Mayors of Wildwood, New Jersey


was incorporated on May 1, 1895 as a borough. and was reincorporated on January 1, 1912 as a city and merged with Holly Beach, New Jersey. It is governed by a three-member commission under the Walsh Act Commission form of municipal government. All three commissioners are elected at-large on a nonpartisan basis to serve concurrent four-year terms of office, with the vote taking place as part of the November general election. At a reorganization conducted after each election, the commission selects one of its members to serve as mayor and gives each commissioner an assigned department to oversee and operate. The mayors were:

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Mayors of Holly Beach City, New Jersey

was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 14, 1885, from portions of Lower Township, based on the results of a referendum held on March 31, 1885. The borough was reincorporated on April 1, 1890, based on a referendum held the previous day. The borough was reincorporated as Holly Beach City on May 4, 1897. On January 1, 1912, the area was included as part of the newly created Wildwood, New Jersey, and the borough was dissolved. The mayors were:
MayorTermNotes
Frank E. Smith1892 to 1911Frank E. Smith was the last Mayor of Holly Beach City, New Jersey. In 1911 the town was merged with Wildwood Borough, New Jersey to form Wildwood, New Jersey.
1891This was his second term.
J.B. Osborn1890
1886 to 1889This was his first term.
Franklin J. Van Valin1885He was killed when he was struck by a train at a railroad crossing. Franklin J. Van Valin was the first Mayor of Holly Beach City, New Jersey.