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Jonathan Elmer (1745-1817) —
of Cumberland
County, N.J.
Born in Cedarville, Cumberland
County, N.J., November
29, 1745.
Physician;
Cumberland
County High Sheriff, 1772; Delegate
to Continental Congress from New Jersey, 1777-78, 1781-83,
1787-88; Cumberland
County Surrogate, 1784-1802; U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1789-91; common pleas court judge in New
Jersey, 1802-04, 1813-14.
Died in Bridgeton, Cumberland
County, N.J., September
3, 1817 (age 71 years, 278
days).
Interment at Presbyterian Cemetery.
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Elias P. Seeley (1791-1846) —
of New Jersey.
Born November
10, 1791.
Governor
of New Jersey, 1833.
Died August
23, 1846 (age 54 years, 286
days).
Interment at Presbyterian Cemetery.
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Ebenezer Elmer (1752-1843) —
of New Jersey.
Born in Cedarville, Cumberland
County, N.J., August
23, 1752.
Democrat. Member of New Jersey state legislature; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey, 1801-07 (5th District 1801-03,
at-large 1803-05, 2nd District 1805-07).
Died in Bridgeton, Cumberland
County, N.J., October
18, 1843 (age 91 years, 56
days).
Interment at Presbyterian Cemetery.
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Lucius Quintius Cincinnatus Elmer (1793-1883) —
also known as Lucius Q. C. Elmer —
of New Jersey.
Born in Bridgeton, Cumberland
County, N.J., February
3, 1793.
Son of Ebenezer
Elmer.
Democrat. U.S.
Attorney for New Jersey, 1824-28; member of New Jersey state
legislature; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 1st District, 1843-45.
Died in Bridgeton, Cumberland
County, N.J., March 11,
1883 (age 90 years, 36
days).
Interment at Presbyterian Cemetery.
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James Giles Hampton (1814-1861) —
also known as James G. Hampton —
of Bridgeton, Cumberland
County, N.J.
Born in Bridgeton, Cumberland
County, N.J., June 13,
1814.
U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 1st District, 1845-49.
Died in Bridgeton, Cumberland
County, N.J., September
22, 1861 (age 47 years, 101
days).
Interment at Presbyterian Cemetery.
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William Gustavus Whiteley (1819-1886) —
also known as William G. Whiteley —
of New Castle, New Castle
County, Del.; Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del.
Born near Newark, New Castle
County, Del., August 7,
1819.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Delaware at-large, 1857-61; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Delaware, 1860,
1876
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization; speaker);
mayor
of Wilmington, Del., 1875-78; superior court judge in Delaware,
1884-86.
Died in Wilmington, New Castle
County, Del., April 23,
1886 (age 66 years, 259
days).
Interment at Presbyterian Cemetery.
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