Phineas C. Dummer
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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
.
in 1787, he served in the New York Militia during the War of 1812
. Dummer married Eliza Dobbs Holt, daughter of New London
newspaper editor Charles Holt
, on September 21, 1821 and they moved to Jersey City in 1824.
Dummer joined his brother George Dummer
's Jersey Glass Company
on Washington Street between Essex Street and the Morris Canal
in Paulus Hook (later became incorporated as Jersey City). He later obtained a patent for the manufacture of pressed glass by a process called "Dummer's scallop or coverplate." By 1840's the glass company was known as P.C. Dummer & Company and was selling glassware for home, decorative and commercial use. The company went out of business after the economic downturn following the Civil War
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After serving as mayor, Dummer served as Chief of the Fire Department in 1850.
After his company went out of business, Dummer was elected City Collector of Taxes, and afterwards appointed Deputy collector of customs of the Port of New York
, by Abraham Lincoln
and re-appointed under Ulysses S. Grant
. He held the position until his death on September 14, 1875 in Jersey City, New Jersey
.
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...
. He succeeded Peter Bentley, Sr.
Peter Bentley (mayor)
Peter Bentley, Sr. was the fifth mayor of Jersey City in New Jersey. He succeeded Thomas A. Alexander. He served a single one-year term from April 1843 to April 1844. He was succeeded by Phineas C. Dummer....
A 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...
politician, he served four one-year terms from April 1844 to April 20, 1848. He was succeeded by Henry C. Taylor
Henry C. Taylor
Henry C. Taylor was the seventh mayor of Jersey City in New Jersey.-Biography:He succeeded Phineas C. Dummer 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....
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Biography
Born in New Haven, ConnecticutNew Haven, Connecticut
New Haven is the second-largest city in Connecticut and the sixth-largest in New England. According to the 2010 Census, New Haven's population increased by 5.0% between 2000 and 2010, a rate higher than that of the State of Connecticut, and higher than that of the state's five largest cities, and...
in 1787, he served in the New York Militia during the War of 1812
War of 1812
The War of 1812 was a military conflict fought between the forces of the United States of America and those of the British Empire. The Americans declared war in 1812 for several reasons, including trade restrictions because of Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American merchant...
. Dummer married Eliza Dobbs Holt, daughter of New London
New London, Connecticut
New London is a seaport city and a port of entry on the northeast coast of the United States.It is located at the mouth of the Thames River in New London County, southeastern Connecticut....
newspaper editor Charles Holt
Charles Holt
Charles Holt may refer to:*Charles A. Holt , behavioral economist at the University of Virginia*Charles C. Holt, economist at the University of Texas at Austin-See also:*Charles B. Holt House, a rock house in Charlottesville, Virginia...
, on September 21, 1821 and they moved to Jersey City in 1824.
Dummer joined his brother George Dummer
George Dummer
George Dummer was the founder of the Jersey Glass Company in Paulus Hook, New Jersey. He served as chairman of the board of trustees of Paulus Hook and then as the president of the board of selectmen from 1826 to 1831.-Biography:...
's Jersey Glass Company
Jersey Glass Company
-History:It was established in 1824 by George Dummer. It later became the P.C. Dummer Glass Company under his brother, Phineas Cook Dummer....
on Washington Street between Essex Street and the Morris Canal
Morris Canal
The Morris Canal was an anthracite-carrying canal that incorporated a series of water-driven inclined planes in its course across northern New Jersey in the United States. It was in use for about a century — from the late 1820s to the 1920s....
in Paulus Hook (later became incorporated as Jersey City). He later obtained a patent for the manufacture of pressed glass by a process called "Dummer's scallop or coverplate." By 1840's the glass company was known as P.C. Dummer & Company and was selling glassware for home, decorative and commercial use. The company went out of business after the economic downturn following the Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
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After serving as mayor, Dummer served as Chief of the Fire Department in 1850.
After his company went out of business, Dummer was elected City Collector of Taxes, and afterwards appointed Deputy collector of customs of the Port of New York
Collector of the Port of New York
The Collector of Customs at the Port of New York, most often referred to as Collector of the Port of New York, sometimes also as Collector of Customs for the Port of New York or Collector of Customs for the District of New York, was a federal officer who was in charge of the collection of import...
, by Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. He successfully led his country through a great constitutional, military and moral crisis – the American Civil War – preserving the Union, while ending slavery, and...
and re-appointed under Ulysses S. Grant
Ulysses S. Grant
Ulysses S. Grant was the 18th President of the United States as well as military commander during the Civil War and post-war Reconstruction periods. Under Grant's command, the Union Army defeated the Confederate military and ended the Confederate States of America...
. He held the position until his death on September 14, 1875 in Jersey City, New Jersey
Jersey City, New Jersey
Jersey City is the seat of Hudson County, New Jersey, United States.Part of the New York metropolitan area, Jersey City lies between the Hudson River and Upper New York Bay across from Lower Manhattan and the Hackensack River and Newark Bay...
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