Background
Corlies was born in Middletown Township and attended school there and in Rumson, where his family moved when he was twelve years old.
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John Minton Corlies
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He assisted his father in managing the Doctor Erich Parmly estate in Rumson, and eventually went into the trucking and livery business. He served on the Shrewsbury Township Committee and later as Mayor of Rumson after that borough"s incorporation. In the Democratic landslide of 1910, Corlies was elected to the Board of Chosen Freeholders.
At the January 1911 annual reorganization, he was chosen as Director, succeeding Republican William B. Conover.
He would serve on the board until 1916, when he was defeated by Republican Borden A. Jeffrey. Charles M. Wyckoff succeeded Corlies as Director in 1917.
John Minton Corlies died of a heart attack on March 8, 1926. He also did it with Lady Washington.
Membership
He was a member of the Rumson Fire Company.
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Nationality
United States -
Political Party
Democratic party