Frederick W. Bohnstedt
| Frederick W. Bohnstedt | |
|---|---|
| 9th Mayor of Hoboken | |
| In office April 1867 – April 1869 |
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| Preceded by | Frederick B. Ogden |
| Succeeded by | Hazen Kimball |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1825 |
| Died | c. 1883[1] |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence | Hoboken, New Jersey |
Frederick W. Bohnstedt (1825 - c. 1883) was an American jurist and Democratic party politician who served as the ninth Mayor of Hoboken, New Jersey from 1867 to 1869.[2]
Biography
He was born in 1825 in Germany. He was naturalized on October 22, 1852. In 1858 he was the Democratic party nominee for City Collector.[3]
He was elected the coroner for Hoboken, New Jersey in 1861.[4][5] His election as coroner served as an early example of German American political success in a city that was dominated by the Irish American political machine at that time.[6]
In 1864 he was secretary of the county Democratic convention [1]
He served as a judge for the New Jersey Court of Common Pleas in 1867 before running for mayor.[7]
He was nominated for Mayor of Hoboken, New Jersey in 1867.[8]
Commissioned as a lieutenant colonel in the Hudson Brigade of the New Jersey Militia in 1868.[9]
By 1870 he was a circuit judge.[10]
Bohnstedt was an unsuccessful candidate for mayor in 1879 losing to Elbridge Van Syckel Besson.[11]
He died around 1883.
See also
References
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