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Jackson, Alva (1898?-1977)
Alva Jackson was a widely respected civic leader and community organizer in Englewood, best known for her decades of service to the city’s Fourth Ward and her tireless advocacy for working-class families, children, and seniors. Active during the mid-20th century, Jackson played… -
Stuart, Patricia Elaine Farrar (1931?-2004)
Patricia Elaine Farrar Stuart was a politician and civic leader who emerged as a prominent and independent voice within New Jersey Republican politics in the late 1970s. In 1979, she began serving as Vice Chairman of the Bergen County Republican Party, where she became widely…Tags Politics -
Kitchel, Cornelius Porter (1875-1947)
Cornelius Porter Kitchel was a politician and lawyer. He graduated from Philips Andover Academy in 1897 and then from Yale Law School in 1901. He acted as attorney-in-chief of the Legal Aid Society in 1905 for about a year. He practiced in New York in 1908. He served on the City… -
Coolidge, John Calvin, Jr. (1872-1933)
Calvin Coolidge (John Calvin Coolidge Jr.) was an attorney, public servant, and the 30th President of the United States whose career reflected a deep commitment to restraint, character, and civic responsibility. Raised in rural Vermont, Coolidge absorbed values of discipline and… -
Mckenna, Priscilla (?-?)
Priscilla McKenna was an Englewood civic figure whose public life unfolded largely through sustained participation in local government, environmental advocacy, and community organizations from the mid-1960s through the early 1980s. Her work intersected with broader citizen-led…Tags Politics -
Clark, W. Gerould, Jr. (1903?-1974)
W. Gerould Clark Jr. was the mayor of Englewood from 1954-1955. He also was a city councilman and president of the Common Council from 1948 to 1953. Before his involvement in politics, he was a civil engineer for the Erie Railroad. He eventually owned W. Gerould Clark Inc., a… -
Shultz, George Pratt (1920-2021)
George Pratt Shultz was an economist and businessman. He served in numerous government positions including cabinet. While born in New York, he grew up in Englewood, New Jersey, where he attended the Englewood School for Boys now known as Dwight Englewood. Shultz graduated from… -
Baer, Byron Mark (1929-2007)
Byron M. Baer (October 18, 1929 – June 24, 2007) was a civil rights activist, community organizer, and longtime Democratic legislator whose public life was deeply rooted in Englewood, New Jersey. Long before he became one of the state’s most influential champions of open… -
Volk, Austin N. (1918-2010)
Austin Nicholas Volk (December 28, 1918 – September 18, 2010) was a New Jersey businessman, naval officer, and Republican public official whose career bridged local government, state politics, and military service during some of the most turbulent decades of the twentieth…Tags Politics -
Hinton, Charles Burture (1877-1962)
(c. 1876–1962) Charles B. Hinton was a pioneering civic leader, political organizer, and longtime public employee whose career made him a central figure in Englewood, New Jersey’s Black political history during the early twentieth century. In 1914, he became the first Black…