Monmouth County
New Jersey
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Monmouth County
New Jersey
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Monmouth County
Index to Locations
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William Augustus Newell (1817-1901) —
also known as William A. Newell —
of Allentown, Monmouth
County, N.J.
Born in Franklin, Warren
County, Ohio, September
5, 1817.
Son of James H. Newell and Eliza D. Newell.
Republican. Physician;
U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 2nd District, 1847-51, 1865-67;
defeated, 1866; Governor of
New Jersey, 1857-60; defeated, 1877; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New Jersey, 1864;
Governor
of Washington Territory, 1880-84.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Allentown, Monmouth
County, N.J., August 8,
1901 (age 83 years, 337
days).
Interment at Presbyterian Cemetery.
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James Henderson Imlay (1764-1823) —
of New Jersey.
Born in New Jersey, 1764.
Member of New Jersey state legislature; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey, 1797-1801 (at-large 1797-99, 4th
District 1799-1801).
Died in 1823
(age about
59 years).
Interment at Presbyterian Cemetery.
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Solomon Porter Hood (1853-1943) —
of Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa., July 30,
1853.
Son of Lewis Price Hood and Matilda Catharine (Porter) Hood.
Republican. U.S. Consul General in Monrovia, 1922-24; U.S. Minister to Liberia, 1922-26.
African
Methodist Episcopal. African
ancestry. Member, Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died in Atlantic Highlands, Monmouth
County, N.J., 1943
(age about
89 years).
Interment at Quinn Chapel Cemetery.
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Oliver H. Brown (1852-1924) —
of North Spring Lake, Monmouth
County, N.J.
Born in Farmingdale, Monmouth
County, N.J., December
12, 1852.
Republican. Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly; elected 1896; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1900;
member of New Jersey
state senate from Monmouth County, 1903-11.
Died in Spring Lake, Monmouth
County, N.J., April 1,
1924 (age 71 years, 111
days).
Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.
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Samuel Gardiner Wright (1781-1845) —
also known as Samuel G. Wright —
of Imlaystown, Monmouth
County, N.J.
Born in New Jersey, 1781.
U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 2nd District, 1845; died in office
1845.
Quaker.
Died July 30,
1845 (age about 64
years).
Interment at East Branch Cemetery; cenotaph at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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William A. Prickitt (1839-1929) —
of near Lakewood, Ocean
County, N.J.
Born in Monmouth
County, N.J., March 20,
1839.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; banker; insurance
business; stockbroker;
U.S. Consul in Rheims, 1897-1905; U.S. Consul General in Auckland, 1905-14.
Member, Loyal
Legion; Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in Atlantic Highlands, Monmouth
County, N.J., January
6, 1929 (age 89 years, 292
days).
Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Thomas Griffith Haight (1879-1942) —
of Englewood, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born in Colts Neck, Monmouth
County, N.J., August 4,
1879.
Son of John Tyler Haight and Mary Louise (Drummond) Haight.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for New Jersey, 1914-19; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, 1919-20.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons.
Died January
26, 1942 (age 62 years, 175
days).
Interment at Freehold Cemetery.
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Joel Parker (1816-1888) —
of New Jersey.
Born November
24, 1816.
Governor
of New Jersey, 1863-66, 1872-75.
Died January
2, 1888 (age 71 years, 39
days).
Interment at Maplewood Cemetery.
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Joseph Dorsett Bedle (1821-1894) —
also known as Joseph D. Bedle —
of Freehold, Monmouth
County, N.J.
Born in Middletown Point (now Matawan), Monmouth
County, N.J., January
5, 1821.
Son of Thomas I. Bedle and Hannah (Dorsett) Bedle.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1864;
associate
justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1865-75; Governor of
New Jersey, 1875-78.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
21, 1894 (age 73 years, 289
days).
Interment at Maplewood Cemetery.
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Charles Haight (1838-1891) —
of New Jersey.
Born in Colts Neck, Monmouth
County, N.J., January
4, 1838.
Democrat. Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Monmouth County, 1861-62; Speaker of
the New Jersey State House of Assembly, 1861-62; general in the
Union Army during the Civil War; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 2nd District, 1867-71.
Died in Freehold, Monmouth
County, N.J., August 1,
1891 (age 53 years, 209
days).
Interment at Maplewood Cemetery.
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Daniel Bailey Ryall (1798-1864) —
of New Jersey.
Born in New Jersey, 1798.
Democrat. Member of New Jersey state legislature; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey at-large, 1839-41.
Died in 1864
(age about
66 years).
Interment at Maplewood Cemetery.
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Benjamin Bennet (1764-1840) —
of New Jersey.
Born in Bucks
County, Pa., October
31, 1764.
U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 2nd District, 1815-19.
Died near Middletown, Monmouth
County, N.J., October
8, 1840 (age 75 years, 343
days).
Interment at Baptist Cemetery.
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Henry Elijah Ackerson, Jr. (1880-1970) —
also known as Henry E. Ackerson, Jr. —
of Keyport, Monmouth
County, N.J.
Born in Holmdel, Monmouth
County, N.J., October
15, 1880.
Democrat. Bank clerk;
lawyer;
bank
director; member of New Jersey
state senate from Monmouth County, 1915-19; circuit judge in New
Jersey, 1924-47; associate
justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1948-52.
Member, American Bar
Association; Royal
Arcanum.
Died, in the Arnold Walter Nursing
Home, Holmdel, Monmouth
County, N.J., December
9, 1970 (age 90 years, 55
days).
Interment at Holmdel Cemetery.
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James Paul Maher (1865-1946) —
also known as James P. Maher —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Keansburg, Monmouth
County, N.J.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., November
3, 1865.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New York, 1911-21 (3rd District 1911-13, 5th
District 1913-19, 7th District 1919-21); defeated, 1908, 1920.
Died in Keansburg, Monmouth
County, N.J., July 31,
1946 (age 80 years, 270
days).
Interment at St. Joseph's Cemetery.
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Charles A. Rathbun (1867-1927) —
of Madison, Morris
County, N.J.
Born in Madison, Morris
County, N.J., January
7, 1867.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New Jersey
state senate from Morris County, 1914-16.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Royal
Arcanum.
Died in 1927
(age about
60 years).
Interment at Atlantic View Cemetery.
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Frank Durand (1895-1978) —
of Sea Girt, Monmouth
County, N.J.
Born in Asbury Park, Monmouth
County, N.J., March 9,
1895.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1930-31; member of New Jersey
state senate from Monmouth County, 1933-38.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in 1978
(age about
83 years).
Interment at Atlantic View Cemetery.
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Henry Martin Nevius (1841-1911) —
also known as Henry M. Nevius —
of Monmouth
County, N.J.
Born in Freehold, Monmouth
County, N.J., January
30, 1841.
Major in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer;
member of New Jersey
state senate from Monmouth County, 1888-90.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Wounded several times during the Civil War and lost his
left arm.
Died, of a stroke, January
30, 1911 (age 70 years, 0
days).
Interment at Fair View Cemetery.
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James Mott (1739-1823) —
of New Jersey.
Born in New Jersey, 1739.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New Jersey, 1801-05 (4th District 1801-03,
at-large 1803-05).
Died in 1823
(age about
84 years).
Interment at Middletown Baptist Churchyard.
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George M. Eichler (1896-1967) —
of Hoboken, Hudson
County, N.J.; Weehawken, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Hoboken, Hudson
County, N.J., December
20, 1896.
Son of Morris Eichler and Julia (Greenwald) Eichler.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 11th District, 1926, 1928;
candidate for New Jersey
state senate, 1934.
Jewish.
Member, American
Legion.
Died December
16, 1967 (age 70 years, 361
days).
Interment at Beth Miriam Memorial Park.
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Edward Joseph Hart (1893-1961) —
also known as Edward J. Hart —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., March 25,
1893.
Son of Dominic J. Hart and Margaret (Connelly) Hart.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 14th District, 1935-55; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1944,
1948
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1952,
1956;
New Jersey
Democratic state chair, 1945-49.
Died April 20,
1961 (age 68 years, 26
days).
Interment at St. Catharine's Cemetery.
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James John Howard (1927-1988) —
also known as James J. Howard —
of Spring Lake Heights, Monmouth
County, N.J.
Born in Irvington, Essex
County, N.J., July 24,
1927.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 3rd District, 1965-88; died in
office 1988; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New
Jersey, 1980.
Catholic.
Died in Washington,
D.C., March 25,
1988 (age 60 years, 245
days).
Interment at St. Catharine's Cemetery.
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Benjamin S. Lippincott —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Member of California
state assembly, 1856-57, 1861-62 (5th District 1856-57, 19th
District 1861-62).
Interment at Christ Episcopal Churchyard.
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Thomas Henderson (1743-1824) —
of New Jersey.
Born in Freehold, Monmouth
County, N.J., August
15, 1743.
Delegate
to Continental Congress from New Jersey, 1779; member of New
Jersey state legislature, 1780; state court judge in New Jersey,
1783; Governor of
New Jersey, 1793; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey at-large, 1795-97.
Presbyterian.
Died December
15, 1824 (age 81 years, 122
days).
Interment at Old Tennent Cemetery.
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Elmer Hendrickson Geran (1875-1954) —
also known as Elmer H. Geran —
of Matawan, Monmouth
County, N.J.
Born in Matawan, Monmouth
County, N.J., October
24, 1875.
Son of Charles A. Geran and Lydia H. Geran.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1911-12, 1916-17; Monmouth
County Sheriff, 1917-20; U.S.
Attorney for New Jersey, 1920-22; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 3rd District, 1923-25; defeated,
1924; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1924.
Baptist.
Died January
12, 1954 (age 78 years, 80
days).
Interment at Old Tennent Cemetery.
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Nathaniel Scudder (1733-1781) —
of New Jersey.
Born in Monmouth Court House (now Freehold), Monmouth
County, N.J., May 10,
1733.
Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1776; Delegate
to Continental Congress from New Jersey, 1778-79.
Killed
while resisting an invading party of the British Army during the
Revolutionary War, at Blacks Point, near Shrewsbury, Monmouth
County, N.J., October
17, 1781 (age 48 years, 160
days).
Interment at Tennent Church Graveyard.
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Charles Irwin Stengle (1869-1953) —
of New York.
Born in Savageville, Accomack
County, Va., December
5, 1869.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New York 6th District, 1923-25.
Died in New Shrewsbury (now Tinton Falls), Monmouth
County, N.J., November
23, 1953 (age 83 years, 353
days).
Interment at Monmouth Memorial Park.
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James Cox (1753-1810) —
of New Jersey.
Born in Monmouth, Monmouth
County, N.J., June 14,
1753.
Democrat. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary
War; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1804-07; Speaker of
the New Jersey State House of Assembly, 1804-07; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 2nd District, 1809-10; died in
office 1810.
Baptist.
Died in Monmouth, Monmouth
County, N.J., September
12, 1810 (age 57 years, 90
days).
Interment at Yellow Meeting House Cemetery.
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William A. Stevens (b. 1879) —
of Long Branch, Monmouth
County, N.J.
Born in Stapleton Heights, Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y., July 19,
1879.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New Jersey
state senate from Monmouth County, 1920-29; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1924;
New
Jersey state attorney general, 1931.
Interment at Greenlawn Cemetery.
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Dore Schary (1905-1980) —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., August
31, 1905.
Son of Herman Hugo Schary and Belle (Drachler) Schary.
Democrat. Actor,
playwright,
screenwriter,
movie
producer; replaced Louis
B. Mayer as head of M-G-M Studios in 1951; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from California, 1956.
Jewish.
Member, B'nai
B'rith.
Died July 7,
1980 (age 74 years, 311
days).
Interment at Hebrew Cemetery.
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Horace Porter (1837-1921) —
Born in Huntingdon, Huntingdon
County, Pa., April 15,
1837.
Son of David
Rittenhouse Porter.
General in the Union Army during the Civil War; received the Medal
of Honor for action at Chickamauga, September 20, 1863; executive
secretary to Pres. Ulysses
S. Grant, 1869-73; vice-president, Pullman Palace Car Co. (railroad
cars); president, New York West Shore & Buffalo Railroad;
U.S. Ambassador to France, 1897-1905.
Member, Union
League.
Died May 29,
1921 (age 84 years, 44
days).
Interment at Old First Methodist Churchyard.
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