1 2 , ▁ 1 9 1 2 ) ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁mayor ▁of ▁New port ▁News , ▁Virginia . ▁▁ ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁King ston , ▁New ▁York ▁on ▁the ▁ 7 th ▁of ▁January , ▁ 1 8 5 7 , ▁and ▁studied ▁as ▁a ▁civil ▁engineer . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁New port ▁News ▁by ▁his ▁brother - in - law , ▁Eug ene ▁White ▁of ▁Brook lyn , ▁who ▁had ▁contract ed ▁with ▁rail road ▁magn ate ▁Coll is ▁P . ▁Hun ting ton ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁cargo ▁terminal ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁newly ▁built ▁eastern ▁termin us ▁of ▁the ▁Ch es ape ake ▁& ▁Ohio ▁Railway ▁on ▁the ▁Virginia ▁Pen ins ula , ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 0 . ▁▁ ▁When ▁New port ▁News ▁was ▁char tered ▁as ▁an ▁independent ▁city ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 6 , ▁Post ▁was ▁chosen ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁acting ▁mayor ▁until ▁the ▁city ' s ▁first ▁municipal ▁elections ▁could ▁be ▁held . ▁On ▁July ▁ 1 ▁of ▁that ▁year , ▁he ▁was ▁elected . ▁Post ▁chose ▁to ▁serve ▁only ▁one ▁term ▁as ▁mayor , ▁ste pping ▁down ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 8 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 1 , ▁he ▁assumed ▁the ▁presiden cy ▁of ▁New port ▁News ▁Sh ip building ▁& ▁D ry ▁D ock ▁Company . ▁He ▁would ▁hold ▁that ▁office ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 2 . ▁The ▁newsp apers ▁of ▁the ▁day ▁attributed ▁his ▁death ▁to ▁" over