Charles Stanley Witkowski (March 4, 1907 – June 1, 1993) was mayor of

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Biography

Witkowski was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, the son of Blanche and Joseph Witkowski, who were Polish immigrants. He was elected Police Commissioner in 1949, as part of the independent Freedom Ticket that led to the election of John V. Kenny as mayor. Witkowski ran and lost in 1953 in his first bid for mayor, and won his single term in office in 1957. He received his undergraduate degree at the

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and was awarded a law degree from the John Marshall Law School (now

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). A football player while at Villanova, Witkowski was named an All-American tackle. Witkowski had a heart attack and died on June 1, 1993, at

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in Manhattan, New York City."C. S. Witkowski, 86, Jersey City Ex-Mayor"
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'', June 3, 1993. Two of Witkowski's grandsons are actors

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and

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Witkowsji, Charles S. 1907 births 1993 deaths 20th-century mayors of places in New Jersey Mayors of Jersey City, New Jersey New Jersey Democrats Seton Hall University School of Law alumni Villanova University alumni American politicians of Polish descent