Edward Kent Gill (November 14, 1917 – February 9, 1985) was an American Republican Party politician who served as Mayor of Cranford, New Jersey and was elected to two terms of office in the New Jersey General Assembly, from 1982 until his death, where he represented the 21st Legislative District.
He was raised in Newark, and attended Weequahic High School before serving in the United States Air Force during World War II.
Gill and his running mate, Chuck Hardwick, defeated Democrats Edward Jonathan Bell and John D. Mollozzi by a wide margin.
[5] Gill won by a relatively narrow 2,509 votes over Brande, who had been the first woman to serve as Mayor of Cranford.
[3] Gill died at age 67 on February 9, 1985, at Muhlenberg Hospital in Plainfield, New Jersey due to heart disease.