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Politicians in Miscellaneous Occupations in New Jersey


  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.
  William Warren Barbour (1888-1943) — also known as W. Warren Barbour; "The Champ" — of Rumson, Monmouth County, N.J.; Locust, Monmouth County, N.J. Born in Monmouth Beach, Monmouth County, N.J., July 31, 1888. Son of William J. Barbour and Adelaide (Sprague) Barbour. Republican. Manufacturer; business executive; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1928; U.S. Senator from New Jersey, 1931-37, 1938-43; appointed 1931; defeated, 1936; died in office 1943. Presbyterian. Member, Elks; Moose; Society of Colonial Wars. Amateur heavyweight boxing champion of the U.S. and Canada in 1910-11. Died, from coronary thrombosis, in Washington, D.C., November 22, 1943 (age 55 years, 114 days). Interment at Cedar Lawn Cemetery, Paterson, N.J.
  Relatives: Married, December 1, 1921, to Elysabeth C. Carrere.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Marion Constantine (1889-1987) — also known as Marion Hamilton — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y.; Passaic, Passaic County, N.J.; Quechee, Hartford, Windsor County, Vt. Born in Seymour, New Haven County, Conn., May 29, 1889. Daughter of Robert A. Hamilton and Harriet (Beecher) Hamilton. Stenographer; delegate to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Passaic County, 1947. Female. Member, League of Women Voters. Died in February, 1987 (age 97 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Joseph H. Constantine.
  Francis Shepard Cornell (1899-1985) — also known as F. Shepard Cornell — of Greenwich, Fairfield County, Conn.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y.; Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis.; Charlottesville, Va. Born in Montclair, Essex County, N.J., July 13, 1899. Son of George Birdsall Cornell (c.1856-1929) and Eleanor (Jackson) Cornell (died 1929). Republican. Stockbroker; candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 22nd District, 1940; general manager, Kankakee Works of the A.O. Smith Corporation, manufacturers of water heaters. Episcopalian. Member, Psi Upsilon; Rotary. Died in September, 1985 (age 86 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of George Birdsall Cornell (c.1856-1929) and Eleanor (Jackson) Cornell (died 1929); married, February 28, 1923, to Helen Leigh Best; married, May 18, 1933, to Nathalie Lee Laimbeer (divorced); married, July 27, 1943, to Lucille Fraser.
  Jon Stevens Corzine (b. 1947) — also known as Jon Corzine — of Hoboken, Hudson County, N.J. Born in Taylorville, Christian County, Ill., January 1, 1947. Son of Roy Allen Corzine and Nancy June (Hedrick) Corzine. Democrat. Business executive; U.S. Senator from New Jersey, 2001-06; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 2004, 2008 (delegation chair); Governor of New Jersey, 2006-. Dutch ancestry. Member, Phi Delta Theta; Phi Beta Kappa. Still living as of 2009.
  Relatives: Married to Joanne Dougherty (divorced 2003).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — votes in Congress from the Washington Post — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  John Joseph Eagan (1872-1956) — also known as John J. Eagan — of Hoboken, Hudson County, N.J.; Weehawken, Hudson County, N.J. Born in Hoboken, Hudson County, N.J., January 22, 1872. Democrat. Stenographer; school teacher and principal; U.S. Representative from New Jersey 11th District, 1913-21, 1923-25; defeated, 1920. Died in Paramus, Bergen County, N.J., June 13, 1956 (age 84 years, 143 days). Interment at Rosendale Cemetery, Tillson, N.Y.
  Relatives: Married to Susan Hasbrouck.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Lynn Winterdale Franklin (1888-1952) — also known as Lynn W. Franklin; Franklin Winterbothm — of Maryland; Fredericksburg, Va. Born in Ocean Grove, Monmouth County, N.J., June 11, 1888. Son of Charles Winterbothm and Jenny (Jones) Winterbothm. Stenographer; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice & Deputy Consul in Tegucigalpa, 1914-15; U.S. Vice Consul in San Salvador, 1915-16; Callao-Lima, 1916-18; Guayaquil, 1918; U.S. Consul in Hong Kong, 1925, 1926-27; Hankow, 1925; Saltillo, 1929; Amoy, 1932; Stockholm, 1938; Niagara Falls, 1943; U.S. Consul General in Curacao, 1947. Episcopalian. Member, Sons of the American Revolution. Died July 8, 1952 (age 64 years, 27 days). Interment at City Cemetery, Fredericksburg, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Charles Winterbothm and Jenny (Jones) Winterbothm; step-son of George L. Franklin; married, June 11, 1925, to Butler-Brayne Thornton Robinson.
  P. O. Harkins — of New Jersey. Socialist. Salesman; delegate to Socialist National Convention from New Jersey, 1920. Burial location unknown.
  Albert Wahl Hawkes (1878-1971) — also known as Albert W. Hawkes — of Montclair, Essex County, N.J. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., November 20, 1878. Republican. Business executive; U.S. Senator from New Jersey, 1943-49; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1944. Episcopalian. Member, Kiwanis; Sons of the American Revolution; Newcomen Society. Died in Palm Desert, Riverside County, Calif., May 9, 1971 (age 92 years, 170 days). Interment at Mt. Hebron Cemetery, Montclair, N.J.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  William John Orchard (b. 1888) — also known as William J. Orchard — of Maplewood, Essex County, N.J. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., November 15, 1888. Son of Edward Orchard and Elizabeth (Sayce) Orchard. Republican. Sanitary engineer; business executive; president, Orange Memorial Hospital; delegate to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Essex County, 1947; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1948. Member, Rotary. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, February 1, 1913, to Marie Frances Singler.
  John Pollilo (born c.1948) — of Atlantic City, Atlantic County, N.J. Born about 1948. Laborer; candidate for mayor of Atlantic City, N.J., 1984. Still living as of 1984.
  William A. Prickitt (1839-1929) — of near Lakewood, Ocean County, N.J. Born in Monmouth County, N.J., March 20, 1839. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; banker; insurance business; stockbroker; U.S. Consul in Rheims, 1897-1905; U.S. Consul General in Auckland, 1905-14. Member, Loyal Legion; Grand Army of the Republic. Died in Atlantic Highlands, Monmouth County, N.J., January 6, 1929 (age 89 years, 292 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Farmingdale, N.J.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  George F. Smith (b. 1897) — of Metuchen, Middlesex County, N.J. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., March 16, 1897. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; business executive; delegate to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Middlesex County, 1947. Protestant. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, September 20, 1919, to Estelle Taylor.
  Richard Stockton (c.1857-1929) — of Trenton, Mercer County, N.J.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born about 1857. Son of John Potter Stockton. Democrat. Stockbroker; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1916; candidate for Presidential Elector for New Jersey, 1916; New Jersey Commissioner of Charities and Corrections. Died in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., November 3, 1929 (age about 72 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Second great-grandson of Richard Stockton (1730-1781); great-grandson of Richard Stockton (1764-1828); grandson of Robert Field Stockton; son of John Potter Stockton; married to Clemence Finch. See Stockton family of New Jersey.
  David S. Van Alstyne, Jr. (b. 1897) — of Englewood, Bergen County, N.J. Born in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., January 3, 1897. Son of David Van Alstyne and Ella (Peay) Van Alstyne. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; investment banker; stockbroker; member of New Jersey state house of assembly from Bergen County, 1940-41; member of New Jersey state senate from Bergen County, 1944-53; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1944, 1948, 1952; delegate to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Bergen County, 1947. Presbyterian. Dutch ancestry. Member, Sons of the Revolution; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, October 20, 1923, to Janet Graham.
  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.
  Charles B. Yates (1939-2000) — of Edgewater Park, Burlington County, N.J.; Princeton, Mercer County, N.J. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., September 27, 1939. Democrat. Business executive; banker; candidate for U.S. Representative from New Jersey 6th District, 1970, 1974; member of New Jersey state house of assembly 7th District, 1972-78; member of New Jersey state senate, 1978-82. Killed, along with his family, in the crash of a small plane he was piloting, at Edgartown, Martha's Vineyard, Dukes County, Mass., October 6, 2000 (age 61 years, 9 days). Burial location unknown.

 

 


 
   
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