Thomas J. Whelan (28 January 1922-31 July 2002) was Mayor of Jersey City from 13 November 1963 to 6 July 1971, succeeding Thomas Gangemi and preceding Charles K. Krieger.
Biography[]
Thomas J. Whelan was born in Jersey City, New Jersey in 1922, and he served in the US Air Force during World War II. In 1963, he was appointed Mayor of Jersey City after Gangemi was forced to resign after it became known that he was not a US citizen, and he served until 1971. He served seven years in prison after being convicted of extortion for a kickback scheme, and he died in 2002.