1 9 1 1 ▁and ▁ 1 9 1 7 , ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁Vice - Ch an cell or ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁Jersey ▁Ch anc ery ▁Court . ▁ ▁Biography ▁E gan ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 1 8 7 7 ▁in ▁Jersey ▁City , ▁New ▁Jersey ▁to ▁Michael ▁and ▁Maria ▁E gan . ▁He ▁attended ▁St . ▁Michael ' s ▁School , ▁Public ▁School ▁ 2 1 , ▁and ▁Saint ▁Peter ' s ▁College . ▁E gan ▁attended ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Law ▁School ▁and ▁was ▁admitted ▁to ▁the ▁bar ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 9 . ▁First ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁New ▁Jersey ▁General ▁Assembly ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 1 , ▁E gan ▁rose ▁to ▁be ▁Major ity ▁Le ader ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 3 . ▁That ▁year ▁he ▁sought ▁to ▁represent ▁Hudson ▁County ▁in ▁the ▁New ▁Jersey ▁Senate . ▁E gan ▁won ▁the ▁election ▁by ▁ 2 8 , 2 1 3 ▁votes ▁- ▁the ▁largest ▁majority ▁ever ▁received ▁for ▁a ▁county ▁office ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁New ▁Jersey ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁E gan ▁was ▁succeeded ▁in ▁the ▁Senate ▁by ▁Corn el ius ▁August ine ▁McG l enn on . ▁ ▁After ▁leaving ▁the ▁Legisl ature , ▁E gan ▁served ▁as ▁an ▁Ass istant ▁Hudson ▁County ▁Pro sec utor , ▁and ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 2 3 ▁Governor ▁George ▁Sebastian ▁Sil zer ▁nominated ▁him ▁as ▁a ▁Judge ▁of ▁the ▁Court ▁of ▁Common ▁Ple as ▁for ▁Hudson ▁County . ▁On ▁January ▁ 1 1