James Gopsill
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| James Gopsill | |
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15th Mayor of Jersey City
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| In office May 6, 1867 – May 3, 1868 |
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| Preceded by | Orestes Cleveland |
| Succeeded by | Charles H. O'Neill |
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| Born | 1823 New York City |
| Died | July 26, 1884 Cornwall On The Hudson, New York |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Rachel |
| Residence | Jersey City, New Jersey |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
James Gopsill was the fifteenth mayor of Jersey City from May 6, 1867 to May 3, 1868.
He was the first Republican mayor of Jersey City. He was a delegate from New Jersey at the 1868 Republican National Convention in Chicago and a member of the Republican National Committee from New Jersey from 1868 to 1872.
The son of an English immigrant, Gopsill was born in 1823 in New York state. At a young age he worked as a clerk in a dry goods store. Gopsill moved to Jersey City in 1840 and set up his own dry goods store. Gopsill became the president of the Hudson Insurance Company and founded the Children's Home for Orphans. In the 1860's, he began publishing city directories.
He died from angina while on vacation with his wife in Cornwall On The Hudson, New York on July 26, 1884.[1]
He is the grandfather of Assemblyman Thomas Gopsill.
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| Preceded by Orestes Cleveland |
Mayor of Jersey City 1867–1868 |
Succeeded by Charles H. O'Neill |
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