The 4th Ward was one of the 22 wards of New York City with representation in the Board of Aldermen. It was made up of seven election districts and was bounded by Spruce Street, Ferry Street, Peck Slip, South Street, Catharine Street, and Chatham Street (now Park Row).
List of Aldermen
1797 - Anthony Post (builder) 1798-1802 - John Bogert (merchant) 1810-1813 - Richard Cunningham (tanner) 1813-1816 - Peter McCartie 1818 - William F. Van Ambridge 1819-1827 - John P. Anthony (tanner) 1824 - Samuel Cowdrey (lawyer) 1825 - John Agnew (tobacconist) 1831 - Hubert Van Wagenen (hardware store owner) 1833 - Charles G. Ferris (lawyer)
1834 - Hubert Van Wagenen (hardware store owner) 1840 - Daniel C. Pentz (cooper) 1842-1843 - Robert Martin (cordial distiller) 1846-1847 - George H. Purser 1848 - Edmund Fitzgerald 1850-1854 - Jacob F. Oakley (liquors) 1854-1855 - William Baird 1856-1858 - Bartholomew Healy (shoe store owner)
List of Assistant Aldermen
1792-1796 - Anthony Post (builder) 1797 - John Bogert (merchant) 1798 - George Lindsey (stonecutter) 1802 - Leroy Jacob 1802-1803 - Robert Bogardus (lawyer) 1804 - Ab. Bloodgood (currier) 1805 - Adrian Hegeman (lawyer) 1806 - Robert Bogardus (lawyer) 1807 - Ab. Bloodgood (currier) 1808 - Adrian Hegeman (lawyer)
1809 - Robert Bogardus (lawyer) 1810 - Peter H. Wendover (sailmaker) 1810-1815 - Elisha W. King (lawyer) 1817 - William F. Van Ambridge 1818 - John P. Anthony (tanner) 1819-1822 - Benjamin Crane (stationer) 1822 - Samuel Cowdrey (lawyer) 1824 - John Agnew (tobacconist) 1825 - John Hitchcock 1832 - Charles G. Ferris (lawyer)
1835 - Benjamin Townsend (grocer) 1839 - Jesse West (merchant) 1840 - Benton W. Halsey (physician) 1841 - Alfred Ashfield (coal dealer) 1845 - George H. Purser 1848 - Nathan A. Sutton (merchant) 1849 - Jacob F. Oakley (liquors) 1850-1851 - Florence McCarthy (lawyer) 1852-1853 - Timothy O'Brien (builder)
References
Other sources Willis, Samuel J. and Valentine, David Thomas. 1869. Manual of the Corporation of the City of New York, New York, N.Y.: E. Jones & Co.