Daniel Van Winkle

“ He was appointed by the Board of Finance, at the request of a committee of citizens, assessor of his district in 1885, and reappointed 1886-88, serving as president of the board for all three terms. He also served as president of the City Tax Commission for three years, from 1889 to 1892. From 1892 until 1902 he was engaged in the real estate business. In 1902 he was elected president of the Jersey City Trust Company and held this position for six years, until 1908. ”

“ In 1877 he was nominated and elected a member of the Board of Aldermen, representing the old Fifth District, and two years later, in 1879, he was elected to the State Legislature. He was reëlected for three successive terms in 1880-81-82, and during the last term was nominated for speaker of the Assembly. ”