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Samuel Wesley Fordyce (1840-1919) —
also known as S. W. Fordyce —
of Huntsville, Madison
County, Ala.; Hot Springs, Garland
County, Ark.; St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Guernsey
County, Ohio, February
7, 1840.
Son of John Fordyce and Mary (Houseman) Fordyce.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; founder, builder,
president, receiver, and director of many railroads;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 1884,
1892;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Arkansas, 1888; delegate to Gold Democrat
National Convention from Arkansas, 1896.
Scottish
and Dutch
ancestry. Member, Loyal Legion.
Died in Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J., August 3,
1919 (age 79 years, 177
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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George Brinton McClellan (1826-1885) —
also known as George B. McClellan; "Little
Mac" —
of New Jersey.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., December
3, 1826.
Son of George McClellan and Elizabeth Steinmetz (Brinton) McClellan.
Democrat. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; candidate
for President
of the United States, 1864; Governor of
New Jersey, 1878-81.
Member, Freemasons;
Loyal Legion.
Died October
29, 1885 (age 58 years, 330
days).
Interment at Riverview
Cemetery, Trenton, N.J.; statue erected 1907 at Connecticut
Avenue, Washington, D.C.
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William A. Prickitt (1839-1929) —
of near Lakewood, Ocean
County, N.J.
Born in Monmouth
County, N.J., March 20,
1839.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; banker; insurance
business; stockbroker;
U.S. Consul in Rheims, 1897-1905; U.S. Consul General in Auckland, 1905-14.
Member, Loyal Legion; Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in Atlantic Highlands, Monmouth
County, N.J., January
6, 1929 (age 89 years, 292
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Farmingdale, N.J.
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William Halsted Wiley (1842-1925) —
also known as William H. Wiley —
of East Orange, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., July 10,
1842.
Son of John Wiley and Elizabeth B. Wiley.
Republican. Major in the Union Army during the Civil War; engineer;
publisher
of scientific works; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 8th District, 1903-07, 1909-11.
Member, Loyal Legion.
Died in 1925
(age about
82 years).
Interment at Rosedale
Cemetery, Orange, N.J.
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