Frank E. Rodgers | |
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| Member of the New Jersey Senate from the 32nd district | |
| In office January 12, 1982 – January 10, 1984 | |
| Preceded by | James Anthony Galdieri |
| Succeeded by | Thomas F. Cowan |
| Member of the New Jersey Senate from the 30th district | |
| In office January 10, 1978 – January 12, 1982 | |
| Preceded by | Anthony Imperiale |
| Succeeded by | Carmen A. Orechio |
| Mayor of Harrison, New Jersey | |
| In office September 4, 1946 – August 22, 1995 | |
| Preceded by | Frederick J. Gassert |
| Succeeded by | Raymond J. McDonough |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Francis E. Rodgers November 15, 1909 |
| Died | February 8, 2000 (aged 90) |
| Resting place | Holy Cross Cemetery (North Arlington, New Jersey) |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Parent(s) | Michael Rodgers Johanna Davin |
Francis E. Rodgers (November 15, 1909 – February 8, 2000) was an American Democratic Party politician who was among the longest-serving mayors in U.S. history, first elected in 1946 as Mayor of Harrison, New Jersey. He served in the position for 48 years from 1946 to 1995, having been elected to 24 consecutive two-year terms in office.[1] On May 30, 1987, Rodgers earned a place in the Guinness Book of World Records when he surpassed Mayor Erastus Corning II of Albany, New York, who died in office in 1983 after having served 40 years, 4 months and 28 days in office. The town marked the occasion by closing municipal offices in the mayor's honor and by letting students in the Harrison Public Schools have a day off.[2] However, Mayor Hilmar Moore of Richmond, Texas, served a much longer span of 63 years in office until he died in 2012.[3]
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