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  John Stothoff Badeau (1903-1995) — also known as John S. Badeau — of Jamesburg, Middlesex County, N.J. Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa., February 24, 1903. Son of Charles C. Badeau and Mary Lyles (Stothoff) Badeau. Minister; missionary; university professor; president, American University in Cairo, 1945-53; U.S. Ambassador to United Arab Republic, 1961. Christian Reformed; later Presbyterian. Member, Sigma Xi; Tau Kappa Alpha. Died August 25, 1995 (age 92 years, 182 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, September 7, 1924, to Margaret Louise Hathaway (died 1991).
  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.
  Relatives: Married, February 4, 1873, to Mary Nelson Stevenson (1853-1948).
  See also National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Nicholas Murray Butler (1862-1947) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Elizabeth, Union County, N.J., April 2, 1862. Son of Henry L. Butler and Mary J. (Murray) Butler. Republican. University professor; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1888; President of Columbia University, 1901-45; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1904, 1912, 1916, 1920, 1924, 1928, 1932; candidate for Vice President of the United States, 1912; candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1920, 1928; co-recipient of Nobel Peace Prize in 1931; elected (Wet) delegate to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment 1933, but did not serve; blind in his later years. Episcopalian. Member, American Philosophical Society; American Historical Association; Psi Upsilon; Phi Beta Kappa. Died, of bronchio-pneumonia, in St. Luke's Hospital, Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., December 7, 1947 (age 85 years, 249 days). Interment at Cedar Lawn Cemetery, Paterson, N.J.
  Relatives: Son of Henry L. Butler and Mary J. (Murray) Butler; married 1887 to Susanna Edwards Schuyler (died 1903); married, March 5, 1907, to Kate La Montagne.
  Cross-reference: Thomas Burke
  Campaign slogan (1920): "Pick Nick as President for a Picnic in November."
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: American Monthly Review of Reviews, February 1902
  Betty Castor (b. 1941) — of Tampa, Hillsborough County, Fla. Born in Glassboro, Gloucester County, N.J., May 11, 1941. Daughter of Joseph L. Bowe and Gladys Wright Bowe. Democrat. Member of Florida state senate, 1977-78, 1983-86 (23rd District 1977-78, 21st District 1983-86); candidate in primary for Lieutenant Governor of Florida, 1978; Florida Commissioner of Education, 1986; President of of the University of South Florida, 1994; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 2004; candidate for U.S. Senator from Florida, 2004. Female. Lutheran. Member, League of Women Voters; American Association of University Women; Sierra Club. Inducted into the Florida Women's Hall of Fame, 1996. Still living as of 2004.
  Relatives: Married to Samuel P. Bell III.
  Robert Clarkson Clothier (b. 1885) — also known as Robert C. Clothier — of New Brunswick, Middlesex County, N.J. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., January 8, 1885. Son of Clarkson Clothier and Agnes (Evans) Clothier. Newspaper reporter; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; vice-president, Scott Company (industrial personnel consultants), 1918-23; Dean of Men, University of Pittsburgh, 1929-32; director, Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company; president, Rutgers University, 1932; delegate to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Middlesex County, 1947. Christian Reformed. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Clarkson Clothier and Agnes (Evans) Clothier; married, June 24, 1916, to Nathalie Wilson; father of Arthur Clothier (c.1920-1942; killed in accident during Army Air Corps training).
  Edward Dickinson Duffield (1871-1938) — also known as Edward D. Duffield — of South Orange, Essex County, N.J. Born in Princeton, Mercer County, N.J., March 3, 1871. Son of John Thomas Duffield and Sarah Elizabeth (Green) Duffield. Republican. Lawyer; member of New Jersey state house of assembly, 1904-05; village president of South Orange, New Jersey, 1917; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1920, 1936; president, Prudential Insurance Company, 1922-38; acting president, Princeton University, 1932-33; director, American Telephone and Telegraph Company. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association. Suffered a stroke, and died the next day, in South Orange, Essex County, N.J., September 17, 1938 (age 67 years, 198 days). Interment at Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, N.J.
  Relatives: Son of John Thomas Duffield and Sarah Elizabeth (Green) Duffield; married, April 21, 1897, to Josephine Reade Curtis; married 1916 to Barbara Freeman.
  Livingston Farrand (1867-1939) — of Ithaca, Tompkins County, N.Y.; Brewster, Putnam County, N.Y. Born in Newark, Essex County, N.J., June 14, 1867. Son of Samuel Ashbel Farrand and Louise (Wilson) Farrand. Physician; anthropologist; psychologist; university professor; president, University of Colorado, 1914-19; chairman, Central Committee of the American Red Cross, 1919-21; president, Cornell University, 1921-37; elected (Wet) delegate to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment 1933, but did not serve. French Huguenot ancestry. Member, American Public Health Association; American Psychological Association. Died, of pneumonia, in New York Hospital, Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., November 8, 1939 (age 72 years, 147 days). Interment at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Newark, N.J.
  Relatives: Married, February 1, 1901, to Margaret K. Carleton.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  James Abram Garfield (1831-1881) — also known as James A. Garfield — of Hiram, Portage County, Ohio. Born in a log cabin near Orange, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, November 19, 1831. Son of Abram Garfield (1799-1833) and Elizabeth (Ballou) Garfield (1801-1888). Republican. Lawyer; college professor; president, Eclectic University (now Hiram College); member of Ohio state senate, 1859-61; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S. Representative from Ohio 19th District, 1863-81; President of the United States, 1881; died in office 1881. Disciples of Christ. English ancestry. Member, Freemasons; Delta Upsilon. His portrait appeared on the U.S. $20 gold certificate in about 1898-1905. Shot by the assassin Charles J. Guiteau, in the Baltimore & Potomac Railroad Station, Washington, D.C., July 2, 1881, and died from the effects of the wound and infection, in Elberon, Monmouth County, N.J., September 19, 1881 (age 49 years, 304 days). Interment at Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio; statue erected 1887 at Garfield Circle, Washington, D.C.; statue at Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, Calif.
  Relatives: Third cousin thrice removed of Samuel Lathrop; son of Abram Garfield (1799-1833) and Elizabeth (Ballou) Garfield (1801-1888); fourth cousin of Eli Thayer; married, November 11, 1858, to Lucretia "Crete" Rudolph (1832-1918); third cousin once removed of Abial Lathrop; fourth cousin once removed of John Alden Thayer; father of James Rudolph Garfield. See Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Williams family of New York.
  Cross-reference: William S. Maynard
  Garfield counties in Colo., Mont., Neb., Okla., Utah and Wash. are named for him.
  Politician named for him: James G. Stewart
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Books about James A. Garfield: Allan Peskin, Garfield: A Biography — Justus D. Doenecke, The Presidencies of James A. Garfield and Chester A. Arthur
  Image source: James G. Blaine, Twenty Years of Congress, vol. 2 (1886)
  David Jayne Hill (1850-1932) — also known as David J. Hill — of Lewisburg, Union County, Pa.; Rochester, Monroe County, N.Y.; Washington, D.C. Born in Plainfield, Union County, N.J., June 10, 1850. Son of Rev. Daniel T. Hill and Lydia Ann (Thompson) Hill. Historian; president, Bucknell University, 1879-88; president, University of Rochester, 1888-96; U.S. Minister to Switzerland, 1903-05; Netherlands, 1905-08; Luxembourg, 1905-08; U.S. Ambassador to Germany, 1908-11. Member, American Philosophical Society; American Historical Association; Sons of the American Revolution. Died in 1932 (age about 82 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, June 3, 1886, to Juliet Lewis Packer.
  Cross-reference: Thomas Burke
  Roland Roger Renne (1905-1989) — also known as Roland Renne — of Bozeman, Gallatin County, Mont. Born in Greenwich, Cumberland County, N.J., December 12, 1905. Son of Fred Christian Renne and Caroline Augusta (Young) Renne. Economist; college professor; president, Montana State College, Bozeman, 1943-64; candidate for Governor of Montana, 1964. Presbyterian or Unitarian. Member, Rotary; American Economic Association; American Academy of Political and Social Science; Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi; Alpha Zeta. The Renne Library at Montana State University is named for him. Died August 30, 1989 (age 83 years, 261 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married, August 9, 1932, to Mary Kneeland Wisner.
  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.
  Relatives: Married, September 22, 1919, to Mildred A. Paige.
  Joseph Ross Stevenson (1866-1939) — also known as J. Ross Stevenson — of Sedalia, Pettis County, Mo.; Chicago, Cook County, Ill.; New York City (unknown county), N.Y.; Baltimore, Md.; Princeton, Mercer County, N.J. Born in Ligonier, Westmoreland County, Pa., March 1, 1866. Son of Rev. Ross Stevenson and Martha A. (Harbison) Stevenson. Democrat. Pastor; college professor; speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1912 ; president, Princeton Theological Seminary, 1914-36. Presbyterian. Died in Princeton, Mercer County, N.J., August 13, 1939 (age 73 years, 165 days). Interment at Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, N.J.
  Relatives: Married, May 16, 1899, to Florence Day.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924) — also known as Thomas Woodrow Wilson; "Schoolmaster in Politics" — of New Jersey. Born in Staunton, Va., December 28, 1856. Son of Rev. Joseph Ruggles Wilson (1822-1903) and Janet 'Jessie' (Woodrow) Wilson (1826-1888). Democrat. University professor; president of Princeton University, 1902-10; Governor of New Jersey, 1911-13; President of the United States, 1913-21. Presbyterian. Member, Phi Kappa Psi; Phi Alpha Delta. Recipient of Nobel Peace Prize in 1919; elected to the Hall of Fame for Great Americans in 1950. His portrait appeared on the U.S. $100,000 gold certificate which was issued in 1934-45 for cash transactions between banks. Died in Washington, D.C., February 3, 1924 (age 67 years, 37 days). Interment at Washington National Cathedral, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Son of Rev. Joseph Ruggles Wilson (1822-1903) and Janet 'Jessie' (Woodrow) Wilson (1826-1888); married, June 24, 1885, to Ellen Louise Axson (1860-1914); married, December 18, 1915, to Edith (Bolling) Galt (1872-1961); father of Eleanor Randolph Wilson (1889-1967; who married William Gibbs McAdoo). See Wilson-McAdoo-Floyd family.
  Cross-reference: William C. Bullitt — Bainbridge Colby — Joseph E. Davies — Joseph P. Tumulty — Thomas H. Birch
  Other politicians named for him: Woodrow W. JonesTom Woodrow PayneWoodrow Wilson DumasWoodrow Wilson MannW. Wilson GoodeWoodrow Wilson Storey
  Campaign slogan (1916): "He kept us out of war."
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books about Woodrow Wilson: Louis Auchincloss, Woodrow Wilson — Herbert Hoover, The Ordeal of Woodrow Wilson — James Chace, 1912 : Wilson, Roosevelt, Taft and Debs : The Election that Changed the Country — Anne Schraff, Woodrow Wilson (for young readers)
  Critical books about Woodrow Wilson: Jim Powell, Wilson's War : How Woodrow Wilson's Great Blunder Led to Hitler, Lenin, Stalin, and World War II
  Image source: American Monthly Review of Reviews, July 1902

 

 


 
   
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