John Guire

John Guire (May 5, 1859[1] – February 19, 1910) was an American Democratic Party politician from New Jersey, who served on the Monmouth County, New Jersey Board of Chosen Freeholders.

Biography

The son of Irish Immigrants, Guire was born in Colts Neck Township and attended school there until the age of eighteen. He worked in dry goods and shipbuilding before settling in Long Branch and going into the feed and grain business.[2]

In 1894 Guire was elected to the Board of Chosen Freeholders, representing Ocean Township. At the May 11, 1898 annual reorganization, he was chosen as Director, succeeding fellow Democrat John Henry Heyer.

Long Branch was chartered as a city in 1904, and separated from Ocean Township. In the 1904 general election, Guire was elected to a new freeholder seat, representing the Second Ward of Long Branch. On May 9, 1905, he resigned his seat representing Ocean Township; P. Hall Packer was appointed to the vacancy.[3] The following day Guire was sworn in as the freeholder from the Second Ward of Long Branch, and was again chosen as Director.[4]

In the 1905 general election, the voters of Monmouth County approved a referendum changing the Board of Chosen Freeholders from 24 members elected by townships and wards to five members elected at-large.[5] The new board was to be elected in the 1906 general election.

Republicans swept all five seats, defeating a ticket comprising Director Guire and five other incumbent Democratic freeholders.

He served as a trustee of the New Jersey State Home for Boys in Monroe Township, and a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, the Independent Order of Red Men, the Independent Order of Foresters, the Knights of Columbus and Catholic Benevolent Legion.

John Guire died of Bright's Disease on February 19, 1910, in Los Angeles, California.[6]

See also

Notes and references

  1. ↑ Biographical and Portrait Cyclopedia of the Third Congressional District of New Jersey, 1896, Biographical Publishing Co., Philadelphia, Pa.
  2. ↑ Biographical and Portrait Cyclopedia of the Third Congressional District of New Jersey, 1896, Biographical Publishing Co., Philadelphia, Pa.
  3. ↑ The Long Branch Record, May 10, 1905
  4. ↑ Minutes, Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freholders
  5. ↑ The Matawan Journal, November 9, 1905
  6. ↑ Obituary, Red Bank Register, February 23, 1910
Political offices
Preceded by
John Henry Heyer		 Monmouth County Freeholder Director
1898-1906 		Succeeded by
William B. Conover
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