Ardolph L. Kline

Ardolph L. Kline
Kline circa 1914
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 5th district
In office
March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1923
Preceded byJohn B. Johnston
Succeeded byLoring M. Black, Jr.
Acting Mayor of New York City
In office
September 10, 1913 – December 31, 1913
Preceded byWilliam Jay Gaynor
Succeeded byJohn Purroy Mitchel
President of the Board of Aldermen
In office
1912–1913
Preceded byJohn Purroy Mitchel
Succeeded byGeorge McAneny
Vice-Chairman of the Board of Aldermen
In office
1912–1912
New York City Alderman
In office
1904 – 1907, 1912–1913, and January 1–6, 1914
Constituency51st District (Brooklyn)
Personal details
Born
Ardolph Loges Kline

(1858-02-21)February 21, 1858
Newton, New Jersey, U.S.
DiedOctober 13, 1930(1930-10-13) (aged 72)
New York City, New York, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseFrances A. Phalon (m. November 25, 1886)
Alma materPhillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts
Professionmerchant, military officer, government official

Ardolph Loges Kline (February 21, 1858 – October 13, 1930) was an American politician and New York National Guard officer who became acting Mayor of New York City on September 10, 1913, upon the death of Mayor William Jay Gaynor,[1] serving for the rest of the year. He was later a United States representative from Brooklyn (1921–1923).[2]

  1. ^ "The New Mayor Of New York, Ardolph L. Kline". The New York Times. 14 September 1913. Retrieved 27 May 2008. The Man Who By a Double Turn of the Wheel of Fate Becomes the City's Chief Executive Is the Direct Opposite of Gaynor in Personality.
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