Charles P. Gillen | |
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Mayor of Newark | |
In office January 1, 1917 – January 1, 1921 |
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Preceded by | Thomas Lynch Raymond |
Succeeded by | Alexander Archibald |
Personal details | |
Born |
County Roscommon, Ireland |
August 6, 1876
Died | June 30, 1956 Newark, New Jersey |
(aged 79)
Political party | Democratic |
Charles P. Gillen (August 6, 1876 – June 30, 1956) was the Democratic mayor of Newark, New Jersey from 1917 to 1921.
He was born in County Roscommon, Ireland on August 6, 1876. He was the son of Thomas Gillen and Mary A. Conry. He was Irish Catholic.
He married Margaret Carey in 1923. He had a real estate business before entering politics. He was the mayor of Newark, New Jersey from 1917 to 1921. He was a delegate to the 1932 Democratic National Convention.
He died on June 30, 1956, in Newark, New Jersey, aged 79 and was buried at Mount Olivet Cemetery, Newark