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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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John Boyd Avis (1875-1944) —
of Woodbury, Gloucester
County, N.J.
Born in Deerfield, Cumberland
County, N.J., July 11,
1875.
Son of John H. Avis and Sallie (Barker) Avis.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Gloucester County, 1902-05;
Speaker
of the New Jersey State House of Assembly, 1904-05; member of New Jersey
state senate from Gloucester County, 1906-08; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1912;
Presidential Elector for New Jersey, 1928;
U.S.
District Judge for New Jersey, 1929-44; died in office 1944.
Presbyterian.
Member, Grange; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Moose; Foresters;
Redmen.
Died January
21, 1944 (age 68 years, 194
days).
Interment at Wenonah
Cemetery, Woodbury, N.J.
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James Colgate Cleveland (1920-1995) —
also known as James C. Cleveland —
of New London, Merrimack
County, N.H.
Born in Montclair, Essex
County, N.J., June 13,
1920.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in
the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; member of New
Hampshire state senate, 1950-62; U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 2nd District, 1963-81.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Grange; Rotary; Freemasons;
Elks; Eagles.
Died December
3, 1995 (age 75 years, 173
days).
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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Joseph Sherman Frelinghuysen (1869-1948) —
also known as Joseph S. Frelinghuysen —
of Raritan, Somerset
County, N.J.; Far Hills, Somerset
County, N.J.
Born in Raritan, Somerset
County, N.J., March 12,
1869.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
fire
insurance business; member of New Jersey
state senate from Somerset County, 1906-11; defeated, 1902; U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1917-23; defeated, 1922; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1920,
1924,
1944.
Dutch
ancestry. Member, Grange; Union
League; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died February
9, 1948 (age 78 years, 334
days).
Interment at St.
Bernard's Cemetery, Bernardsville, 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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Dryden Kuser (b. 1897) —
of Bernardsville, Somerset
County, N.J.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., September
24, 1897.
Son of Col. Anthony R. Kuser.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Somerset County, 1926-29;
member of New Jersey
state senate from Somerset County, 1930-35.
Member, American
Legion; Elks; Eagles; Moose;
Grange.
Burial
location unknown.
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Wesley Leonard Lance (1908-2007) —
also known as Wesley L. Lance —
of Glen Gardner, Hunterdon
County, N.J.; Annandale, Hunterdon
County, N.J.
Born November
21, 1908.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Hunterdon County, 1938-41;
member of New Jersey
state senate from Hunterdon County, 1942-43, 1954-62; served in
the U.S. Navy during World War II; common pleas court judge in New
Jersey, 1947; delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Hunterdon
County, 1947; member of New Jersey
Republican State Committee, 1976.
Member, Grange.
Died August
25, 2007 (age 98 years, 277
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Robert Baumle Meyner (1908-1990) —
also known as Robert B. Meyner —
of Phillipsburg, Warren
County, N.J.
Born in Easton, Northampton
County, Pa., July 3,
1908.
Son of Gustave Herman Meyner and Mary Sophia (Baumle) Meyner.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of New Jersey
state senate from Warren County, 1948-51; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New Jersey, 1948
(alternate), 1952
(alternate), 1956,
1964;
Governor
of New Jersey, 1954-62.
Member, American Bar
Association; Alpha
Chi Rho; Elks; Eagles; Odd
Fellows; Moose; Rotary;
Grange.
Died May 27,
1990 (age 81 years, 328
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Phillipsburg
Cemetery, Phillipsburg, N.J.
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Arthur Harry Moore (1879-1952) —
also known as A. Harry Moore —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., July 3,
1879.
Democrat. Lawyer; Governor of
New Jersey, 1926-29, 1932-35, 1938-41; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New Jersey, 1928,
1932,
1936,
1940,
1944,
1952;
U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1935-38.
Christian
Reformed. Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Grange; Delta
Theta Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Moose; Eagles; Royal
Arcanum; Foresters.
Died from a heart
attack while driving
his car along State Highway 29 in Somerset
County, N.J., November
18, 1952 (age 73 years, 138
days).
Interment at Bayview
- New York Bay Cemetery, Jersey City, N.J.
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Leonard Pikaart (b. 1866) —
of Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J.
Born in Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J., July 19,
1866.
Republican. Carpenter;
architect;
lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Passaic County, 1910-12.
Dutch
ancestry. Member, Grange; Junior
Order.
Burial
location unknown.
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Horace Griggs Prall (1881-1951) —
also known as Horace G. Prall —
of Lambertville, Hunterdon
County, N.J.
Born near Ringoes, Hunterdon
County, N.J., March 6,
1881.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1926-27; member of New Jersey
state senate from Hunterdon County, 1928-36.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Grange.
Died in 1951
(age about
70 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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John F. Schenck (b. 1905) —
of Flemington, Hunterdon
County, N.J.
Born February
19, 1905.
Son of Henry Frelinghuysen Schenck and Mary Margaret (Foran) Schenck.
Republican. President, Foran Foundry and
Manufacturing Company; director, Hunterdon County National Bank; chair of
Hunterdon County Republican Party, 1945; delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Hunterdon
County, 1947.
Member, Grange.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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