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Job Male

Job Male
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Mayor of Plainfield, New Jersey
In office
1869 (1869) – 1870 (1870)
Succeeded by John H. Evans
Mayor of Plainfield, New Jersey
In office
1877 (1877) – 1878 (1878)
Preceded by Dr. John C. Sutphen
Succeeded by Nathan Harper
Mayor of Plainfield, New Jersey
In office
1887 (1887) – 1890 (1890)
Preceded by George W. Rockefellow
Succeeded by Alexander Gilbert
Personal details
Born (1808-08-24)August 24, 1808
Somersetshire, England
Died January 29, 1891(1891-01-29) (aged 82)
Plainfield, New Jersey
Political party Republican
Spouse(s) Maria Glaze
Occupation Union Ferry Company, 1838-1845
New Jersey Railroad and Transportation Company, 1853-1859
Profession President of Hudson County National Bank, 1873-1878

Job Male (August 24, 1808 – 1891) was the first Mayor of Plainfield, New Jersey, serving from 1869–1870 and 1877–1878 and finally 1887–1890.

Male was born on August 24, 1808 in Somersetshire, England. He emigrated to the United States in 1816 at age 8, with his parents. He worked at a toll booth on the road between Jersey City and Newark, New Jersey, later becoming a carpenter and then a superintendent of construction. He was appointed to the board of the Hudson County National Bank, in 1873 becoming president, which post he held until 1878. He built the original Plainfield library, and donated the building and land, and later joined the board. In 1875, he donated land for the building of Muhlenberg Hospital.

He died in 1891, and left an unsigned will.

His former home was converted into the Plainfield Public Library.


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