Elbridge Van Syckel Besson [SEP] position held
Elbridge Van Syckel Besson
Elbridge Van Syckel Besson (December 22, 1839 – 1915) was an American Republican party politician who served two non-consecutive terms as the 14th and 16th Mayor of Hoboken, New Jersey. He also served a term in the New Jersey General Assembly.
Biography.
Besson was born on December 22, 1839, in Hoboken, New Jersey to Jacob Besson and Sarah Carhart Runkle. He was President of the Hoboken City Council in 1865. He was a member of New Jersey General Assembly
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He died around 1883.