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William Joyce Sewell (1835-1901) —
also known as William J. Sewell —
of Camden, Camden
County, N.J.
Born in Castlebar, County Mayo, Ireland,
December
6, 1835.
Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; railroad
executive; member of New Jersey
state senate from Camden County, 1873-81; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New Jersey, 1876,
1880,
1884,
1888,
1892,
1896
(speaker),
1900;
U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1881-87, 1895-1901; died in office 1901.
Received the Medal
of Honor in 1896 for action at Chancellorsville, Va., May 3, 1863.
Died in Camden, Camden
County, N.J., December
27, 1901 (age 66 years, 21
days).
Interment at Harleigh Cemetery.
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David Baird (1839-1927) —
of Camden, Camden
County, N.J.
Born in Londonderry, Ireland (now Northern
Ireland), April 7,
1839.
Republican. Lumber
business; banker; Camden
County Freeholder, 1876-80; Camden
County Sheriff, 1887-89, 1895-97; Presidential Elector for New
Jersey, 1900;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1904,
1916;
U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1918-19; appointed 1918.
Died in Camden, Camden
County, N.J., February
25, 1927 (age 87 years, 324
days).
Interment at Harleigh Cemetery.
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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.
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David Baird, Jr. (1881-1955) —
of Camden, Camden
County, N.J.
Born in Camden, Camden
County, N.J., October
10, 1881.
Son of David
Baird and Christiana Baird.
Republican. Lumber
business; director, First Camden National Bank;
director, West Jersey & Seashore Railroad;
U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1929-30; candidate for Governor of
New Jersey, 1931.
Died in Camden, Camden
County, N.J., February
28, 1955 (age 73 years, 141
days).
Interment at Harleigh Cemetery.
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William John Browning (1850-1920) —
also known as William J. Browning —
of Camden, Camden
County, N.J.
Born in Camden, Camden
County, N.J., April 11,
1850.
Republican. Dry goods
merchant; postmaster;
insurance
business; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 1st District, 1911-20; died in
office 1920.
Died, from a heart
attack, in the barber shop of the U.S.
Capitol Building, Washington,
D.C., March 24,
1920 (age 69 years, 348
days).
Interment at Harleigh Cemetery.
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Albert E. Burling (1891-1960) —
of Pennsauken, Camden
County, N.J.
Born in Camden, Camden
County, N.J., August 3,
1891.
Lawyer;
law partner of John
B. Kates; member of New Jersey
state senate from Camden County, 1936-38; circuit judge in New
Jersey, 1942-47; associate
justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1947-60; died in
office 1960.
Died October
29, 1960 (age 69 years, 87
days).
Interment at Harleigh Cemetery.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson Donges (b. 1875) —
also known as Ralph W. E. Donges —
of Camden, Camden
County, N.J.; Collingswood, Camden
County, N.J.
Born in Donaldson, Schuylkill
County, Pa., May 5,
1875.
Son of John W. Donges and Rose (Renaud) Donges.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1916;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; circuit judge in New
Jersey, 1920-30; associate
justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1930-48; superior
court judge in New Jersey, 1948-51.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Moose;
Elks.
Entombed in mausoleum at Harleigh Cemetery.
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John Farson Starr (1818-1904) —
also known as John F. Starr —
of Camden, Camden
County, N.J.
Born in Pennsylvania, 1818.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 1st District, 1863-67.
Died in 1904
(age about
86 years).
Interment at Harleigh Cemetery.
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Louis Theodore DeRousse (1844-1921) —
also known as Louis T. DeRousse —
of Camden, Camden
County, N.J.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., May 29,
1844.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; accountant;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1895-97; Speaker of
the New Jersey State House of Assembly, 1896.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in West Oak Lane, Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., August
27, 1921 (age 77 years, 90
days).
Interment at Harleigh Cemetery.
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Ella Reeve Bloor (1862-1951) —
of New York.
Born July 8,
1862.
Socialist. Candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1918.
Female.
Died August
10, 1951 (age 89 years, 33
days).
Interment at Harleigh Cemetery.
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Charles Shimer Boyer (1869-1936) —
also known as Charles S. Boyer —
of Camden, Camden
County, N.J.; Moorestown, Burlington
County, N.J.
Born in Bethlehem, Northampton
County, Pa., May 23,
1869.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
New Jersey, 1920.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died in Moorestown, Burlington
County, N.J., November
10, 1936 (age 67 years, 171
days).
Interment at Harleigh Cemetery.
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Alexander Gilmore Cattell (1816-1894) —
also known as Alexander G. Cattell —
of Salem
County, N.J.; Camden, Camden
County, N.J.
Born in Salem, Salem
County, N.J., February
12, 1816.
Republican. Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Salem County, 1840; banker; financier;
U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1866-71; member of Republican
National Committee from New Jersey, 1872-.
Died in Jamestown, Chautauqua
County, N.Y., April 8,
1894 (age 78 years, 55
days).
Interment at Colestown Cemetery.
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Francis Ford Patterson, Jr. (1867-1935) —
also known as Francis F. Patterson, Jr. —
of Camden, Camden
County, N.J.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., July 30,
1867.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; member of New Jersey state legislature, 1900; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1916
(alternate), 1920;
U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 1st District, 1920-27; banker.
Died in Merchantville, Camden
County, N.J., November
30, 1935 (age 68 years, 123
days).
Interment at Colestown Cemetery.
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Charles Grant Garrison (1849-1924) —
also known as Charles G. Garrison —
of Merchantville, Camden
County, N.J.
Born in Swedesboro, Gloucester
County, N.J., August 3,
1849.
Son of Rev. Joseph Fithian Garrison (1823-1892) and Elizabeth
Vanarsdale (Grant) Garrison (1829-1903).
Democrat. Physician;
lawyer;
associate
justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1888-93, 1896-1900;
resigned 1893.
Episcopalian.
Died April 22,
1924 (age 74 years, 263
days).
Interment at Colestown Cemetery.
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Andrew Kessler Hay (1809-1881) —
also known as Andrew K. Hay —
of New Jersey.
Born near Lowell, Middlesex
County, Mass., January
19, 1809.
Whig. U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 1st District, 1849-51; president,
Camden and Atlantic Railroad,
1872-76.
Died February
7, 1881 (age 72 years, 19
days).
Interment at Colestown Cemetery.
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