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David H. Agans (1868-1945) —
of Three Bridges, Hunterdon
County, N.J.
Born in Pleasant Run, Hunterdon
County, N.J., November
20, 1868.
Farmer; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1918-20; member of New Jersey
state senate from Hunterdon County, 1922-27.
Member, Grange.
Died in 1945
(age about
76 years).
Interment at Three
Bridges Reformed Church Cemetery, Three Bridges, N.J.
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Martyn Livingston Agens (1855-1909) —
also known as M. Livy Agens —
of Ludington, Mason
County, Mich.
Born in Orange, Essex
County, N.J., June 17,
1855.
Republican. Farmer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Mason County, 1905-09; died
in office 1909.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Grange; Odd
Fellows.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., March 30,
1909 (age 53 years, 286
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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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, Salem, N.J.
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George B. Cole (b. 1851) —
of Greenwich Township, Warren
County, N.J.; Lopatcong Township, Warren
County, N.J.
Born in Harmony Township, Warren
County, N.J., April 9,
1851.
Democrat. Farmer; Warren
County Sheriff, 1900; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Warren County, 1910-11.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Redmen.
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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Charles Swinburne Fayerweather (b. 1884) —
also known as Charles S. Fayerweather —
of New Lebanon, Columbia
County, N.Y.
Born in Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J., January
12, 1884.
Son of William Oakley Fayerweather (1847-1912) and Lavinia (Cooke)
Fayerweather (1851-1914).
Democrat. Lawyer; dairy
farmer; member of New York
state assembly from Columbia County, 1931; defeated, 1929, 1931.
Burial
location unknown.
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John James Gardner (1845-1921) —
also known as John J. Gardner —
of Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J.
Born in Atlantic
County, N.J., October
17, 1845.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War;
farmer; insurance
business; mayor
of Atlantic City, N.J., 1868-72, 1874-75; member of New Jersey
state senate from Atlantic County, 1878-92; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1884,
1904;
U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 2nd District, 1893-1913; defeated,
1912.
Died in Indian Mills, Burlington
County, N.J., February
7, 1921 (age 75 years, 113
days).
Interment at Atlantic
City Cemetery, Pleasantville, N.J.
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Job Hillman Gaskill (1804-1886) —
also known as Job H. Gaskill —
of Pemberton, Burlington
County, N.J.
Born in Springfield Township, Burlington
County, N.J., March 24,
1804.
Son of Thomas Gaskill (1764-1843) and Elizabeth (Hillman) Gaskill
(1767-1812).
Democrat. Farmer; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1854, 1866-67; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1864;
member of New Jersey
state senate from Burlington County, 1868-70.
Quaker.
Member, Odd
Fellows.
Died in Pemberton, Burlington
County, N.J., September
14, 1886 (age 82 years, 174
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Pemberton, N.J.
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George W. F. Gaunt (1865-1918) —
of Mullica Hill, Gloucester
County, N.J.
Born in Mantua Township, Gloucester
County, N.J., September
9, 1865.
Republican. Farmer; member of New Jersey
state senate from Gloucester County, 1909-17; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1916.
Member, Grange.
Died in 1918
(age about
52 years).
Interment at Mullica Hill Friends Cemetery, Mullica Hill, N.J.
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John Faucheraud Grimké (1752-1819) —
also known as John Grimké —
of Charleston, Charleston
County, S.C.
Born in 1752.
Son of John Paul Grimké and Mary (Faucheraud) Grimké.
Lawyer;
planter; member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1782-90; intendant
of Charleston, South Carolina, 1786-88; resigned 1788.
Died in New Jersey, August 9,
1819 (age about 67
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1784
to Mary Smith. |
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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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Hamilton Fish Kean (1862-1941) —
also known as Hamilton F. Kean —
of Elizabeth, Union
County, N.J.
Born in Union Township, Union
County, N.J., February
27, 1862.
Son of John Kean and Lucy (Halstead) Kean.
Republican. Banker;
farmer; chair of
Union County Republican Party, 1900; member of New Jersey
Republican State Committee, 1905-19; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New Jersey, 1916;
member of Republican
National Committee from New Jersey, 1919-28; U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1929-35; defeated, 1924, 1934.
Episcopalian.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Society
of Colonial Wars; Freemasons.
Died December
27, 1941 (age 79 years, 303
days).
Entombed at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Henry B. Krajewski (1912-1966) —
of Secaucus, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., July 15,
1912.
Pig farmer; tavern
owner; candidate for President
of the United States, 1952 (Poor Man's Party), 1956 (American
Third Party); candidate for Governor of
New Jersey, 1953 (Jersey Veterans Bonus), 1957 (American Third
Party); candidate for U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1954 (American Third Party), 1958
(Politicians Are Jokers).
Died November
8, 1966 (age 54 years, 116
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas Lawrence (c.1814-1893) —
of Hamburg, Sussex
County, N.J.
Born about 1814.
Son of Thomas J. Lawrence.
Farmer; member of New Jersey
state senate from Sussex County, 1880-82.
Episcopalian.
Died in Hamburg, Sussex
County, N.J., March 14,
1893 (age about 79
years).
Interment at North
Hardyston Cemetery, Hamburg, N.J.
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Harold Orville Mackenzie (b. 1885) —
of California; New Jersey.
Born in Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J., April 21,
1885.
Son of Thomas H. Mackenzie (M.D.) and Helen Gray (Buchanan)
Mackenzie.
Republican. General manager, Mount Whitney Power &
Electric Co., 1914-16; rancher; fruit grower; U.S.
Minister to Siam, 1927-30.
Member, Phi
Kappa Psi.
Burial
location unknown.
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James A. McWilliams (b. 1858) —
of Clayton, Gloucester
County, N.J.
Born in Williamstown, Gloucester
County, N.J., May 10,
1858.
Republican. Farmer; banker;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Gloucester County, 1927-28.
Member, Freemasons;
Junior
Order.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Vanneman Porch (1806-1859) —
also known as John V. Porch —
of Gloucester
County, N.J.
Born in Gloucester
County, N.J., March 12,
1806.
Son of William Porch (1781-1853) and Hannah (Fisler) Porch
(1783-1823).
Farmer; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Gloucester County, 1853.
English
and Swiss
ancestry.
Died September
12, 1859 (age 53 years, 184
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1830
to Catherine Hartman. |
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Andrew Crozier Reeves (1867-1936) —
also known as A. Crozier Reeves —
of Lawrenceville, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in Bucks
County, Pa., December
3, 1867.
Grocer; wholesale
grocer; newspaper
publisher; farmer; Progressive candidate for Presidential
Elector for New Jersey, 1912;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1925; member of New Jersey
state senate from Mercer County, 1926-36; died in office 1936;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1932.
English
ancestry.
Died in 1936
(age about
68 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Samuel A. Ridgway (b. 1848) —
of Bordentown, Burlington
County, N.J.; Woodstown, Salem
County, N.J.
Born in Mullica Hill, Gloucester
County, N.J., May 20,
1848.
Republican. Farmer; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Salem County, 1907-08, 1910.
Quaker.
Member, Grange.
Burial
location unknown.
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Emmor Roberts (b. 1890) —
of Moorestown, Burlington
County, N.J.
Born in Moorestown, Burlington
County, N.J., March 13,
1890.
Republican. Fruit farmer; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Burlington County, 1916-21;
member of New Jersey
state senate from Burlington County, 1922-27.
Member, Delta
Upsilon.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Rockhill (1793-1865) —
of Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind.
Born in Burlington
County, N.J., February
10, 1793.
Democrat. Farmer; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1834-36, 1836-37; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Indiana, 1836;
member of Indiana
state senate, 1844-47; U.S.
Representative from Indiana 10th District, 1847-49; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1856.
Presbyterian.
Died in Fort Wayne, Allen
County, Ind., January
15, 1865 (age 71 years, 340
days).
Interment at Lindenwood
Cemetery, Fort Wayne, Ind.
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Isaac R. Srope (c.1802-1862) —
of Kingwood Township, Hunterdon
County, N.J.; Frenchtown, Hunterdon
County, N.J.
Born about 1802.
Son of Christopher Srope.
Democrat. Blacksmith;
deputy
sheriff; farmer; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Hunterdon County, 1846-47;
common pleas court judge in New Jersey.
Died, of typhoid
fever, Frenchtown, Hunterdon
County, N.J., April 14,
1862 (age about 60
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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William S. Stiles (b. 1869) —
of near Penns Grove, Salem
County, N.J.
Born in Salem
County, N.J., September
14, 1869.
Farmer; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Salem County, 1920-23; member
of New
Jersey state senate from Salem County, 1927-29.
Burial
location unknown.
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Theodore Newton Vail (1845-1920) —
also known as Theodore N. Vail —
of Lyndonville, Lyndon, Caledonia
County, Vt.
Born in Minerva, Stark
County, Ohio, July 16,
1845.
Son of Davis Vail and Phebe (Quinby) Vail.
Republican. General superintendent, U.S. Railway Mail Service,
1876-79; president, American Telephone
and Telegraph
Co., 1885-89 and 1907-19; founder of Western Electric and of Bell
Labs; built an electric
railway system in Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1890-1904;
farmer; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Vermont, 1916.
Member, Union
League.
Died, from kidney and
cardiac
complications, in Johns Hopkins Hospital,
Baltimore,
Md., April 16,
1920 (age 74 years, 275
days).
Interment at Vail
Memorial Cemetery, Parsippany, N.J.
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Elmer H. Wene (1892-1957) —
of Vineland, Cumberland
County, N.J.
Born in Hunterdon
County, N.J., 1892.
Son of Emanuel S. Wene and Mary J. (Killy) Wene.
Democrat. Poultry farmer; radio station
president; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 2nd District, 1937-39, 1941-45;
defeated, 1950; candidate for U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1944; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New Jersey, 1944,
1948,
1952;
delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Cumberland
County, 1947; member of New Jersey
state senate from Cumberland County, 1947-49.
Methodist.
Member, Rotary; Freemasons;
Elks; Eagles; Moose; Redmen; Grange.
Died in 1957
(age about
65 years).
Interment at Locust
Grove Cemetery, Quakertown, Pa.
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