. History of Queens County, New York, with illustrations, portraits, & sketches of prominent families and individuals . d .in the last year of his term he was electedto the office of justice of the peace and entered uponits duties January ist 1872. Here he served very accept-ably, but had only just completed one-half of the termfor which he was elected when he resigned his seat asjustice to accept from the Democratic party the super-visorship of the town of Jamaica in April 1874. In the capacity of supervisor Mr. Brinckerhoff hasmade a record with which he has just reason to be satis-fied. Tha
. History of Queens County, New York, with illustrations, portraits, & sketches of prominent families and individuals . d .in the last year of his term he was electedto the office of justice of the peace and entered uponits duties January ist 1872. Here he served very accept-ably, but had only just completed one-half of the termfor which he was elected when he resigned his seat asjustice to accept from the Democratic party the super-visorship of the town of Jamaica in April 1874. In the capacity of supervisor Mr. Brinckerhoff hasmade a record with which he has just reason to be satis-fied. That his constituents thoroughly appreciate thestraightforward way in which he has administered thisimportant trust is fully evidenced by his re-election tothe office year after year from that time until the the board of supervisors his ability and worth arerecognized by his associates, who elected him their chair-man the second year he was a member; and in 1881,being one of the most experienced gentlemen in theboard, he was again chosen chairman, in which capacityhe is now ably and acceptably serving. 254. J. M. Hon. J. M. Oakley is a son of J. M. and Frances(Smith) Oakley, and was born in New York city,June 19th 1838. His father died when our sub-ject was but seven years old, and his mother sub-sequently married Richard W. Smith, of Suffolkcounty. Mr. Oakley has long been well known and popular onLong Island and in New York. His official career beganby his choice to the position of chief engineer of the firedepartment of Jamaica village. In 1870 he was a candidatefor member of Assembly and was elected, after a hot con-test, over two well known opponents (Francis B. Baldwin,the candidate of a rival Democratic faction, and GeorgeEverett, a Republican) and subsequently was re-electedfour times. In the fall of 1875 Mr. Oakley was a candi-date for nomination for State senator, but was defeated by the nomination of Stephen D. Stephens, of Richmondcounty, who was de
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