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===Mayors=== * Simon Kelly, 1887 to 1897.<ref>Staff. [https://www.nytimes.com/1900/06/01/archives/jamaica-wants-the-tunnel-representatives-argue-for-the-atlantic.html "'King of Weehawken' Dead. Simon Kelly Was Never Out of Office from 1870."], ''[[The New York Times]]'', June 1, 1900. Accessed December 29, 2016. "He served as Poormaster from 1870 to 1873, was a School Trustee for six years, then Chief of Police until 1887. In that year, he was made a Councilman, and as President of the Board was Mayor of the town until 1898, when he was defeated by a combination of Republicans and Independent Democrats."</ref><ref>[http://files.usgwarchives.net/nj/hudson/history/local/weehawken.txt ''Weehawken History''], 1932, via USGenWeb Archives. Accessed December 29, 2016. "To no man of that period belonged greater credit for the building up of our Township than to Simon Kelly, who reigned as the big boss of Weehawken from 1871 to 1900."</ref> * Edward W. Berger {{circa|1905}}<ref>{{cite news |title=Divorce for Ex-mayor of Weehawken |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1910/05/26/102040272.pdf |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=May 26, 1910 }}</ref> * Morris Frost, in 1908 for a week<ref>{{cite news |title=Mayor for a Week. Weehawken Executive Put Out of Office for Using Abusive Language |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1908/01/11/104714623.pdf |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date= January 11, 1908}}</ref><ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1932/09/27/archives/mrs-norris-frost-widow-of-a-mayor-of-weehawken-and-daughterinlaw-of.html "Mrs. Morris Frost. Widow of a Mayor of Weehawken and Daughter-in-Law of Another'], ''[[The New York Times]]'', September 27, 1932. Accessed November 14, 2019.</ref> * William H. Wood {{circa|1908}}<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1910/05/26/archives/divorce-for-exmayor-of-weehawken.html "Divorce for ex-Mayor of Weehawken"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', May 26, 1910. Accessed November 14, 2019.</ref> * George Gonzales {{circa|1908}}<ref>{{cite news |title=Ex-mayor's Son Accused. Frank Gonzales of Hoboken Indicted as an Auto Bandit |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1914/10/23/100108786.pdf |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=October 23, 1914 }}</ref> * William M. Brady in 1917 * Emile W. Grauert (1855β1931), 1912 to 1931. He was born in 1855 in [[Manhattan]] and later worked as an architect. His mayorship was possibly split over non-consecutive terms. He died in the mayor's office on April 20, 1931, from a heart attack.<ref>{{cite news |title=Residents Oppose Plan to Consolidate Neighboring Towns into Hudson City |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1909/11/13/archives/bear-of-eclipse-stirs-weehawken-residents-oppose-plan-to.html |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=November 13, 1909 }}</ref><ref name="grauert">[https://www.nytimes.com/1931/05/14/archives/widow-72-succeeds-weehawken-mayor-trades-broom-for-gavel-for-good.html "Widow, 72, Succeeds Weehawken Mayor"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', May 14, 1931. Accessed November 14, 2019. "Mrs. Clara E. Grauert, 72-year-old widow of Emile W. Grauert, who at the time of his death on April 20. had completed twenty-one years as Mayor of Weehawken, N. J., was sworn in last night at the Weehawken City Hall as her husband's successor."</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Weehawken Mayor Dead at Age of 76. Emile W. Grauert Elected to the Same Office 11 Times, Serving 21 Years. Began As An Architect. Helped Design Albany Capitol and Several Manhattan Skyscrapers. Public Funeral Tomorrow |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1931/04/21/archives/weehawken-mayor-dead-at-age-of-76-emile-w-grauert-elected-to-the.html |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=April 21, 1931 }}</ref><!--http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=16377501--><ref>{{cite news |agency=[[Associated Press]] |via =[[Newspapers.com]] |title=Mayor Grauert Dies in Weehawken at 76 |url=https://bklyn.newspapers.com/clip/7886079/emile_w_grauert_18551931_was_the/ |newspaper=[[Brooklyn Eagle]] |date=April 21, 1931 }}</ref> * Clara E. Grauert, the 72-year-old widow of Emile W. Grauert starting in 1931 filling the office of her husband<ref name=grauert/> * John Meister in 1949<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1949/10/26/archives/united-fruit-plans-weehawken-plant-n-y-central-taking-part-in.html "United Fruit Plans Weehawken Plant"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', October 26, 1949. Accessed November 14, 2019</ref> * Charles F. Krause Jr. in 1956.<ref>{{cite news |title=Tax Strike Voted For Weehawken. Township Committee Acts to Cut Off Hudson Levies Over 'Misuse' of Funds To Seek Tax Refund |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1956/06/30/archives/tax-strike-voted-for-weehawken-township-committee-acts-to-cut-off.html |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=June 30, 1956 }}</ref> * Stanley D. Ianoco from before 1972 to 1979<ref>{{cite news |author=Richard J. H. Johnston |title=Weehawken Hears Rumbles of Discontent |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1972/11/01/archives/new-jersey-pages-weehawken-hears-rumbles-of-discontent.html|newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=November 1, 1972 }}</ref> * Wally P. Lindsley (born 1949), from 1979 to 1982<ref name="ap">{{cite news |agency=[[Associated Press]] |title=Ex-Weehawken Mayor Is Guilty of Conspiracy |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1983/12/16/nyregion/ex-weehawken-mayor-is-guilty-of-conspiracy.html |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=December 16, 1983 |access-date=April 1, 2015 }}</ref> * Stanley D. Ianoco, 1982 to 1990 (second non-consecutive term)<ref name=change/> * Richard F. Turner (born 1950), from 1990 to present<ref name=MayorCouncil/><ref name="change">{{cite news |author=Kathryn Brenzel |title=Times Change But Not The Mayor. 25 Years Of Weehawken Mayor Richard Turner |url=http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2015/07/25_years_of_weehawken_mayor_richard_turner.html |newspaper=[[The Star-Ledger]] |date= July 27, 2015}}</ref><ref name=ap/>
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