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Arthur Harry Moore (1879-1952) —
also known as A. Harry Moore —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., July 3,
1879.
Democrat. Lawyer; Governor of
New Jersey, 1926-29, 1932-35, 1938-41; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New Jersey, 1928,
1932,
1936,
1940,
1944,
1952;
U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1935-38.
Christian
Reformed. Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Grange; Delta
Theta Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Moose; Eagles; Royal
Arcanum; Foresters.
Died from a heart
attack while driving
his car along State Highway 29 in Somerset
County, N.J., November
18, 1952 (age 73 years, 138
days).
Interment at Bayview - New York Bay Cemetery.
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Edward Irving Edwards (1863-1931) —
also known as Edward I. Edwards —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Bergen town (now part of Jersey City), Hudson
County, N.J., December
1, 1863.
Son of William W. Edwards and Emma J. (Nation) Edwards.
Democrat. General
contractor; banker; New Jersey
state comptroller, 1911-17; member of New Jersey
state senate from Hudson County, 1919; Governor of
New Jersey, 1920-23; candidate for Democratic nomination for
President, 1920;
U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1923-29; defeated, 1928; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1924,
1928.
Episcopalian.
Welsh
and English
ancestry. Member, American
Bankers Association; Zeta
Psi; Freemasons;
Elks; Moose; Eagles.
Depressed over political and financial misfortunes, the deaths of
those close to him, and his own poor health, he shot and
killed
himself, in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., January
26, 1931 (age 67 years, 56
days).
Interment at Bayview - New York Bay Cemetery.
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James William McCarthy (1872-1939) —
also known as James W. McCarthy —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., September
8, 1872.
Republican. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey,
1912;
Hudson
County Judge, 1918-23; member of New Jersey
Republican State Committee, 1928; U.S.
Attorney for New Jersey, 1928; U.S.
District Judge for New Jersey, 1928-29; resigned 1929; chair of
Hudson County Republican Party, 1929-33.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., June 28,
1939 (age 66 years, 293
days).
Interment at Bayview - New York Bay Cemetery.
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William Davis Daly (1851-1900) —
also known as William D. Daly —
of Hoboken, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., June 4,
1851.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1889-91; district judge in New
Jersey, 1891-92; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New
Jersey, 1892,
1896;
member of New Jersey
state senate from Hudson County, 1893-98; member of New Jersey
Democratic State Committee, 1896-98; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 7th District, 1899-1900; died in
office 1900.
Died in Hoboken, Hudson
County, N.J., July 31,
1900 (age 49 years, 57
days).
Interment at Bayview - New York Bay Cemetery.
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Edward Hoos (1850-1912) —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Newied am Rhine, Germany,
August
31, 1850.
Democrat. Mayor
of Jersey City, N.J., 1897-1901.
Member, Freemasons.
Died October
24, 1912 (age 62 years, 54
days).
Interment at Bayview - New York Bay Cemetery.
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Glenn D. Cunningham (1943-2004) —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born, in Margaret Hague Hospital,
Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., September
16, 1943.
Hudson
County Freeholder, 1975-78; mayor
of Jersey City, N.J., 2001-04; defeated, 1989; died in office
2004; member of New Jersey
state senate 31st District, 2004; died in office 2004.
Baptist.
African
ancestry.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Greenville Hospital,
Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., May 25,
2004 (age 60 years, 252
days).
Interment at Bayview - New York Bay Cemetery.
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George Bragg Fielder (1842-1906) —
also known as George B. Fielder —
of New Jersey.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., July 24,
1842.
Son of James
F. Fielder.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 7th District, 1893-95.
Died in Windham, Greene
County, N.Y., August
14, 1906 (age 64 years, 21
days).
Interment at Bayview - New York Bay Cemetery.
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Charles Seidler (1839-1921) —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Münden, Westphalia, Germany,
May
24, 1839.
Mayor
of Jersey City, N.J., 1876-78.
Died in Bloomfield, Essex
County, N.J., February
13, 1921 (age 81 years, 265
days).
Interment at Bayview - New York Bay Cemetery.
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George L. Record (c.1859-1933) —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Auburn, Androscoggin
County, Maine, about 1859.
Lawyer;
Republican candidate for New Jersey
state senate, 1901; Republican candidate for New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1908; Republican candidate for U.S.
Representative from New Jersey, 1910; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New Jersey, 1912;
Presidential Elector for New Jersey, 1916;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1918 (Republican primary), 1924
(Progressive).
Died, from a cerebral
hemorrhage, in State Street Hospital,
Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, September
27, 1933 (age about 74
years).
Interment at Bayview - New York Bay Cemetery.
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George T. Smith (1855-1940) —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born April 29,
1855.
Democrat. Candidate for mayor
of Jersey City, N.J., 1901.
Died in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., December
19, 1940 (age 85 years, 234
days).
Interment at Bayview - New York Bay Cemetery.
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Pierre P. Garven (1872-1938) —
also known as Pierre Prosper Garvin —
of Bayonne, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Bayonne, Hudson
County, N.J., June 9,
1872.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor of
Bayonne, N.J., 1906-10, 1915-19; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from New Jersey, 1916.
Suffered a stroke,
and died soon after, in the Jersey City Medical
Center, Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., March 3,
1938 (age 65 years, 267
days).
Interment at Bayview - New York Bay Cemetery.
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Alfred V. Brady (1898-1970) —
of Bayonne, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Bayonne, Hudson
County, N.J., July 15,
1898.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; mayor of
Bayonne, N.J., 1959-62; defeated, 1962.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Knights
of Columbus.
Died, in Bayonne Hospital,
Bayonne, Hudson
County, N.J., July 19,
1970 (age 72 years, 4
days).
Interment at Bayview - New York Bay Cemetery.
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buried here: |
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Charles Henry Voorhis (1833-1896) —
also known as Charles H. Voorhis —
of New Jersey.
Born in Spring Valley (now Paramus), Bergen
County, N.J., March 13,
1833.
Republican. Lawyer; banker;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1864;
U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 5th District, 1879-81.
Indicted
in 1881 for bank
fraud over his actions as president of two banks, which later
became insolvent; tried and
found not guilty.
Fearing oncoming total blindness, he committed suicide
by gunshot,
in his office in
the Davidson Building, Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., April 15,
1896 (age 63 years, 33
days).
Original interment at Bayview - New York Bay Cemetery; reinterment at
Hackensack
Cemetery, Hackensack, N.J.
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| Politicians buried
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Thomas J. Brogan (1889-1965) —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.; Rumson, Monmouth
County, N.J.
Born in County Meath, Ireland,
1889.
Democrat. Lawyer; associate
justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1932-33; chief
justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1933-46; resigned
1946; delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Hudson County,
1947; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1948.
Died in Middletown, Monmouth
County, N.J., May 29,
1965 (age about 75
years).
Interment at Holy Name Cemetery.
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Relatives:
Married to Marjorie Malone. |
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Mary Teresa Norton (1875-1959) —
also known as Mary T. Norton; Mary Teresa
Hopkins —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., March 7,
1875.
Daughter of Thomas Hopkins and Marie Hopkins.
Democrat. Member of New Jersey
Democratic State Committee, 1920; vice-chair of
New Jersey Democratic Party, 1921-32; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New Jersey, 1924,
1928,
1932,
1936,
1940,
1944,
1948
(chair, Credentials
Committee); U.S.
Representative from New Jersey, 1925-51 (12th District 1925-33,
13th District 1933-51).
Female.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
First
woman elected to Congress from the eastern U.S.; first
Democratic woman ever to serve.
Died in 1959
(age about
84 years).
Interment at Holy Name Cemetery.
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Mark M. Fagan (1869-1955) —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., September
29, 1869.
Republican. Undertaker;
mayor
of Jersey City, N.J., 1902-07, 1913-17; defeated, 1907, 1909;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1904.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Died in a hospital
at Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., July 16,
1955 (age 85 years, 290
days).
Interment at Holy Name Cemetery.
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Frank Hague (1876-1956) —
also known as "Sphinx of Jersey City"; "The
Boss"; "The Leader" —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., January
17, 1876.
Son of John D. Hague and Maragaret (Fagen) Hague.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey,
1916,
1932;
mayor
of Jersey City, N.J., 1917-47; member of Democratic
National Committee from New Jersey, 1922-52; Vice-Chair
of Democratic National Committee, 1929.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Powerful leader of Hudson County Democratic "machine"; famously
quoted as declaring "I am the law!" Indicted
for various crimes but never convicted.
Died, from complications of bronchitis
and asthma, in
New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
1, 1956 (age 79 years, 349
days).
Entombed at Holy Name Cemetery.
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James Alphonsus Hamill (1877-1941) —
also known as James A. Hamill —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., March 30,
1877.
Son of Alexander Hamill and Meave Hamill.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1902-07; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey, 1907-21 (10th District 1907-13,
12th District 1913-21); delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New Jersey, 1908,
1916;
corporation counsel of Jersey City, 1927-41.
Member, American Bar
Association; Elks.
Died, from pneumonia
and thrombosis,
in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., December
15, 1941 (age 64 years, 260
days).
Interment at Holy Name Cemetery.
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Charles Francis Xavier O'Brien (1879-1940) —
also known as Charles F. X. O'Brien —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., March 7,
1879.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 12th District, 1921-25; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1924.
Died in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., November
14, 1940 (age 61 years, 252
days).
Interment at Holy Name Cemetery.
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John V. Kenny (1894-1975) —
also known as "Little Guy" —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., April 6,
1894.
Democrat. Mayor
of Jersey City, N.J., 1949-53; resigned 1953; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1964.
Catholic.
Pleaded
guilty to six federal counts of tax
evasion in May 1972, and sentenced
to prison.
Died, of a heart
attack, in a nursing
home at Paramus, Bergen
County, N.J., June 2,
1975 (age 81 years, 57
days).
Interment at Holy Name Cemetery.
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Thomas Gangemi (1903-1976) —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Italy,
July
29, 1903.
Mayor
of Jersey City, N.J., 1961-63; resigned 1963; defeated, 1965.
Catholic.
Italian
ancestry.
Died in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., December
1, 1976 (age 73 years, 125
days).
Interment at Holy Name Cemetery.
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Thomas F. X. Smith (1928-1996) —
also known as Tommie Smith; "The Mouth that
Roared" —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., July 5,
1928.
Mayor
of Jersey City, N.J., 1977-81; defeated, 1989; candidate for Governor of
New Jersey, 1981.
Catholic.
Professional basketball
player for the New York Knicks in 1951.
Died of cancer, in
Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., May 31,
1996 (age 67 years, 331
days).
Interment at Holy Name Cemetery.
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Bernard J. Berry (1913-1963) —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., July 3,
1913.
Democrat. Mayor
of Jersey City, N.J., 1953-57; defeated, 1957, 1961; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1956.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Died, from a cerebral
hemorrhage, in St. Francis Hospital,
Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., January
6, 1963 (age 49 years, 187
days).
Interment at Holy Name Cemetery.
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Thomas James Tumulty (1913-1981) —
also known as T. James Tumulty —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., March 2,
1913.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1944-52; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New Jersey, 1952;
U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 14th District, 1955-57; defeated,
1956; superior court judge in New Jersey, 1967-72.
Died in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., November
23, 1981 (age 68 years, 266
days).
Interment at Holy Name Cemetery.
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Frank Hague Eggers (1901-1954) —
also known as Frank H. Eggers —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., February
22, 1901.
Democrat. Lawyer;
criminal court judge in New Jersey, 1929-34; district judge in New
Jersey, 1934; served in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II; delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Hudson County,
1947; mayor
of Jersey City, N.J., 1947-49; defeated, 1949; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1948.
Catholic.
Member, Amvets; American Bar
Association.
Died, of cerebral
thrombosis, in Jersey City Medical
Center, Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., July 8,
1954 (age 53 years, 136
days).
Interment at Holy Name Cemetery.
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Relatives:
Nephew of Frank
Hague; married to Mary L. McDonald. |
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Patrick R. Griffin (c.1878-1931) —
also known as Paddy Griffin —
of Hoboken, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born about 1878.
Democrat. Bartender;
mayor
of Hoboken, N.J., 1915-26; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New Jersey, 1916,
1924.
Catholic.
Died, in Dr. John Lamb's Sanitarium,
near Ossining, Westchester
County, N.Y., January
14, 1931 (age about 53
years).
Interment at Holy Name Cemetery.
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Edward F. Clark (1898-1963) —
also known as Howie Clark —
of Bayonne, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Bayonne, Hudson
County, N.J., May 1,
1898.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey,
1948
(alternate), 1952,
1956
(alternate); mayor of
Bayonne, N.J., 1951-55.
Catholic.
Member, Kiwanis;
Elks.
Died, of throat
cancer, in Pollak Hospital,
Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., December
27, 1963 (age 65 years, 240
days).
Interment at Holy Name Cemetery.
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James Francis Murray, Jr. (1919-1965) —
also known as James F. Murray, Jr. —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., May 11,
1919.
Son of Jane (Wallace) Murray.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of New Jersey
state senate from Hudson County, 1954-57.
Catholic.
Died, following a heart
attack, in St. Francis Hospital,
Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., March 12,
1965 (age 45 years, 305
days).
Interment at Holy Name Cemetery.
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Relatives:
Married to Bianca Maria Vite. |
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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.
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Louis J. Messano (d. 1974) —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1952,
1956,
1960;
chair
of Hudson County Democratic Party, 1959.
Catholic.
Italian
ancestry.
Died in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., 1974.
Interment at Holy Name Cemetery.
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