Lawrence Francis Kramer

Lawrence Francis "Pat" Kramer, Jr. (born February 24, 1933) was the Mayor of Paterson, New Jersey from 1967 to 1972[1] and 1975 until 1982.[2]

Kramer ran for Governor of New Jersey in the Republican primary in 1981. He came in 2nd to future Governor Thomas Kean.

Biography

The fifth child and first son born to Lawrence and Ann Kramer, Kramer attended School No. 20, Central High School (now John F. Kennedy High School and Clemson University before earning a degree from Farleigh Dickinson University.[2]

References

1. "Mayor of Paterson Holds Talks To Head Off Further Disorders". Associated Press in the New York Times. July 4, 1968. Retrieved 2011-09-29. Mayor Lawrence F. Kramer met with Puerto Rican community leaders today in an effort to head off further disorders like those which hit the city during the predawn hours.
2. "Pat Kramer". Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park (U.S. National Park Service). Retrieved 16 August 2020.