Beach Vanderpool
8th Mayor of Newark
In office
1846–1848
Preceded byIsaac Baldwin
Succeeded byJames Miller
Personal details
Born(1808-10-25)October 25, 1808[1]
New Jersey
DiedMarch 12, 1884(1884-03-12) (aged 75)
Newark, New Jersey
Political partyWhig

Beach Vanderpool (October 25, 1808 – March 12, 1884) was an American politician who served as the Mayor of Newark from 1846 to 1848.[2]

Biography

Vanderpool was a member of a prominent family in Newark. He was one of the founders of the Morris and Essex Railroad and was a major shareholder at the time of his death. He was also the president of the Howard Savings Bank and Commissioner of the Morris Plains Lunatic Asylum.[3] One of his sons, Eugene Vanderpool (1844–1903), was president of the Newark Gas Light Company.[4]

References

  1. ^ Sterling, Guy (2014). The Famous, the Familiar and the Forgotten: 350 Notable Newarkers. Xlibris Corporation. p. 206. ISBN 9781499079913. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
  2. ^ Urquhart, Frank John (1913). A History of the city of Newark, New Jersey: embracing practically two and a half centuries, 1666-1913. Lewis Historical Publishing Company. p. 649. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
  3. ^ "Beach Vanderpool". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Brooklyn, New York. March 12, 1884. p. 4.
  4. ^ "Manuscript Group 29, Eugene Vanderpool (1844-1903), President of the Newark Gas Light Company Papers, 1817-1929 (Bulk dates: 1880-1903)". jerseyhistory.org. Archived from the original on 2016-06-24. Retrieved 2017-07-13.
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