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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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Henry Augustus Buchtel (1847-1924) —
also known as Henry A. Buchtel —
of Greencastle, Putnam
County, Ind.; Knightstown, Henry
County, Ind.; Richmond, Wayne
County, Ind.; Lafayette, Tippecanoe
County, Ind.; Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.; East Orange, Essex
County, N.J.; Denver,
Colo.
Born near Akron, Summit
County, Ohio, September
30, 1847.
Son of Dr. Jonathan B. Buchtel.
Republican. Ordained
minister; chancellor,
University of Denver, 1900-21; Governor of
Colorado, 1907-09.
Methodist.
Died October
22, 1924 (age 77 years, 22
days).
Interment at Fairmount
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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Tunis George Campbell (1812-1891) —
also known as Tunis G. Campbell —
of McIntosh
County, Ga.
Born in Middlebrook (unknown
county), N.J., April 1,
1812.
Minister;
abolitionist; delegate to
Georgia state constitutional convention, 1867; member of Georgia
state senate, 1868, 1869-72; expelled 1868; defeated, 1872; expelled
from the Georgia State Senate in 1868 based on the claim that only whites
could serve; charged
with falsely
imprisoning white men as Justice of of the Peace, and served a
year of hard
labor in Georgia's brutal leased labor system.
Methodist. African
ancestry.
Died in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., December
4, 1891 (age 79 years, 247
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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Fillmore Condit (1855-1939) —
of Verona, Essex
County, N.J.; Santa Paula, Ventura
County, Calif.; Essex Fells, Essex
County, N.J.; Long Beach, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Roseland, Essex
County, N.J., September
5, 1855.
Grocer; invented
and manufactured
the Condit refrigerator door fastener; Essex
County Freeholder; real estate
business; New York representative for Union Oil Company
of California; founder, Long Beach Community Hospital
1924; mayor
of Long Beach, Calif., 1926-27.
Methodist. Member, Anti-Saloon
League.
Died in Long Beach, Los Angeles
County, Calif., January
6, 1939 (age 83 years, 123
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Prospect
Hill Cemetery, Caldwell, N.J.
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Jerome Taylor Congleton (1876-1936) —
also known as Jerome T. Congleton —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., August
25, 1876.
Son of Joseph Norton Congleton and Mary Isabel (Wade) Congleton.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor of
Newark, N.J., 1928-33.
Methodist or Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Elks.
Died, from a heart
attack, while sitting in his
car, in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., December
10, 1936 (age 60 years, 107
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Hillside, N.J.
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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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James Andrew Courter (b. 1941) —
also known as James A. Courter; Jim
Courter —
of Hackettstown, Warren
County, N.J.
Born in Montclair, Essex
County, N.J., October
14, 1941.
Republican. Served
in the Peace Corps; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey, 1979-91 (13th District 1979-83,
12th District 1983-91).
Methodist.
Still living as of 2009.
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John K. Cowperthwaite (1787-1873) —
of Camden, Camden
County, N.J.
Born in Camden, Camden
County, N.J., 1787.
Democrat. Mayor of
Camden, N.J., 1844-45; defeated, 1854; magistrate and judge of
Camden County Court.
Methodist.
Died May 6,
1873 (age about 85
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Charles Francis Craver (1842-1925) —
of Grinnell, Poweshiek
County, Iowa; Harvey, Cook
County, Ill.; Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla.
Born in Franklinville, Gloucester
County, N.J., September
3, 1842.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Iowa state
house of representatives, 1876.
Methodist.
One of the founders of Craver & Steele, farm equipment manufacturers;
invented
the first
successful twelve-foot binder for cutting and binding small grain;
later, he was an oil producer
based in Oklahoma.
Died, of heart
trouble, in Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla., May 12,
1925 (age 82 years, 251
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Memorial Park, Tulsa, Okla.
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Benjamin H. Crosby (b. 1859) —
of Tuckerton, Ocean
County, N.J.
Born in Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y., January
17, 1859.
Son of Harrison
W. Crosby.
Republican. Printer;
newspaper
editor and publisher; fire
chief; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Ocean County, 1908-10.
Methodist.
Burial
location unknown.
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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). |
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Robert Douglas Franks (b. 1951) —
also known as Bob Franks —
of New Providence, Union
County, N.J.
Born in Hackensack, Bergen
County, N.J., September
21, 1951.
Republican. Newspaper
owner; executive director of Raymond
H. Bateman's gubernatorial campaign, 1977; campaign consultant
for Gov. Thomas
H. Kean, 1981; campaign manager for U.S. Rep. James
A. Courter, 1982, and U.S. Rep. Dean
A. Gallo, 1984; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1980-92; New Jersey
Republican state chair, 1988-92; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 7th District, 1993-2001;
Republican candidate for U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 2000 (primary), 2000; candidate in
primary for Governor of
New Jersey, 2001.
Methodist.
Still living as of 2009.
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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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Dean Anderson Gallo (1935-1994) —
also known as Dean A. Gallo —
of Parsippany-Troy Hills, Morris
County, N.J.; West Orange, Essex
County, N.J.; Parsippany, Morris
County, N.J.
Born in Hackensack, Bergen
County, N.J., November
23, 1935.
Republican. Realtor;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1976-84; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 11th District, 1985-94; died in
office 1994.
Methodist.
The Dean and Betty Gallo Prostate Cancer Center at the Cancer
Institute of New Jersey is named for
him and his wife.
Died, of prostate
cancer, November
6, 1994 (age 58 years, 348
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Wayne Thomas Gilchrest (b. 1946) —
also known as Wayne T. Gilchrest —
of Kennedyville, Kent
County, Md.
Born in Rahway, Union
County, N.J., April 15,
1946.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Vietnam War;
school
teacher; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 1st District, 1991-; defeated, 1988.
Methodist. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Still living as of 2009.
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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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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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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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Solomon Porter Hood (1853-1943) —
of Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa., July 30,
1853.
Son of Lewis Price Hood and Matilda Catharine (Porter) Hood.
Republican. U.S. Consul General in Monrovia, 1922-24; U.S. Minister to Liberia, 1922-26.
African Methodist Episcopal. African
ancestry. Member, Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died in Atlantic Highlands, Monmouth
County, N.J., 1943
(age about
89 years).
Interment at Quinn
Chapel Cemetery, Atlantic Highlands, N.J.
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Married 1884
to Mary Anna Davis. |
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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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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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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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Elias Kaighn (1799-1864) —
of Camden, Camden
County, N.J.
Born in Clarksboro, Gloucester
County, N.J., September
23, 1799.
Manufacturer;
mayor
of Camden, N.J., 1838-40.
Methodist.
Died November
4, 1864 (age 65 years, 42
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Daniel Clark Knowles (b. 1836) —
also known as Daniel C. Knowles —
of Tilton, Belknap
County, N.H.
Born in Yardville, Mercer
County, N.J., January
4, 1836.
Son of Enoch Knowles.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; clergyman;
Prohibition candidate for Governor of
New Hampshire, 1894; Prohibition candidate for New
Hampshire state senate 6th District, 1902.
Methodist.
Burial
location unknown.
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John McLean (1785-1861) —
of Ohio.
Born in Morris
County, N.J., March 11,
1785.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Ohio 1st District, 1813-16; justice of
Ohio state supreme court, 1816-22; U.S.
Postmaster General, 1823-29; Justice
of U.S. Supreme Court, 1830-61; died in office 1861; candidate
for Republican nomination for President, 1856.
Methodist.
Died in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, April 4,
1861 (age 76 years, 24
days).
Interment at Spring
Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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John Gardner Murray (1857-1929) —
of Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala.; Baltimore,
Md.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Lonaconing, Allegany
County, Md., August
31, 1857.
Son of James Murray (1830-1878) and Ann (Kirkwood) Murray
(1830-1888).
Democrat. Episcopal
priest; Bishop of Maryland, 1911-29; Presiding Bishop of the
United States, 1926-29; speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1912.
Methodist; later Episcopalian.
Scottish
ancestry.
Died, of a stroke,
during a session
of the House of Bishops, in St. James Church,
Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J., October
3, 1929 (age 72 years, 33
days).
Interment at Druid
Ridge Cemetery, Pikesville, Md.
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Relatives: Son
of James Murray (1830-1878) and Ann (Kirkwood) Murray (1830-1888);
married, October
13, 1881, to Harriet May 'Hattie' Sprague (1860-1884; drowned in
steamboat accident); married, December
4, 1889, to Clara Alice Hunsicker (1864-1937). |
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Pauline Sims Puryear (b. 1900) —
also known as Pauline Puryear —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Savannah, Chatham
County, Ga., June 6,
1900.
Republican. Social
worker; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
New Jersey, 1948.
Female.
Methodist. African
ancestry. Member, Alpha
Kappa Alpha.
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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Oliver Randolph —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1923; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1936;
delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Essex County,
1947.
Methodist. Member, Sigma Pi
Phi.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Married to Bertha Baumann. |
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Hugh James Saxton (b. 1943) —
also known as H. James Saxton; Jim Saxton —
of Bordentown Township, Burlington
County, N.J.; Vincentown, Burlington
County, N.J.; Mt. Holly, Burlington
County, N.J.
Born in Nicholson, Wyoming
County, Pa., January
22, 1943.
Republican. School
teacher; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1976-81; member of New Jersey
state senate, 1982-84; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey, 1984-2003 (13th District 1984-93,
3rd District 1993-2003).
Methodist. Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 2009.
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Thelma Parkinson Sharp (1898-1983) —
also known as Thelma P. Sharp; Thelma
Parkinson —
of Vineland, Cumberland
County, N.J.
Born in Vineland, Cumberland
County, N.J., 1898.
Democrat. Member of New Jersey
Democratic State Committee, 1922-; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New Jersey, 1924,
1928,
1932,
1936,
1940,
1944,
1948,
1952,
1956;
member, Arrangements Committee, 1964;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1930.
Female.
Methodist. Member, American
Association of University Women.
Died March 12,
1983 (age about 84
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to W. Howard Sharp. |
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George Armistead Smathers (1913-2007) —
also known as George A. Smathers; "Georgeous
George" —
of Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla.
Born in Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J., November
14, 1913.
Son of Franklin Smathers and Lura (Jones) Smathers.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Florida 4th District, 1947-51; U.S.
Senator from Florida, 1951-69; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Florida, 1952,
1956;
candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1960,
1968;
lobbyist.
Methodist; later United
Church of Christ. Member, Jaycees;
Elks; Kiwanis.
Suffered a stroke,
and subsequently died, in Indian Creek, Miami-Dade
County, Fla., January
20, 2007 (age 93 years, 67
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Francis A. Stanger, Jr. (b. 1887) —
of Cedarville, Cumberland
County, N.J.
Born in Glassboro, Gloucester
County, N.J., September
17, 1887.
Lawyer;
common pleas court judge in New Jersey, 1929-34; delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Cumberland
County, 1947.
Methodist.
Burial
location unknown.
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Newton Ivan Steers, Jr. (1917-1993) —
also known as Newton Steers —
of Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in Glen Ridge, Essex
County, N.J., January
13, 1917.
Son of Newton Ivan Steers and Claire L. (Herder) Steers.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland, 1964
(delegation chair); Maryland
Republican state chair, 1964-66; member of Maryland
state senate, 1971-74, 1975-77; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 8th District, 1977-79; defeated,
1980.
Methodist.
Died in 1993
(age about
76 years).
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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Robert Guy Torricelli (b. 1951) —
also known as Robert G. Torricelli; "The
Torch" —
of New Milford, Bergen
County, N.J.; Englewood, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born in Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J., August
27, 1951.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 9th District, 1983-97; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1996
(delegation chair), 2000;
U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1997-2003.
Methodist. Member, American Bar
Association; Council on
Foreign Relations.
Still living as of 2009.
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Arthur T. Vanderbilt (1888-1957) —
of East Orange, Essex
County, N.J.; Short Hills, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., July 7,
1888.
Son of Lewis Vanderbilt and Alice H. (Leach) Vanderbilt.
Republican. Lawyer; law
partner of Nathan
L. Jacobs, 1928-34; delegate to Republican National Convention
from New Jersey, 1920
(alternate), 1936,
1940,
1944;
circuit judge in New Jersey, 1947-48; chief
justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1948-57; died in
office 1957.
Methodist. Member, American Bar
Association; Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi; Delta
Sigma Pi; Order of the
Coif; American
Political Science Association.
Died June 16,
1957 (age 68 years, 344
days).
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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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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Robert H. Weber (b. 1919) —
of Greenwich, Cumberland
County, N.J.
Born in Bridgeton, Cumberland
County, N.J., December
14, 1919.
Democrat. Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Cumberland County, 1958-59;
member of New Jersey
state senate from Cumberland County, 1960-66; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1964.
Methodist. Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 1966.
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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
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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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William Stephenson Yard (b. 1823) —
also known as William S. Yard —
of Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J., November
2, 1823.
Democrat. Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Mercer County, 1861, 1877;
common pleas court judge in New Jersey, 1868-73, 1878-93.
Methodist.
Burial
location unknown.
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