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Thomas A. Alexander
Thomas A. Alexander
4th Mayor of Jersey City
	In office; April 1842 – April 1843
Preceded by	Dudley S. Gregory
Succeeded by	Peter Bentley, Sr.
Personal details
Born	1799; Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	March 29, 1866 (aged 67); Bergen Township, New Jersey, U.S.
Children	Jas. A. Alexander
Residence(s)	Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S.

Thomas A. Alexander (1800 – March 29, 1866) was the fourth mayor of Jersey City in New Jersey. He succeeded Dudley S. Gregory. He served a single one-year term from April 1842 to April 1843.^[1] He was succeeded by Peter Bentley, Sr.

Biography

Born in Pennsylvania, he moved to Harsimus (now a section of Jersey City). Outside of his term as mayor, he worked as an insurance underwriter. He died in Bergen Township (now a part of Jersey City) at age 67. The funeral was held at St. Matthew's Episcopal Church in Jersey City.^[2]

References

^ Winfield, Charles (1874). History of the County of Hudson, New Jersey: from its earliest settlement to the present time. Kennard & Hay Stationery M'fg and Print. Co. p. 289.
^ "Thomas A. Alexander". The New York Times. March 30, 1866. Retrieved 2009-02-20. 67th year of his age. His friends, and those of his son, Jas. A. Alexander, are invited to attend the funeral at St. Matthew's Church, Jersey City, on Saturday, the 31st inst., at 3 o'clock.

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[winfield-1] Winfield, Charles (1874). History of the County of Hudson, New Jersey: from its earliest settlement to the present time. Kennard & Hay Stationery M'fg and Print. Co. p. 289.

[2] "Thomas A. Alexander". The New York Times. March 30, 1866. Retrieved 2009-02-20. 67th year of his age. His friends, and those of his son, Jas. A. Alexander, are invited to attend the funeral at St. Matthew's Church, Jersey City, on Saturday, the 31st inst., at 3 o'clock.

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