Robert Gilchrist

Biographical Information
Name	Robert Gilchrist
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Death	11 Jul 1866; \| }} {{#if:Jersey City, NJ \| Jersey City, NJ; \| }}
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Occupation	Hudson County Clerk, Mayor of Jersey City
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Case File: Mary Cecilia Rogers

Biography[edit]

Robert Gilchrist was the Clerk for Hudson County, New Jersey from 1840 to 1865. It was during this time that he was involved int he inquest over the Loss brothers in relation to the murder of Mary Cecilia Rogers. He was later mayor of Jersey City, New Jersey from 1850 to 1852.

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Newspaper Transcriptions[edit]

20 Nov 1842 - New York Daily Herald (New York City, New York): Examination of the Loss Boys