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Salem County
New Jersey

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Salem County


Index to Locations

  • Elmer Chestnut Grove Cemetery
  • Norma Alliance Cemetery
  • Salem East View Cemetery
  • Salem First Presbyterian Church Cemetery
  • Salem St. John's Episcopal Cemetery
  • Salem St. John's Episcopal Churchyard
  • Salem St. John's Protestant Episcopal Churchyard
  • Woodstown Baptist Cemetery


    Chestnut Grove Cemetery
    Elmer, Salem County, New Jersey
    Politicians buried here:
      Arthur P. Schalick (d. 1981) — of Centerton, Salem County, N.J. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1940 (alternate), 1956, 1964 (alternate). Died April 22, 1981. Interment at Chestnut Grove Cemetery.
      Relatives: Brother of W. Orvyl Schalick.


    Alliance Cemetery
    Norma, Salem County, New Jersey
    Politicians buried here:
      Nathan L. Karp (1915-2000) — also known as Nat Karp — of Jamaica, Queens, Queens County, N.Y. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., April 25, 1915. Clothing cutter; Industrial Government candidate for Lieutenant Governor of New York, 1950; Industrial Government candidate for U.S. Senator from New York, 1952; Industrial Government candidate for mayor of New York City, N.Y., 1953; Industrial Government candidate for Governor of New York, 1954. Died in California, April 22, 2000 (age 84 years, 363 days). Interment at Alliance Cemetery.
      Gary Edward Greenblatt (1949-2010) — also known as Gary E. Greenblatt — of Vineland, Cumberland County, N.J. Born December 1, 1949. Son of Newton Greenblatt (1923-1997) and Ruth (Rosenbaum) Greenblatt. Democrat. Real estate broker; lawyer; candidate for New Jersey state house of assembly 1st District, 1975; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1976; director and vice-president, Covenant Bank; board chairman, Landis Savings Bank. Jewish. Died in Vineland, Cumberland County, N.J., April 8, 2010 (age 60 years, 128 days). Interment at Alliance Cemetery.
      Relatives: Married, March 25, 1979, to Barbara Cheryl Konell.


    East View Cemetery
    Salem, Salem County, New Jersey
    Politicians buried here:
      Collins Bassett Allen (1866-1953) — also known as Collins B. Allen — of Salem, Salem County, N.J. Born in Mannington Township, Salem County, N.J., August 9, 1866. Republican. Farmer; Salem County Sheriff, 1905-08; member of New Jersey state senate from Salem County, 1915-23; defeated, 1913. Member, Grange; Knights of Pythias. Died January 12, 1953 (age 86 years, 156 days). Interment at East View Cemetery.
      See also Find-A-Grave memorial
      W. Orvyl Schalick (d. 1993) — of Salem, Salem County, N.J. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1944, 1948. Died August 15, 1993. Interment at East View Cemetery.
      Relatives: Brother of Arthur P. Schalick.


    First Presbyterian Church Cemetery
    Salem, Salem County, New Jersey
    Politicians buried here:
      George Hires (1835-1911) — of Salem, Salem County, N.J. Born in Elsinboro Township, Salem County, N.J., January 26, 1835. Republican. Salem County Sheriff, 1867-69; member of New Jersey state senate from Salem County, 1882-84; U.S. Representative from New Jersey 1st District, 1885-89; delegate to New Jersey state constitutional convention, 1894; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1896 (member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business). Died in Atlantic City, Atlantic County, N.J., February 16, 1911 (age 76 years, 21 days). Interment at First Presbyterian Church Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      John C. Belden — of Salem, Salem County, N.J. Member of New Jersey state senate from Salem County, 1870-72. Interment at First Presbyterian Church Cemetery.
      Lucius E. Hires — of Salem, Salem County, N.J. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1900 (alternate), 1916. Interment at First Presbyterian Church Cemetery.


    St. John's Episcopal Cemetery
    Salem, Salem County, New Jersey
    Politicians buried here:
      Samuel Dick (1740-1812) — of Salem, Salem County, N.J. Born in Nottingham, Prince George's County, Md., November 14, 1740. Member of New Jersey state house of assembly from Salem County, 1776; served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; Delegate to Continental Congress from New Jersey, 1784-85. Died in Salem, Salem County, N.J., November 16, 1812 (age 72 years, 2 days). Interment at St. John's Episcopal Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      Thomas Sinnickson (1744-1817) — of Salem County, N.J. Born in Penns Neck, Salem County, N.J., December 21, 1744. Son of Sarah (Gilljohnson) Sinnickson (1717-1784) and Andrew Sinnickson (1718-1790). Merchant; served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of New Jersey state house of assembly from Salem County, 1777, 1782, 1784-85, 1787-88; U.S. Representative from New Jersey at-large, 1789-91, 1797-99. Died in Salem, Salem County, N.J., May 15, 1817 (age 72 years, 145 days). Interment at St. John's Episcopal Cemetery.
      Relatives: Son of Sarah (Gilljohnson) Sinnickson (1717-1784) and Andrew Sinnickson (1718-1790); married to Sarah Copher; uncle of Thomas Sinnickson (1786-1873); granduncle of Clement Hall Sinnickson. See Sinnickson family of New Jersey.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      Daniel Garrison (1782-1851) — of Salem, Salem County, N.J. Born in Lower Penns Neck Township, Salem County, N.J., April 3, 1782. Democrat. Member of New Jersey state house of assembly from Salem County, 1806-08; U.S. Representative from New Jersey, 1823-27 (3rd District 1823-25, at-large 1825-27); U.S. Collector of Customs, 1834-38. Died in Salem, Salem County, N.J., February 13, 1851 (age 68 years, 316 days). Interment at St. John's Episcopal Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      Thomas Jones Yorke (1801-1882) — also known as Thomas J. Yorke — of Salem County, N.J. Born in New Jersey, 1801. Member of New Jersey state house of assembly from Salem County, 1835; U.S. Representative from New Jersey at-large, 1837-39, 1841-43. Died in 1882 (age about 81 years). Interment at St. John's Episcopal Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      Joseph Kille (1790-1865) — of Salem County, N.J. Born near Bridgeport, Gloucester County, N.J., April 12, 1790. Democrat. Member of New Jersey state house of assembly from Salem County, 1815-16, 1856; U.S. Representative from New Jersey at-large, 1839-41. Died March 1, 1865 (age 74 years, 323 days). Interment at St. John's Episcopal Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      Clement Hall Sinnickson (1834-1919) — of New Jersey. Born in Salem, Salem County, N.J., September 16, 1834. Son of John Sinnickson (1789-1862) and Rebecca Kay (Hall) Sinnickson (1798-1882). Republican. Lawyer; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S. Representative from New Jersey 1st District, 1875-79; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1880; common pleas court judge in New Jersey, 1896-1906. Died in Salem, Salem County, N.J., July 24, 1919 (age 84 years, 311 days). Interment at St. John's Episcopal Cemetery.
      Relatives: Grandnephew of Thomas Sinnickson (1744-1817); nephew of Thomas Sinnickson (1786-1873); son of John Sinnickson (1789-1862) and Rebecca Kay (Hall) Sinnickson (1798-1882); married, June 20, 1862, to Sarah M. Smith. See Sinnickson family of New Jersey.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
      Thomas Sinnickson (1786-1873) — of Salem, Salem County, N.J. Born in Salem, Salem County, N.J., December 13, 1786. Son of Andrew Sinnickson (1749-1819) and Margaret (Johnson) Sinnickson (1756-1792). Merchant; member of New Jersey state house of assembly from Salem County, 1827; U.S. Representative from New Jersey at-large, 1828-29; common pleas court judge in New Jersey. Died in Salem, Salem County, N.J., February 17, 1873 (age 86 years, 66 days). Interment at St. John's Episcopal Cemetery.
      Relatives: Nephew of Thomas Sinnickson (1744-1817); son of Andrew Sinnickson (1749-1819) and Margaret (Johnson) Sinnickson (1756-1792); married, October 18, 1801, to Elizabeth Brinton Jacobs (1786-1850); uncle of Clement Hall Sinnickson. See Sinnickson family of New Jersey.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page


    St. John's Episcopal Churchyard
    Salem, Salem County, New Jersey
    Politicians buried here:
      Jacob Hufty (d. 1814) — of Salem, Salem County, N.J. Born in New Jersey. Democrat. U.S. Representative from New Jersey, 1809-14 (6th District 1809-11, at-large 1811-13, 3rd District 1813-14); died in office 1814. Died in 1814. Interment at St. John's Episcopal Churchyard.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page


    St. John's Protestant Episcopal Churchyard
    Salem, Salem County, New Jersey
    Politicians buried here:
      Hedge Thompson (1780-1828) — of Salem, Salem County, N.J. Born in New Jersey, 1780. Member of New Jersey state house of assembly from Salem County, 1805-06; state court judge in New Jersey, 1815; U.S. Representative from New Jersey at-large, 1827-28; died in office 1828. Died July 23, 1828 (age about 48 years). Interment at St. John's Protestant Episcopal Churchyard; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page


    Baptist Cemetery
    Woodstown, Salem County, New Jersey
    Politicians buried here:
      Isaiah Dunn Clawson (1822-1879) — also known as Isaiah D. Clawson — of Salem County, N.J. Born in Woodstown, Salem County, N.J., March 30, 1822. Member of New Jersey state house of assembly from Salem County, 1854; U.S. Representative from New Jersey 1st District, 1855-59. Died in Woodstown, Salem County, N.J., October 9, 1879 (age 57 years, 193 days). Interment at Baptist Cemetery.
      See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page


     

     


     
       
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