Beach Vanderpool
American politician
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Beach Vanderpool (October 25, 1808 – March 12, 1884) was an American politician who served as the Mayor of Newark from 1846 to 1848.[2]
Beach Vanderpool | |
|---|---|
| 8th Mayor of Newark | |
| In office 1846–1848 | |
| Preceded by | Isaac Baldwin |
| Succeeded by | James Miller |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 25, 1808[1] |
| Died | March 12, 1884 (aged 75) |
| Party | Whig |
Biography
Vanderpool was a member of a prominent family in Newark. He was one of the founders of the Morris and Essex Railroad and was a major shareholder at the time of his death. He was also the president of the Howard Savings Bank and Commissioner of the Morris Plains Lunatic Asylum.[3] One of his sons, Eugene Vanderpool (1844–1903), was president of the Newark Gas Light Company.[4]