Edward Hoos [SEP] position held
Edward Hoos
Edward Hoos (August 31, 1850 – October 24, 1912) was the 26th Mayor of Jersey City, New Jersey from May 3, 1897 to December 31, 1901.
Biography.
Hoos was born in Neuwied am Rhine, Germany on August 31, 1850. He was an upholsterer who, after immigrating to the United States, he started a furniture business in Jersey City. His wife Dora Wilkins, of Hanover, Germany, died in 1890. In 1897, he was pushed by Democratic
decision was under appeal, the Republicans claimed that the elections planned for April 14 should not be held at that time until the court ruled on their appeal and if they were held then their results would not be valid until after the appeal was ruled on. The Democrats claimed they would be held and their results would be valid. Democrat Edward Hoos won the election against Republican J. Herbert Potts, 15,264 votes to 12,018; however, Wanser refused to vacate the mayor's office claiming the election was not valid until their appeal was