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Matthew G. Carter
Matthew G. Carter (October 16, 1913 – March 14, 2012) was an American pastor and politician who served as the Mayor of Montclair, New Jersey from 1968 to 1972, becoming the first African American to serve as Mayor of Montclair. Carter also served as the chairman of the New Jersey State Commission on Civil Rights. Biography Carter was born in Danville, Virginia, on October 16, 1913, to Clarence and Henrietta Carter. He became the pastor of the Zion Baptist Church, located in Petersburg, Virginia. Carter received a bachelor's degree from the Virginia Union University in 1939, before completing his Master of Divinity from Virginia Union University's School of Theology in 1942. Carter later completed additional graduate studies at Columbia University and the Union Theological Seminary in New York City. Carter entered local politics in Montclair, New Jersey in 1964, winning election to the Montclair Town Commission. He ran on the Montclair Community Committee slate and was the to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mayor Of Montclair, New Jersey
Mayors of Montclair, New Jersey: *Sean Spiller, 2020 to present. *Robert D. Jackson, 1987 to 1988, 2012 to 2020. *Jerry Fried, 2008 to 2012. *Ed Remsen, 2004 to 2008. * Robert J. Russo, 2000 to 2004. * William Farlie, 1996 to 2000. * James Bishop, 1992 to 1996. * Clifford Lindholm II, 1988 to 1992. * Laurence J. Olive, 1986 to 1987. * James Ramsey, 1984 to 1986. * Mary V. Mochary (born 1942), 1980 to 1984. * Grant Gille, 1976 to 1980. Last mayor to serve in Montclair under its commission form of government before the township reconfigured to a Township Council model. * Matthew G. Carter, 1968 to 1972. First black mayor of Montclair, New Jersey. *Harold Hayes Harold Thomas Pace Hayes (April 18, 1926 – April 5, 1989), editor of '' Esquire'' magazine from 1963 to 1973, was a main architect of the New Journalism movement. Biography Born April 18, 1926, in Elkin, North Carolina, Harold Hayes earned an u ..., c. 1966. * Bayard H. Faulkner, (1894–1983) c. 1950. * Howard F. McConnell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |