List of mayors of Phillipsburg, New Jersey
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The Mayor of Phillipsburg, New Jersey is a political position dating from 1861 when the village of Phillipsburg was elevated to the Township of Phillipsburg.
Mayors of Phillipsburg[edit]
| Mayor | Term Begins | Term Ends | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Sitgreaves[1] | 1861 | 1862 | First Mayor. Major commandant in the New Jersey State militia. Member of the State general assembly 1831 to 1833. Served in the State senate 1851 to 1854. Served as city councilmen from 1834 to 1835. |
| ? | 1863 | 1887 | ? |
| Irwin W. Schultz | 1884 | 1885 | Lafayette College alumni. Local lawyer. Served a single year long term as mayor and refused to stand for re-election. |
| ? | 1886 | 1886 | ? |
| John H. Griffith | 1887 | 1894 | Former city physician. Remained active in fraternal and charitable organizations after being mayor. |
| Vernon D. Best[2] | 1953 | 1954 | ? |
| William M. Norton[3] | 1954 | 1958 | Local self made millionaire of the Norton Oil Co. Testified to congress about the creation of new toll highways as a source of local revenue in 1956. |
| Arthur Paini[4] | 1958 | 1960 | Democrat Party Served on the city commission from 1950 to 1958. Unsuccessfully challenged Decker in the 1992 election. |
| James A. Bianchi[5] | 1979 | 1980 | Served as a city councilmen from 1966 to 1972. |
| ? | 1981 | 1991 | ? |
| Gloria Decker[6] | 1992 | 1996 | Former leader of the Warren County . Elected mayor as a democrat, would switch party affiliations to Republican in 1994 and would lose her re-election bid in 1995. |
| Thomas W. Corcoran[7] | 1996 | 2000 | Democrat. Defeated incumbent Decker. Long time chairman of the Phillipsburg Democratic Party. Navy Veteran from World War II and the Korean War. |
| Harry Wyant Jr.[8] | 2000 | 2016 | Republican. Served on the town council before serving as mayor for 16 years. Despite his lengthy career as mayor he only voted on the town council once, to appoint his replacement. He and his replacement were defeated in 2016 |
| Stephen Ellis[9] | 2016 | 2020 | Democrat. defeated Wyant in the 2016 election. Would only serve one term due to unpopularity from legal issues when he was sued for harassing a citizen of Phillipsburg and members of his campaign where sued for blackmailing councilor Tersigni. |
| Todd M. Tersigni[10] | 2020 | Incumbent | Republican. Graduate of Phillipsburg High School and Seton Hall University. Served two terms on the town council from 2012 to 2020. |
References[edit]
- ↑ "SITGREAVES, Charles". bioguide.congress.gov. United States Congress. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
- ↑ Kestenbaum, Lawrence. "Mayors and Postmasters of Phillipsburg, New Jersey". politicalgraveyard.com. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
- ↑ "WILLIAM NORTON, 79, PHILLIPSBURG OFFICIAL, BUSINESSES OWNER". www.mcall.com. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
- ↑ "FORMER MAYOR PAINI DIES CANCER TAKES LIFE OF LONGTIME P'BURG LEADER". www.mcall.com. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
- ↑ "JAMES A. BIANCHI, 89, EX-PHILLIPSBURG MAYOR". www.mcall.com. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
- ↑ Novak, Melanie (16 March 1995). "Mayor Decker Seeks Re-election". The Morning Call. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
- ↑ "Thomas W. Corcoran". www.mcall.com. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
- ↑ Novak, Steve. "Phillipsburg mayor, departing councilmen thanked for service". www.lehighvalleylive.com. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
- ↑ Novak, Steve. "Phillipsburg's last mayor is gone, but legal issues remain. An update on the trials and lawsuits". www.lehighvalleylive.com. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
- ↑ DeGerolamo, Danielle. "TAPinto Phillipsburg Meet the Leaders Series: Mayor Todd M. Tersigni". www.tapinto.net. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
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