Charles S. Witkowski

Charles Stanley Witkowski (March 4, 1907 – June 1, 1993) was mayor of Jersey City from 1957 to 1961.

Charles S. Witkowski
34th Mayor of Jersey City
In office
May 21, 1957 – June 30, 1960
Preceded byBernard J. Berry
Succeeded byThomas Gangemi
Personal details
Born
Charles Stanley Witkowski

March 4, 1907
Jersey City, New Jersey
DiedJune 1, 1993(1993-06-01) (aged 86)
Saint Vincent's Catholic Medical Center
Manhattan, New York City
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseFlorence
ChildrenVictoria, Linda O'Connell, Marjorie Panayotopoulos
RelativesJerry O'Connell (grandson)
Charlie O'Connell (grandson)
ResidenceJersey City, New Jersey

Biography

Witkowski was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, the son of Blanche and Joseph Witkowski, who were Polish immigrants. He was elected Police Commissioner in 1949, as part of the independent Freedom Ticket that led to the election of John V. Kenny as mayor. Witkowski ran and lost in 1953 in his first bid for mayor, and won his single term in office in 1957.[1]

He received his undergraduate degree at the Villanova University and was awarded a law degree from the John Marshall Law School (now Seton Hall University School of Law).[1] A football player while at Villanova, Witkowski was named an All-American tackle.[1]

Witkowski had a heart attack and died on June 1, 1993, at Saint Vincent's Catholic Medical Center in Manhattan, New York City.[1]

Two of Witkowski's grandsons were actors Jerry O'Connell and Charlie O'Connell.[2]

References
  1. "C. S. Witkowski, 86, Jersey City Ex-Mayor", The New York Times, June 3, 1993.
  2. Dweck, Sophie (September 16, 2018). "Jerry O'Connell: 25 Things You Don't Know About Me!". Us Weekly.
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