Background
He was born on June 1, 1842, in Jersey City to Henry Mackaness Traphagen and Sarah Conselyea.
- Photos
- Works
- Photos
- Works
Henry Traphagen
Edit ProfileEducation
Brown University; Rutgers University.
Career
He had a brother, William C. Traphagen. He was the great-grandson of former Jersey City mayor Cornelius Van Vorst. He was a descendant of Willem Traphagen, from Lemgo, Lippe, who settled in Manhattan in 1652.
He studied at Rutgers College and Brown University and became an attorney in 1864.
He was elected mayor and served one term, from May 4, 1874 to April 30, 1876. He died on October 11, 1918 in Tenafly, New Jersey.
-
Born
-
Died
October 11, 1918 (aged 76) -
Nationality
United States -
Political Party
Democratic party