John J. Cone

John Cone
4th Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus
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John J. Cone
ChurchCatholic Church
InstalledMarch 2, 1898 (1898-03-02)
Term endedMarch 31, 1899 (1899-03-31)
PredecessorJames E. Hayes
SuccessorEdward L. Hearn
Other post(s)6th Deputy Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus (1897–1898)
Personal details
Born
John J. Cone

1858
DiedJanuary 1937(1937-01-00) (aged 78–79)
United States
NationalityAmerican
DenominationRoman Catholic

John J. Cone (born 1858 – January 1937) was the fourth Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus from 1898 to 1899 and Fire Commissioner of Jersey City, New Jersey.[1]

Cone was a founding member of Jersey City Council #137 of the Knights of Columbus on November 3, 1895.[2] In less than three years he was elected Supreme Knight[3] after Supreme Knight Hayes died suddenly from complications from peritonitis.[4]

  1. ^ New York Times, "Reappraisements of Imports"
  2. ^ The Knights of Columbus in War and Peace, Volume One, 1920, page 69.
  3. ^ 125 Years in Review Archived 2013-05-23 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "The Order's History". Archived from the original on November 13, 2010. Retrieved March 4, 2011.