Preceded by Charles Seidler Spouse Margaret Stagg Name Henry Hopper | Religion Catholic Political party Democratic Party | |
Children Sophronia, Arthur and Marian Residence Jersey City, New Jersey Died October 6, 1905, East Orange, New Jersey, United States | ||
Succeeded by Isaac William Taussig | ||
Henry J. Hopper (1830–1905) was the 21st Mayor of Jersey City, New Jersey from May 6, 1878 to May 2, 1880.
Biography
Hopper was born in 1830 in New Jersey. He married Margaret Stagg Mount on April 3, 1855. They had three children; Sophronia, Arthur and Marian. He became a steel merchant with the Crucible Steel Company of New York City. A Democrat, he was elected mayor on April 9, 1878. After serving one term as mayor, the Democrats did not re-nominate him but instead went with Isaac William Taussig.
Hopper died in his home in East Orange, New Jersey on October 6, 1905.
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