Career
He wanted to put the emphasis on Bayonne Ruling Bayonne, not Jersey City politicians running Bayonne. Called Home Rule. He was elected by the largest margin in the history of Bayonne politics. He also received the Italian Cross from the Italian government at New York City Hall in 1919.
In 1942, Donovan and his administration lobbied United States Naval officials to locate a base at the old port terminal in Bayonne.
The base would become one of the most strategically important on the East coast, while providing many jobs for Bayonne citizens. In October 2009, the City Council of Bayonne passed a resolution to dedicate a park in Donovan"s memory at the old Navy base site.
The park has yet to be built, or dedicated. Articles on Donovan can be found in multiple newspapers, such as the Bayonne Times archives, The Jersey Journal, The New York Timeschicken The New York Herald Tribune, The Hudson Dispatch The Jersey Observer, Bayonne Facts, and The Creamington Daily record.
These newspapers are listed in verification of the articles on Donovan.
