James J. Coogan

James Jay Coogan (1845 – October 24, 1915) was the Borough president of Manhattan, New York from 1899 to 1901. He was a graduate of New York University School of Law and a successful merchant and real estate owner.

In 1888, Coogan ran unsuccessfully for Mayor of New York City on the Urban Labor Party ticket.

External links

New York Times obituary, Oct. 25, 1915 (subscription required)

Preceded by Augustus W. Peters	Borough President of Manhattan 1899-1901	Succeeded by Jacob A. Cantor

Borough Presidents of Manhattan

Peters (1898–1899)
Coogan (1899–1901)
Cantor (1902–1903)
Ahearn (1904–1909)
Cloughen (1909, acting)
McAneny (1910–1913)
Marks (1914–1917)
Dowling (1918–1919)
Boyle (1919)
Loughman (1919, acting)
Curran (1920–1921)
Miller (1922–1930)
Levy (1931–1937)
Isaacs (1938–1941)
Nathan (1942–1945)
Rogers (1946–1949)
Wagner (1950–1953)
Jack (1954–1961)
Dudley (1961–1964)
Motley (1965–1966)
Sutton (1966–1977)
Stein (1978–1985)
Dinkins (1986–1989)
Messinger (1990–1997)
Fields (1998–2005)
Stringer (2006–2013)
Brewer (2014-)

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