Job Male

Job Male
Job Male
Mayor of Plainfield, New Jersey
	In office; 1869–1870
Succeeded by	John H. Evans
Mayor of Plainfield, New Jersey
	In office; 1877–1878
Preceded by	Dr. John C. Sutphen
Succeeded by	Nathan Harper
Mayor of Plainfield, New Jersey
	In office; 1887–1890
Preceded by	George W. Rockefellow
Succeeded by	Alexander Gilbert
Personal details
Born	August 24, 1808; Somersetshire, England
Died	January 29, 1891 (aged 82); Plainfield, New Jersey
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Maria Glaze
Occupation	Union Ferry Company, 1838-1845; New Jersey Railroad and Transportation Company, 1853-1859
Profession	President of Hudson County National Bank, 1873-1878

Job Male (August 24, 1808 – 1891) was the first Mayor of Plainfield, New Jersey, serving from 1869 to 1870 and 1877–1878 and finally 1887–1890.[1]

Biography

Male was born on August 24, 1808, in Somersetshire, England. He emigrated to the United States in 1816 at age 8, with his parents. He worked at a toll booth on the road between Jersey City and Newark, New Jersey, later becoming a carpenter and then a superintendent of construction. He was appointed to the board of the Hudson County National Bank, in 1873 becoming president, which post he held until 1878. He built the original Plainfield library, and donated the building and land, and later joined the board. In 1875, he donated land for the building of Muhlenberg Hospital.[1]

He died in 1891, and left an unsigned will.[2]

Legacy

Male donated land for the Plainfield Public Library and built the library building in 1886. It was then named the Job Male Public Library, Art Gallery and Museum.[3] His home on Crescent Avenue and many of the houses he designed and built are in the Crescent Area Historic District, which was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[4]

References

"Job Male, Plainfield's Grand Old Man". Plainfield, New Jersey. Retrieved 2011-11-07. Job Male was born in Somersetshire, England on August 24, 1808. He came with his parents to America in 1816 and began to earn his livelihood by attending the toll gate on the Turnpike between Jersey City and Newark. ...
"Job Male's Unsigned Will". New York Times. March 10, 1891. Retrieved 2011-11-14. The will of ex-Mayor Job Male, the octogenarian millionaire, was to-day offered for in the Unton County Surrogate's office. ...(subscription required)
"History of the Plainfield Public Library". Plainfield Public Library.
Detwiller Jr., Charles H.; Rupp, Marilyn (October 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Crescent Area Historic District". National Park Service. With accompanying 30 photos

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[grand-1] "Job Male, Plainfield's Grand Old Man". Plainfield, New Jersey. Retrieved 2011-11-07. Job Male was born in Somersetshire, England on August 24, 1808. He came with his parents to America in 1816 and began to earn his livelihood by attending the toll gate on the Turnpike between Jersey City and Newark. ...

[2] "Job Male's Unsigned Will". New York Times. March 10, 1891. Retrieved 2011-11-14. The will of ex-Mayor Job Male, the octogenarian millionaire, was to-day offered for in the Unton County Surrogate's office. ...(subscription required)

[3] "History of the Plainfield Public Library". Plainfield Public Library.

[4] Detwiller Jr., Charles H.; Rupp, Marilyn (October 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Crescent Area Historic District". National Park Service. With accompanying 30 photos