William Outis Allison
William Outis Allison (1849 – December 18, 1924) was the first Mayor of Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey after it split from Englewood, New Jersey in 1895 and served four terms in office.[1][2]
Biography[edit]
Allison was born in 1849 in Undercliff (now Edgewater, New Jersey).[1]
His home burned to the ground in November 1903, resulting in a loss estimated at $75,000.[3]
He died on December 18, 1924, at his apartment at 115 West 16th Street in Manhattan.[4] He was buried in Brookside Cemetery in Englewood, New Jersey. His estate was worth over $3 million (equivalent to $53.3 million in 2023).[5]