Mayor Simon Kelly

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Title

Mayor Simon Kelly

Subject

WHC88394

Description

Black and white undated photograph of Mayor Simon Kelly. Mr. Kelly was the Mayor of Weehawken from 1885-1889 and 1891-1897. Simon Kelly was known as "King of Weehawken." Born in Ireland in 1848, he was raised in Hoboken. He held almost every public office available in Weehawken, starting about 1870. He was a founder of St. Lawrence Parish and built a hotel/roadhouse at the intersection of Boulevard East and Clifton Road in 1895, later called Van Clief's. From the collection of the Weehawken Historical Commission.

Date

1895

Type

OT

Identifier

WHC88394

Coverage

Weehawken, NJ [40.7663711,-74.02537149999999]
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Citation

“Mayor Simon Kelly,” The Weehawken Time Machine, accessed May 2, 2024, https://weehawkentimemachine.omeka.net/items/show/3337.