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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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Dixon Arnett (b. 1938) —
of Redwood City, San Mateo
County, Calif.
Born in Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J., February
12, 1938.
Son of George Washington Arnett and Annabel (Dixon) Arnett.
Republican. Member of California
state assembly 26th District, 1970-73; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from California, 1972.
Protestant.
Still living as of 1973.
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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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William Warren Bradley (b. 1943) —
also known as Bill Bradley; "Dollar
Bill" —
of Denville, Morris
County, N.J.
Born in Crystal City, Jefferson
County, Mo., July 28,
1943.
Democrat. Rhodes
scholar; U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1979-97; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New Jersey, 1988,
1996;
candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 2000.
Protestant.
At the 1964 Olympic
Games, won a gold medal as part of the U.S. basketball team;
professional basketball
player for the New York Knicks, 1967-77; elected to the Basketball Hall of
Fame in 1983.
Still living as of 2009.
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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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Fred Allan Hartley, Jr. (1902-1969) —
also known as Fred A. Hartley, Jr. —
of Kearny, Hudson
County, N.J.; Pittstown, Hunterdon
County, N.J.
Born in Harrison, Hudson
County, N.J., February
22, 1902.
Son of Fred Allan Hartley and Frances Alice Hartley.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from New Jersey, 1929-49 (8th District 1929-33,
10th District 1933-49); candidate for U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1954.
Protestant.
Co-sponsor of the Taft-Hartley Act of 1946.
Died in Linwood, Atlantic
County, N.J., May 11,
1969 (age 67 years, 78
days).
Interment at Fairmount
Cemetery, Newark, N.J.
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Rush D. Holt (b. 1948) —
of Hopewell Township, Cumberland
County, N.J.; Pennington, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in Weston, Lewis
County, W.Va., October
15, 1948.
Son of Rush Dew
Holt.
Democrat. College
professor; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 12th District, 1999-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 2000,
2004,
2008.
Protestant.
Still living as of 2009.
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Pat Nixon (1912-1993) —
also known as Thelma Catherine Ryan;
"Starlight" —
Born in Ely, White Pine
County, Nev., March 16,
1912.
Daughter of William M. Ryan, Sr. and Katherine (Halberstadt) Ryan.
Republican. School
teacher; speaker, Republican National Convention, 1972.
Female.
Protestant. Irish and
German
ancestry.
The Pat Nixon Elementary School in Cerritos, California, is named for
her.
Died, from lung
cancer, in Park Ridge, Bergen
County, N.J., June 22,
1993 (age 81 years, 98
days).
Interment at Richard
Nixon Library and Birthplace, Yorba Linda, Calif.
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Margaret Scafati Roukema (b. 1929) —
also known as Marge Roukema —
of Ridgewood, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., September
19, 1929.
Republican. School
teacher; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey, 1981-2003 (7th District 1981-83,
5th District 1983-2003); defeated, 1978.
Female.
Protestant.
Still living as of 2009.
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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.
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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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William H. Zeliff, Jr. (b. 1936) —
also known as Bill Zeliff —
of Jackson, Carroll
County, N.H.
Born in East Orange, Essex
County, N.J., June 12,
1936.
Republican. Candidate in primary for New
Hampshire state senate, 1984; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New Hampshire, 1988;
U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 1st District, 1991-97;
candidate in primary for Governor of
New Hampshire, 1996.
Protestant.
Still living as of 2009.
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