Thomas J. Whelan

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For the judge, see Thomas J. Whelan (judge).
Thomas J. Whelan
36th Mayor of Jersey City
In office
November 13, 1963 – July 6, 1971
Preceded by Thomas Gangemi
Succeeded by Charles K. Krieger
Personal details
Born (1922-01-28)January 28, 1922
Jersey City, New Jersey
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Naples, Florida
Political party Democratic
Spouse(s) Eileen Catherine Whelan
Children Michael, Thomas, John, Paul, Mary, Eileen
Residence Jersey City, New Jersey
Religion Roman Catholic

Thomas J. Whelan (January 28, 1922 – July 31, 2002) was an American mayor of Jersey City, New Jersey. He served as the Mayor of Jersey City from 1963 to 1971.

Biography

Whelan was born in Jersey City on January 28, 1922 as one of thirteen children to Joseph J. and Charlotte Vogel Whelan.

Whelan flew 63 missions in World War II as a pilot in the Army Air Force. He later became the chief security officer of New Jersey Bell Telephone Co.[1]

A Democrat, Whelan was appointed mayor in 1963 when his predecessor, Thomas Gangemi, was forced to resign over a question about his citizenship.[2] Whelan then ran for mayor in 1965 and again in 1969, winning both times.[3][4]

In 1971, during his second term, Whelan was indicted by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Jersey as a member of the "Hudson County Eight," and was convicted in federal court of conspiracy and extortion in a multimillion-dollar political kickback scheme connected to city and county contracts.[5]

Convicted along with him was former mayor and political boss, John V. Kenny and former City Council president Thomas Flaherty.[5] Whelan served seven years of a 15-year sentence in the United States penitentiary in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.[6]

Whelan died on July 31, 2002, at home in Naples, Florida, aged 80.[7]

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