Hugh Addonizio
| Hugh Joseph Addonizio | |
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| 33rd Mayor of Newark | |
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In office July 1, 1962 – July 1, 1970 |
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| Preceded by | Leo P. Carlin |
| Succeeded by | Kenneth A. Gibson |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey's 11th district |
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In office January 3, 1949 – June 30, 1962 |
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| Preceded by | Frank Sundstrom |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Minish |
| Personal details | |
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January 31, 1914 Newark, New Jersey |
| Died | February 2, 1981 (aged 67) Red Bank, New Jersey |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
| Alma mater | Fordham University |
| Awards | Silver Star |
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| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch |
 United States Army
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| Rank |
 Captain
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| Battles/wars | World War II |
Hugh Joseph Addonizio (January 31, 1914 in Newark, New Jersey – February 2, 1981 in Red Bank, New Jersey) was an Italian-American Democratic Party politician, who was the 33rd Mayor of Newark, New Jersey, from 1962 to 1970, and a U.S. Congressman for 13 years before that.
He graduated from Fordham University in New York City in 1939 and went to work for A&C Clothing Company in Newark where he became vice president in 1946.
During World War II he had served in the United States Army earning the Silver Star. He served in North Africa, Italy and France. Among the first Americans drafted in 1940 a year before Pearl Harbor, he rose from the rank of private and was discharged with the rank of captain and named to the Officer Candidate School Hall of Fame at Fort Benning.
In 1948, Addonizio ran for and won a seat in the United States House of Representatives as a Democrat, representing New Jersey's 11th congressional district. He resigned his seat on June 30, 1962, to run for mayor of Newark. He ran on a reform platform, defeating what he characterized as the corrupt political machine of Leo P. Carlin, who had been mayor since 1953.
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