsbury Township... |
| 20 | John C. Hathaway | 1882–1884 | Democratic | Neptune Neptune Township, New Jersey -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 27,690 people, 10,907 households, and 6,805 families residing in the township. The population density was 3,366.8 people per square mile . There were 12,217 housing units at an average density of 1,485.4 per square mile... |
| 21 | Theodore Fields Theodore Fields Theodore Fields was an American Democratic Party politician who served as a freeholder, and as sheriff of Monmouth County, New Jersey.-Background:Theodore Fields was born near Eatontown, New Jersey... |
1884–1887 | Democratic | Wall Wall Township, New Jersey Wall Township is a township in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 26,164.Wall Township was formally incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 7, 1851... |
| 22 | John Henry Heyer John Henry Heyer John Henry Heyer was an American Democratic Party politician from New Jersey, who served on the Monmouth County, New Jersey Board of Chosen Freeholders.... |
1887–1898 | Democratic | Holmdel Holmdel Township, New Jersey Holmdel Township is a township in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 16,773. Holmdel Township was formed by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 23, 1857, from portions of Raritan Township .Holmdel is a suburb of... |
| 23 | John Guire John Guire John Guire was an American Democratic Party politician from New Jersey, who served on the Monmouth County, New Jersey Board of Chosen Freeholders.-Biography:... |
1898–1906 | Democratic | Ocean Ocean Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey Ocean Township is a township located in east central Monmouth County, New Jersey. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 27,291.Oakhurst and Wanamassa Ocean Township is a township located in east central Monmouth County, New Jersey. As of the 2010 United States Census,... ; Ward No. 2, Long Branch Long Branch, New Jersey Long Branch is a city in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city population was 30,719.Long Branch was formed on April 11, 1867, as the Long Branch Commission, from portions of Ocean Township... |
| 24 | William B. Conover William B. Conover William Borden Conover was an American Republican Party politician, who served on the Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders from 1907 to 1910... |
1907–1910 | Republican | At-large |
| 25 | John M. Corlies John M. Corlies John Minton Corlies was an American Democratic Party politician from New Jersey, who served on the Monmouth County, New Jersey Board of Chosen Freeholders, the Shrewsbury Township Committee, and as mayor of Rumson.-Biography:... |
1911–1916 | Democratic | At-large |
| 26 | Charles M. Wyckoff Charles M. Wyckoff Charles Morford Wyckoff was an American Democratic Party politician from New Jersey, who served on the Monmouth County, New Jersey Board of Chosen Freeholders.-Biography:... |
1917–1918 | Democratic | At-large |
| 27 | William M. Bergen William M. Bergen William M. Bergen was an American Republican Party politician, who served on the Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders.-Biography:... |
1919–1920 | Republican | At-large |
| 28 | Bryant B. Newcomb Bryant B. Newcomb Bryant Baxter Newcomb was an American Republican Party politician, who served as Mayor of Long Branch, New Jersey and on the Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders.-Biography:... |
1921–1933 | Republican | At-large |
| 29 | Frederic P. Reichey Frederic P. Reichey Frederic P. Reichey was an American Democratic Party politician from Bradley Beach, New Jersey, who served on the Monmouth County, New Jersey Board of Chosen Freeholders.-Biography:... |
1934–1935 | Democratic | At-large |
| 30 | Raymond L. Wyckoff Raymond L. Wyckoff Raymond Ladd Wyckoff was an American Republican Party politician, who served as Mayor of Keyport, New Jersey, as a member of the Monmouth County, New Jersey Board of Chosen Freeholders, and as Monmouth County Clerk.... |
1936–1938 | Republican | At-large |
| 31 | Joseph Mayer Joseph Mayer (politics) Joseph Mayer was an American Republican Party politician, who served on the Hazleton, Pennsylvania City council, as Mayor of Belmar, New Jersey and on the Monmouth County, New Jersey Board of Chosen Freeholders.-Biography:... |
1938–1942 | Republican | At-large |
| 32 | Edgar O. Murphy Edgar O. Murphy Edgar Okerson Murphy was an American Republican Party politician, who served as Mayor of Farmingdale, New Jersey and as a member of the Board of Chosen Freeholders for Monmouth County, New Jersey.-Biography:... |
1942–1947 | Republican | At-large |
| 33 | James S. Parkes James S. Parkes James S. Parkes was an American Republican Party politician, who served on the Red Bank, New Jersey Borough Council and as a member of the Monmouth County, New Jersey Board of Chosen Freeholders.-Biography:... |
1948–1950 | Republican | At-large |
| 34 | Joseph C. Irwin Joseph C. Irwin Joseph C. Irwin was an American Republican Party politician from New Jersey, who served on the Red Bank, New Jersey Borough Council, as a member of the New Jersey General Assembly, and as a member of the Monmouth County, New Jersey Board of Chosen Freeholders.-Biography:He was born on February 13,... |
1951–1974 | Republican | At-large |
| 35 | Philip N. Gumbs Philip N. Gumbs Philip N. Gumbs was an American Democratic Party politician from New Jersey, who served on the Monmouth County, New Jersey Board of Chosen Freeholders.-Biography:... |
1975–1976 | Democratic | At-large |
| 36 | Ray Kramer Ray Kramer Raymond Kramer was an American Democratic Party politician, who served as Mayor of Asbury Park, New Jersey and on the Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders.-Biography:... |
1976 | Democratic | At-large |
| 37 | Harry Larrison, Jr. Harry Larrison, Jr. Harry Larrison, Jr. was an American Republican Party politician, who served on the Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders from February 12, 1966 to December 2, 2004... |
1977–1978 | Republican | At-large |
| Ray Kramer Ray Kramer Raymond Kramer was an American Democratic Party politician, who served as Mayor of Asbury Park, New Jersey and on the Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders.-Biography:... |
1979–1980 | Democratic | At-large | |
| Harry Larrison, Jr. Harry Larrison, Jr. Harry Larrison, Jr. was an American Republican Party politician, who served on the Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders from February 12, 1966 to December 2, 2004... |
1981–1983 | Republican | At-large | |
| 38 | Thomas J. Lynch, Jr. Thomas J. Lynch, Jr. Thomas J. Lynch, Jr. was an American Democratic Party politician from Middletown, New Jersey, who served on the Monmouth County, New Jersey Board of Chosen Freeholders.-Biography:... |
1984–1985 | Democratic | At-large |
| Harry Larrison, Jr. Harry Larrison, Jr. Harry Larrison, Jr. was an American Republican Party politician, who served on the Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders from February 12, 1966 to December 2, 2004... |
1986–2004 | Republican | At-large | |
| 39 | Thomas J. Powers Thomas J. Powers Thomas J. Powers is an American Republican Party politician, who served on the Monmouth County, New Jersey Board of Chosen Freeholders from 1982 to 2005. In 2005, he served as director of the Board.-Biography:... |
2005 | Republican | At-large |
| 40 | William C. Barham William C. Barham William C. Barham is an American Republican Party politician, who served on the Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders from December 2004 to January 1, 2009. In 2006 and 2007, he served as director of the Board.-Biography:... |
2006–2007 | Republican | At-large |
| 41 | Lillian G. Burry Lillian G. Burry Lillian G. Burry is an American politician. A member of the Republican Party, she has served on the Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders since January 2006. She served as Director of the Board in 2008, the first woman and the first Italian-American to do so in Monmouth County... |
2008 | Republican | At-large |
| 42 | Barbara J. McMorrow Barbara J. McMorrow Barbara J. McMorrow is an American Republican Party politician from Freehold Township, New Jersey, who served as a Democrat on the Monmouth County, New Jersey Board of Chosen Freeholders between January 2007 and January 2010; she was the first Democrat elected to the Board in twenty years... |
2009 | Democratic | At-large |
| Lillian G. Burry Lillian G. Burry Lillian G. Burry is an American politician. A member of the Republican Party, she has served on the Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders since January 2006. She served as Director of the Board in 2008, the first woman and the first Italian-American to do so in Monmouth County... |
2010 | Republican | At-large | |
| 43 | Robert D. Clifton Robert D. Clifton Robert D. Clifton is an American Republican Party politician, who has served on the Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders since January, 2005. In 2008, he served as Deputy Director of the Board; Clifton was succeeded in that post by John D'Amico, Jr. in 2009... |
2011 | Republican | At-large |