Mayor Simon Kelly

Title: Mayor Simon Kelly
Description: Black and white undated photograph of Mayor Simon Kelly. Mr. Kelly was the Mayor of Weehawken from 1885-1889 and 1891-1897. Simon Kelly was known as "King of Weehawken." Born in Ireland in 1848, he was raised in Hoboken. He held almost every public office available in Weehawken, starting about 1870. He was a founder of St. Lawrence Parish and built a hotel/roadhouse at the intersection of Boulevard East and Clifton Road in 1895, later called Van Clief's. From the collection of the Weehawken Historical Commission.
Subject: WHC88394
Date: 1895
Type: OT
Identifier: WHC88394
Coverage: Weehawken, NJ [40.7663711,-74.02537149999999]
Tag: Government; People
Rights: This digital image may be used for educational or scholarly purposes without restriction. Commercial and other uses of the item are prohibited without prior written permission from the Weehawken Historical Commission.