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Joseph Gardner Bradley (b. 1881) —
also known as J. G. Bradley —
of Dundon, Clay
County, W.Va.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., September
12, 1881.
Son of William Hornblower Bradley and Eliza McCormack (Cameron)
Bradley.
Republican. Coal mining
magnate; organizer of Elk River Coal and Lumber Co.;
organizer of the Buffalo Creek & Gauley Railroad;
director, Central Iron and Steel Co.; created the town of
Widen, W.Va.; delegate to Republican National Convention from West
Virginia, 1916;
chair
of Clay County Republican Party, 1917.
Episcopalian.
Burial
location unknown.
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John Bater Drayton (1826-1875) —
also known as John B. Drayton —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in New Jersey, 1826.
Son of Henry Drayton (1786-1856) and Mary (Rood) Drayton (1790-1847).
Flour and
feed
business; rolling mill overseer; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Hudson County, 1864.
English
ancestry.
Died in 1875
(age about
49 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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John Fairfield Dryden (1839-1911) —
also known as John F. Dryden —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Temple, Franklin
County, Maine, August 7,
1839.
Son of John Dryden and Elizabeth B. Dryden.
Republican. Founder and president, Prudential Insurance
Company of America; director, U.S. Steel Corporation;
Presidential Elector for New Jersey, 1896,
1900;
U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1902-07; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New Jersey, 1904.
Died in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., November
24, 1911 (age 72 years, 109
days).
Entombed at Mt.
Pleasant Cemetery, Newark, N.J.
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Samuel Fowler (1779-1844) —
of New Jersey.
Born in Newburgh, Orange
County, N.Y., October
30, 1779.
Physician;
iron manufacturer; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey at-large, 1833-37.
Died February
20, 1844 (age 64 years, 113
days).
Interment at North
Hardyston Cemetery, Hamburg, N.J.
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Edward Burd Grubb (1841-1917) —
also known as E. Burd Grubb —
of Burlington, Burlington
County, N.J.
Born in Burlington, Burlington
County, N.J., November
13, 1841.
Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; iron
manufacturer; candidate for Governor of
New Jersey, 1889; U.S. Minister to Spain, 1890-92.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in 1917
(age about
75 years).
Interment at St.
Mary's Churchyard, Burlington, N.J.
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Harry Frank Guggenheim (1890-1971) —
also known as Harry F. Guggenheim —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in West End, Long Branch, Monmouth
County, N.J., August
23, 1890.
Son of Daniel Guggenheim (1856-1930) and Florence (Schloss)
Guggenheim.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; mining and
smelting business; U.S. Ambassador to Cuba, 1929-33; co-founder, with his wife Alicia, of
Newsday, the daily newspaper
of Long Island, New York.
Jewish.
Died, of cancer, in
Sloan-Kettering Memorial Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., January
22, 1971 (age 80 years, 152
days).
Interment at Salem
Fields Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Abram Stevens Hewitt (1822-1903) —
also known as Abram S. Hewitt —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Haverstraw, Rockland
County, N.Y., July 31,
1822.
Son of John Hewitt (1777-1857) and Ann (Gurnee) Hewitt (1784-1870).
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer;
early manufacturer of wrought iron; U.S.
Representative from New York 10th District, 1875-79, 1881-87; Chairman of
Democratic National Committee, 1876; mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1887-88.
English
and French
Huguenot ancestry.
Died in Ringwood, Passaic
County, N.J., January
18, 1903 (age 80 years, 171
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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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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John F. Schenck (b. 1905) —
of Flemington, Hunterdon
County, N.J.
Born February
19, 1905.
Son of Henry Frelinghuysen Schenck and Mary Margaret (Foran) Schenck.
Republican. President, Foran Foundry and Manufacturing
Company; director, Hunterdon County National Bank; chair of
Hunterdon County Republican Party, 1945; delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Hunterdon
County, 1947.
Member, Grange.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Beekman Winthrop (b. 1874) —
of Westbury, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Orange, Essex
County, N.J., September
18, 1874.
Son of Robert Winthrop and Kate W. (Taylor) Winthrop.
Republican. Lawyer; Governor of
Puerto Rico, 1904-07; U.S. Assistant Secretary of the Treasury,
1907-09; U.S. Assistant Secretary of the Navy, 1909-13; director,
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad,
Lackawanna Steel Co., and National City Bank.
Burial
location unknown.
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