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Hugh Joseph Addonizio (1914-1981) —
also known as Hugh J. Addonizio —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., January
31, 1914.
Son of Frank Addonizio and Livia (Barasso) Addonizio.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
vice-president, A & C Clothing Co.; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 11th District, 1949-62; mayor of
Newark, N.J., 1962-70; defeated, 1970; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New Jersey, 1964.
Catholic.
Italian
ancestry. Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Elks; NAACP; Urban
League; Lions; Kiwanis;
Rotary.
Indicted
in federal court, December, 1969, along with Municipal Judge Anthony
Giuliano, other city officials, and reputed organized
crime leader, Anthony 'Tony Boy' Boiardo, on extortion
and income
tax evasion charges
over a scheme to share kickbacks
from a sewer contracting company; pleaded not guilty; tried;
during the trial a witness identified him as recipient of thousands
of dollars in bribes;
convicted
in July, 1970; sentenced
to ten years in prison
and fined
$25,000; released in 1979.
Died in Red Bank, Monmouth
County, N.J., February
2, 1981 (age 67 years, 2
days).
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, East Hanover, N.J.
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Nathan Barnert (1838-1927) —
of Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J.
Born in Posen, Prussia (now Poznan, Poland),
September
20, 1838.
Democrat. Tailor; clothing manufacturer; real estate
business; mayor
of Paterson, N.J., 1883-86, 1889-90; philanthropist.
Jewish.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J., December
23, 1927 (age 89 years, 94
days).
Interment at Mt.
Neboh Cemetery, Paterson, N.J.
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Relatives:
Married to Miriam Phillips (died 1901). |
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William John Browning (1850-1920) —
also known as William J. Browning —
of Camden, Camden
County, N.J.
Born in Camden, Camden
County, N.J., April 11,
1850.
Republican. Dry goods merchant; postmaster;
insurance
business; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 1st District, 1911-20; died in
office 1920.
Died, from a heart
attack, in the barber shop of the U.S.
Capitol Building, Washington,
D.C., March 24,
1920 (age 69 years, 348
days).
Interment at Harleigh
Cemetery, Camden, N.J.
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Frederick Irving Cox (1870-1962) —
also known as Frederick I. Cox —
of Budd Lake, Morris
County, N.J.
Born in Rockaway, Morris
County, N.J., May 25,
1870.
Son of John Backster Cox and Carolyn (Cooper) Cox.
Republican. Silk manufacturing executive; member, Interstate Commerce
Commission, 1921-26.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, in the Reeder Rest
Home, Allamuchy, Warren
County, N.J., March 31,
1962 (age 91 years, 310
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Richard Grant Augustus Donnelly (1841-1905) —
also known as Richard A. Donnelly —
of Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y., March 4,
1841.
Son of Peter Donnelly and Elizabeth (Grant) Donnelly.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; clothing
merchant; mayor of
Trenton, N.J., 1884-86; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly; New Jersey
state treasurer, 1895-1901.
Irish
and Scottish
ancestry. Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks.
Died February
27, 1905 (age 63 years, 360
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Peter Donnelly and Elizabeth (Grant) Donnelly; married to Sue A.
Davidson (died 1872) and Susie Isabel Gold. |
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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, Norma, N.J.
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Charles A. Lighthipe (1824-1905) —
of Orange, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Orange, Essex
County, N.J., October
11, 1824.
Hat maker and manufacturer of hat-forming machines;
director, Morris and Essex Railroad;
director, American Insurance
Company of Newark; organizer, Citizens Gas
Company of Newark; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly.
Episcopalian.
Suffered a paralytic
stroke, and died two years later, in Orange, Essex
County, N.J., February
14, 1905 (age 80 years, 126
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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George Opdyke (1805-1880) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Hunterdon
County, N.J., December
7, 1805.
Republican. Clothing manufacturer and merchant; banker;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 14th District, 1859; mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1862-64.
Christian
Reformed.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 12,
1880 (age 74 years, 188
days).
Entombed at Mt.
Pleasant Cemetery, Newark, N.J.
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Henry Stetson (c.1857-1905) —
of Orange, Essex
County, N.J.
Born about 1857.
Son of Napoleon Stetson (1821-1901).
Democrat. Hat manufacturer; mayor of
Orange, N.J., 1898-1904; defeated in primary, 1904.
Died in Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J., March 15,
1905 (age about 48
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Napoleon Stetson (1821-1901); nephew of John B. Stetson
(1830-1906; hat manufacturer, namesake of Stetson hat); first cousin
of John
Batterson Stetson, Jr.. |
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