Speer, Alfred
merchant, was born Nov. 2, 1823, near Belleville, N. J. He is president of the Speer New Jersey Wine company of Passaic, N. J. He was the first mayor of his village; and was an enrolling officer during the civil war. He was also the editor and owner of the first newspaper published in Passaic in 1870; and is the editor and owner of the Weekly Item of that city, which he has published for over a quarter of a century. He has been a director of the People's bank since its existence; and still takes a prominent part in the public affairs of his city, county and state.