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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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