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HENRY J. STILSON
Originally published in 1900 |
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HENRY J. STILSON, for many years a member of the Common Council
and one of the Assessors of Bayonne, N. J., was born in Lansingburg, Rensselaer
County, N. Y., April 3, 1852. He is the son of Henry and Jane Stilson
and a grandson of Henry and Hannah Stilson and of William and Jane
Vanderhoff, his ancestors coming to this country at a very early day. Mr. Stilson was educated in the public schools and academy of Lansingburg, and at the age of twenty began active life as a clerk in the mercantile business. He continued in this line for ten years, or until he had reached the age of thirty, when he engaged in the wall-paper business for himself. This was in 1882. In public and political life Mr. Stilson has also gained a high reputation. As a resident of Bayonne. N. J., he has long been prominently identified with the best interests of the place and has taken an active part in promoting its welfare. For two years he was a member of the Bayonne Common Council and for nine years he rendered efficient service as Assessor of the city. He is a member of the Exempt Firemen, having been for many years connected with the old Volunteer Fire Department, and is also a member of the Masonic fraternity and of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. He married Miss Lydia H. le Maire.
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