Kenneth A. Gibson

Kenneth Allen Gibson (May 15, 1932 – March 29, 2019) was an American Democratic Party politician. He was elected in 1970 as the 34th Mayor of Newark, New Jersey. He was the first African American elected mayor of any major Northeastern United States city. He served from 1970 to 1986.[1]

Kenneth Gibson
36th Mayor of Newark
In office
July 1, 1970 – July 1, 1986
Preceded byHugh Addonizio
Succeeded bySharpe James
Personal details
Born
Kenneth Allen Gibson

(1932-05-15)May 15, 1932
Enterprise, Alabama, U.S.
DiedMarch 29, 2019(2019-03-29) (aged 86)
Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationNew Jersey Institute of Technology

Gibson died on March 29, 2019 in Newark, New Jersey at the age of 86.[2]

References

  1. Staff. "No. 1 in Newark Vote; Kenneth Allen Gibson", The New York Times, May 14, 1970. Accessed March 27, 2018. "While attending Central High School, Mr. Gibson played the saxophone in a dance band to help support the family."
  2. Ken Gibson, Newark's First Black Mayor, Has Died