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Barbara S. Abbott (b. 1930) —
also known as Barbara Straight —
of Edison, Middlesex
County, N.J.; Metuchen, Middlesex
County, N.J.
Born in Mannington, Marion
County, W.Va., November
30, 1930.
Daughter of Ardas Leo Straight and Nellie (Starkey) Straight.
Republican. School
teacher; member of New Jersey
Republican State Committee, 1965; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1968.
Female.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Federation of Teachers; Order of the
Eastern Star.
Still living as of 1981.
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Relatives:
Married 1961
to George Norman Abbott IV. |
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George Breitman (1916-1986) —
also known as Albert Parker; Philip Blake; Chester
Hofla; Anthony Massini; John F. Petrone; G.
Sloane —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., February
28, 1916.
Son of Benjamin Breitman and Pauline (Trattler) Breitman.
Became a socialist agitator in Newark, N.J., 1935; arrested
about 1936 and charged
with inciting
riots; jailed
for a week; founding member of the Socialist Workers Party, 1937;
member of its National Committee, 1939-81; Socialist Workers
candidate for U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1940, 1942, 1948, 1954; editor-in-chief
of the weekly newspaper,
The Militant, 1941-43, 1946-54; writer
under several different pen names; Socialist Workers candidate for
Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1960,
1964.
Member, International Typographical Union.
Expelled from the Socialist Workers Party for "disloyalty," 1984.
Died, following a heart
attack, in Beekman Downtown Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April 19,
1986 (age 70 years, 50
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward Capps (1866-1950) —
of Princeton, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in Jacksonville, Morgan
County, Ill., December
21, 1866.
Son of Stephen Reid Capps and Rhoda S. (Tomlin) Capps.
University
professor; U.S. Minister to Greece, 1920.
Member, American Association of University Professors; American
Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Died in 1950
(age about
83 years).
Interment at Diamond
Grove Cemetery, Jacksonville, Ill.
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Charles Woolsey Cole (1906-1978) —
also known as Charles W. Cole —
of Amherst, Hampshire
County, Mass.; New York.
Born in Montclair, Essex
County, N.J., February
8, 1906.
U.S. Ambassador to Chile, 1961-64.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Academy of Arts and Sciences; American Association of
University Professors; Council on
Foreign Relations; Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Delta
Sigma Rho; American
Historical Association; American
Economic Association.
Died in 1978
(age about
72 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Paul Joseph Krebs (1912-1996) —
also known as Paul J. Krebs —
of New Jersey.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 26,
1912.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 12th District, 1965-67; candidate
for U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1972.
Member, United Auto Workers.
Died in Hallandale (now Hallandale Beach), Broward
County, Fla., September
17, 1996 (age 84 years, 114
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Raymond M. Pocino —
also known as Ray Pocino —
of Cranbury, Middlesex
County, N.J.; Moorestown, Burlington
County, N.J.; Lawrenceville, Mercer
County, N.J.
Democrat. Labor leader;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Still living as of 2008.
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Wesley A. Taylor (b. 1906) —
of East Orange, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Mays Landing, Atlantic
County, N.J., July 12,
1906.
Son of Clarence A. Taylor and Almeda S. (Henry) Taylor.
Republican. Bookbinder;
Secretary
and Business
Representative, Bookbinders Local Union #62; delegate to
New Jersey AFL and other labor councils; vice-president,
Allied Printing Trades Council; delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Essex County,
1947.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arcanum.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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