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Stephen C. Acropolis (b. 1957) —
of Brick Township, Ocean
County, N.J.
Born in Englewood, Bergen
County, N.J., September
9, 1957.
Republican. Mayor
of Brick Township, N.J., 2007-.
Presbyterian.
Member, Kiwanis.
Still living as of 2008.
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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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Arthur Melville Agnew (b. 1878) —
also known as Arthur M. Agnew —
of Grantwood, Cliffside Park, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
22, 1878.
Son of James Agnew and Maria (McGovern) Agnew.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1913-15; candidate for New Jersey
state senate from Bergen County, 1916.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Elks; Moose; Freemasons;
Kiwanis; Union
League.
Burial
location unknown.
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Anthony Dominick Andora (b. 1930) —
also known as Anthony D. Andora —
of East Paterson (now Elmwood Park), Bergen
County, N.J.; Franklin Lakes, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born in Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J., November
20, 1930.
Son of Anthony A. Andora and Theresa (Matera) Andora.
Democrat. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey,
1964;
chair
of Bergen County Democratic Party, 1965-69; member of New Jersey
Democratic State Committee, 1981.
Catholic.
Member, Kappa
Delta Pi; Kappa
Phi Kappa; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Kiwanis; Jaycees.
Still living as of 1981.
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Relatives:
Married 1962
to Colleen Gill. |
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John Ralph Armellino (1921-2004) —
also known as John R. Armellino —
of West New York, Hudson
County, N.J.; West Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla.
Born in West New York, Hudson
County, N.J., February
21, 1921.
Son of Nicholas Armellino and Emilia (DiRito) Armellino.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor
of West New York, N.J., 1955-67; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New Jersey, 1956,
1964.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Moose; Rotary;
Kiwanis; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Amvets.
Died September
17, 2004 (age 83 years, 209
days).
Interment at Flower
Hill Cemetery, North Bergen, N.J.
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Loomis Baldrey (1882-1954) —
of Bellingham, Whatcom
County, Wash.
Born in Camden, Camden
County, N.J., May 19,
1882.
Son of Henry Baldrey and Mella Calista (Loomis) Baldrey.
Republican. Lawyer; Whatcom
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1918-23; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Washington, 1940
(alternate), 1944.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Kiwanis.
Died in 1954
(age about
72 years).
Interment at Greenacres
Memorial Park, Ferndale, Wash.
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John Carlyle Barbour (b. 1895) —
also known as John C. Barbour —
of Clifton, Passaic
County, N.J.
Born in Haledon, Passaic
County, N.J., April 18,
1895.
Son of William J. Barbour and Anna Barbour.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1929-32; member of New Jersey
state senate from Passaic County, 1933-36.
Member, Kiwanis; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Junior
Order; Moose; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Burial
location unknown.
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Franklin H. Berry (b. 1904) —
of Toms River, Ocean
County, N.J.
Born in Manahawkin, Ocean
County, N.J., May 15,
1904.
Son of J. Willits Berry and Jessie (Haywood) Berry.
Lawyer;
bank
director; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Ocean County,
1947.
Member, Kiwanis; Sons of
the American Revolution; American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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James S. Cafiero (b. 1928) —
of North Wildwood, Cape May
County, N.J.
Born in North Wildwood, Cape May
County, N.J., September
21, 1928.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1968-72; member of New Jersey
state senate 1st District, 1972-76.
Catholic.
Italian
ancestry. Member, Kiwanis; Sons of
Italy.
Still living as of 1976.
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Edward F. Clark (1898-1963) —
also known as Howie Clark —
of Bayonne, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Bayonne, Hudson
County, N.J., May 1,
1898.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey,
1948
(alternate), 1952,
1956
(alternate); mayor of
Bayonne, N.J., 1951-55.
Catholic.
Member, Kiwanis; Elks.
Died, of throat
cancer, in Pollak Hospital,
Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., December
27, 1963 (age 65 years, 240
days).
Interment at Holy
Name Cemetery, Jersey City, N.J.
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Albert Comstock (b. 1881) —
of Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J.
Born in Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J., April 27,
1881.
Son of Albert Comstock (died 1881).
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Passaic County, 1925-27.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Elks; Moose;
Kiwanis.
Burial
location unknown.
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G. Thomas DiDomenico (1905-1978) —
also known as "Dapper Dan" —
of Bayonne, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Italy,
April
9, 1905.
Mayor
of Bayonne, N.J., 1955-59; defeated, 1951.
Catholic.
Member, Kiwanis; Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Died, in Bayonne Hospital,
Bayonne, Hudson
County, N.J., January
26, 1978 (age 72 years, 292
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, North Arlington, N.J.
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William J. Dwyer (b. 1888) —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., March 20,
1888.
Son of William J. Dwyer and Katherine Loretta (Cogan) Dwyer.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; banker;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New Jersey, 1940;
delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Hudson County,
1947.
Member, American
Bankers Association; American
Legion; Kiwanis.
Burial
location unknown.
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James G. Egolf (c.1910-1959) —
of Rahway, Union
County, N.J.
Born about 1910.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of
Rahway, N.J., 1951-53.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks;
Kiwanis; Moose.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Rahway, Union
County, N.J., January
5, 1959 (age about 49
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Albert Wahl Hawkes (1878-1971) —
also known as Albert W. Hawkes —
of Montclair, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., November
20, 1878.
Republican. Business
executive; U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1943-49; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New Jersey, 1944.
Episcopalian.
Member, Kiwanis; Sons of
the American Revolution; Newcomen
Society.
Died in Palm Desert, Riverside
County, Calif., May 9,
1971 (age 92 years, 170
days).
Interment at Mt.
Hebron Cemetery, Montclair, N.J.
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Barry W. Jackson (b. 1930) —
of Fairbanks, Fairbanks
North Star Borough, Alaska.
Born in Long Branch, Monmouth
County, N.J., January
27, 1930.
Son of Rodney H. Jackson and Marion (Englebright) Jackson.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Alaska
state house of representatives, 1965-66.
Episcopalian.
Member, Delta
Theta Phi; American Bar
Association; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; Kiwanis; Elks; NAACP; American Civil
Liberties Union.
Still living as of 1967.
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Joseph A. Maressa (b. 1923) —
of Waterford, Camden
County, N.J.
Born in Chesilhurst, Camden
County, N.J., October
17, 1923.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of New Jersey
state senate 4th District, 1972-76.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; American
Legion; Kiwanis.
Still living as of 1976.
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Peter J. McDonough —
of Plainfield, Union
County, N.J.
Republican. Lumber
business; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Union County, 1964-65; member
of New
Jersey state senate 22nd District, 1976.
Member, Elks;
Kiwanis; Jaycees.
Still living as of 1976.
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Relatives:
Married to Betty Driscoll. |
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Joseph L. McGahn (1917-1999) —
of Absecon, Atlantic
County, N.J.
Born in Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J., March 29,
1917.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; physician;
member of New Jersey
state senate 2nd District, 1972-78.
Catholic.
Member, American Medical
Association; Kiwanis; Knights
of Columbus.
Advocate of casino gambling for Atlantic City.
Died in Northfield, Atlantic
County, N.J., December
24, 1999 (age 82 years, 270
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Stewart Mott (1875-1973) —
also known as Charles S. Mott; C. S. Mott —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., June 2,
1875.
Served in the U.S. Navy during the Spanish-American War; mayor of
Flint, Mich., 1912-14, 1918-19; defeated, 1914; candidate in
Republican primary for Governor of
Michigan, 1920; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1924,
1940;
Republican candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1964.
Episcopalian.
Member, United
Spanish War Veterans; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Elks; Moose;
Kiwanis; Rotary.
Vice-president of General
Motors. Philanthropist; founder of Charles Stewart Mott
Foundation.
Died in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., February
18, 1973 (age 97 years, 261
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Flint, Mich.
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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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Charles A. Otto, Jr. (b. 1888) —
of Elizabeth, Union
County, N.J.
Born in Elizabeth, Union
County, N.J., May 28,
1888.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Union County, 1927-33.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Junior
Order; Kiwanis; Foresters
of America; Delta
Chi.
Burial
location unknown.
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Harry J. Palmer (b. 1872) —
of Rosebank, Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y.; Port Richmond, Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y.
Born in Dover, Morris
County, N.J., February
28, 1872.
Democrat. Merchant;
member of New York
state senate 24th District, 1929-34.
Member, Elks;
Kiwanis; Royal
Arcanum.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward James Patten (1905-1994) —
of Perth Amboy, Middlesex
County, N.J.
Born in Perth Amboy, Middlesex
County, N.J., August
22, 1905.
Democrat. Mayor
of Perth Amboy, N.J., 1934-40; secretary of
state of New Jersey, 1954-62; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 15th District, 1963-81.
Member, NAACP; Eagles; Moose; Elks;
Kiwanis; Knights
of Columbus.
Died September
17, 1994 (age 89 years, 26
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Amos Jenkins Peaslee II (1887-1969) —
also known as Amos J. Peaslee —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Clarksboro, Gloucester
County, N.J.
Born in Clarksboro, Gloucester
County, N.J., March 24,
1887.
Son of Gideon Peaslee and Emma (Waddington) Peaslee.
Republican. Lawyer;
major in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New Jersey, 1948,
1952,
1956;
U.S. Ambassador to Australia, 1953-56.
Quaker.
Member, American Bar
Association; Delta
Upsilon; Kiwanis.
Died in 1969
(age about
82 years).
Interment at Mickleton
Meeting Graveyard, Mickleton, N.J.
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Relatives:
Married 1920
to Dorothy K. Quimby. |
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Maryetta Saccomano —
of Hasbrouck Heights, Bergen
County, N.J.
Democrat. Candidate for mayor
of Hasbrouck Heights, N.J., 2007.
Female.
Member, Kiwanis; Elks.
Still living as of 2007.
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George Armistead Smathers (1913-2007) —
also known as George A. Smathers; "Georgeous
George" —
of Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla.
Born in Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J., November
14, 1913.
Son of Franklin Smathers and Lura (Jones) Smathers.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Florida 4th District, 1947-51; U.S.
Senator from Florida, 1951-69; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Florida, 1952,
1956;
candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1960,
1968;
lobbyist.
Methodist;
later United
Church of Christ. Member, Jaycees;
Elks;
Kiwanis.
Suffered a stroke,
and subsequently died, in Indian Creek, Miami-Dade
County, Fla., January
20, 2007 (age 93 years, 67
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Clyde W. Struble (b. 1895) —
of Ocean City, Cape May
County, N.J.
Born in Swartswood, Sussex
County, N.J., March 25,
1895.
Son of William P. Struble (1861-1938) and Malvina Struble
(1865-1898).
Banker;
mayor
of Ocean City, N.J., 1943-47; delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Cape May
County, 1947.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks;
Kiwanis.
Burial
location unknown.
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