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John Anderson Bensel (1863-1922) —
also known as John A. Bensel —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Bernardsville, Somerset
County, N.J.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., 1863.
Son of Brownlee Bensel and Mary Maclay (Hogg) Bensel.
Democrat. Engineer; worked for the Pennsylvania Railroad;
in charge of construction on New York City's North River waterfront,
1889-95; New York
state engineer and surveyor, 1911-14; major in the U.S. Army
during World War I.
Died, of myelitis,
in Bernardsville, Somerset
County, N.J., June 19,
1922 (age about 58
years).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Married 1896
to Ella Louise Day. |
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William J. Bradley (b. 1852) —
of Camden, Camden
County, N.J.
Born in Maryland, May 6,
1852.
Republican. Mechanical engineer; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1898-1902; Speaker of
the New Jersey State House of Assembly, 1901-02; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1900;
member of New Jersey
state senate from Camden County, 1903-11.
Burial
location unknown.
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Alexander Oswald Brodie (1849-1918) —
also known as Alexander O. Brodie —
of Prescott, Yavapai
County, Ariz.; Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.; Haddonfield, Camden
County, N.J.
Born in Edwards, St. Lawrence
County, N.Y., November
13, 1849.
Son of Joseph Brodie and Margaret (Brown) Brodie.
Republican. Civil and mining
engineer; Yavapai
County Recorder, 1893-94; colonel in the U.S. Army during the
Spanish-American War; candidate for Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Arizona Territory, 1898; Governor of
Arizona Territory, 1902-05; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Arizona Territory, 1904.
Died in Haddonfield, Camden
County, N.J., May 10,
1918 (age 68 years, 178
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Robert Duncan Coombs (1873-1934) —
also known as Robert D. Coombs —
of Paramus, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., September
15, 1873.
Republican. Engineer; mayor of
Paramus, N.J., 1933-34; died in office 1934.
Died, of heart
disease, in Paramus, Bergen
County, N.J., October
22, 1934 (age 61 years, 37
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Harriet Lord. |
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Allan R. Cullimore (b. 1884) —
of South Orange, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Jacksonville, Morgan
County, Ill., March 2,
1884.
Son of Thomas Cullimore and Mary Pearce (Joy) Cullimore.
Civil engineer; major in the U.S. Army during World War I;
Dean, later President, Newark College of Engineering; delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Essex County,
1947.
Member, American
Society of Mechanical Engineers; American
Chemical Society; Newcomen
Society.
Burial
location unknown.
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Amos F. Dixon (b. 1877) —
of Stillwater Township, Sussex
County, N.J.
Born near Victoria, Knox
County, Ill., December
5, 1877.
Engineer and executive in the Bell
System, 1902-40; granted more than 60 patents for inventions;
dairy farmer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Sussex County, 1945-49; delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Sussex County,
1947.
Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
Grange.
Burial
location unknown.
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Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen Dumont (b. 1869) —
also known as Frederick T. F. Dumont —
of Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa.
Born in Phillipsburg, Warren
County, N.J., March 17,
1869.
Son of John Finley Dumont and Anna K. (Kline) Dumont.
Construction engineer, Pennsylvania Railroad,
1889-1901; banker;
U.S. Consul in Guadeloupe, 1911-12; Madrid, 1912-14; Florence, 1914-19; Dublin, 1919-20; U.S. Consul General in Frankfort, 1924; Havana, 1929-32.
Burial
location unknown.
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Kenneth Allen Gibson (b. 1932) —
also known as Kenneth A. Gibson —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Enterprise, Coffee
County, Ala., May 15,
1932.
Engineer; mayor of
Newark, N.J., 1970-86; defeated, 1966.
African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2009.
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Oscar Frederick Gunz (1854-1916) —
also known as Oscar F. Gunz —
of Rutherford, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., September
15, 1854.
Engineer; mayor
of Rutherford, N.J., 1914-15.
Suffered a cerebral
hemorrhage, and died three months later, March 22,
1916 (age 61 years, 189
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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George B. Harper (b. 1918) —
of Layton, Sussex
County, N.J.
Born in Hackensack, Bergen
County, N.J., December
5, 1918.
Republican. Engineer; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New Jersey, 1952
(alternate), 1956,
1964
(alternate), 1972
(alternate); member of New Jersey
state senate from Sussex County, 1954-64; chair of
Sussex County Republican Party, 1959.
Member, Elks; Freemasons.
Still living as of 1972.
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John W. Herbert (c.1820-1898) —
of Marlboro, Monmouth
County, N.J.
Born about 1820.
Republican. Civil engineer; farmer; newspaper
editor; delegate to Republican National Convention from New
Jersey, 1872,
1884,
1888;
common pleas court judge in New Jersey, 1874-79.
Died in 1898
(age about
78 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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William A. Kindred (c.1849-1891) —
of Fargo, Cass
County, Dakota Territory (now N.Dak.).
Born in Morris
County, N.J., about 1849.
Civil engineer; railroad
builder; banker; mayor of
Fargo, N.Dak., 1882-83.
The town of Kindred, N.D. is named for
him.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., May 8,
1891 (age about 42
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Morgan Foster Larson (1882-1961) —
also known as Morgan F. Larson —
of Perth Amboy, Middlesex
County, N.J.
Born in Perth Amboy, Middlesex
County, N.J., June 15,
1882.
Republican. Engineer; member of New Jersey
state senate from Middlesex County, 1922-28; Governor of
New Jersey, 1929-32.
Died March 21,
1961 (age 78 years, 279
days).
Interment at Alpine
Cemetery, Perth Amboy, N.J.
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Charles Anthony Meyer (b. 1864) —
also known as Charles A. Meyer —
of Andover, Sussex
County, N.J.
Born in Hoboken, Hudson
County, N.J., December
31, 1864.
Democrat. Civil engineer; served in the U.S. Army during the
Spanish-American War; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Sussex County, 1909-12;
defeated, 1893.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas M. Muir (b. 1879) —
of Plainfield, Union
County, N.J.
Born in Plainfield, Union
County, N.J., August
26, 1879.
Civil engineer; newspaper
work; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Union County, 1923-49.
Member, Elks; Moose; Eagles; Knights
of Pythias; Kiwanis.
Burial
location unknown.
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William John Orchard (b. 1888) —
also known as William J. Orchard —
of Maplewood, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., November
15, 1888.
Son of Edward Orchard and Elizabeth (Sayce) Orchard.
Republican. Sanitary engineer; business
executive; president, Orange Memorial Hospital;
delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Essex County,
1947; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1948.
Member, Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry W. Peterson (b. 1892) —
of Woodbury, Gloucester
County, N.J.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., December
31, 1892.
Engineer; president, Philadelphia Transportation and
Lighterage Company (dredging
and water
transportation); delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Gloucester
County, 1947; mayor
of Woodbury, N.J., 1953-54.
Member, Rotary; Elks; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Nelson Pidcock (1836-1899) —
also known as James N. Pidcock —
of Whitehouse Station, Hunterdon
County, N.J.
Born in White House, Hunterdon
County, N.J., February
8, 1836.
Democrat. Civil engineer; built the Georgia Northern Railroad;
member of New Jersey
state senate from Hunterdon County, 1877-79; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1884,
1888;
U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 4th District, 1885-89.
Died in Whitehouse Station, Hunterdon
County, N.J., December
17, 1899 (age 63 years, 312
days).
Interment at Lebanon Reformed Church Cemetery, Lebanon, N.J.
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Clyde Potts —
of Morristown, Morris
County, N.J.
Republican. Engineer; mayor
of Morristown, N.J., 1929-37.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Madison Seymour (1837-1905) —
also known as James M. Seymour —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
30, 1837.
Democrat. Engineer; New Jersey State Supervisor of Prisons,
1891; mayor of
Newark, N.J., 1896-1902; candidate for Governor of
New Jersey, 1901.
Died in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., April 1,
1905 (age 68 years, 61
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Reynard Todd (c.1868-1945) —
also known as John R. Todd —
of Summit, Union
County, N.J.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Johnstown, Rock
County, Wis., about 1868.
Son of Rev. James Doeg Todd and Susan (Webster) Todd.
Republican. Lawyer;
president of the Todd Robertson Todd construction
and engineering firm; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New Jersey, 1928,
1932,
1940.
Member, Union
League.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 12,
1945 (age about 77
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Webster Bray Todd (c.1900-1989) —
also known as Webster B. Todd —
of Oldwick, Hunterdon
County, N.J.
Born in Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y., about 1900.
Son of John
Reynard Todd and Alice (Bray) Todd (c.1866-1956).
Republican. President, Todd Associates construction
engineering firm; treasurer of
New Jersey Republican Party, 1943; director of Economic Affairs
in U.S. Mission to NATO and Europe, 1953-54; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New Jersey, 1960
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1964
(delegation chair), 1972;
New Jersey
Republican state chair, 1961-69, 1974-77.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Oldwick, Hunterdon
County, N.J., February
8, 1989 (age about 89
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph W. Ward (b. 1891) —
of Caledonia, Livingston
County, N.Y.
Born in Nutley, Essex
County, N.J., June 28,
1891.
Republican. Engineer; miller;
director of First National Bank of
Caledonia; member of New York
state assembly from Livingston County, 1942-56.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1917
to Gertrude Hamilton. |
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John Haines Ware III (1908-1997) —
also known as John H. Ware III —
of Chester
County, Pa.
Born in Vineland, Cumberland
County, N.J., August
29, 1908.
Son of John H. Ware, Jr. and Clara (Edwards) Ware.
Republican. Engineer; utility
executive; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 19th District, 1961-70; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1970-75 (9th District 1970-73,
5th District 1973-75).
Presbyterian.
Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Beta
Theta Pi.
Died July 29,
1997 (age 88 years, 334
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Halsted Wiley (1842-1925) —
also known as William H. Wiley —
of East Orange, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., July 10,
1842.
Son of John Wiley and Elizabeth B. Wiley.
Republican. Major in the Union Army during the Civil War;
engineer; publisher
of scientific works; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 8th District, 1903-07, 1909-11.
Member, Loyal
Legion.
Died in 1925
(age about
82 years).
Interment at Rosedale
Cemetery, Orange, N.J.
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Russell S. Wise (b. 1882) —
of Passaic, Passaic
County, N.J.
Born in Passaic, Passaic
County, N.J., December
14, 1882.
Republican. Civil engineer; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Passaic County, 1926-27.
Burial
location unknown.
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David Young III (b. 1905) —
of Boonton, Morris
County, N.J.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., March 1,
1905.
Republican. Civil engineer; lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Morris County, 1941-46; delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Morris County,
1947; member of New Jersey
state senate from Morris County, 1947-53; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New Jersey, 1952.
Member, American Bar
Association.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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