The Mayors of Sea Bright
Monmouth Beach is blessed to have good neighbors. Its Jersey Shore border mate to the north, the Borough of Sea Bright, is very rich in history. I had the honor of being appointed vice-president of the newly constituted Sea Bright Historical Society — the first in borough history.
For many years I was also a member of the Monmouth Beach Historical Society and was president when the group had the vision to save the cultural center on Ocean Avenue from a wrecking ball in 2000. The group also published a 350-page history book on the borough, Monmouth Beach: A Century of Memories in 2009.
Former Sea Bright Councilman Marc Leckstein is president of the Sea Bright Historical Society. Marc, an attorney in Little Silver, is a thoughtful and determined student of history. He has done a superb job of helping others to better understand and apprentice Sea Bright’s grand heritage.
Courtesy of Marc, here are the Mayors of the Borough of Sea Bright:
Mayor Term of Office
P. Hall Packer 4/27/1876 – 3/18/1901
George W. Elliot 3/18/1901 – 12/1/1906
John W. Eyles 2/01/1906 – 1/1/1908
P. Hall Packer 1/1/1908 – 4/29/1909
James H. Johnson 5/5/1909 – 1/1/1010
Charles V. Shropshire 1/1/1010 – 12/30/1911
George W. Elliot 1/1/1912 – 1/1/1916
John W. Eyles 1/1/1916 – 11/7/1917
John Storer 11/17/1917 – 12/31/1917
P. Hall Packer 1/1//1918 – 1/2/1922
Thomas J. Sweeney 1/2/1922 – 11/19/1922
William R. Fowler 11/22/1922 – 1/1/1924
P. Hall Packer 1/1/1924 – 2/15/1924
Sharon D. Barber 2/15/1924 – 1/1/1925
William R. Fowler 1/1/1925 – 1/2/1928
Philip Walton 1/2/1928 – 1/1/1932
William R. Fowler 1/1/1932 – 1/1/1936
Walter J. Sweeney 1/1/1936 – 1/1/1944
Thomas J. Farrell 1/1/1944 – 1/1/1952
George H. Krauss 1/1/1952 – 1/1/1954
Thomas J. Farrell 1/1/1954 – 1/1/1964
Frank VanDuzer 1/1/1964 – 1/1/1968
Cecile F. Norton 1/1/1968 – 12/21/1987
Andrew B. Manning 1/1/1988 – 12/19/1988
Charles R. Rooney, Jr. 1/1/1989 – 2/5/1999
Gregory Harquail 3/5/1999 – 1/3/2004
JoAnn Kalaka Adams 1/3/2004 – 1/1/2008
Maria D. Fernandes 1/1/2008 – 12/31/2011
Dina Long 1/1/2012 – 1/1/2020
Brian P. Kelly 1/1/2020 – Present
For more fine Sea Bright history, have a look at the “Sea Bright Historical Images” Facebook page created by Marc — HERE
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