Edward Everett Bruen (June 26, 1859 – May 10, 1938) was the first Mayor of East Orange, New Jersey.[1]

Biography

He was born on June 26, 1859, in Chatham, New Jersey, to Theodore Wood Bruen and Caroline D. Miller.[2][3] He served as the first Mayor of East Orange, New Jersey, from 1899 to 1905. In 1904 he was offered the position as president of Globe Security.[4] He died on May 10, 1938.

References

  1. ↑ "Edward E. Bruen, A Realty Dealer. First Mayor of East Orange Established Firm 53 Years Ago. Dies at 78. Served Elevated Lines. Secretary to Thomas Peeples of Manhattan Company. Descendant of Settlers". The New York Times. May 12, 1938. Retrieved 2011-10-16. Edward E. Bruen, first Mayor of this city and dean of real estate men in this area, died last night at his home here after a five months' illness. He was in his seventy-ninth year.
  2. ↑ Staff (May 12, 1938). "Edward E. Bruen, A Realty Dealer. First Mayor of East Orange Established Firm 53 Years Ago. Dies at 78. Served Elevated Lines. Secretary to Thomas Peeples of Manhattan Company. Descendant of Settlers". The New York Times. Retrieved July 24, 2018. Born in Chatham, Mr. Bruen was a descendant of settlers there and of Obadiah Bruen, who went from Connecticut to Newark in 1666
  3. ↑ http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/bruchhausen-brunner.html listing for Edward Everett Bruen
  4. ↑ "Mayor Bruen to the Rescue. East Orange Man Willing to Head the Globe Security". The New York Times. April 17, 1904. Retrieved 2011-10-16. Mayor Edward Everett Bruen of East Orange announced to-day that he would serve as President of the Globe Security Company if that concern is allowed to continued in operation. The Mayor says that the position was offered to him two weeks ago, when he says, William Muirhead, the President, announced that something was "going to drop."
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