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Israel J. P. Adlerman (c.1879-1941) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born about 1879.
Democrat. Member of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1930; Justice of City Court in the
Bronx, 1933-41.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., September
3, 1941 (age about 62
years).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Rochelle Park, 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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Robert Atcheson Alberts (b. 1872) —
also known as Robert A. Alberts —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., October
19, 1872.
Son of Lewis Charles Alberts and Sarah Jane (Atcheson) Alberts.
Republican. President, C. B. Hewitt & Bros. paper and
glue; vice-president, Albowe Realty
Co.; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1928.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons; Royal
Arch Masons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Theodore Frank Appleby (1864-1924) —
also known as T. Frank Appleby —
of Asbury Park, Monmouth
County, N.J.
Born in Old Bridge, Middlesex
County, N.J., October
10, 1864.
Son of Theodore Frelinguysen Appleby and Margaret Susanna (Mount)
Appleby.
Republican. Real
estate and insurance
business; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey,
1896;
mayor
of Asbury Park, N.J., 1908-12; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 3rd District, 1921-23; defeated,
1922.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, of heart
trouble, in Johns Hopkins Hospital,
Baltimore,
Md., December
15, 1924 (age 60 years, 66
days).
Interment at Chestnut
Hill Cemetery, Old Bridge, N.J.
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Alexander John Arndt (1899-1979) —
also known as Alex J. Arndt —
of Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio; Lambertville, Monroe
County, Mich.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., January
26, 1899.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; served in the
U.S. Navy during World War II; business
owner; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1948.
Baptist.
Member, Rotary; American
Legion; Freemasons.
Died in 1979
(age about
80 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Harry Bacharach (b. 1873) —
of Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., October
24, 1873.
Son of Jacob Bacharach and Betty (Nusbaum) Bacharach.
Postmaster;
mayor
of Atlantic City, N.J., 1912, 1916-20, 1930-35.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons; Elks; Moose.
Burial
location unknown.
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Isaac Bacharach (1870-1956) —
also known as "Boardwalk Ike" —
of Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J.; Brigantine, Atlantic
County, N.J.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., January
5, 1870.
Son of Jacob Bacharach and Betty (Nusbaum) Bacharach.
Republican. Real estate
business; lumber
business; banker;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1912; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 2nd District, 1915-37; defeated,
1936; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1928.
Jewish.
Member, Elks;
Freemasons.
Died in Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J., September
5, 1956 (age 86 years, 244
days).
Interment at Mt.
Sinai Cemetery, Frankford, Philadelphia, Pa.
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J. Henry Bacheller (1869-1939) —
also known as Harry Bacheller —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., February
1, 1869.
President, Fidelity Union Trust Co.;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Essex County, 1900-02; member
of New
Jersey state senate from Essex County, 1903-05.
Baptist.
English,
Scottish,
and French
Huguenot ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died, of heart
disease, in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., December
12, 1939 (age 70 years, 314
days).
Interment at Mt.
Pleasant Cemetery, Newark, 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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James Solomon Barcus (1863-1920) —
also known as James S. Barcus —
of Terre Haute, Vigo
County, Ind.
Born in Sullivan
County, Ind., March 18,
1863.
Son of Solomon Barcus and Martha Barcus.
Publisher;
author;
lawyer;
member of Indiana
state senate, 1903-05.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., May 3,
1920 (age 57 years, 46
days).
Interment somewhere
in Terre Haute, Ind.
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William J. Bartow (1832-1906) —
of East Saginaw (now part of Saginaw), Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Independence, Warren
County, N.J., October
26, 1832.
Mayor
of East Saginaw, Mich., 1860-61; Saginaw
County Treasurer.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
Templar.
Died November
14, 1906 (age 74 years, 19
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Richard Dewey Bensen (1898-1997) —
also known as Richard D. Bensen —
of Waterbury, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Weehawken, Hudson
County, N.J., March 20,
1898.
Son of Richard Bensen and Annie Bensen.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; member of Connecticut
Republican State Central Committee, 1946; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1948,
1952.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons; American
Legion.
Died in St. Johns
County, Fla., August
18, 1997 (age 99 years, 151
days).
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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Harlan Besson (1887-1949) —
of Hoboken, Hudson
County, N.J.; Frenchtown, Hunterdon
County, N.J.
Born in Hoboken, Hudson
County, N.J., July 1,
1887.
Son of Samuel Austin Besson (c.1854-1937) and Arabella (Roseberry)
Besson.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 11th District, 1912; served in the
U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Attorney for New Jersey, 1932-35.
Presbyterian.
Member, Delta
Upsilon; Freemasons; Reserve
Officers Association.
Died, of heart
disease, in Frenchtown, Hunterdon
County, N.J., January
9, 1949 (age 61 years, 192
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel Austin Besson (c.1854-1937) and Arabella (Roseberry)
Besson; cousin of J.
W. Rufus Besson; married, May 14,
1913, to Addie Case. |
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James Gillespie Birney (1792-1857) —
also known as James G. Birney —
of Danville, Boyle
County, Ky.; Huntsville, Madison
County, Ala.; Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio; New York, New York
County, N.Y.; Lower Saginaw, Saginaw County (now Bay City, Bay
County), Mich.
Born in Danville, Boyle
County, Ky., February
4, 1792.
Son of James Gillespie Birney and Mary Reed Birney.
Lawyer;
studied law in the office of Alexander
J. Dallas in Philadelphia; member of Kentucky
state house of representatives, 1816-18; member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1819-20; solicitor general of
Alabama, 1823-26; candidate for Presidential Elector for Alabama, 1828;
mayor
of Huntsville, Ala., 1829; abolitionist; Liberty candidate for President
of the United States, 1840, 1844; candidate for Governor of
Michigan, 1843, 1845.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
While traveling in 1845, the horse he
was riding bucked; he fell and
was injured; his condition worsened over time, leading to tremors and
paralysis, and he died as a result, in Perth Amboy, Middlesex
County, N.J., November
25, 1857 (age 65 years, 294
days).
Interment at Williamsburgh
Cemetery, Groveland, N.Y.
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Louis B. Blissard (1913-1998) —
of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Born in Port Norris, Cumberland
County, N.J., July 15,
1913.
Son of David Corson Blissard and Bertha Mae (Haines) Blissard.
Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; lawyer; real estate
developer; U.S.
Attorney for Hawaii, 1954-61.
Protestant.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Jesters;
Phi
Delta Phi.
Died May 12,
1998 (age 84 years, 301
days).
Interment at National
Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Island of Oahu,
Hawaii.
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David Brearly (1741-1790) —
of New Jersey.
Born in Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J., June 11,
1741.
Lawyer;
colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; delegate to
New Jersey state constitutional convention, 1776; associate
justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1779-89; member,
U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; U.S.
District Judge for New Jersey, 1789-90; died in office 1790.
Episcopalian.
Member, Society
of the Cincinnati; Freemasons.
Died in Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J., August
16, 1790 (age 49 years, 66
days).
Interment at St.
Michael's Episcopal Churchyard, Trenton, N.J.
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David Gouverneur Burnet (1788-1870) —
also known as David G. Burnet —
of Texas.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., April 14,
1788.
U.S. Consul in Galveston, 1832-35; delegate
to Texas Convention of 1833 from District of Liberty, 1833; delegate
to Texas Consultation of 1835 from District of Liberty, 1835; President
of the Texas Republic, 1836; Vice
President of the Texas Republic, 1838-41; Texas
Republic Secretary of State, 1839, 1839-40.
Member, Freemasons.
Died December
5, 1870 (age 82 years, 235
days).
Original interment and cenotaph at Lakeview
Cemetery, Galveston, Tex.; reinterment to unknown location.
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Gordon Canfield (1898-1972) —
of Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J.
Born in Salamanca, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y., April 15,
1898.
Son of Carl A. Canfield and Florence A. (Saxton) Canfield.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; newspaper
reporter; secretary to U.S. Rep. George
N. Seger, 1923-40; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 8th District, 1941-61.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons; Rotary; American
Legion.
Died in Hawthorne, Passaic
County, N.J., June 20,
1972 (age 74 years, 66
days).
Interment at Laurel
Grove Memorial Park, Totowa, N.J.
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Robert Carey (b. 1872) —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., 1872.
Republican. Newspaper
reporter; lawyer;
common pleas court judge in New Jersey, 1913; bank
director; delegate to Republican National Convention from New
Jersey, 1924
(alternate), 1936
(alternate), 1940,
1944,
1948;
delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Hudson County,
1947.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons; Rotary; American Bar
Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1900
to Cora G. Curney. |
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Clarence Edwards Case (1877-1961) —
also known as Clarence E. Case —
of Somerville, Somerset
County, N.J.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., September
24, 1877.
Son of Philip Case and Amanda V. (Edwards) Case.
Republican. Lawyer; Somerset
County Judge, 1910-13; member of New Jersey
state senate from Somerset County, 1918-29; Governor of
New Jersey, 1920; associate
justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1929-46, 1948-52; chief
justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1946-48.
Christian
Reformed. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons; Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Upsilon; Phi
Delta Phi; Rotary.
Died, from a heart
ailment, in Somerset Hospital,
Somerville, Somerset
County, N.J., September
3, 1961 (age 83 years, 344
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Peter Angelo Cavicchia (1879-1967) —
also known as Peter A. Cavicchia —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Italy,
May
22, 1879.
Son of Dominic Cavicchia and Maria Josephine (Lombardi) Cavicchia.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey, 1931-37 (9th District 1931-33,
11th District 1933-37).
Presbyterian.
Italian
ancestry. Member, Elks; Moose; Eagles;
Freemasons; Sons of
Italy.
Died in Belleville, Essex
County, N.J., September
11, 1967 (age 88 years, 112
days).
Interment at Fairmount
Cemetery, Newark, 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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Alvah H. Cole (1884-1970) —
of Highland Park, Middlesex
County, N.J.
Born in Pleasant Run, Hunterdon
County, N.J., 1884.
Merchant;
mayor
of Highland Park, N.J., 1948-51.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Tall
Cedars of Lebanon; Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Edison Lodge Nursing
Home, Edison, Middlesex
County, N.J., May 11,
1970 (age about 85
years).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, New Brunswick, N.J.
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Austen Colgate (1863-1927) —
of Orange, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Orange, Essex
County, N.J., August
12, 1863.
Son of Samuel Colgate and Elizabeth Colgate.
Republican. Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Essex County, 1906, 1908-09;
member of New Jersey
state senate from Essex County, 1912-16; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New Jersey, 1920,
1924.
Member, Freemasons.
Died September
5, 1927 (age 64 years, 24
days).
Interment at Rosedale
Cemetery, Orange, N.J.
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Frederic Runyon Colie (1895-1974) —
also known as Frederic R. Colie —
of Millburn, Essex
County, N.J.; Short Hills, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in East Orange, Essex
County, N.J., May 4,
1895.
Son of Edward Martin Colie and Caroline (Runyon) Colie.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; associate
justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1941-48; superior
court judge in New Jersey, 1948-61.
Member, Alpha
Delta Phi; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons.
Died, in St. Barnabas Medical
Center, Livingston, Essex
County, N.J., May 30,
1974 (age 79 years, 26
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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George Compton (b. 1869) —
of Hillside, Union
County, N.J.
Born in Scotland,
July
1, 1869.
Republican. General
contractor; lumber
dealer; real estate
developer; bank
director; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Union County, 1923-29.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Elks; Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Royal Samuel Copeland (1868-1938) —
also known as Royal S. Copeland —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Suffern, Rockland
County, N.Y.
Born in Dexter, Washtenaw
County, Mich., November
7, 1868.
Son of Roscoe
Pulaski Copeland and Frances Jane (Holmes) Copeland (born 1843).
Physician;
university
professor; mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1901-03; U.S.
Senator from New York, 1923-38; died in office 1938; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1924,
1936;
candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1937.
Methodist.
English
ancestry. Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Maccabees;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; American
Public Health Association.
Died in Washington,
D.C., June 17,
1938 (age 69 years, 222
days).
Interment at Mahwah
Cemetery, Mahwah, N.J.
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Frederick Irving Cox (1870-1962) —
also known as Frederick I. Cox —
of Budd Lake, Morris
County, N.J.
Born in Rockaway, Morris
County, N.J., May 25,
1870.
Son of John Backster Cox and Carolyn (Cooper) Cox.
Republican. Silk
manufacturing executive; member, Interstate Commerce
Commission, 1921-26.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, in the Reeder Rest
Home, Allamuchy, Warren
County, N.J., March 31,
1962 (age 91 years, 310
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Francis B. Davis (b. 1878) —
of Woodbury, Gloucester
County, N.J.
Born in Camden, Camden
County, N.J., March 12,
1878.
Republican. Lawyer;
common pleas court judge in New Jersey, 1917-22; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1924,
1928;
member of New Jersey
state senate from Gloucester County, 1924-31.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Warren Davis (1867-1945) —
also known as J. Warren Davis —
of Salem, Salem
County, N.J.; Lawrenceville, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in Elizabeth City, Pasquotank
County, N.C., March 4,
1867.
Son of John S. Davis and Emmie Virginia (Sawyer) Davis.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New Jersey
state senate from Salem County, 1912-13; resigned 1913; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1912;
U.S.
Attorney for New Jersey, 1913-16; U.S.
District Judge for New Jersey, 1916-20; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, 1920-39.
Baptist.
Member, Kappa
Sigma; Freemasons.
Died February
21, 1945 (age 77 years, 354
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Jonathan Dayton (1760-1824) —
of New Jersey.
Born in Elizabeth, Union
County, N.J., October
16, 1760.
Son of Elias
Dayton.
Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member
of New Jersey state legislature, 1786-87, 1790; Delegate
to Continental Congress from New Jersey, 1787-89; member,
U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey at-large, 1791-99; Speaker of
the U.S. House, 1795-99; U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1799-1805; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1814-15.
Episcopalian.
Member, Society
of the Cincinnati; Freemasons.
Arrested
in 1807 on charges
of conspiring with Aaron
Burr in treasonable
projects; gave bail and was released, but never brought to trial.
Died in Elizabeth, Union
County, N.J., October
9, 1824 (age 63 years, 359
days).
Entombed at St.
John's Churchyard, Elizabeth, N.J.
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Louis Theodore DeRousse (1844-1921) —
also known as Louis T. DeRousse —
of Camden, Camden
County, N.J.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., May 29,
1844.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; accountant;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1895-97; Speaker of
the New Jersey State House of Assembly, 1896.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in West Oak Lane, Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., August
27, 1921 (age 77 years, 90
days).
Interment at Harleigh
Cemetery, Camden, N.J.
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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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Francis Vreeland Dobbins (c.1876-1934) —
also known as Francis V. Dobbins —
of Rahway, Union
County, N.J.
Born in Rahway, Union
County, N.J., about 1876.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Union County, 1914; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1928.
Member, Elks;
Freemasons.
Died suddenly, while waiting for a bus at the Public Service Bus
Terminal, Newark, Essex
County, N.J., April 5,
1934 (age about 58
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Julia Magee. |
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Ralph Waldo Emerson Donges (b. 1875) —
also known as Ralph W. E. Donges —
of Camden, Camden
County, N.J.; Collingswood, Camden
County, N.J.
Born in Donaldson, Schuylkill
County, Pa., May 5,
1875.
Son of John W. Donges and Rose (Renaud) Donges.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1916;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; circuit judge in New
Jersey, 1920-30; associate
justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1930-48; superior
court judge in New Jersey, 1948-51.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons; Moose; Elks.
Entombed in mausoleum at Harleigh
Cemetery, Camden, N.J.
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Richard Grant Augustus Donnelly (1841-1905) —
also known as Richard A. Donnelly —
of Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y., March 4,
1841.
Son of Peter Donnelly and Elizabeth (Grant) Donnelly.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; clothing
merchant; mayor of
Trenton, N.J., 1884-86; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly; New Jersey
state treasurer, 1895-1901.
Irish
and Scottish
ancestry. Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks.
Died February
27, 1905 (age 63 years, 360
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Peter Donnelly and Elizabeth (Grant) Donnelly; married to Sue A.
Davidson (died 1872) and Susie Isabel Gold. |
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Henry Meade Doremus (1851-1921) —
also known as Henry M. Doremus —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Morris
County, N.J., May 23,
1851.
Son of Peter G. Doremus and Susanah Doremus.
Republican. Building
contractor; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1886; Essex
County Sheriff, 1897-99; mayor of
Newark, N.J., 1903-06; delegate to Republican National Convention
from New Jersey, 1904,
1916,
1920.
Member, Freemasons; Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died January
16, 1921 (age 69 years, 238
days).
Interment at Fairmount
Cemetery, Newark, N.J.
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Frank Durand (1895-1978) —
of Sea Girt, Monmouth
County, N.J.
Born in Asbury Park, Monmouth
County, N.J., March 9,
1895.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1930-31; member of New Jersey
state senate from Monmouth County, 1933-38.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons; Elks.
Died in 1978
(age about
83 years).
Interment at Atlantic
View Cemetery, Manasquan, N.J.
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Edwin Winfield Eden (1887-1953) —
also known as Edwin W. Eden —
of Highland Park, Middlesex
County, N.J.
Born in New Brunswick, Middlesex
County, N.J., 1887.
Mayor
of Highland Park, N.J., 1928-30.
Christian
Reformed. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Highland Park, Middlesex
County, N.J., September
1, 1953 (age about 66
years).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, New Brunswick, N.J.
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Edward Irving Edwards (1863-1931) —
also known as Edward I. Edwards —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Bergen town (now part of Jersey City), Hudson
County, N.J., December
1, 1863.
Son of William W. Edwards and Emma J. (Nation) Edwards.
Democrat. General
contractor; banker; New Jersey
state comptroller, 1911-17; member of New Jersey
state senate from Hudson County, 1919; Governor of
New Jersey, 1920-23; candidate for Democratic nomination for
President, 1920;
U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1923-29; defeated, 1928; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1924,
1928.
Episcopalian.
Welsh
and English
ancestry. Member, American
Bankers Association; Zeta
Psi; Freemasons; Elks; Moose; Eagles.
Depressed over political and financial misfortunes, the deaths of
those close to him, and his own poor health, he shot and
killed
himself, in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., January
26, 1931 (age 67 years, 56
days).
Interment at Bayview
- New York Bay Cemetery, Jersey City, N.J.
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Elisha Egbert (1806-1870) —
of Indiana.
Born in Readington, Hunterdon
County, N.J., November
4, 1806.
School
teacher; lawyer;
probate judge in Indiana, 1834-38, 1848-52; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1838-39; defeated, 1832; common
pleas court judge in Indiana, 1852-70.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in South Bend, St. Joseph
County, Ind., November
4, 1870 (age 64 years, 0
days).
Interment at City
Cemetery, South Bend, Ind.
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Relatives:
Married to Eliza McCartney (1811-1846) and Mary Elizabeth Davis
(1828-1911). |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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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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Abram Isaac Elkus (1867-1947) —
also known as Abram I. Elkus —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., August 6,
1867.
Son of Isaac Elkus and Julia Elkus.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member, New York State Board of Regents, 1911-19; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1912;
U.S. Ambassador to Turkey, 1916-17; judge of
New York Court of Appeals, 1919-20; defeated, 1920.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Jewish Committee; Freemasons.
Died in Red Bank, Monmouth
County, N.J., October
15, 1947 (age 80 years, 70
days).
Interment at Beth
Olom Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y.
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Edgar H. Ellis (b. 1894) —
of Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J.
Born in Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J., June 14,
1894.
Republican. Insurance
business; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Passaic County, 1926-27.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons; American
Legion; Junior
Order.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Reid English (b. 1886) —
also known as Charles R. English —
of Red Bank, Monmouth
County, N.J.
Born in Englishtown, Monmouth
County, N.J., May 18,
1886.
Son of John Perrine English and Anna (Reid) English.
Republican. Automobile
dealer; mayor of
Red Bank, N.J., 1931-39.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Lions.
Burial
location unknown.
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Jacob Evertson (1734-1807) —
of Dutchess
County, N.Y.
Born in South Amboy, Middlesex
County, N.J., January
3, 1734.
Member of New York
provincial congress, 1774-75; served in the Continental Army
during the Revolutionary War.
Presbyterian.
Dutch
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Pleasant Valley, Dutchess
County, N.Y., May 1,
1807 (age 73 years, 118
days).
Interment at Pleasant
Valley Presbyterian Churchyard, Pleasant Valley, N.Y.
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Guy Leverne Fake (b. 1879) —
of Rutherford, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born in Cobleskill, Schoharie
County, N.Y., November
15, 1879.
Son of Milton E. Fake and Mary (Cook) Fake.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Bergen County, 1907-08;
district judge in New Jersey 2nd District, 1909-24; U.S.
District Judge for New Jersey, 1929-48.
Presbyterian.
Member, Phi
Gamma Delta; Freemasons; Elks; Junior
Order; United
Spanish War Veterans; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Grace Elizabeth Micklow. |
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Leland F. Ferry (b. 1900) —
of Teaneck, Bergen
County, N.J.; West Englewood, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born in Bethel, Fairfield
County, Conn., February
12, 1900.
Son of Fairchild N. Ferry and Clara B. Ferry.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
criminal court judge in New Jersey, 1936-44; delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Bergen County,
1947.
Episcopalian.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Lois A. Curtis. |
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Frederick Samuel Fish (b. 1852) —
also known as Frederick S. Fish —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.; South Bend, St. Joseph
County, Ind.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., February
5, 1852.
Son of Henry Clay Fish (D.D.) and Clara (Jones) Fish.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1884-85; member of New Jersey
state senate from Essex County, 1885-87; director and general
counsel, Studebaker Brothers Manufacturing Company; president,
Studebaker Vehicle
Company; chairman, Studebaker Corporation.
Baptist.
Member, Psi
Upsilon; Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons; Knights
Templar.
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph Allen Frear, Jr. (1903-1993) —
also known as J. Allen Frear, Jr. —
of Dover, Kent
County, Del.
Born in Rising Sun, Kent
County, Del., March 7,
1903.
Democrat. Banker;
president, Kent General Hospital,
1947-51; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Delaware, 1948,
1952,
1956,
1960;
U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1949-61; member, U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission, 1961-63; candidate for Presidential Elector
for Delaware, 1972.
Member, American
Legion; Farm
Bureau; Freemasons; Shriners;
Rotary.
Died January
15, 1993 (age 89 years, 314
days).
Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery, Camden, Del.
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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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Oramel B. Fuller (1858-1935) —
of Ford River, Delta
County, Mich.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., January
22, 1858.
Republican. Lumber
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Delta District, 1893-98;
member of Michigan
state senate 30th District, 1901-04, 1907-08; injured in a fall
at the entrance to his home, about 1905, and paralyzed;
used a wheelchair
for the rest of his life; Michigan
state auditor general, 1909-32; defeated, 1932.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., November
4, 1935 (age 77 years, 286
days).
Interment somewhere
in Muskegon, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married 1887
to Jennie L. Van Zalingen (died 1922). |
| | | Image source: Michigan Manual,
1911 |
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Guy George Gabrielson (1891-1976) —
also known as Guy G. Gabrielson —
of Bernardsville, Somerset
County, N.J.; Ambler, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born in Sioux Rapids, Buena Vista
County, Iowa, May 22,
1891.
Son of Frank August Gabrielson and Ida (Jansen) Gabrielson.
Republican. Lawyer;
president, Nicolet Asbestos Mines,
Danville, Quebec; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1926-30; Speaker of
the New Jersey State House of Assembly, 1929; Chairman of
Republican National Committee, 1949-52.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons; Union
League.
Died in May, 1976
(age about
85 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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James Abram Garfield (1831-1881) —
also known as James A. Garfield —
of Hiram, Portage
County, Ohio.
Born in a log
cabin near Orange, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio, November
19, 1831.
Son of Abram Garfield (1799-1833) and Elizabeth (Ballou) Garfield
(1801-1888).
Republican. Lawyer; college
professor; president,
Eclectic University (now Hiram College); member of Ohio state
senate, 1859-61; general in the Union Army during the Civil War;
U.S.
Representative from Ohio 19th District, 1863-81; President
of the United States, 1881; died in office 1881.
Disciples
of Christ. English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Delta
Upsilon.
His portrait appeared on the U.S. $20
gold certificate in about 1898-1905.
Shot
by the assassin
Charles J. Guiteau, in the Baltimore & Potomac Railroad
Station, Washington, D.C., July 2, 1881, and died from the
effects of the wound and infection,
in Elberon, Monmouth
County, N.J., September
19, 1881 (age 49 years, 304
days).
Interment at Lake
View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio; statue erected 1887 at Garfield
Circle, Washington, D.C.; statue at Golden
Gate Park, San Francisco, Calif.
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Relatives: Third
cousin thrice removed of Samuel
Lathrop; son of Abram Garfield (1799-1833) and Elizabeth (Ballou)
Garfield (1801-1888); fourth cousin of Eli
Thayer; married, November
11, 1858, to Lucretia "Crete" Rudolph (1832-1918);
third cousin once removed of Abial
Lathrop; fourth cousin once removed of John
Alden Thayer; father of James
Rudolph Garfield. See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams
family of New York. |
| | | Cross-reference: William
S. Maynard |
| | | Garfield counties in Colo., Mont., Neb., Okla., Utah and Wash. are
named for him. |
| | | Politician named for him: James
G. Stewart
|
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia
article — NNDB
dossier |
| | | Books about James A. Garfield: Allan
Peskin, Garfield:
A Biography — Justus D. Doenecke, The
Presidencies of James A. Garfield and Chester A.
Arthur |
| | | Image source: James G. Blaine, Twenty
Years of Congress, vol. 2 (1886) |
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Frederick W. Gnichtel (b. 1860) —
of Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., 1860.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor of
Trenton, N.J., 1906-08.
Member, Freemasons; Royal
Arcanum.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward Winthrop Gray (1870-1942) —
also known as Edward W. Gray —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., August
18, 1870.
Son of Edward Gray and Elizabeth (Beggs) Gray.
Republican. Newspaper
reporter; newspaper
publisher; secretary of
New Jersey Republican Party, 1908-13; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 8th District, 1915-19; candidate
in primary for U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1918.
Dutch
Reformed. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., June 10,
1942 (age 71 years, 296
days).
Interment at Mt.
Pleasant Cemetery, Newark, N.J.
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William L. Hadley (b. 1883) —
of Plainfield, Union
County, N.J.
Born in Staffordshire, England,
July
7, 1883.
Son of Benjamin Hadley and Matilda (Robinson) Hadley.
Coal
miner; newspaper
publisher; delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Union County,
1947.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons; Royal
Arch Masons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Harry T. Hagaman (1869-1952) —
of Lakewood, Ocean
County, N.J.
Born in Toms River, Ocean
County, N.J., June 2,
1869.
Son of John Hagaman (1845-1917) and Alica M. (Applegate) Hagaman
(1851-1921).
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Ocean County, 1917-19; member
of New
Jersey state senate from Ocean County, 1920-22.
Methodist.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Junior
Order; Redmen; Foresters;
Patriotic
Order Sons of America.
Died in 1952
(age about
83 years).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Toms River, N.J.
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Thomas Griffith Haight (1879-1942) —
of Englewood, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born in Colts Neck, Monmouth
County, N.J., August 4,
1879.
Son of John Tyler Haight and Mary Louise (Drummond) Haight.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for New Jersey, 1914-19; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, 1919-20.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons.
Died January
26, 1942 (age 62 years, 175
days).
Interment at Freehold
Cemetery, Freehold, N.J.
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Joshua C. Haines (b. 1868) —
of Camden, Camden
County, N.J.
Born in Swedesboro, Gloucester
County, N.J., July 1,
1868.
Republican. Camden
County Sheriff, 1914-17; member of New Jersey
state senate from Camden County, 1918-20.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks;
Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Tall
Cedars of Lebanon; Odd
Fellows; Rotary.
Burial
location unknown.
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Thomas Millet Hand (1902-1956) —
also known as T. Millet Hand —
of Cape May, Cape May
County, N.J.
Born in Cape May, Cape May
County, N.J., July 7,
1902.
Son of Albert Reeves Hand and Sarah (Millet) Hand.
Republican. Lawyer; newspaper
publisher; vice-chair of
New Jersey Republican Party, 1941-44; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 2nd District, 1945-56; died in
office 1956.
Member, Phi
Kappa Psi; Freemasons.
Died in Cold Spring, Cape May
County, N.J., December
26, 1956 (age 54 years, 172
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Cold
Spring Presbyterian Cemetery, Cold Spring, N.J.
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Frank Joseph Hanson (b. 1893) —
also known as Frank J. Hanson —
of Totowa, Passaic
County, N.J.
Born in Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J., March 12,
1893.
Republican. Real
estate and insurance
business; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Passaic County, 1927.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Junior
Order; Elks; Exchange
Club.
Burial
location unknown.
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George B. Harper (b. 1918) —
of Layton, Sussex
County, N.J.
Born in Hackensack, Bergen
County, N.J., December
5, 1918.
Republican. Engineer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1952
(alternate), 1956,
1964
(alternate), 1972
(alternate); member of New Jersey
state senate from Sussex County, 1954-64; chair of
Sussex County Republican Party, 1959.
Member, Elks;
Freemasons.
Still living as of 1972.
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Archibald Chapman Hart (1873-1935) —
also known as Archibald C. Hart —
of Hackensack, Bergen
County, N.J.; Teaneck, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born in Lenoxville, Quebec,
February
27, 1873.
Son of R. M. Hart and Caroline (Antrobus) Hart.
Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
candidate for New Jersey
state senate from Bergen County, 1907; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New Jersey, 1908;
U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 6th District, 1912-13, 1913-17.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Foresters;
American Bar
Association.
Died in Teaneck, Bergen
County, N.J., July 24,
1935 (age 62 years, 147
days).
Interment at Hackensack
Cemetery, Hackensack, N.J.
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Reuben Locke Haskell (1878-1971) —
also known as Reuben L. Haskell —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., October
5, 1878.
Son of Robert B. Haskell and Monrovia (Grayson) Haskell.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1908,
1920;
U.S.
Representative from New York 10th District, 1915-19; defeated,
1912; county judge in New York, 1920-25; candidate in primary for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1921.
Member, American Bar
Association; Royal
Arcanum; Delta
Chi; Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Moose.
Died in Westwood, Bergen
County, N.J., October
2, 1971 (age 92 years, 362
days).
Interment at Mt.
Repose Cemetery, Haverstraw, N.Y.
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Joseph Hewes (1730-1779) —
of North Carolina.
Born in Princeton, Mercer
County, N.J., January
23, 1730.
Member of North Carolina state legislature, 1766-75, 1778-79; Delegate
to Continental Congress from North Carolina, 1774-77, 1779; signer,
Declaration of Independence, 1776.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., November
10, 1779 (age 49 years, 291
days).
Interment at Christ
Church Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Pa.
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Garret Augustus Hobart (1844-1899) —
also known as Garret A. Hobart —
of Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J.
Born near Long Branch, Monmouth
County, N.J., June 3,
1844.
Son of Addison W. Hobart and Sophia Hobart.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Passaic County, 1873-74;
member of New Jersey
state senate from Passaic County, 1877-82; member of Republican
National Committee from New Jersey, 1884-96; Vice
President of the United States, 1897-99; died in office 1899.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J., November
21, 1899 (age 55 years, 171
days).
Interment at Cedar
Lawn Cemetery, Paterson, N.J.
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Harold Giles Hoffman (1896-1954) —
also known as Harold G. Hoffman —
of South Amboy, Middlesex
County, N.J.
Born in South Amboy, Middlesex
County, N.J., February
7, 1896.
Son of Frank Hoffman and Ada Crawford (Thom) Hoffman.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; real estate
business; banker; newspaper
columnist and radio
commentator; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Middlesex County, 1923-24; mayor
of South Amboy, N.J., 1925-27; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 3rd District, 1927-31; New Jersey
Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, 1930-35; Governor of
New Jersey, 1935-38; delegate to Republican National Convention
from New Jersey, 1936;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II.
Methodist.
Member, Junior
Order; Patriotic
Order Sons of America; American
Legion; Freemasons; Elks; Eagles; Royal
Arcanum.
Suspended
in 1954 as head of the New Jersey unemployment compensation system
for an investigation
of financial irregularities. Subsequently, when he died, his written
confession
of embezzlement
schemes was disclosed.
Died, of a heart
attack, in his room at the Blake Hotel,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., June 4,
1954 (age 58 years, 117
days).
Interment at Christ
Church Cemetery, South Amboy, N.J.
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Alfred Tilghman Holley (b. 1872) —
also known as Alfred T. Holley —
of Hackensack, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born in Hackensack, Bergen
County, N.J., February
15, 1872.
Son of Rev. Dr. William Welles Holley and Katherine Summer (Wyse)
Holley.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
president, Holly & Smith, Inc., coal,
hay,
and grain
merchants; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 6th District, 1924.
Episcopalian.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Elks;
Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edward Hoos (1850-1912) —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Newied am Rhine, Germany,
August
31, 1850.
Democrat. Mayor
of Jersey City, N.J., 1897-1901.
Member, Freemasons.
Died October
24, 1912 (age 62 years, 54
days).
Interment at Bayview
- New York Bay Cemetery, Jersey City, N.J.
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Charles P. Hutchinson (b. 1887) —
of Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J., October
17, 1887.
Son of Barton
B. Hutchinson.
Republican. Lawyer; Mercer
County Clerk, 1928-45; common pleas court judge in New Jersey,
1945-47; delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Mercer County,
1947.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons; Society
of Colonial Wars; Sons of
the American Revolution; American
Legion.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Laura D. Reading. |
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Frederick C. Hyer (b. 1874) —
Born in Rahway, Union
County, N.J., December
10, 1874.
Son of Lewis
Spencer Hyer and Jane (Young) Hyer.
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; candidate for New Jersey
state senate from Union County, 1908.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Royal
Arch Masons; Elks; Royal
Arcanum; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lewis Spencer Hyer (1839-1909) —
also known as Lewis S. Hyer —
of Rahway, Union
County, N.J.
Born in Freehold, Monmouth
County, N.J., March 1,
1839.
Democrat. Newspaper
publisher; mayor of
Rahway, N.J., 1874-75, 1888, 1889-91; candidate for New Jersey
state senate, 1881; common pleas court judge in New Jersey,
1882-96.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Royal
Arch Masons; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Rahway, Union
County, N.J., August
15, 1909 (age 70 years, 167
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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John C. Jacobs (d. 1894) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 9th District, 1867-73; member of
New
York state senate, 1874-85, 1890-91 (3rd District 1874-79, 4th
District 1880-85, 2nd District 1890-91); delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1876
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization).
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J., September
22, 1894.
Interment at Cypress
Hills Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Sharpe James (b. 1936) —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., February
20, 1936.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey,
1980,
1988,
1996,
2000,
2004;
mayor
of Newark, N.J., 1986-2006; Presidential Elector for New Jersey,
1992;
member of New Jersey
state senate 29th District, 1999-2008; indicted
in July 2007 on federal charges
of using city credit cards for personal
expenses, and letting a girlfriend buy nine parcels of city-owned
land for a small fraction of their value, without disclosing
their relationship; convicted
in April 2008; sentenced
to 27 months in prison,
and fined
$100,000.
African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Still living as of 2008.
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William Francis James (1873-1945) —
also known as W. Frank James —
of Hancock, Houghton
County, Mich.
Born in Morristown, Morris
County, N.J., May 23,
1873.
Son of William F. James and Elizabeth A. (Williams) James.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
real
estate and insurance
business; Houghton
County Treasurer, 1901-04; mayor of
Hancock, Mich., 1908-10; member of Michigan
state senate 32nd District, 1911-14; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1915-35; defeated,
1934, 1936.
Methodist.
Cornish
ancestry. Member, United
Spanish War Veterans; Freemasons; Order of the
Eastern Star; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Maccabees;
Foresters;
Eagles.
Died in Arlington, Arlington
County, Va., November
17, 1945 (age 72 years, 178
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Robert Wood Johnson, Jr. (1893-1968) —
also known as "The General" —
of Highland Park, Middlesex
County, N.J.
Born in New Brunswick, Middlesex
County, N.J., 1893.
Mayor
of Highland Park, N.J., 1920-22.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons.
President or Chairman of the Board, Johnson & Johnson, 1932-63.
Died, in Roosevelt Hospital,
New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
30, 1968 (age about 74
years).
Entombed in mausoleum at Elmwood
Cemetery, New Brunswick, N.J.
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Benjamin Franklin Jones (b. 1870) —
of Maplewood, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
1, 1870.
Republican. Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1899-1901; Speaker of
the New Jersey State House of Assembly, 1900-01; district judge
in New Jersey, 1906-11; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from New Jersey, 1924.
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Lions;
Freemasons; Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Christian J. Jorgensen (b. 1910) —
of Raritan Township, Middlesex
County, N.J.
Born in Perth Amboy, Middlesex
County, N.J., December
19, 1910.
Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1943; delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Middlesex
County, 1947.
Member, Freemasons; Elks.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Hamilton Fish Kean (1862-1941) —
also known as Hamilton F. Kean —
of Elizabeth, Union
County, N.J.
Born in Union Township, Union
County, N.J., February
27, 1862.
Son of John Kean and Lucy (Halstead) Kean.
Republican. Banker; farmer; chair of
Union County Republican Party, 1900; member of New Jersey
Republican State Committee, 1905-19; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New Jersey, 1916;
member of Republican
National Committee from New Jersey, 1919-28; U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1929-35; defeated, 1924, 1934.
Episcopalian.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Society
of Colonial Wars; Freemasons.
Died December
27, 1941 (age 79 years, 303
days).
Entombed at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Sedgwick Rusling Leap (b. 1886) —
also known as S. Rusling Leap —
of Woodstown, Salem
County, N.J.
Born in Penns Grove, Salem
County, N.J., July 16,
1886.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Salem County, 1927-29; member
of New
Jersey state senate from Salem County, 1930-35.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Griffith Walker Lewis (b. 1863) —
also known as Griffith W. Lewis —
of Burlington, Burlington
County, N.J.
Born in Burlington, Burlington
County, N.J., July 1,
1863.
Republican. President, G.W. Lewis & Son, shoe
manufacturers; vice-president, Mechanics National Bank;
president, Burlington Electric
Light & Power Co.; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from New Jersey, 1904;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1907-09; member of New Jersey
state senate from Burlington County, 1910-12; chair of
Burlington County Republican Party, 1910.
Member, Freemasons; Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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LeRoy W. Loder (b. 1883) —
of Bridgeton, Cumberland
County, N.J.
Born in Bridgeton, Cumberland
County, N.J., December
5, 1883.
Democrat. Lawyer;
common pleas court judge in New Jersey, 1914-19; member of New Jersey
state senate from Cumberland County, 1932-34; member of New Jersey
Democratic State Committee, 1933.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Patriotic
Order Sons of America.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles E. Loizeaux (b. 1889) —
also known as Charlie Loizeaux —
of Plainfield, Union
County, N.J.
Born in Vinton, Benton
County, Iowa, January
22, 1889.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; mayor
of Plainfield, N.J., 1921; member of New Jersey
state senate from Union County, 1933-41; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New Jersey, 1936.
Member, Rotary; Elks;
Freemasons; Junior
Order; Redmen.
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry Clay Loudenslager (1852-1911) —
also known as Henry C. Loudenslager —
of Paulsboro, Gloucester
County, N.J.
Born in Mauricetown, Cumberland
County, N.J., May 22,
1852.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 1st District, 1893-1911; died in
office 1911; delegate to Republican National Convention from New
Jersey, 1908.
Member, Redmen;
Freemasons.
Died in Paulsboro, Gloucester
County, N.J., August
12, 1911 (age 59 years, 82
days).
Interment at Eglinton
Cemetery, Clarksboro, N.J.
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Robert S. MacCormack (c.1882-1938) —
of Westfield, Union
County, N.J.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., about 1882.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
president of fruit auction
company; president, the New York Fresh Fruit
and Vegetable Exchange; director, Franklin National Bank of New
York; mayor
of Westfield, N.J., 1936-38; died in office 1938.
Member, Freemasons; Elks.
Died, in Memorial Hospital,
Rahway, Union
County, N.J., September
7, 1938 (age about 56
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Emily Florence Waterbury. |
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Walter Madden (b. 1873) —
of Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in Tuckahoe, Cape May
County, N.J., July 10,
1873.
Son of Thomas Burch Madden and Eleanor (Steelman) Madden.
Democrat. Physician;
mayor
of Trenton, N.J., 1908-11; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New Jersey, 1912.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Eagles.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Minnie J. Mentzler. |
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G. Herbert Mallett (c.1906-1999) —
of Rutherford, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born about 1906.
Mayor
of Rutherford, N.J., 1960-64; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1964-66.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons; Elks.
Died, of a stroke, at
Valley Hospital,
Ridgewood, Bergen
County, N.J., June 2,
1999 (age about 93
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles H. Martens (c.1883-1955) —
of East Orange, Essex
County, N.J.
Born about 1883.
Republican. Mayor
of East Orange, N.J., 1919-52.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, in East Orange General Hospital,
East Orange, Essex
County, N.J., September
23, 1955 (age about 72
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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James William McCarthy (1872-1939) —
also known as James W. McCarthy —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., September
8, 1872.
Republican. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey,
1912;
Hudson
County Judge, 1918-23; member of New Jersey
Republican State Committee, 1928; U.S.
Attorney for New Jersey, 1928; U.S.
District Judge for New Jersey, 1928-29; resigned 1929; chair of
Hudson County Republican Party, 1929-33.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., June 28,
1939 (age 66 years, 293
days).
Interment at Bayview
- New York Bay Cemetery, Jersey City, N.J.
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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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Cornelius McCrelis (1883-1964) —
of Highland Park, Middlesex
County, N.J.
Born in New Brunswick, Middlesex
County, N.J., 1883.
Mayor
of Highland Park, N.J., 1922-24.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Highland Park, Middlesex
County, N.J., May 10,
1964 (age about 80
years).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, New Brunswick, N.J.
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James A. McWilliams (b. 1858) —
of Clayton, Gloucester
County, N.J.
Born in Williamstown, Gloucester
County, N.J., May 10,
1858.
Republican. Farmer; banker;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Gloucester County, 1927-28.
Member, Freemasons; Junior
Order.
Burial
location unknown.
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Peter Henry Meisel (c.1867-1939) —
also known as Peter H. Meisel —
of Springfield, Union
County, N.J.
Born in Germany,
about 1867.
Republican. Contractor;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey,
1924.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Springfield, Union
County, N.J., March 3,
1939 (age about 72
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Albert Merritt (d. 1911) —
of Camden, Camden
County, N.J.; Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Quincy, Norfolk
County, Mass.
Member of New Jersey
state senate from Camden County, 1882-84.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., March 3,
1911.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Anthony Meyer (b. 1864) —
also known as Charles A. Meyer —
of Andover, Sussex
County, N.J.
Born in Hoboken, Hudson
County, N.J., December
31, 1864.
Democrat. Civil
engineer; served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American
War; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Sussex County, 1909-12;
defeated, 1893.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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James Smith Monroe (b. 1854) —
also known as James S. Monroe —
of Ironwood, Gogebic
County, Mich.
Born in Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J., December
29, 1854.
Son of Peter Smith Monroe and Harriet (FitzGerald) Monroe.
Republican. Superintendent
of schools; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1901-10 (Gogebic District
1901-02, Gogebic County 1903-10); defeated, 1912.
Christian
Reformed. Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Edward Thomas Moore (b. 1881) —
also known as Edward T. Moore —
of Passaic, Passaic
County, N.J.
Born in Passaic, Passaic
County, N.J., July 3,
1881.
Son of Thomas Martin Moore (attorney) and Sarah (Wickham) Moore.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Passaic County, 1909-10; law
professor; vice-chair of
New Jersey Republican Party, 1934-39.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sons of
the Revolution; Society
of Colonial Wars; Zeta
Psi; Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1931
to Lillian Ring. |
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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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William Augustus Newell (1817-1901) —
also known as William A. Newell —
of Allentown, Monmouth
County, N.J.
Born in Franklin, Warren
County, Ohio, September
5, 1817.
Son of James H. Newell and Eliza D. Newell.
Republican. Physician;
U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 2nd District, 1847-51, 1865-67;
defeated, 1866; Governor of
New Jersey, 1857-60; defeated, 1877; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New Jersey, 1864;
Governor
of Washington Territory, 1880-84.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Allentown, Monmouth
County, N.J., August 8,
1901 (age 83 years, 337
days).
Interment at Presbyterian
Cemetery, Allentown, N.J.
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Raymond J. Newman (c.1879-1928) —
of Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J.
Born about 1879.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; accountant;
mayor
of Paterson, N.J., 1928; died in office 1928; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1928.
Member, Elks;
Freemasons.
Died June 13,
1928 (age about 49
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Archibald Ernest Olpp (1882-1949) —
of West Hoboken (now part of Union City), Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Bethlehem, Northampton
County, Pa., May 12,
1882.
Son of John Olpp and Matilda M. (Segel) Olpp.
Republican. Physician;
U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 11th District, 1921-23; defeated,
1922.
Member, American Medical
Association; Freemasons.
Died in 1949
(age about
67 years).
Interment at Brookside
Cemetery, Englewood, N.J.
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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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Kevin Sung-Min Park (b. 1983) —
also known as Kevin Park —
of Edison, Middlesex
County, N.J.
Born in a hospital,
Columbia, Howard
County, Md., May 5,
1983.
Intern or volunteer staff for U.S. Sen. Frank
Lautenberg, Gov. Ruth
Ann Minner, U.S. Rep. Mike
Ferguson; presidential candidate.
Christian.
Korean
ancestry. Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Rotary;
Odd
Fellows; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Still living as of 2004.
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Relatives:
Grandson of Sung-Koo Chi (South Korean Ambassador to Senegal and
Finland). |
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William Paterson (1745-1806) —
of New Jersey.
Born in County Antrim, Ireland (now Northern
Ireland), December
24, 1745.
Delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention, 1776; New
Jersey state attorney general, 1776-83; Delegate
to Continental Congress from New Jersey, 1780, 1787; member,
U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1789-90; Governor of
New Jersey, 1790-93; Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1793-1806; died in office 1806.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., September
9, 1806 (age 60 years, 259
days).
Original interment at a
private or family graveyard, Albany County, N.Y.; reinterment at
Albany
Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.
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Randolph Perkins (1871-1936) —
of Westfield, Union
County, N.J.; Woodcliff Lake, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born in Dunellen, Middlesex
County, N.J., November
30, 1871.
Son of James H. Perkins and Elizabeth (Kelly) Perkins.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Westfield, N.J., 1905-06; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Union County, 1905-07; chair of
Bergen County Republican Party, 1911-16; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey, 1921-36 (6th District 1921-33,
7th District 1933-36); died in office 1936.
Member, Freemasons; Elks.
Died in 1936
(age about
64 years).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Staten Island, N.Y.
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Henry W. Peterson (b. 1892) —
of Woodbury, Gloucester
County, N.J.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., December
31, 1892.
Engineer;
president, Philadelphia Transportation and Lighterage Company (dredging
and water
transportation); delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Gloucester
County, 1947; mayor
of Woodbury, N.J., 1953-54.
Member, Rotary; Elks;
Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Henry J. Pierson (b. 1872) —
of Lititz, Lancaster
County, Pa.
Born in Lambertville, Hunterdon
County, N.J., August 1,
1872.
Republican. Paper
manufacturer; banker;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 17th District, 1933-40.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Clarke Pilgrim (b. 1874) —
also known as Charles C. Pilgrim —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Bridgeton, Cumberland
County, N.J., September
6, 1874.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1915-16; Speaker of
the New Jersey State House of Assembly, 1916; member of New Jersey
state senate from Essex County, 1918-20.
Member, Junior
Order; Freemasons; Odd
Fellows.
Burial
location unknown.
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Mahlon Pitney (1858-1924) —
of Morristown, Morris
County, N.J.
Born in Morristown, Morris
County, N.J., February
5, 1858.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 4th District, 1895-99; member of
New
Jersey state senate from Morris County, 1899-1901; associate
justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1901-08; chancellor
of New Jersey court of chancery, 1908-12; Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1912-22.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Washington,
D.C., December
9, 1924 (age 66 years, 308
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Morristown, N.J.
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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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Amos Henry Radcliffe (1870-1950) —
also known as Amos H. Radcliffe —
of Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J.
Born in Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J., January
16, 1870.
Republican. Blacksmith;
ironworker;
structural
iron manufacturer; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Passaic County, 1908-12; Passaic
County Sheriff, 1912-15; mayor
of Paterson, N.J., 1916-19; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 7th District, 1919-23.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Elks; Junior
Order.
Died in Baleville, Sussex
County, N.J., December
29, 1950 (age 80 years, 347
days).
Interment at Cedar
Lawn Cemetery, Paterson, N.J.
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William E. Ramsay (b. 1866) —
of Perth Amboy, Middlesex
County, N.J.
Born in Prince
Edward Island, November
11, 1866.
Democrat. Physician;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Middlesex County, 1908,
1910-11; member of New Jersey
state senate from Middlesex County, 1913-15; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 3rd District, 1920.
Member, American Medical
Association; Freemasons; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Rathbone Ramsey (1862-1933) —
of Hackensack, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born in Wyckoff, Bergen
County, N.J., April 25,
1862.
Son of John P. Ramsey and Martha (Rathbone) Ramsey.
Republican. Lawyer; brick
manufacturer; banker; Bergen
County Clerk, 1895-1910; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New Jersey, 1908;
candidate for New Jersey
state senate from Bergen County, 1910; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 6th District, 1917-21.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Junior
Order.
Died in Hackensack, Bergen
County, N.J., April 10,
1933 (age 70 years, 350
days).
Interment at Hackensack
Cemetery, Hackensack, N.J.
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Charles A. Rathbun (1867-1927) —
of Madison, Morris
County, N.J.
Born in Madison, Morris
County, N.J., January
7, 1867.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New Jersey
state senate from Morris County, 1914-16.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners;
Royal
Arcanum.
Died in 1927
(age about
60 years).
Interment at Atlantic
View Cemetery, Manasquan, N.J.
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Charles C. Read (b. 1867) —
of Ocean City, Cape May
County, N.J.
Born in Camden, Camden
County, N.J., August 6,
1867.
Republican. Hardware
business; president, Ocean City National Bank;
director, Flanders Hotel;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Cape May County, 1925-27;
member of New Jersey
state senate from Cape May County, 1928-36; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1928.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Thackara Read (1878-1954) —
also known as William T. Read —
of Camden, Camden
County, N.J.; Merchantville, Camden
County, N.J.
Born in Camden, Camden
County, N.J., November
22, 1878.
Son of William Thackara Read (1846-1891) and Lucretia Swindell
(McCormick) Read (1853-1936).
Republican. Lawyer; banker;
member of New Jersey
state senate from Camden County, 1912-16; resigned 1916; New Jersey
state treasurer, 1916-28; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New Jersey, 1936,
1940,
1944;
delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Camden County,
1947.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Union
League; Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Tall
Cedars of Lebanon.
Died in Camden, Camden
County, N.J., August 7,
1954 (age 75 years, 258
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Firman M. Reeves (b. 1877) —
of Millville, Cumberland
County, N.J.
Born in Millville, Cumberland
County, N.J., September
20, 1877.
Republican. Pharmacist;
real
estate business; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Cumberland County, 1918-19;
member of New Jersey
state senate from Cumberland County, 1920-27.
Member, Elks; Eagles; Moose; Redmen;
Freemasons; Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Douglas Rutherfurd (b. 1900) —
of Sparta, Sussex
County, N.J.
Born in Vernon, Sussex
County, N.J., May 23,
1900.
Republican. Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Sussex County, 1954-65;
trustee, Franklin Hospital;
director, Sussex County Trust Co.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Joshua S. Salmon (1846-1902) —
of Boonton, Morris
County, N.J.
Born in Mt. Olive, Morris
County, N.J., February
2, 1846.
Democrat. Member of New Jersey state legislature, 1878; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 4th District, 1899-1902; died in
office 1902.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Boonton, Morris
County, N.J., May 6,
1902 (age 56 years, 93
days).
Interment at Greenwood
Cemetery, Boonton, N.J.
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Wilbour Eddy Saunders (1894-1979) —
also known as Wilbour E. Saunders —
of Hightstown, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in Warwick, Kent
County, R.I., September
20, 1894.
Son of Colver Leeds Saunders and Harriet (Robertson) Saunders.
Pastor;
chaplain;
school
headmaster; delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Mercer County,
1947; interim president,
Keuka College, 1965-66.
Baptist.
Member, American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Delta
Tau Delta; Freemasons; Junior
Order; Royal
Arcanum; Patriotic
Order Sons of America.
Died in 1979
(age about
84 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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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.
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George Nicholas Seger (1866-1940) —
also known as George N. Seger —
of Passaic, Passaic
County, N.J.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
4, 1866.
Republican. Builder;
mayor
of Passaic, N.J., 1911-19; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from New Jersey, 1916;
U.S.
Representative from New Jersey, 1923-40 (7th District 1923-33,
8th District 1933-40); died in office 1940.
Member, Royal
Arcanum; Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks.
Died August
26, 1940 (age 74 years, 235
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Norman C. Stevens (c.1884-1932) —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., about 1884.
Republican. Insurance
executive; mayor
of Hartford, Conn., 1924-28.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, from a cerebral
hemorrhage, in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., November
12, 1932 (age about 48
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Richard Stockton (1730-1781) —
of New Jersey.
Born near Princeton, Mercer
County, N.J., October
1, 1730.
Associate
justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1774; Delegate
to Continental Congress from New Jersey, 1776; signer,
Declaration of Independence, 1776.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died February
28, 1781 (age 50 years, 150
days).
Interment at Stony
Brook Quaker Meeting House Cemetery, Princeton, N.J.
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Edward Philip Stout (b. 1876) —
also known as Edward P. Stout —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Kingwood Township, Hunterdon
County, N.J., November
17, 1876.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1918; member of New Jersey
state senate from Hudson County, 1931-40.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons; Elks.
Burial
location unknown.
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Richard R. Stout (b. 1912) —
of West Allenhurst, Monmouth
County, N.J.
Born in Ocean Grove, Monmouth
County, N.J., September
21, 1912.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of New Jersey
state senate from Monmouth County, 1952-74; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1972.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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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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James P. Sullivan (c.1837-1899) —
of Morristown, Morris
County, N.J.
Born about 1837.
Democrat. Grocer; mayor
of Morristown, N.J..
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died May 9,
1899 (age about 62
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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William Sulzer (1863-1941) —
also known as "Plain Bill" —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Elizabeth, Union
County, N.J., March 18,
1863.
Son of Thomas Sulzer and Lydia Sulzer.
Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1890-94, 1914 (New York County 14th District
1890-92, New York County 10th District 1893-94, New York County 6th
District 1914); Speaker of
the New York State Assembly, 1893; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1895-1912 (11th District 1895-1903,
10th District 1903-09, 16th District 1909-11, 10th District 1911-12);
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1896,
1912
(speaker);
Governor
of New York, 1913; removed 1913; defeated, 1914, 1914.
Presbyterian.
German
and Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Impeached
and removed from
office as governor, 1913.
Died in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., November
6, 1941 (age 78 years, 233
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Hillside, N.J.
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William Halstead Sutphin (1887-1972) —
also known as William H. Sutphin —
of Matawan, Monmouth
County, N.J.
Born in Browntown, Middlesex
County, N.J., August
30, 1887.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 3rd District, 1931-43; defeated,
1942; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1948.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Elks; Junior
Order.
Died in Salisbury, Wicomico
County, Md., October
14, 1972 (age 85 years, 45
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Herbert Worthington Taylor (1869-1931) —
also known as Herbert W. Taylor —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Belleville, Essex
County, N.J., February
19, 1869.
Son of James C. Taylor and Mary E. (Worthington) Taylor.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1904-05; chair of
Essex County Republican Party, 1913-17; Essex
County Attorney, 1918-21; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 8th District, 1921-23, 1925-27;
defeated, 1926.
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons; Shriners;
Modern
Woodmen; Junior
Order; Royal
Arcanum.
Died October
15, 1931 (age 62 years, 238
days).
Interment at East
Ridgelawn Cemetery, Delawanna, N.J.
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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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Everard Kempshall Tucker (1873-1940) —
also known as Everard K. Tucker —
of Elizabeth, Union
County, N.J.
Born in New Jersey, July 1,
1873.
Son of William B. Tucker and Mary S. Tucker.
Served in the U.S. Navy during the Spanish-American War; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Union County, 1906.
Member, Freemasons; Elks.
Died, following a heart
attack, in Elizabeth, Union
County, N.J., November
1, 1940 (age 67 years, 123
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Anne Young. |
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Harry Walter Vanderbach (b. 1901) —
also known as Harry W. Vanderbach —
of Guttenberg, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Guttenberg, Hudson
County, N.J., January
12, 1901.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1929-31; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New Jersey, 1936,
1940,
1944
(alternate), 1948
(alternate), 1952.
Protestant.
Member, Elks;
Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Edmund Waring Wakelee (b. 1869) —
also known as Edmund W. Wakelee —
of Demarest, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born in Kingston, Ulster
County, N.Y., November
21, 1869.
Son of Nicholas Wakelee and Eliza C. (Ingersoll) Wakelee.
Republican. Lawyer; utility
executive; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1899-1900; member of New Jersey
state senate from Bergen County, 1901-10; member of New Jersey
Republican State Committee, 1910; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New Jersey, 1940.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Delta
Upsilon; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Elks; Royal
Arcanum; Knights
of Honor; Junior
Order.
Burial
location unknown.
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George Marvin Wallhauser (1900-1993) —
also known as George M. Wallhauser —
of Maplewood, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., February
10, 1900.
Son of Dr. Henry Joseph Frederick Wallhauser and Rachel Apolonia
(Vogt) Wallhauser.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 12th District, 1959-65; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1964.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons; Elks; Phi
Sigma Kappa.
Died in 1993
(age about
93 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph F. Wallworth (b. 1876) —
of Haddonfield, Camden
County, N.J.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., February
24, 1876.
Republican. Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Camden County, 1919-20;
member of New Jersey
state senate from Camden County, 1921-23; chair of
Camden County Republican Party, 1927.
Member, Elks;
Freemasons; Shriners.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Bonnell Ward (1879-1946) —
also known as Charles B. Ward —
of DeBruce, Sullivan
County, N.Y.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., April 27,
1879.
Son of Elias Sayre Ward and Anna Dickerson (Bonnell) Ward.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; banker; U.S.
Representative from New York 27th District, 1915-25.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1946
(age about
67 years).
Interment at Mt.
Pleasant Cemetery, Newark, N.J.
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Joseph W. Ward (b. 1891) —
of Caledonia, Livingston
County, N.Y.
Born in Nutley, Essex
County, N.J., June 28,
1891.
Republican. Engineer;
miller;
director of First National Bank of
Caledonia; member of New York
state assembly from Livingston County, 1942-56.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1917
to Gertrude Hamilton. |
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John Haines Ware III (1908-1997) —
also known as John H. Ware III —
of Chester
County, Pa.
Born in Vineland, Cumberland
County, N.J., August
29, 1908.
Son of John H. Ware, Jr. and Clara (Edwards) Ware.
Republican. Engineer;
utility
executive; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 19th District, 1961-70; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania, 1970-75 (9th District 1970-73,
5th District 1973-75).
Presbyterian.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Beta
Theta Pi.
Died July 29,
1997 (age 88 years, 334
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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George C. Warren, Jr. (b. 1877) —
of Summit, Union
County, N.J.
Born in Barnegat, Ocean
County, N.J., October
15, 1877.
Son of George C. Warren and Sarah M. (Cranmer) Warren.
Republican. Stockbroker;
Presidential Elector for New Jersey, 1916,
1920;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1936.
Methodist.
Member, Sons of
the Revolution; American
Forestry Association; Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Stanley Washburn (b. 1878) —
of Lakewood, Ocean
County, N.J.
Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., February
7, 1878.
Son of William
Drew Washburn and Elizabeth M. (Muzzy) Washburn (1836-1915).
Republican. Newspaper
correspondent; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Minnesota, 1912;
president, Washburn Lignite Coal Co.,
Wilton, N.D., 1926-29; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 3rd District, 1932.
Member, Freemasons; Elks; Delta
Psi; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Reserve
Officers Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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Harold Bertrand Wells (1876-1961) —
also known as Harold B. Wells —
of Bordentown, Burlington
County, N.J.
Born in Pemberton, Burlington
County, N.J., February
23, 1876.
Son of Davis Coward Wells (1844-1915) and Mary Adelaide (Reid) Wells.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New Jersey
state senate from Burlington County, 1916-19.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons; Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Bordentown, Burlington
County, N.J., August 3,
1961 (age 85 years, 161
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Davis Coward Wells (1844-1915) and Mary Adelaide (Reid) Wells;
married, April 25,
1905, to Grace Ashton Heisler (1875-1944); married to Charlotte
Russell Bickerton (1896-1981). |
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William J. Wells (1876-1940) —
of Montclair, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., December
15, 1876.
Republican. Accountant;
general manager, later president, R.H. Macy & Co. department
store; bank
director; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from New Jersey, 1936.
Member, Freemasons; Shriners.
Died, from a heart
condition, in Mountainside Hospital,
Montclair, Essex
County, N.J., March 22,
1940 (age 63 years, 98
days).
Interment at The
Evergreens Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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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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Harry C. Wheaton (1857-1921) —
also known as "The Blacksmith Orator" —
of Anglesea (now North Wildwood), Cape May
County, N.J.
Born in Petersburg, Cape May
County, N.J., November
23, 1857.
Democrat. Blacksmith;
member of New Jersey
state senate from Cape May County, 1913-15.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons; Tall
Cedars of Lebanon.
Died in 1921
(age about
63 years).
Interment at Cold
Spring Presbyterian Cemetery, Cold Spring, N.J.
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Blanchard H. White (b. 1864) —
of Mt. Holly, Burlington
County, N.J.
Born in Springfield Township, Burlington
County, N.J., June 30,
1864.
Son of Benjamin White.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly; member of New Jersey
state senate from Burlington County, 1913-15, 1920-21.
Member, Freemasons; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Redmen.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Van Buren Wicoff (1878-1952) —
also known as John V. B. Wicoff —
of Cranbury, Middlesex
County, N.J.; Plainsboro, Middlesex
County, N.J.
Born in Plainsboro, Middlesex
County, N.J., June 9,
1878.
Son of John Wicoff (1829-1892) and Catherine Lucretia (Britton)
Wicoff (1844-1928).
Republican. Lawyer;
president, Broad Street National Bank of
Trenton; president, Trenton Bone Fertilizer
Company; candidate for New Jersey
state senate, 1936; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from New Jersey, 1944.
Presbyterian.
Dutch
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Society
of Colonial Wars; Sons of
the Revolution; Freemasons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Rotary.
Died February
25, 1952 (age 73 years, 261
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Wicoff (1829-1892) and Catherine Lucretia (Britton) Wicoff
(1844-1928); married, June 8,
1904, to Lavinia Ely Applegate; first cousin of C.
Raymond Wicoff. |
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Edward Armstrong Wilson (b. 1862) —
also known as Edward A. Wilson —
of Absecon, Atlantic
County, N.J.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., July 2,
1862.
Paper
bag manufacturer; mayor, Absecon, N.J.; member of New Jersey
state senate from Atlantic County, 1908-10.
Member, Freemasons; Elks; Eagles; Redmen; Ancient
Order of United Workmen.
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Anderson Wolverton (1880-1969) —
also known as Charles A. Wolverton —
of Camden, Camden
County, N.J.; Merchantville, Camden
County, N.J.
Born in Camden, Camden
County, N.J., October
24, 1880.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Camden County, 1915-18; Speaker of
the New Jersey State House of Assembly, 1918; Camden
County Prosecutor of the Pleas, 1918-23; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1920;
U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 1st District, 1927-59.
Member, Freemasons; Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Rotary; Union
League.
Died in Camden, Camden
County, N.J., May 16,
1969 (age 88 years, 204
days).
Interment at Harleigh
Cemetery, Camden, N.J.
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Robert Hamilton Woodruff (b. 1875) —
also known as Robert H. Woodruff —
of Hackettstown, Warren
County, N.J.
Born in Washington, Warren
County, N.J., February
14, 1875.
Democrat. Physician;
director, People's National Bank of
Hackettstown; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Warren County, 1927-28.
Member, Freemasons; Junior
Order.
Burial
location unknown.
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Roy T. Yates (1895-1960) —
of Passaic
County, N.J.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J., August 8,
1895.
Republican. Banker;
member of New Jersey
Republican State Committee, 1925-27; member of New Jersey
state senate from Passaic County, 1928-31; resigned 1931.
Member, Freemasons; Junior
Order; Patriotic
Order Sons of America.
Shot
in the abdomen, on August 14, 1931, by Miss Ruth Cranmer, in her
apartment in Manhattan, New York; this incident led to the discovery
that Miss Cranmer, apparently his mistress,
had also received checks from the State of New Jersey; the New Jersey
State Senate Judiciary committee began an investigation
into whether Sen. Yates should be impeached;
but then he resigned.
Died, of a heart
ailment, in Doctors Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March 8,
1960 (age 64 years, 213
days).
Interment somewhere
in Easton, Conn.
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Relatives:
Married to Elsie Southrope. |
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