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HENRY ENGELBRECHT
Originally published in 1900 |
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HENRY ENGELBRECHT, proprietor of the well known Sunnyside
Hotel in Secaucus, Hudson County, was born in Brooklyn, N. Y., June 24,
1866. His father, Henry Engelbrecht, Sr., son of Henry, was born in Germany,
and when about six years old came with his parents to America. The
family settled in Secaucus, where the elder Henry engaged in trucking, but
later they moved to Brooklyn, where he died. Henry Engelbrecht, Sr.,
father of Henry, the subject of this sketch, married Ruth Ann Ludlow, a
native of the Town of Union and daughter of Matthew Ludlow, a native of
that town and a descendant of one of its earliest families. In 1872 Mr.
Engelbrecht removed with his wife and children to Secaucus and purchased
the present Sunnyside Hotel on the Paterson Plank Road, which he
conducted until his death, June 18, 1886. The hotel then passed into the
hands of his eldest son, William Henry Engelbrecht, who carried it on until
1890, when the present proprietor, Henry Engelbrecht, assumed charge.
Henry Engelbrecht, last named, was educated in the Secaucus public schools, and since completing his studies has been engaged in the hotel business, and since 1890 has conducted the Sunnyside Hotel. This is the oldest hostelry on the island of Secaucus, and the only one that has remained in one family or under one name any great length of time. Mr. Engelbrecht has been active and influential in town affairs and especially in the organization and development of the local fire department, being one of the first to promote the movement which resulted in the formation of an independent company, of which he was assistant foreman. When the Township of North Bergen officially recognized the company as a part of its fire department he continued in active service, and in 1892 was elected Chief and served two years. He is still one of the most prominent firemen in the town. He has also served as Constable two terms, and was a member of the Executive Committee of the Hudson County Democratic Committee three years. He is a member of the Junior Order United American Mechanics, of the Royal Society of Good Fellows, and of the Germania Schuetzen Bund. February 25, 1892, he married Miss Theresa Rehm, of Secaucus, N. J., and they have two children: Henry, Jr., and Theresa.
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