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Orlando Louis Abbruzzese (b. 1922) —
also known as Orlando L. Abbruzzese —
of North Plainfield, Somerset
County, N.J.
Born in Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y., September
4, 1922.
Son of Mario Abbruzzese and Erminia (Lomibo) Abbruzzese.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor
of North Plainfield, N.J., 1967; chair of
Somerset County Democratic Party, 1973-81; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1980.
Catholic.
Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Still living as of 1981.
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Relatives:
Married 1945
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Alex Abjornson (1924-2008) —
of Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Seargantsville, Hunterdon
County, N.J.; Melbourne, Brevard
County, Fla.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., July 21,
1924.
Conservative. Candidate for New York
state senate 10th District, 1966.
Danish
ancestry. Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Died June 15,
2008 (age 83 years, 330
days).
Interment at Rosemont
Cemetery, Rosemont, N.J.
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Relatives:
Married to Celeste Montgomery. |
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Hugh Joseph Addonizio (1914-1981) —
also known as Hugh J. Addonizio —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., January
31, 1914.
Son of Frank Addonizio and Livia (Barasso) Addonizio.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
vice-president, A & C Clothing
Co.; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 11th District, 1949-62; mayor of
Newark, N.J., 1962-70; defeated, 1970; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New Jersey, 1964.
Catholic.
Italian
ancestry. Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Elks; NAACP; Urban
League; Lions; Kiwanis;
Rotary.
Indicted
in federal court, December, 1969, along with Municipal Judge Anthony
Giuliano, other city officials, and reputed organized
crime leader, Anthony 'Tony Boy' Boiardo, on extortion
and income
tax evasion charges
over a scheme to share kickbacks
from a sewer contracting company; pleaded not guilty; tried;
during the trial a witness identified him as recipient of thousands
of dollars in bribes;
convicted
in July, 1970; sentenced
to ten years in prison
and fined
$25,000; released in 1979.
Died in Red Bank, Monmouth
County, N.J., February
2, 1981 (age 67 years, 2
days).
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, East Hanover, N.J.
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John Ralph Armellino (1921-2004) —
also known as John R. Armellino —
of West New York, Hudson
County, N.J.; West Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla.
Born in West New York, Hudson
County, N.J., February
21, 1921.
Son of Nicholas Armellino and Emilia (DiRito) Armellino.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor
of West New York, N.J., 1955-67; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New Jersey, 1956,
1964.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Moose; Rotary; Kiwanis;
Veterans of Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Amvets.
Died September
17, 2004 (age 83 years, 209
days).
Interment at Flower
Hill Cemetery, North Bergen, N.J.
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John Carlyle Barbour (b. 1895) —
also known as John C. Barbour —
of Clifton, Passaic
County, N.J.
Born in Haledon, Passaic
County, N.J., April 18,
1895.
Son of William J. Barbour and Anna Barbour.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1929-32; member of New Jersey
state senate from Passaic County, 1933-36.
Member, Kiwanis;
Freemasons;
Shriners;
Junior
Order; Moose; American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Elks; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Burial
location unknown.
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Levin Hicks Campbell (b. 1927) —
of Massachusetts.
Born in Summit, Union
County, N.J., January
2, 1927.
Member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1963-65; U.S.
District Judge for Massachusetts, 1971-72; Judge of
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit, 1972-92.
Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Still living as of 1992.
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James Colgate Cleveland (1920-1995) —
also known as James C. Cleveland —
of New London, Merrimack
County, N.H.
Born in Montclair, Essex
County, N.J., June 13,
1920.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in
the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; member of New
Hampshire state senate, 1950-62; U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 2nd District, 1963-81.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Grange; Rotary; Freemasons;
Elks; Eagles.
Died December
3, 1995 (age 75 years, 173
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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James Henry Roberts Cromwell (1896-1990) —
also known as James H. R. Cromwell —
of Somerville, Somerset
County, N.J.; Weehawken, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 4,
1896.
Son of Oliver Eaton Cromwell and Lucretia (Roberts) Cromwell.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; vice-president,
Peerless Motor Car
Company; U.S. Minister to Canada, 1940; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New Jersey, 1940;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1940; president, Chemwood Corporation,
pulp and
paper manufacturers.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Military
Order of the World Wars; Marine
Corps League; American
Academy of Political and Social Science.
Died in 1990
(age about
94 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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James J. Donovan (1890-1971) —
of Bayonne, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Bayonne, Hudson
County, N.J., December
29, 1890.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; received the
Distinguished Service Cross for his heroism at Grand Pre, France, in
October, 1918; also received the Italian War Medal; Hudson
County Freeholder, 1935-39, 1951-54; mayor of
Bayonne, N.J., 1939-43.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Knights
of Columbus.
Helped convince the U.S. Navy to locate a base in Bayonne.
Died in Bayonne, Hudson
County, N.J., April 27,
1971 (age 80 years, 119
days).
Interment at Holy
Name Cemetery, Jersey City, N.J.
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Rodney P. Frelinghuysen (b. 1946) —
of Morristown, Morris
County, N.J.; Morris Plains, Morris
County, N.J.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., April 29,
1946.
Son of Peter
Hood Ballantine Frelinghuysen, Jr..
Republican. Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1983-94; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 11th District, 1995-; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 2004,
2008.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Kappa
Alpha Society.
Still living as of 2009.
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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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Francis J. Gorman (b. 1924) —
of Gloucester City, Camden
County, N.J.
Born in Gloucester City, Camden
County, N.J., November
19, 1924.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; served in the
U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly 4th District, 1972-76.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Still living as of 1976.
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James Joseph Heffernan (1888-1967) —
also known as James J. Heffernan —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., November
8, 1888.
Democrat. Architect;
member of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1930-36, 1948; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1932;
delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 6th District, 1938;
U.S.
Representative from New York, 1941-53 (5th District 1941-45, 11th
District 1945-53).
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Died in Long Branch, Monmouth
County, N.J., January
27, 1967 (age 78 years, 80
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Robert Winthrop Kean (1893-1980) —
also known as Robert W. Kean —
of Livingston, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Elberon, Monmouth
County, N.J., September
28, 1893.
Son of Hamilton
Fish Kean and Katharine Taylor (Winthrop) Kean.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; banker;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1936,
1960,
1964;
U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 12th District, 1939-59; candidate
for U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1958; chair of
Essex County Republican Party, 1961.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Died September
21, 1980 (age 86 years, 359
days).
Interment at St.
Bernard's Cemetery, Bernardsville, N.J.
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William Steelman Mathis (1898-1981) —
also known as W. Steelman Mathis —
of Toms River, Ocean
County, N.J.
Born in Tuckerton, Ocean
County, N.J., December
1, 1898.
Son of Thomas
Alfred Mathis.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of New Jersey
state senate from Ocean County, 1941-42, 1947-66; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1952.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Died September
19, 1981 (age 82 years, 292
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Toms River, N.J.
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Charles Stewart Mott (1875-1973) —
also known as Charles S. Mott; C. S. Mott —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., June 2,
1875.
Served in the U.S. Navy during the Spanish-American War; mayor of
Flint, Mich., 1912-14, 1918-19; defeated, 1914; candidate in
Republican primary for Governor of
Michigan, 1920; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1924,
1940;
Republican candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1964.
Episcopalian.
Member, United
Spanish War Veterans; Veterans of Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Elks; Moose; Kiwanis;
Rotary.
Vice-president of General
Motors. Philanthropist; founder of Charles Stewart Mott
Foundation.
Died in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., February
18, 1973 (age 97 years, 261
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Flint, Mich.
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Richard A. Nest (1927-1999) —
of Fort Lee, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., 1927.
Accountant;
mayor
of Fort Lee, N.J., 1976-79.
Member, Lions;
Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Died, from a heart
attack, March 24,
1999 (age about 71
years).
Entombed in mausoleum at Madonna
Cemetery, Fort Lee, N.J.
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James Thomas Patterson (1908-1989) —
also known as James T. Patterson —
of Watertown, Litchfield
County, Conn.; Bethlehem, Litchfield
County, Conn.
Born in Naugatuck, New Haven
County, Conn., October
20, 1908.
Son of James Thomas Patterson and Ellen (Sullivan) Patterson.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 5th District, 1947-59.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Marine
Corps League; Elks.
Died in Camden, Camden
County, N.J., February
7, 1989 (age 80 years, 110
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Phelps Phelps (1897-1981) —
also known as Phelps von Rottenburg —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Newark, Essex
County, N.J.; Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.; Wildwood, Cape May
County, N.J.
Born in Bonn, Germany,
May 4,
1897.
Son of Franz von Rottenburg (1845-1907) and Marian (Phelps) von
Rottenburg (1868-1922).
Member of New York
state assembly, 1924-28, 1937-38 (New York County 10th District
1924-28, New York County 3rd District 1937-38); delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1932;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1936,
1948
(alternate); member of New York
state senate 13th District, 1939-42; served in the U.S. Army
during World War II; Governor of
American Samoa, 1951-52; U.S. Ambassador to Dominican Republic, 1952-53; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New Jersey, 1956,
1960,
1964
(alternate); delegate to
New Jersey state constitutional convention, 1966.
Episcopalian.
Member, Sons of
the Revolution; Psi
Upsilon; Urban
League; Elks; American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Society
of Colonial Wars; Union
League; Delta
Theta Phi.
Died in Wildwood, Cape May
County, N.J., June 10,
1981 (age 84 years, 37
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Charles William Sandman, Jr. (1921-1985) —
also known as Charles W. Sandman, Jr. —
of Cape May, Cape May
County, N.J.; Erma Park, Cape May
County, N.J.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., October
23, 1921.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of New Jersey
state senate from Cape May County, 1956-66; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1956
(alternate), 1960,
1964,
1968;
delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention, 1966; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 2nd District, 1967-75; candidate
for Governor of
New Jersey, 1973.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Veterans of Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Rotary.
Died in Cape May Court House, Cape May
County, N.J., August
26, 1985 (age 63 years, 307
days).
Interment at Cold
Spring Presbyterian Cemetery, Cold Spring, N.J.
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C. Robert Sarcone (b. 1925) —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., August 3,
1925.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of New Jersey
state senate from Essex County, 1964-66; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New Jersey, 1964.
Member, American Bar
Association; Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Still living as of 1966.
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Richard R. Stout (b. 1912) —
of West Allenhurst, Monmouth
County, N.J.
Born in Ocean Grove, Monmouth
County, N.J., September
21, 1912.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of New Jersey
state senate from Monmouth County, 1952-74; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1972.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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William Halstead Sutphin (1887-1972) —
also known as William H. Sutphin —
of Matawan, Monmouth
County, N.J.
Born in Browntown, Middlesex
County, N.J., August
30, 1887.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 3rd District, 1931-43; defeated,
1942; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1948.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Elks; Junior
Order.
Died in Salisbury, Wicomico
County, Md., October
14, 1972 (age 85 years, 45
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Frank Thompson, Jr. (1918-1989) —
of Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J., July 26,
1918.
Son of Frank Thompson and Beatrice (Jameson) Thompson.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1950-54; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 4th District, 1955-80; defeated,
1980; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1964.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Implicated
in the Abscam sting, in which FBI agents impersonating Arab
businessmen offered bribes
to political figures; indicted
on June 18 and convicted
on December 3, 1980, on bribery
and conspiracy charges; sentenced
to three years in prison.
Died in 1989
(age about
70 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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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.
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Stanley Washburn (b. 1878) —
of Lakewood, Ocean
County, N.J.
Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., February
7, 1878.
Son of William
Drew Washburn and Elizabeth M. (Muzzy) Washburn (1836-1915).
Republican. Newspaper
correspondent; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Minnesota, 1912;
president, Washburn Lignite Coal Co.,
Wilton, N.D., 1926-29; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 3rd District, 1932.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Delta
Psi; American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Reserve
Officers Association.
Burial
location unknown.
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