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JOHN OETJEN
Originally published in 1900 |
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JOHN OETJEN, one of the oldest German citizens of West New York,
N. J., is the son of John and Anna Oetjen, and was born in Hanover, Germany,
lie learned the trade of carpenter, but later went to London, England, where December 5, 1837. Educated in the public schools of the Fatherland,
he engaged in the manufacture of loaf-sugar. In 1861 he came to America
and established himself in the same business on the corner of King and
Greenwich Streets, New York, where he remained two years, building up a
successful trade. In 1863 he removed to what is now West New York,
Hudson County, which has ever since been his home.
During the first two years of his residence in West New York he was engaged in distilling and rectifying liquors. Afterward he was long engaged in the wholesale and retail liquor business, retiring in 1894. Mr. Oetjen has always been noted as a man of integrity, industry, and enterprise. Taking from the first a deep interest in local affairs, he was for eighteen years a School Trustee, serving several terms as Chairman of the board, and during one-half of the time acting as District Clerk. He was also for three years a Township Committeeman. In politics he is a Democrat. He has built several houses in West New York, thus contributing to the material known as the "Seven Wise Men." He has also been active in other or- growth of the town, and was a member of the old and unique order ganizations. Mr. Oetjen was married in New York City in May, 1870, to Miss Mary Hulse, a native of Germany. They have one son, John F. Oetjen, a carpenter, of West New York.
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