Mayor of Trenton, New Jersey.
He was son of Richard Augustus and Susan Davisson Donnelly. His father was a Quartermaster general for New Jersey and was elected Mayor of Trenton, New Jersey.
He worked for his father, in the downtown clothing store.
The actress, Ruth Donnelly, was his niece.
He was Democratic Mayor of Trenton, New Jersey from 1911 until 1932, through World War I, the Jazz Age, when the first city commission was organized, and the early years of the Great Depression.
He was the creation of a deepwater channel and marine terminal, which allowed the city to be known a seaport town. He developed the Municipal Colony hospitals, which was named "Donnelly Home" after him following his death.
While mayor he advocated deeper waterways and served as president of the Trenton-Philadelphia-New York Deeper Waterways Association, which he organized.
He was democratic nominee for the United States Senate in 1924, but lost to the Republican ticket.
He retired due to the death of his son.
Bio by Scott Balyer
He was son of Richard Augustus and Susan Davisson Donnelly. His father was a Quartermaster general for New Jersey and was elected Mayor of Trenton, New Jersey.
He worked for his father, in the downtown clothing store.
The actress, Ruth Donnelly, was his niece.
He was Democratic Mayor of Trenton, New Jersey from 1911 until 1932, through World War I, the Jazz Age, when the first city commission was organized, and the early years of the Great Depression.
He was the creation of a deepwater channel and marine terminal, which allowed the city to be known a seaport town. He developed the Municipal Colony hospitals, which was named "Donnelly Home" after him following his death.
While mayor he advocated deeper waterways and served as president of the Trenton-Philadelphia-New York Deeper Waterways Association, which he organized.
He was democratic nominee for the United States Senate in 1924, but lost to the Republican ticket.
He retired due to the death of his son.
Bio by Scott Balyer
Mayor of Trenton, New Jersey.
He was son of Richard Augustus and Susan Davisson Donnelly. His father was a Quartermaster general for New Jersey and was elected Mayor of Trenton, New Jersey.
He worked for his father, in the downtown clothing store.
The actress, Ruth Donnelly, was his niece.
He was Democratic Mayor of Trenton, New Jersey from 1911 until 1932, through World War I, the Jazz Age, when the first city commission was organized, and the early years of the Great Depression.
He was the creation of a deepwater channel and marine terminal, which allowed the city to be known a seaport town. He developed the Municipal Colony hospitals, which was named "Donnelly Home" after him following his death.
While mayor he advocated deeper waterways and served as president of the Trenton-Philadelphia-New York Deeper Waterways Association, which he organized.
He was democratic nominee for the United States Senate in 1924, but lost to the Republican ticket.
He retired due to the death of his son.
Bio by Scott Balyer
He was son of Richard Augustus and Susan Davisson Donnelly. His father was a Quartermaster general for New Jersey and was elected Mayor of Trenton, New Jersey.
He worked for his father, in the downtown clothing store.
The actress, Ruth Donnelly, was his niece.
He was Democratic Mayor of Trenton, New Jersey from 1911 until 1932, through World War I, the Jazz Age, when the first city commission was organized, and the early years of the Great Depression.
He was the creation of a deepwater channel and marine terminal, which allowed the city to be known a seaport town. He developed the Municipal Colony hospitals, which was named "Donnelly Home" after him following his death.
While mayor he advocated deeper waterways and served as president of the Trenton-Philadelphia-New York Deeper Waterways Association, which he organized.
He was democratic nominee for the United States Senate in 1924, but lost to the Republican ticket.
He retired due to the death of his son.
Bio by Scott Balyer
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