Career
He was born on November 29, 1838, in Jamaica, Queens, New New York He was a son of Mary Adrain and John North. Brinckeroff, and grandson of mathematician Robert Adrain. In 1854, at age 16, he moved to San Francisco and he took a job with Wells Fargo where he delivered the first pony express package from San Francisco to Sacramento.
He later joined the San Francisco Committee of Vigilance.
He returned to New York City in 1860. The couple also had six daughters.
He was elected Mayor of Englewood, New Jersey in 1899 and recommended an increase in the police force from seven police officers to nine police officers. He also recommended the building of the city hall.
He died on March 23, 1913, in Englewood, New Jersey and was buried in Brookside Cemetery.
