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Politicians in Law Enforcement in New Jersey
Police Officers, Sheriff's Deputies, State Troopers, FBI


  Benjamin H. Crosby (b. 1859) — of Tuckerton, Ocean County, N.J. Born in Staten Island, Richmond County, N.Y., January 17, 1859. Son of Harrison W. Crosby. Republican. Printer; newspaper editor and publisher; fire chief; member of New Jersey state house of assembly from Ocean County, 1908-10. Methodist. Burial location unknown.
  Scott K. Evans (b. 1965) — of Atlantic City, Atlantic County, N.J. Born September 8, 1965. Democrat. Fire fighter; mayor of Atlantic City, N.J., 2007-08; defeated in primary, 2003. Still living as of 2008.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Louis Joseph Freeh (b. 1950) — also known as Louis J. Freeh — of New York. Born in Jersey City, Hudson County, N.J., January 6, 1950. Lawyer; FBI agent; U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1991-93; director, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 1993-2001. Catholic. Italian ancestry. Member, Phi Beta Kappa. Still living as of 2009.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Books by Louis J. Freeh: My FBI: Bringing Down the Mafia, Investigating Bill Clinton, and Fighting the War on Terror (2006)
  Critical books about Bill Clinton: Louis J. Freeh, My FBI: Bringing Down the Mafia, Investigating Bill Clinton, and Fighting the War on Terror
  John Edmund Hunt (1908-1989) — also known as John E. Hunt — of Pitman, Gloucester County, N.J. Born in Lambertville, Hunterdon County, N.J., November 25, 1908. Republican. State police trooper; major in the U.S. Army during World War II; Gloucester County Sheriff; member of New Jersey state senate from Gloucester County, 1964-66; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1964, 1972; U.S. Representative from New Jersey 1st District, 1967-75; member of New Jersey Republican State Committee, 1976. Died in 1989 (age about 80 years). Burial location unknown.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Thomas Lemuel James (1831-1916) — of Tenafly, Bergen County, N.J.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Utica, Oneida County, N.Y., March 29, 1831. Son of William James and Jane Maria (Price) James. Canal toll collector; newspaper publisher; customs inspector; U.S. Postmaster General, 1881-82; bank director; mayor of Tenafly, N.J., 1896. Died in New York City (unknown county), N.Y., September 11, 1916 (age 85 years, 166 days). Interment at Church of Heavenly Rest, Manhattan, N.Y.
  Relatives: Married, May 10, 1911, to Flora MacDonnell.
  Thomas M. Kennedy — of Hoboken, Hudson County, N.J. Police officer; candidate for mayor of Hoboken, N.J., 1985. Still living as of 1985.
  John L. Montgomery (b. 1885) — of Red Bank, Monmouth County, N.J. Born in Hersman, Brown County, Ill., May 6, 1885. Probation officer; delegate to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Monmouth County, 1947. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Gladys Hardy.
  Clarence V. Mooney (c.1888-1944) — of Asbury Park, Monmouth County, N.J. Born in Spring Lake, Monmouth County, N.J., about 1888. Police officer; mayor of Asbury Park, N.J., 1941-44; died in office 1944. Suffered a heart attack, and died soon after, in Fitkin Hospital, Asbury Park, Monmouth County, N.J., January 13, 1944 (age about 56 years). Burial location unknown.
  Paul John Moore (1868-1938) — also known as Paul J. Moore — of Newark, Essex County, N.J. Born in Newark, Essex County, N.J., August 5, 1868. Democrat. Fire fighter; fire chief; U.S. Representative from New Jersey 8th District, 1927-29; defeated, 1928; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1928. Died in 1938 (age about 69 years). Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, East Orange, N.J.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Ronald L. Rice (b. 1945) — of Newark, Essex County, N.J. Born in Richmond, Va., December 18, 1945. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Vietnam War; police detective; member of New Jersey state senate 28th District, 1996-; candidate for mayor of Newark, N.J., 2006. African ancestry. Still living as of 2011.
  Relatives: Father of Ronald C. Rice.
  See also OurCampaigns candidate detail
  David Roberts (b. 1956) — of Hoboken, Hudson County, N.J. Born July 14, 1956. Fire fighter; real estate developer; mayor of Hoboken, N.J., 2001-. Still living as of 2008.
  Relatives: Married 1984 to Anna Maria LaMastra.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Augustus W. Schwartz (b. 1867) — of Elizabeth, Union County, N.J. Born in Elizabeth, Union County, N.J., January 4, 1867. Republican. Newspaper advertising manager; fire fighter; coal and masons' supplies dealer; member of New Jersey state house of assembly from Union County, 1909-10. Member, Freemasons; Royal Arch Masons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Independent Order of Foresters; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  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.
  Relatives: Married, December 25, 1825, to Sarah Roelafson.

 

 


 
   
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