Cornelius V. Clickener (1819 – February 17, 1864) was an American Democratic Party politician who was the first Mayor of Hoboken, serving from 1855 to 1857. He served as a member of New Jersey Senate representing Hudson County from 1857 to 1859.
Cornelius V. Clickener | |
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| 1st Mayor of Hoboken, New Jersey | |
| In office April 10, 1855 – 1857 | |
| Succeeded by | Franklin B. Carpenter |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1819 New Brunswick, New Jersey |
| Died | February 17, 1864 (age 46) Manhattan, New York City |
| Political party | Democratic |
Biography
He was born in 1819,[1] most likely in New Brunswick, New Jersey. He married Eliza J. (1819-1901) around 1838 in New York.
He had a business in Manhattan, New York City, which in 1852 obtained the rights to sell "Dalley's magical pain extractor", a medicated ointment.[2][3] Clickener served as director of the Columbia Fire Insurance Company in New York City.[4] In 1855, he spearheaded the effort to incorporate Hoboken as a city. Hoboken residents approved the city charter by a vote of 237 to 185 on March 28, 1855.[5] Clickener was elected as the first mayor of Hoboken on April 10, 1855.[6]
In 1856, Clickener was appointed as Bank Commissioner for the State of New Jersey by Governor Rodman M. Price.[7] He was defeated for re-election for mayor in 1857. A Democrat, he served as a member of the New Jersey Senate from Hudson County from 1857 to 1859.[4]
Clickener died at the age of 46 on February 17, 1864, in Manhattan, New York City.[8] He was buried in Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York.
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