Phineas C. Dummer

Phineas Cook Dummer
6th Mayor of Jersey City
In office
April, 1844 – April 20, 1848
Preceded byPeter Bentley, Sr.
Succeeded byHenry C. Taylor
Personal details
Born(1797-10-28)October 28, 1797
New Haven, Connecticut
DiedSeptember 14, 1875(1875-09-14) (aged 77)
Jersey City, New Jersey
Political partyWhig
SpouseEliza Dobbs Holt
Residence(s)Jersey City, New Jersey

Phineas Cook Dummer (October 28, 1797 – September 14, 1875) was the sixth mayor of Jersey City in New Jersey. He succeeded Peter Bentley, Sr. A Whig politician, he served four one-year terms from April 1844 to April 20, 1848.[1] He was succeeded by Henry C. Taylor.

  1. ^ Winfield, Charles (1874). History of the County of Hudson, New Jersey: from its earliest settlement to the present time. Kennard & Hay Stationery M'fg and Print. Co. p. 289.