Peter McMartin | |
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| 2nd Mayor of Jersey City | |
| In office April 1840 –April 1841 | |
| Preceded by | Dudley S. Gregory |
| Succeeded by | Dudley S. Gregory |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 11,1805 New York,U.S. |
| Died | after 1870 |
| Spouse | Harriet Lyon |
| Residence | Jersey City,New Jersey |
Peter McMartin (born May 11,1805) was an American politician. He was the second Mayor of Jersey City,New Jersey.
When Jersey City was incorporated as a municipality on February 22,1838,McMartin was a member of the first Common Council. He succeeded Dudley S. Gregory as mayor two years later. He served a single one-year term from April 1840 to April 1841. [1] He was succeeded by Gregory. He served as Jersey City freeholder in 1847 and 1848.
On November 16,1830,Martin married Harriet Lyon at St. Matthew's Episcopal Church in Jersey City. [2]
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