Thomas Gangemi, Sr. (July 29, 1903 – December 1, 1976) was the 35th
mayor
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of
Jersey City, New Jersey
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before being allowed on the ballot (see ''Gangemi v. Rosengard'' 207 A.2d 665 (N.J. 1965)). While history focuses on Gangemi's untimely resignation, he was a visionary who reimagined the Jersey City waterfront and downtown as locales of tremendous economic growth.
Gangemi was married to Carrie Gangemi (née Romano) and had three children, Thomas Jr., Anthony, and Marie. The eldest, Thomas Jr. also ran for mayor of Jersey City in 1973, but lost to incumbent Paul T. Jordan.
References
Mayors of Jersey City, New Jersey
1903 births
1976 deaths
New Jersey Democrats
Italian emigrants to the United States
20th-century American politicians
American people of Italian descent
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