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John G. Bergen
John G. Bergen (December 4, 1814 – July 18, 1867) was an American public servant and New York City Police Commissioner. A member and treasurer of the New York City Police Commissioner, Board of Police Commissioners, he and Thomas Coxon Acton assumed command of the NYPD during the New York Draft Riots after Superintendent John Alexander Kennedy, John Kennedy was injured at the hands of a mob. Early life John G. Bergen was born in South Brooklyn on December 4, 1814. Born into one of the few Scandinavian families to settle in New Netherland, he was a descendant of Michael Hans Bergen, one of eight children born to Hans Hansen Bergen, a native of Bergen, Norway, and his wife Sarah Rapelje, the first child of European parentage born in New York State. John G. Bergen was one of three sons born to Garrett Bergen who became prominent public servants. His brother Peter Bergen was a noted judge in Brooklyn and Teunis Bergen became a US Congressman from the Second District of New York. C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Brooklyn
South Brooklyn is a historic term for a section of the former City of Brooklyn – now the New York City borough of Brooklyn – encompassing what are now the Boerum Hill, Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill, Gowanus, Park Slope, Windsor Terrace, Sunset Park and Red Hook neighborhoods."Carroll Gardens" in , p.1213"Cobble Hill Historic District Designation Report" (December 30, 1969) It was named for its location along the waterfront that was the southern border of the original [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
