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Barbara S. Abbott (b. 1930) —
also known as Barbara Straight —
of Edison, Middlesex
County, N.J.; Metuchen, Middlesex
County, N.J.
Born in Mannington, Marion
County, W.Va., November
30, 1930.
Daughter of Ardas Leo Straight and Nellie (Starkey) Straight.
Republican. School teacher; member of New Jersey
Republican State Committee, 1965; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1968.
Female.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Federation of Teachers; Order of the
Eastern Star.
Still living as of 1981.
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Relatives:
Married 1961
to George Norman Abbott IV. |
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Tom R. Ammiano (b. 1941) —
also known as Tom Ammiano —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Montclair, Essex
County, N.J., December
15, 1941.
Democrat. School teacher; movie
stuntman; candidate for mayor
of San Francisco, Calif., 1999, 2003; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from California, 2000;
member of California
state assembly 13th District, 2009.
Gay.
Still living as of 2009.
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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.
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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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memorial |
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Lilliam Walsh Egolf —
also known as Lillian F. Walsh —
of Rahway, Union
County, N.J.
Democrat. School teacher; lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 6th District, 1962.
Female.
Still living as of 1962.
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John James Fay, Jr. (1927-2003) —
also known as John J. Fay —
of Woodbridge, Middlesex
County, N.J.; Metuchen, Middlesex
County, N.J.
Born in Elizabeth, Union
County, N.J., June 8,
1927.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; school
teacher; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1968-74; member of New Jersey
state senate 19th District, 1974-77.
Catholic.
Died in Metuchen, Middlesex
County, N.J., October
27, 2003 (age 76 years, 141
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Milton A. Feller (b. 1902) —
of Elizabeth, Union
County, N.J.
Born in New Brunswick, Middlesex
County, N.J., September
21, 1902.
School teacher; athletic
coach; lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Union County, 1942-44;
district judge in New Jersey 1st District, 1944; law
professor; delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Union County,
1947.
Member, Elks.
Presumed
deceased.
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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Ronald D. Glass (b. 1911) —
of Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J.
Born in Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J., September
22, 1911.
School teacher and principal; served in the U.S. Army Air
Force in World War II; delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Passaic
County, 1947.
Member, Phi
Delta Kappa; American
Legion.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Joseph Emmett Haynes (1826-1897) —
also known as Joseph E. Haynes; "Picnic
Joe" —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in 1826.
Democrat. School principal; mayor of
Newark, N.J., 1884-94; postmaster.
Died in 1897
(age about
71 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Mildred Barry Hughes —
also known as Mildred B. Hughes —
of Union, Union
County, N.J.
Born in Elizabeth, Union
County, N.J.
Democrat. School teacher; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Union County, 1958-65;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1964.
Female.
Catholic.
Member, American
Association of University Women; Urban
League; League of Women
Voters.
Still living as of 1965.
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Relatives:
Married to Peter L. Hughes, Jr. |
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William Mershon Lanning (1849-1912) —
also known as William M. Lanning —
of Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in Ewingville, Mercer
County, N.J., January
1, 1849.
Son of Elijah Lanning and Cornelia Ann (Mershon) Lanning.
Republican. School teacher; lawyer;
district judge in New Jersey, 1887-89; delegate to
New Jersey state constitutional convention, 1894; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 4th District, 1903-04; U.S.
District Judge for New Jersey, 1904-09; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, 1909-12; died in
office 1912.
Presbyterian.
Died February
16, 1912 (age 63 years, 46
days).
Interment at Presbyterian
Cemetery, Ewing, N.J.
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Anne Clark Martindell (b. 1914) —
also known as Anne Clark; Mrs. Jackson
Martindell —
of Princeton, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., 1914.
Daughter of William Clark and Marjory (Blair) Clark.
Democrat. School teacher; vice-chair of
New Jersey Democratic Party, 1969-74; member of Democratic
National Committee from New Jersey, 1976; member of New Jersey
state senate 14th District, 1976; U.S. Ambassador to New Zealand, 1979-81; Western Samoa, 1979-81.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Member, League
of Women Voters.
Still living as of 1997.
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Joseph V. McKee (1889-1956) —
also known as "Holy Joe" —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., August 8,
1889.
School teacher; lawyer; author;
member of New York
state assembly from Bronx County 7th District, 1918-23; municipal
judge in New York, 1924-26; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1932,
1936,
1940,
1944;
mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1932; defeated, 1932, 1933 (Recovery);
elected (Wet) delegate to
New York convention to ratify 21st amendment 1933, but did not
serve; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 23rd District, 1938.
Died January
28, 1956 (age 66 years, 173
days).
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y.
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Gene W. Miller (b. 1906) —
of Summit, Union
County, N.J.
Born in Winterset, Madison
County, Iowa, 1906.
School teacher; delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Union County,
1947.
Female.
Presbyterian.
Member, League
of Women Voters; American
Association of University Women; Phi
Kappa Sigma.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1931
to Richard L. Miller. |
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James Smith Monroe (b. 1854) —
also known as James S. Monroe —
of Ironwood, Gogebic
County, Mich.
Born in Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J., December
29, 1854.
Son of Peter Smith Monroe and Harriet (FitzGerald) Monroe.
Republican. Superintendent of schools; lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1901-10 (Gogebic District
1901-02, Gogebic County 1903-10); defeated, 1912.
Christian
Reformed. Member, Freemasons.
Burial
location unknown.
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Monica Moorehead (b. 1952) —
of New Jersey.
Born in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa
County, Ala., 1952.
School teacher; Workers World candidate for President
of the United States, 1996, 2000.
Female.
Atheist.
African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2000.
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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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William J. Pascrell, Jr. (b. 1937) —
also known as Bill Pascrell —
of Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J.
Born in Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J., January
25, 1937.
Democrat. School teacher; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1988-96; mayor
of Paterson, N.J., 1990-96; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New Jersey, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 8th District, 1997-.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2009.
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Pauline H. Peterson —
of Salem
County, N.J.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
School teacher and principal; delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Salem County,
1947.
Female.
English
and German
ancestry. Member, Order of the
Eastern Star; Soroptimists;
American
Association of University Women; Delta
Kappa Gamma.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Harold A. Peterson. |
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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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Wilbour Eddy Saunders (1894-1979) —
also known as Wilbour E. Saunders —
of Hightstown, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in Warwick, Kent
County, R.I., September
20, 1894.
Son of Colver Leeds Saunders and Harriet (Robertson) Saunders.
Pastor;
chaplain;
school headmaster; delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Mercer County,
1947; interim president,
Keuka College, 1965-66.
Baptist.
Member, American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Delta
Tau Delta; Freemasons;
Junior
Order; Royal
Arcanum; Patriotic
Order Sons of America.
Died in 1979
(age about
84 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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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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Harry J. Wheeler —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
School teacher; candidate for mayor of
Newark, N.J., 1970.
African
ancestry.
Still living as of 1970.
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Charles S. Witkowski (1907-1993) —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., March 4,
1907.
School teacher; lawyer; mayor
of Jersey City, N.J., 1957-61; defeated, 1961.
Catholic.
Polish
ancestry.
Died, in St. Vincent's Hospital,
New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 1,
1993 (age 86 years, 89
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Holy
Cross Cemetery, North Arlington, N.J.
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