John Nelson Partridge
American civil servant and railroad executive (1838–1920); Police Commissioner and Fire Commissioner for Brooklyn
About John Nelson Partridge
Lived 1838 – 1920 (aged 81). John Nelson Partridge was an American police commissioner.
John Nelson Partridge (September 28, 1838 – April 8, 1920) was the Police Commissioner for Brooklyn and Fire Commissioner for Brooklyn in the 1880s before the merger into New York City. He was the New York Superintendent of Public Works, and the New York City Police Commissioner from 1902 to 1903.
Early life John Nelson Partridge was born in Leicester, Massachusetts on September 28, 1838.
Career In 1882, he was appointed Commissioner of the Brooklyn Fire Department, succeeding Jacob Worth in the office. He left the office in 1884, and was succeeded by Richard H. Poillon. who had served as his deputy.
From 1886 to 1887 he was president of the Brooklyn City and Newtown Railroad. In 1906 Patridge re-married to Charlotte Held. They then moved to Westport, Connecticut. He died there on April 8, 1920.
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American civil servant and railroad executive (1838–1920); Police Commissioner and Fire Commissioner for Brooklyn
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John Nelson Partridge was born on 28 September 1838 in Leicester.
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John Nelson Partridge died on 8 April 1920 in Westport.
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