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Mayor of Edison
The Seal of Township of Edison
Incumbent
Sam Joshi
since January 1, 2022
Inaugural holderJulius C. Engel
Formation1931
Salary$135,000 as of 2022
WebsiteOffice of the Mayor (Official)

List of mayors of Raritan Township and Edison Township, New Jersey, United States. The township was renamed from Raritan to Edison in November 1954.[1]

Image Name Term start date Term end date Number of consecutive terms Notes
Edward E. Meeker † 1927 April 1, 1930 First official mayor[2][3] Died in office on April 1, 1930[4]
Peter Knudsen
(Acting) 		April 1930 1931 [5]
Julius C. Engel 1931 1935 [6]
Walter C. Christensen 1935 Top vote earner in the 1935 election.[7] Appointed the next mayor.[8]
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Julius C. Engel 1947 1951 [9][10]
James C. Forgione 1951 May 17, 1955 1 [11]
Thomas J. Swales Jr. May 17, 1955 January 1, 1958 1 [11]
Anthony M. Yelencsics † January 1, 1958 January 1, 1970 3 Died in office[12][2]
Bernard James Dwyer January 1, 1970 January 1, 1974 1
Thomas H. Paterniti January 1, 1974 January 1, 1978 1 [13]
Anthony M. Yelencsics January 1, 1978 April 25, 1989 3
Steven J. Capestro April 25, 1989 January 1, 1990 1
Thomas H. Paterniti January 1, 1990 January 1, 1991 1 [13]
Samuel V. Convery Jr. January 1, 1991 January 1, 1994 1
George A. Spadoro January 1, 1994 January 1, 2006 3
Jun Choi January 1, 2006 January 1, 2010 1
Antonia Ricigliano January 1, 2010 January 1, 2014 1
Thomas Lankey January 1, 2014 January 1, 2022 2
Sam Joshi January 1, 2022 Current

References

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  1. ^ "The Central New Jersey Home News from New Brunswick, New Jersey on November 1, 1954 · 17". Newspapers.com. November 1954. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Edison Historical Timeline". Edison Historical Society – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Elect Engel, Meeker, and P. Knudsen". The Central New Jersey Home News. June 15, 1927 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Good Government Club Holds Meeting". The Central New Jersey Home News. April 20, 1930 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Mayor Meeker's Funeral Will Be Held Monday". The Central New Jersey Home News. February 2, 1930 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Swales Memorial Park rededicated in honor of former Edison mayor, Princeton Packet (centraljersey.com), Oct. 8, 2019
  7. ^ "Voters Split Raritan Township Commission". The Central New Jersey Home News. May 15, 1935. pp. 1, 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Services Planned For Memorial Day". The Central New Jersey Home News. May 29, 1935 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "20 May 1951, 26 - The Central New Jersey Home News at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
  10. ^ Swales Memorial Park rededicated in honor of former Edison mayor, Princeton Packet (centraljersey.com), Oct. 8, 2019
  11. ^ a b "17 May 1955, 7 - The Central New Jersey Home News at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
  12. ^ "The Central New Jersey Home News from New Brunswick, New Jersey on November 6, 1957 · 1". Newspapers.com. November 6, 1957. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
  13. ^ a b "Former state senator, assemblyman and Edison mayor dies". NJ.com. May 15, 2017. Retrieved November 16, 2017.
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