Elbridge Van Syckel Besson (December 22, 1839 – 1915) was an American Republican Party politician who served two non-consecutive terms as the 14th and 16th

Mayor of Hoboken, New Jersey The Mayor of the City of Hoboken is the head of the executive branch of government of Hoboken, New Jersey, United States. The mayor has the duty to enforce the municipal charter and ordinances; prepare the annual budget; appoint deputy mayors, ...

. He also served a term in the

New Jersey General Assembly The New Jersey General Assembly is the lower house of the New Jersey Legislature. Since the election of 1967 (1968 session), the Assembly has consisted of 80 members. Two members are elected from each of New Jersey's 40 legislative districts f ...

Biography

Besson was born on December 22, 1839, in

Hoboken, New Jersey Hoboken ( ; ) is a City (New Jersey), city in Hudson County, New Jersey, Hudson County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Hoboken is part of the New York metropolitan area and is the site of Hoboken Terminal, a major transportation hub. As of the ...

, to Jacob Besson and Sarah Carhart Runkle. He was President of the Hoboken City Council in 1865. He was a member of

in 1869. Besson was the Republican nominee for mayor again in 1884 and 1895. He died in 1915.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Besson, Elbridge Mayors of Hoboken, New Jersey 1839 births 1915 deaths Republican Party members of the New Jersey General Assembly 19th-century mayors of places in New Jersey 19th-century members of the New Jersey Legislature