Henry Traphagen (June 1, 1842 – October 11, 1918) was a lawyer and the Mayor of Jersey City, New Jersey for the

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from May 4, 1874 to April 30, 1876.

Biography

He was born on June 1, 1842, in Jersey City to Henry Mackaness Traphagen and Sarah Conselyea. He had a brother, William C. Traphagen. He was the great-grandson of former Jersey City mayor

Cornelius Van Vorst Cornelius Van Vorst (March 7, 1822 – November 19, 1906) was the twelfth Mayor of Jersey City, serving from 1860 to 1862. Biography The kitchen step of his mansion was known to be the slab of marble that was originally the base of the statue of K ...

. He was a descendant of Willem Traphagen, from Lemgo, Lippe, who settled in Manhattan in 1652. He studied at

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and

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and became an attorney in 1864. He married Annie Matilda Cambell (1847-1919) on November 9, 1869. He was elected mayor and served one term, from May 4, 1874 to April 30, 1876. He died on October 11, 1918 in

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