John V. Kenny
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Biography
He was born on April 6, 1893. A former ward leader under longtime mayor Frank Hague, he broke with his mentor after Hague engineered the appointment of his nephew, Frank Hague Eggers, in 1947. Kenny put together a commission ticket that broke Hague's 32-year rule. Although he only served as mayor until 1953, he remained the real power in Jersey City and Hudson County for three decades.[2] Known as the "Little Guy,"[3] Kenny put together a machine that grew as corrupt as Hague's machine, though nowhere as efficient in providing city and county services.[4][5]
His rule was broken in 1971, when he was indicted by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Jersey, along with the then-mayor Thomas J. Whelan and former City Council president Thomas Flaherty, on charges of conspiracy and extortion in a multimillion-dollar political kickback scheme on city and county contracts; Kenny pled guilty to federal tax evasion in 1972.[5]
Kenny suffered a heart attack and died on June 2, 1975, in Jersey City. He was buried in Holy Name Cemetery in Jersey City.[4][5]
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