# John A. Lynch Sr.

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**John A. Lynch Sr.** (March 10, 1908 – March 3, 1978) was an American politician of the [Democratic Party](/source/Democratic_Party_(United_States)) who served in the [New Jersey Senate](/source/New_Jersey_Senate) for 22 years, where he represented the [17th legislative District](/source/New_Jersey's_17th_legislative_district), and as mayor of [New Brunswick, New Jersey](/source/New_Brunswick,_New_Jersey) from 1951 to 1955.[1]

## Biography

Lynch was born in [New Brunswick, New Jersey](/source/New_Brunswick,_New_Jersey), on March 10, 1908, to John T. Lynch and Margaret Corrigan. After graduating from [St. Peter the Apostle High School](/source/St._Peter_the_Apostle_High_School) in New Brunswick in 1925, he entered [Fordham University](/source/Fordham_University). He transferred to [Fordham University School of Law](/source/Fordham_University_School_of_Law), graduating in 1929 with a [Bachelor of Laws](/source/Bachelor_of_Laws) degree. He was admitted to the New Jersey bar in October 1929.[2] He clerked with [New Jersey Supreme Court](/source/New_Jersey_Supreme_Court) Justice Peter F. Daly and became a trial lawyer in New Brunswick.[3]

On October 13, 1934, Lynch married Evelyn Rooney, daughter of Joseph Rooney and Helen Ware. They had five children: Barbara Ann, John Jr., William J., Mary-Lynn, and Gerald M. Lynch.[2] [John A. Lynch Jr.](/source/John_A._Lynch_Jr.) would also serve as State Senator and Mayor of New Brunswick.

From 1935 to 1941 he served as police recorder of the city of New Brunswick. He then served as prosecutor of pleas for [Middlesex County](/source/Middlesex_County,_New_Jersey) from 1941 to 1946. In 1946 he was elected to the New Brunswick Board of Commissioners, and then became mayor in 1951, serving until 1955.[3]

In 1955 he was elected to the first of seven terms to the [New Jersey Senate](/source/New_Jersey_Senate). In 1966 he was selected as Senate President, serving as Acting Governor in the absence of Governor [Richard J. Hughes](/source/Richard_J._Hughes).[3]

Lynch continued to serve in the Senate while suffering from [cancer](/source/Cancer) in the last four years of his life. He died at Whitestone Hospital in [Queens](/source/Queens), [New York City](/source/New_York_City), on March 3, 1978, a week before his 70th birthday.[1]

## Legacy

The [John A. Lynch Sr. Memorial Bridge](/source/John_A._Lynch_Sr._Memorial_Bridge), spanning the [Raritan River](/source/Raritan_River) on [Route 18](/source/Route_18_(New_Jersey)), is named in his honor.

## References

1. ["John A. Lynch, Senator in Jersey. Mayor of New Brunswick, 1951-55"](https://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FA0F14F7355A13728DDDAD0894DB405B888BF1D3). *[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)*. 1978-03-04. Retrieved 2009-05-03. John A. Lynch, a former Mayor of New Brunswick and a 22-year veteran of the New Jersey Senate, died today at Whitestone Hospital in Queens. He was 69 years old, and had fought a losing battle with cancer for the last four years.

1. Myers, William Starr (1945). [*The Story of New Jersey*](https://books.google.com/books?id=X-cMAAAAYAAJ). Vol. 5. Lewis Historical Publishing Company. p. 733.

1. *Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey*. J.A. Fitzgerald. 1971. pp. 348–9.

## External links

- [John A. Lynch](http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/lynch.html#00H0YSHCE) at [The Political Graveyard](/source/The_Political_Graveyard)

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