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Joseph B. Perskie (1885-1957) —
of Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J.
Born in Alliance, Salem
County, N.J., July 20,
1885.
Son of Harris Perskie and Minnie (Levit) Perskie.
Republican. Lawyer; associate
justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1933-47.
Jewish.
Member, B'nai
B'rith; Elks; Eagles; Moose.
Died May 29,
1957 (age 71 years, 313
days).
Interment at Beth Kehillah Cemetery.
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Joseph Aaron Lazarow (1923-2008) —
also known as Joseph Lazarow —
of Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J.
Born December
17, 1923.
Son of Morris Lazarow and Eva Lazarow.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; mayor
of Atlantic City, N.J., 1976-82.
Jewish.
Died in St. Petersburg, Pinellas
County, Fla., January
3, 2008 (age 84 years, 17
days).
Interment at Beth Kehillah Cemetery.
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David M. Perskie (1913-1969) —
of New Jersey.
Born in Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J., 1913.
Son of Joseph
B. Perskie.
County judge in New Jersey, 1966-69.
Died in 1969
(age about
56 years).
Interment at Beth Kehillah Cemetery.
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Marvin D. Perskie (1920-1977) —
of New Jersey.
Born in Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J., 1920.
Son of Joseph
B. Perskie.
Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1965-67.
Died in 1977
(age about
57 years).
Interment at Beth Kehillah Cemetery.
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Walter Sooy Jeffries (1893-1954) —
also known as Walter S. Jeffries —
of Margate City, Atlantic
County, N.J.; Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J.
Born in Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J., October
16, 1893.
Republican. Atlantic
County Sheriff, 1935-38; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 2nd District, 1939-41; Atlantic
County Treasurer, 1941-44.
Died October
11, 1954 (age 60 years, 360
days).
Interment at Laurel Memorial Park.
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Frank S. Farley (1901-1977) —
also known as "Hap" —
of Ventnor City, Atlantic
County, N.J.
Born in Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J., December
5, 1901.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Atlantic County, 1938-40;
member of New Jersey
state senate from Atlantic County, 1941-72; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1944,
1948,
1952,
1956,
1960,
1964,
1972;
chair
of Atlantic County Republican Party, 1945-47, 1959; delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Atlantic
County, 1947.
Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon.
Died in 1977
(age about
75 years).
Entombed at Laurel Memorial Park.
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Married to Marie 'Honey' Feyl. |
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John James Gardner (1845-1921) —
also known as John J. Gardner —
of Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J.
Born in Atlantic
County, N.J., October
17, 1845.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; farmer; insurance
business; mayor
of Atlantic City, N.J., 1868-72, 1874-75; member of New Jersey
state senate from Atlantic County, 1878-92; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1884,
1904;
U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 2nd District, 1893-1913; defeated,
1912.
Died in Indian Mills, Burlington
County, N.J., February
7, 1921 (age 75 years, 113
days).
Interment at Atlantic City Cemetery.
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Emerson Lewis Richards (1884-1963) —
also known as Emerson L. Richards —
of Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J.
Born in Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J., July 9,
1884.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Atlantic County, 1912-14;
member of New Jersey
state senate from Atlantic County, 1917-18, 1923-34; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1936.
Died in 1963
(age about
78 years).
Entombed at Atlantic City Cemetery.
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