Edmund T. Hume

Edmund T. Hume, the second Commissioner of DCA, was appointed in 1970 by Governor William T. Cahill. At the time, he was serving his ninth year as Mayor of the Township of Maplewood, and his tenth year as a member of its governing body.

Before his appointment, Commissioner Hume was employed as the executive assistant to the Vice President for Public Affairs of the Bell Telephone Company. He acted as liaison with Federal and State legislators and was actively involved in dealing with urban problems.

Hume served in the Marine Corps during World War II. He received a certificate in management from Rutgers University in 1953 and subsequently completed the Executive Management Training Program at Penn State University.

Commissioner Hume died in 1996.