. Scannell's New Jersey first citizens : biographies and portraits of the notable living men and women of New Jersey with informing glimpses into the state's history and affairs. 8, 1891: William C, Jr., bornDecember 9, 1896. William C. Heppenheimer is President of the Trust Company ofNew Jersey with offices at Hoboken. For many years he has l)eeii afigure among the public men of the State. He came into political view when (Jovernor Leon Abliett wasa candidate for United StatesSenator in 1887. Mr. Heppen-heimer was then a member ofthe first House of Assembly inwhich he served. It was partof th
. Scannell's New Jersey first citizens : biographies and portraits of the notable living men and women of New Jersey with informing glimpses into the state's history and affairs. 8, 1891: William C, Jr., bornDecember 9, 1896. William C. Heppenheimer is President of the Trust Company ofNew Jersey with offices at Hoboken. For many years he has l)eeii afigure among the public men of the State. He came into political view when (Jovernor Leon Abliett wasa candidate for United StatesSenator in 1887. Mr. Heppen-heimer was then a member ofthe first House of Assembly inwhich he served. It was partof the democratic joint meet-ing charged with the electionof a Senator to succeed WilliamJ. Sewell, republican. GovernorAbbett was given the caucusnomination of the democraticmajority; but some of the demo-cratic Assemblymen declined tobe bound by the party rupture culminated in oneof the most tur);»ulent legislativesessions in the history of NewJersey. Tlie bolting democratsformed a coalition with the re-publican minority; and. withvotes enough to accomplish it,captured the organization of theHouse, defeated the caucus lumiinee and sent Rufus , then Super-. Herbert 243 inteudeut of the New York and -Long Branch Railroad, to the UnitedStates Senate, in Governor Abbetts stead. Mr. Heppenheimer was afriend, both politically and socially of Governor Abbett, and made stren-uous attempts to defeat the combmation formed for Abbetts defeat. Gover-nor Abbett had made him a member of his official military staff; laterhe became Inspector General of New Jersey by appointment of Gov. Heppenheimer was re-elected to the House of 88, 89 and 90,and was chosen Speaker at the session of 1890. Governor Abbett came tothe governorship a second time in that year; and m 91, through his in-fluence with the democratic joint caucus in behalf of General Heppen-heimers election as Comptroller of the State. General Heppenheimer wonthe caucus nomination and served in that office
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