The 4th Ward was one of the 22
wards of New York City
New York City was divided into wards between 1683 and 1938. These were used for the election of various municipal offices, and would later be used to construct the boundaries of larger electoral districts. Prior to the formation of the so-called ...
with representation in the
Board of Aldermen. It was made up of seven election districts and was bounded by Spruce, Ferry, Peck Slip, South, Catherine streets and
Park Row.
List of Aldermen
*1797 - Anthony Post (builder)
*1798-1802 - John Bogert (merchant)
*1810-1813 - Richard Cunningham (tanner)
*1813-1816 - Peter McCartie
*1818 - William F. Van Ambridge
*1819-1827 - John P. Anthony (tanner)
*1824 - Samuel Cowdrey (lawyer)
*1825 - John Agnew (tobacconist)
*1831 - Hubert Van Wagenen (hardware store owner)
*1833 -
Charles G. Ferris
Charles Goadsby Ferris ( ca. 1796June 4, 1848) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a U.S. Representative from New York, serving two non-consecutive terms from 1834 to 1835, then again from 1841 to 1843.
Early life
Ferris was bor ...
(lawyer)
*1834 - Hubert Van Wagenen (hardware store owner)
*1840 - Daniel C. Pentz (cooper)
*1842-1843 - Robert Martin (cordial distiller)
*1846-1847 - George H. Purser
*1848 - Edmund Fitzgerald
*1850-1854 - Jacob F. Oakley (liquors)
*1854-1855 - William Baird
*1856-1858 - Bartholomew Healy (shoe store owner)
List of Assistant Aldermen
*1792-1796 - Anthony Post (builder)
*1797 - John Bogert (merchant)
*1798 - George Lindsey (stonecutter)
*1802 - Leroy Jacob
*1802-1803 - Robert Bogardus (lawyer)
*1804 - Ab. Bloodgood (currier)
*1805 - Adrian Hegeman (lawyer)
*1806 - Robert Bogardus (lawyer)
*1807 - Ab. Bloodgood (currier)
*1808 - Adrian Hegeman (lawyer)
*1809 - Robert Bogardus (lawyer)
*1810 - Peter H. Wendover (sailmaker)
*1810-1815 - Elisha W. King (lawyer)
*1817 - William F. Van Ambridge
*1818 - John P. Anthony (tanner)
*1819-1822 - Benjamin Crane (stationer)
*1822 - Samuel Cowdrey (lawyer)
*1824 - John Agnew (tobacconist)
*1825 - John Hitchcock
*1832 -
Charles G. Ferris
Charles Goadsby Ferris ( ca. 1796June 4, 1848) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a U.S. Representative from New York, serving two non-consecutive terms from 1834 to 1835, then again from 1841 to 1843.
Early life
Ferris was bor ...
(lawyer)
*1835 - Benjamin Townsend (grocer)
*1839 - Jesse West (merchant)
*1840 - Benton W. Halsey (physician)
*1841 - Alfred Ashfield (coal dealer)
*1845 - George H. Purser
*1848 - Nathan A. Sutton (merchant)
*1849 - Jacob F. Oakley (liquors)
*1850-1851 - Florence McCarthy (lawyer)
*1852-1853 - Timothy O'Brien (builder)
References
Other sources
*Willis, Samuel J. and Valentine, David Thomas. 1869. ''Manual of the Corporation of the City of New York,'' New York, N.Y.: E. Jones & Co.
New York City Council
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