Manuscript Group 1645, Guide to the Edgar P. Deuell Papers 1906-2003
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 Guide to the Edgar P. Deuell Papers 1906-2003 MG 1645 52 Park Place Newark, New Jersey 07102 Contact: NJHS Library Phone: (973) 596-8500 x249 Email: library@jerseyhistory.org URL: https://www.jerseyhistory.org © 2006 All rights reserved. The New Jersey Historical Society, Publisher Processed by Evan Panayi, May 2006. Finding aid encoded by Julia Telonidis. June 2006. Production of the EAD 2002 version of this finding aid was made possible by a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Finding aid written in English. Descriptive Summary
Biographical NoteEdgar Partridge Deuell was born on July 9, 1905 in Montreal, Canada. He received a degree in economics from Brown University in 1928 and spent the majority of his life in Hackensack, NJ. He was employed as a statistician at The American Telephone and Telegraph Company for 30 years. He was married to Helen Trenchard and together they had one daughter, Helen. Around 1950, he and some other citizens of Hackensack formed the Good Government League. This political organization, lead by Deuell, sought to clean up the Hackensack political scene, which was being manipulated by the mafia. In 1953, Deuell and the the Good Government League supported a number of political candidates who were elected into office. A year later, Deuell was elected mayor of Hackensack, but his tenure was short lived. In July 1959, citizens became angry at their tax increase and in October of that year, Deuell and his constituents were voted out of office in a recall election. After his failure as mayor, Deuell was appointed commissioner of the Bergen County Sewer Authority. In later years, he ran unsuccessfully for freeholder in the area. He retired in 1968 and moved to Florida. He passed away in 1995, survived by a daughter, Helen Deuell Carter. Return to the Table of Contents Scope and Content NoteThis collection contains various materials on the childhood and political career of Edgar P. Deuell, former mayor of Hackensack. There are various materials from his early life, such as report cards and play programs. The rest of the documents have to do with his service to the town of Hackensack. There are numerous newspaper clippings that document Deuell’s time as mayor from the local newspapers. Many are relevant to the actions of Deuell as mayor. There is also a lot of information about the 1959 and 1963 recalls in which Deuell was voted out as the town mayor. There are various campaign flyers, letters and clippings about the actions of the Good Government League and its attempts to keep Deuell and his constituents in power. There are also a number of official town documents, ordinances and correspondence. These are from Deuell’s time as mayor and deal with various happenings within the town of Hackensack. Return to the Table of Contents RestrictionsAccess Restrictions
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