The Political Graveyard: Mercer County, N.J.

Mercer County
New Jersey

Mercer County information:

Population: 350,761 (2000); 325,824 (1990)
Land area 226 square miles.
County seat: Trenton
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The Political Graveyard:

Selected officials of Mercer County
Politicians who were born in Mercer County
Politicians who lived in Mercer County
Politicians who died in Mercer County
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Mercer County

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Selected officials of Mercer County

(not intended to be complete)

Barker Gummere, Jr. (County Clerk) Sido L. Ridolfi (Sheriff, 1948-51) Samuel J. Plumeri, Jr. (Sheriff)

Private or family graveyard
Mercer County, New Jersey

Politicians formerly buried here:

John Hart (1713-1779) — of New Jersey. Born in Hopewell, Hunterdon County (now Mercer County), N.J., 1713. Ancestor of Ransom Hart Guinnip and Sarah Hart (who married George B. Guinnip); great-great-grandfather of John Hart Brewer. Delegate to Continental Congress from New Jersey, 1776; signer, Declaration of Independence, 1776; member of New Jersey state legislature, 1776. Died, from kidney failure, in Hopewell, Mercer County, N.J., May 11, 1779. Original interment at at a private or family graveyard; reinterment in 1865 at First Baptist Church Cemetery, Hopewell, N.J.
- See also Hart-Guinnip family of New Jersey
- See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article.

Presbyterian Cemetery
Ewing, Mercer County, New Jersey

Politicians buried here:

William Mershon Lanning (1849-1912) — also known as William M. Lanning — of Trenton, Mercer County, N.J. Born in Ewingville, Mercer County, N.J., January 1, 1849. Son of Elijah Lanning and Cornelia Ann (Mershon) Lanning; married, August 3, 1881, to Jennie Hemenway. Republican. School teacher; lawyer; district judge in New Jersey, 1887-89; delegate to New Jersey state constitutional convention, 1894; U.S. Representative from New Jersey 4th District, 1903-04; U.S. District Judge for New Jersey, 1904-09; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, 1909-12; died in office 1912. Presbyterian. Died February 16, 1912. Interment at Presbyterian Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Ewing Cemetery
Ewing Township, Mercer County, New Jersey

Politicians buried here:

S. Howard Woodson, Jr. (c.1916-1999) — of Trenton, Mercer County, N.J. Democrat. Member of New Jersey state house of assembly, 1974-76. Black. Died July 28, 1999. Interment at Ewing Cemetery.

First Presbyterian Churchyard
Hamilton Square, Mercer County, New Jersey

Politicians buried here:

Charles Skelton (1806-1879) — of New Jersey. Born in New Jersey, 1806. Democrat. U.S. Representative from New Jersey 2nd District, 1851-55. Died in 1879. Interment at First Presbyterian Churchyard.
- See also: congressional biography.

Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Hamilton Square, Mercer County, New Jersey

Politicians buried here:

George Robbins Robbins (1808-1875) — of New Jersey. Born in New Jersey, 1808. U.S. Representative from New Jersey 2nd District, 1855-59. Died in 1875. Interment at Presbyterian Church Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

First Baptist Church Cemetery
Hopewell, Mercer County, New Jersey
Founded 1715

Politicians buried here:

John Hart (1713-1779) — of New Jersey. Born in Hopewell, Hunterdon County (now Mercer County), N.J., 1713. Ancestor of Ransom Hart Guinnip and Sarah Hart (who married George B. Guinnip); great-great-grandfather of John Hart Brewer. Delegate to Continental Congress from New Jersey, 1776; signer, Declaration of Independence, 1776; member of New Jersey state legislature, 1776. Died, from kidney failure, in Hopewell, Mercer County, N.J., May 11, 1779. Original interment at a private or family graveyard, Mercer County, N.J.; reinterment in 1865 at First Baptist Church Cemetery.
- See also Hart-Guinnip family of New Jersey
- See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article.

Lawrenceville Cemetery
Lawrenceville, Mercer County, New Jersey

Politicians buried here:

Joseph Lamb Bodine (1883-1950) — also known as Joseph L. Bodine — of Trenton, Mercer County, N.J. Born in Trenton, Mercer County, N.J., November 6, 1883. Son of Joseph L. Bodine (M.D.) and Frances P. (Davis) Bodine; married, December 24, 1918, to Gertrude Scudder. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Attorney for New Jersey, 1919-20; U.S. District Judge for New Jersey, 1920-29; resigned 1929; associate justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1929-48; superior court judge in New Jersey, 1948. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association. Died June 10, 1950. Interment at Lawrenceville Cemetery.
- See also: federal judicial profile.

Unknown Location
Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey

Politicians buried here:

William Walton Butterworth (1903-1975) — also known as W. Walton Butterworth — of Louisiana. Born in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La., September 7, 1903. Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador to Sweden, 1950-53; Canada, 1962-68. Died in 1975. Interment somewhere.

Princeton Cemetery
Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey
Founded 1760
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Politicians buried here:

Grover Cleveland (1837-1908) — also known as Stephen Grover Cleveland; "Uncle Jumbo"; "The Veto Mayor"; "Grover The Good"; "The Sage of Princeton"; "Dumb Prophet"; "Buffalo Hangman"; "The Veto President"; "Beast of Buffalo"; "Big Steve" — of Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y.; Princeton, Mercer County, N.J.; Tamworth, Carroll County, N.H. Born in Caldwell, Essex County, N.J., March 18, 1837. Son of Rev. Richard F. Cleveland and Ann (Neel) Cleveland; married, June 2, 1886, to Frances Folsom; father of Richard F. Cleveland. Democrat. Lawyer; Erie County Sheriff, 1870-73; mayor of Buffalo, N.Y., 1882; Governor of New York, 1883-85; President of the United States, 1885-89, 1893-97; defeated, 1888. Presbyterian. Member, Sigma Chi. Elected to the Hall of Fame for Great Americans in 1935. His portrait appeared on the U.S. $20 bill from 1914 to 1928, and on the $1,000 bill from 1928 to 1946. Died in Princeton, Mercer County, N.J., June 24, 1908. Interment at Princeton Cemetery. Cleveland counties in Ark. and Okla. are named for him.
- Cross-reference: Henry T. Ellett; Wilson S. Bissell; David King Udall; Edward S. Bragg; Thomas F. Grady
- See also: National Governors Association biography; Wikipedia article; Internet Movie Database profile.
- Books about Grover Cleveland: Alyn Brodsky, Grover Cleveland : A Study in Character; H. Paul Jeffers, An Honest President: The Life and Presidencies of Grover Cleveland; Mark Wahlgren Summers, Rum, Romanism, & Rebellion : The Making of a President, 1884; Henry F. Graff, Grover Cleveland; Jeff C. Young, Grover Cleveland (for young readers)
Aaron Burr (1756-1836) — also known as Aaron Edwards — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in Newark, Essex County, N.J., February 6, 1756. Son of Aaron Burr ; nephew of Pierpont Edwards; married 1782 to Theodosia Prevos (died 1794); married 1833 to Eliza (Bowen) Jumel (1775-1865); first cousin of Theodore Dwight and Henry Waggaman Edwards; father of Theodosia Burr (1783-1813) (who married Joseph Alston). Democrat. Colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; lawyer; member of New York state assembly, 1784-85, 1797-99, 1800-01 (New York County 1784-85, 1797-99, Orange County 1800-01); New York state attorney general, 1789-91; appointed 1789; U.S. Senator from New York, 1791-97; Vice President of the United States, 1801-05. Presbyterian. Killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel, July 11, 1804. Tried for treason in 1807 and acquitted. Died, after several strokes, at the Winants or Port Richmond Hotel, Port Richmond, Staten Island, Richmond County, N.Y., September 14, 1836. Interment at Princeton Cemetery.
- Cross-reference: Jonathan Dayton; Nathaniel Pendleton; John Smith; John Tayler; Walter D. Corrigan, Sr.; Cowles Mead; Luther Martin
- See also Edwards-Burr family
- See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article; NNDB dossier.
- Books about Aaron Burr: Milton Lomask, Aaron Burr: The Years from Princeton to Vice President, 1756-1805 (out of print); Milton Lomask, Aaron Burr: The Conspiracy and Years of Exile, 1805-1836 (out of print); Joseph Wheelan, Jefferson's Vendetta : The Pursuit of Aaron Burr and the Judiciary; Buckner F. Melton Jr., Aaron Burr : Conspiracy to Treason; Thomas Fleming, Duel: Alexander Hamilton, Aaron Burr, and the Future of America; Arnold A. Rogow, A Fatal Friendship: Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr
- Fiction about Aaron Burr: Gore Vidal, Burr
John Witherspoon (1723-1794) — of New Jersey. Born in Gifford, Haddingtonshire, Scotland, February 5, 1723. Presbyterian minister; Delegate to Continental Congress from New Jersey, 1776; signer, Declaration of Independence, 1776; member of New Jersey state legislature, 1783. Presbyterian. Became blind in 1792. Died near Princeton, Mercer County, N.J., November 15, 1794. Interment at Princeton Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article.
Norman Armour (1887-1982) — of Gladstone, Somerset County, N.J.; Princeton, Mercer County, N.J. Born in Brighton, England of American parents, October 14, 1887. Son of George Allison Armour and Harriette (Foote) Armour; married, February 2, 1919, to Princess Myra Koudacheff. Lawyer; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Minister to Haiti, 1932-33, 1933-35; Canada, 1935-38; U.S. Ambassador to Chile, 1938-39; Argentina, 1939-44; Spain, 1945; Venezuela, 1950-51; Guatamala, 1954-55. Episcopalian. Member, Council on Foreign Relations. One of five retired diplomats who co-signed a famous 1954 letter protesting U.S. Sen. Joe McCarthy's attacks on the Foreign Service. Died in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., September 27, 1982. Interment at Princeton Cemetery.
John Potter Stockton (1826-1900) — also known as John P. Stockton — of Trenton, Mercer County, N.J. Born in Princeton, Mercer County, N.J., August 2, 1826. Great-grandson of Richard Stockton; son of Robert Field Stockton. Democrat. U.S. Minister to Papal States, 1858-61; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1864, 1876; U.S. Senator from New Jersey, 1865-66, 1869-75; New Jersey state attorney general, 1877-92. Died in New York City (unknown county), N.Y., January 22, 1900. Interment at Princeton Cemetery.
- See also Stockton family of New Jersey
- See also: congressional biography.
George Frost Kennan (1904-2005) — also known as George F. Kennan — of Pennsylvania. Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis., February 16, 1904. Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul in Tallinn, 1929; U.S. Consul in Berlin, 1932; U.S. Ambassador to Soviet Union, 1952; Yugoslavia, 1961; the government of the Soviet Union declared him persona non grata on October 3, 1952; received the 1956 Pulitzer Prize in History for his book Russia Leaves the War; received the 1968 Pulitzer Prize in Biography for his Memoirs; received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1989. Member, Council on Foreign Relations. Died in Princeton, Mercer County, N.J., March 17, 2005. Interment at Princeton Cemetery.
- See also: Internet Movie Database profile; Find-A-Grave page.
- Books about George Kenan: Walter Isaacson, The Wise Men : Six Friends and the World They Made
John Renshaw Thomson (1800-1862) — also known as John R. Thomson — of Princeton, Mercer County, N.J. Born in Pennsylvania, 1800. Democrat. U.S. Senator from New Jersey, 1853-62; died in office 1862. Died in 1862. Interment at Princeton Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Alexander Taggart McGill (1845-1900) — also known as Alexander T. McGill — of Jersey City, Hudson County, N.J. Born in Allegheny (now part of Pittsburgh), Allegheny County, Pa., October 20, 1845. Son of Rev. Alexander T. McGill (died 1880). Democrat. Lawyer; member of New Jersey state house of assembly, 1874-75; Hudson County Prosecutor of the Pleas, 1877-82; Hudson County Law Judge, 1882-87; chancellor of New Jersey court of chancery, 1887-1900; died in office 1900; candidate for Governor of New Jersey, 1895. Died in Jersey City, Hudson County, N.J., April 21, 1900. Interment at Princeton Cemetery.
Henry van Dyke (1852-1933) — of Princeton, Mercer County, N.J. Born in Germantown, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., November 10, 1852. Poet; U.S. Minister to Netherlands, 1913-17; Luxembourg, 1913-17. Presbyterian. Died April 10, 1933. Interment at Princeton Cemetery.
Howard Alexander Smith (1880-1966) — also known as H. Alexander Smith — of Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colo.; Princeton, Mercer County, N.J. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., January 30, 1880. Son of Dr. Abram Alexander Smith and Sue Lehn (Bender) Smith; married, June 21, 1902, to Helen Dominick; uncle of Peter Hoyt Dominick. Republican. Lawyer; treasurer of New Jersey Republican Party, 1934-41; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1940 (alternate), 1948, 1956; New Jersey Republican state chair, 1941-43; member of Republican National Committee from New Jersey, 1942-44; U.S. Senator from New Jersey, 1944-59. Member, Council on Foreign Relations; Society of Colonial Wars. Died in Princeton, Mercer County, N.J., October 27, 1966. Interment at Princeton Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Richard Stockton (1764-1828) — of New Jersey. Born in New Jersey, April 17, 1764. Son of Richard Stockton (1730-1781); father of Robert Field Stockton. U.S. Attorney for New Jersey, 1789-91; U.S. Senator from New Jersey, 1796-99; U.S. Representative from New Jersey 2nd District, 1813-15; member of New Jersey state legislature; received 8 electoral votes for Vice-President, 1820. Died March 7, 1828. Interment at Princeton Cemetery.
- See also Stockton family of New Jersey
- See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article.
Robert Field Stockton (1795-1866) — of New Jersey. Born in Princeton, Mercer County, N.J., August 20, 1795. Grandson of Richard Stockton (1730-1781); son of Richard Stockton (1764-1828); father of John Potter Stockton. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during the War of 1812; served in the U.S. Navy during the Mexican War; Military Governor of California, 1846-47; U.S. Senator from New Jersey, 1851-53. Died in Princeton, Mercer County, N.J., October 7, 1866. Interment at Princeton Cemetery.
- See also Stockton family of New Jersey
- See also: congressional biography.
William Stryker Gummere (1852-1933) — also known as William S. Gummere — of Newark, Essex County, N.J. Born in Trenton, Mercer County, N.J., June 24, 1852. Son of Barker Gummere and Elizabeth (Stryker) Gummere (1826-1898); brother of Samuel René Gummeré and Barker Gummere, Jr.. Republican. Circuit judge in New Jersey; associate justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1895-1901; appointed 1895; chief justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1901-. Died, of pneumonia, in St. Barnabas Hospital, Newark, Essex County, N.J., January 26, 1933. Interment at Princeton Cemetery.
- See also Gummere family of New Jersey
Edward Parke Custis Lewis (1837-1892) — of New Jersey. Born in 1837. U.S. Minister to Portugal, 1885-89. Died in 1892. Interment at Princeton Cemetery.
Richard Stockton Field (1803-1870) — of New Jersey. Born in New Jersey, 1803. Grandson of Richard Stockton. Republican. U.S. Senator from New Jersey, 1862-63. Died in 1870. Interment at Princeton Cemetery.
- See also Stockton family of New Jersey
- See also: congressional biography.
Roger Atkinson Pryor (1828-1919) — also known as Roger A. Pryor — of Petersburg, Va.; New York, New York County, N.Y. Born near Petersburg, Dinwiddie County, Va., July 19, 1828. Son of Rev. Theodorick Bland Pryor and Lucy (Atkinson) Pryor; married, November 8, 1848, to Sara Agnes Rice (died 1912). Democrat. U.S. Representative from Virginia 4th District, 1859-61; Delegate from Virginia to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62; Representative from Virginia in the Confederate Congress, 1862; general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1876; common pleas court judge in New York, 1890-94; Justice of New York Supreme Court, 1894-99. Died, of pneumonia, in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., March 14, 1919. Interment at Princeton Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Barbara Boggs Sigmund (1939-1990) — also known as Barbara B. Sigmund; "Mayor Barbara" — of Princeton, Mercer County, N.J. Born May 27, 1939. Daughter of Thomas Hale Boggs, Sr. and Corinne Claiborne Boggs; sister of Cokie Roberts (National Public Radio reporter and commentator) and Thomas Hale Boggs, Jr.. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1980; candidate in primary for U.S. Senator from New Jersey, 1982; mayor of Princeton, N.J., 1983-90. Female. Lost her left eye to cancer in 1982. Died October 10, 1990. Interment at Princeton Cemetery.
- See also Claiborne family
Charles Beatty Alexander (1849-1927) — also known as Charles B. Alexander — of Tuxedo Park, Orange County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., December 6, 1849. Son of Henry Martyn Alexander and Susan Mary (Brown) Alexander; married, April 26, 1887, to Harriet Crocker (daughter of Charles Crocker); father of Mary Alexander (who married Sheldon Whitehouse (1883-1965)) and Harriet Crocker Alexander (1888-1972) (who married Winthrop Williams Aldrich); grandfather of Charles Sheldon Whitehouse; great-grandfather of Sheldon Whitehouse (1955-). Democrat. Lawyer; director and counsel for Equitable Life insurance company; director of the Middletown & Unionville Railroad, the Hocking Valley Railroad, and several banks; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1912, 1916 (alternate), 1920; member, New York State Board of Regents, 1913-27. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Society of Colonial Wars; Society of the Cincinnati; Sons of the American Revolution; Sons of the Revolution. Died in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., February 7, 1927. Interment at Princeton Cemetery.
- See also Aldrich-Rockefeller-Crocker-Whitehouse family of New York

St. Paul's Roman Catholic Church Cemetery
Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey

Politicians buried here:

Joseph Stanaslaus Hoff — also known as Joseph S. Hoff — of Princeton, Mercer County, N.J. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1940. Interment at St. Paul's Roman Catholic Church Cemetery.

Stony Brook Quaker Meeting House Cemetery
Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey

Politicians buried here:

Richard Stockton (1730-1781) — of New Jersey. Born near Princeton, Mercer County, N.J., October 1, 1730. Brother-in-law of Elias Boudinot; father of Richard Stockton (1764-1828); grandfather of Robert Field Stockton and Richard Stockton Field; great-grandfather of John Potter Stockton. Associate justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1774; Delegate to Continental Congress from New Jersey, 1776; signer, Declaration of Independence, 1776. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons. Died February 28, 1781. Interment at Stony Brook Quaker Meeting House Cemetery.
- See also Stockton family of New Jersey
- See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article.
Charles Smith Olden (1799-1876) — also known as Charles S. Olden — of Mercer County, N.J. Born in Princeton, Mercer County, N.J., February 19, 1799. Son of Hart Olden and Temperance (Smith) Olden; married 1832 to Phoebe Ann Smith. Member of New Jersey state senate from Mercer County, 1845-50; Governor of New Jersey, 1860-63; Presidential Elector for New Jersey, 1872. Died in Princeton, Mercer County, N.J., April 7, 1876. Interment at Stony Brook Quaker Meeting House Cemetery.
- See also: National Governors Association biography.

First Baptist Church Cemetery
Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey

Politicians buried here:

James Jefferson Wilson (1775-1824) — of Trenton, Mercer County, N.J. Born in Essex County, N.J., 1775. Democrat. Newspaper editor and publisher; Hunterdon County Surrogate, 1808; member of New Jersey state house of assembly, 1809-11; U.S. Senator from New Jersey, 1815-21; resigned 1821; postmaster. Died in Trenton, Mercer County, N.J., July 28, 1824. Interment at First Baptist Church Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

First Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey

Politicians buried here:

John Beatty (1749-1826) — of New Jersey. Born in Neshaminy, Bucks County, Pa., December 10, 1749. Colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; Delegate to Continental Congress from New Jersey, 1784-85; member of New Jersey state house of assembly, 1789-90; U.S. Representative from New Jersey at-large, 1793-95; secretary of state of New Jersey, 1795-1805. Died in Trenton, Mercer County, N.J., May 30, 1826. Interment at First Presbyterian Church Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Aaron Dickinson Woodruff (1762-1817) — also known as Aaron D. Woodruff — of Trenton, Mercer County, N.J. Born in Elizabeth, Union County, N.J., September 12, 1762. Son of Elias Woodruff (1739-1802) and Mary (Joline) Woodruff (1741-1815); married, September 14, 1786, to Grace Lowrey (1766-1815). Lawyer; New Jersey state attorney general, 1793-1811, 1812-17; died in office 1817; mayor of Trenton, N.J., 1794-97; member of New Jersey state house of assembly. Died in Changewater, Warren County, N.J., 1817. Interment at First Presbyterian Church Cemetery.

First Presbyterian Churchyard
Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey

Politicians buried here:

Isaac Smith (1740-1807) — of New Jersey. Born in Trenton, Mercer County, N.J., 1740. Associate justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1777; U.S. Representative from New Jersey at-large, 1795-97. Died August 29, 1807. Interment at First Presbyterian Churchyard.
- See also: congressional biography.

Friends Burying Ground
Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey

Politicians buried here:

Richard Howell (1754-1802) — of New Jersey. Born in Newark, New Castle County, Del., October 23, 1754. Son of Ebenezer Howell and Sarah (Bond) Howell; married 1799 to Keziah Burr; grandfather of Varina Howell (who married Jefferson Finis Davis); great-great-grandfather of Howell Morgan; great-great-great-grandfather of Cecil Morgan. Major in Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; lawyer; Governor of New Jersey, 1793-1801. Member, Society of the Cincinnati. Died in Burlington, Burlington County, N.J., April 28, 1802. Interment at Friends Burying Ground.
- See also Livingston-Lee-Clay-Williams family
- See also: National Governors Association biography.
Lambert Cadwalader (1742-1823) — Born in Trenton, Mercer County, N.J., 1742. Son of Dr. Thomas Cadwalader and Hannah (Lambert) Cadwalader; married 1793 to Mary McCall; brother of Margaret Cadwalader (who married Samuel Meredith). Delegate to Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1776; served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; Delegate to Continental Congress from New Jersey, 1784-87; U.S. Representative from New Jersey at-large, 1789-91, 1793-95. Died in Trenton, Mercer County, N.J., September 13, 1823. Interment at Friends Burying Ground.
- See also Read family of Pennsylvania
- See also: congressional biography.

Friends Graveyard
Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey

Politicians buried here:

George Clymer (1739-1813) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., March 16, 1739. Married 1765 to Elizabeth Meredith (sister of Samuel Meredith); ancestor of James R. Macfarlane. Delegate to Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1776; signer, Declaration of Independence, 1776; delegate to Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1776; member of Pennsylvania state house of representatives, 1785; member, U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania at-large, 1789-91. Episcopalian. Died in Morrisville, Bucks County, Pa., January 23, 1813. Interment at Friends Graveyard.
- See also Read family of Pennsylvania
- See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article.

Friends Meeting House Burial Ground
Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey

Politicians buried here:

Philemon Dickinson (1739-1809) — Born near Trappe, Talbot County, Md., April 5, 1739. Brother of John Dickinson. General in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; Delegate to Continental Congress from Delaware, 1782-83; U.S. Senator from New Jersey, 1790-93. Died near Trenton, Mercer County, N.J., February 4, 1809. Interment at Friends Meeting House Burial Ground.
- See also: congressional biography.

Greenwood Cemetery
Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey
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Politicians buried here:

Elijah Cubberley Hutchinson (1855-1932) — also known as Elijah C. Hutchinson — of Trenton, Mercer County, N.J. Born in Windsor, Mercer County, N.J., August 7, 1855. Republican. Member of New Jersey state house of assembly, 1896-97; member of New Jersey state senate from Mercer County, 1899-1904; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1912; U.S. Representative from New Jersey 4th District, 1915-23; defeated, 1922. Died in Trenton, Mercer County, N.J., June 25, 1932. Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Mercer Cemetery
Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey
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Politicians buried here:

Ira Wells Wood (1856-1931) — also known as Ira W. Wood — of Trenton, Mercer County, N.J. Born in Pennsylvania, 1856. Republican. Member of New Jersey state house of assembly; U.S. Representative from New Jersey 4th District, 1904-13. Died in 1931. Interment at Mercer Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
John Manners (1786-1853) — of Hunterdon County, N.J. Born in Hunterdon County, N.J., April 8, 1786. First cousin of David Stout Manners; first cousin thrice removed of Horace Griggs Prall. Member of New Jersey state senate from Hunterdon County, 1850-52. Baptist. Died, from "affection of the heart," in Clinton, Hunterdon County, N.J., June 24, 1853. Interment at Mercer Cemetery.
- See also Manners family of New Jersey

Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery
Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey

Politicians buried here:

Allan Bartholomew Walsh (1874-1953) — of New Jersey. Born in Trenton, Mercer County, N.J., August 29, 1874. Democrat. Member of New Jersey state house of assembly, 1910; U.S. Representative from New Jersey 4th District, 1913-15. Died in 1953. Interment at Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Riverview Cemetery
Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey
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Politicians buried here:

George Brinton McClellan (1826-1885) — also known as George B. McClellan; "Little Mac" — of New Jersey. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., December 3, 1826. Son of George McClellan and Elizabeth Steinmetz (Brinton) McClellan; married to Mary Ellen Marcy (granddaughter of Laban Marcy; daughter of Gen. Randolph Barnes Marcy (1812-1887)); father of George Brinton McClellan (1865-1940). Democrat. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; candidate for President of the United States, 1864; Governor of New Jersey, 1878-81. Member, Loyal Legion; Freemasons. Died October 29, 1885. Interment at Riverview Cemetery.
- See also Howe family of Massachusetts
- See also: Wikipedia article.
- Books about George B. McClellan: Stephen W. Sears, George B. McClellan : The Young Napoleon
William Lewis Dayton (1807-1864) — also known as William L. Dayton — of Trenton, Mercer County, N.J. Born in Basking Ridge, Somerset County, N.J., February 17, 1807. Distant relative of Jonathan Dayton; son of Joel Dayton; father of William Lewis Dayton, Jr.. Lawyer; member of New Jersey state senate, 1837; associate justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1838; U.S. Senator from New Jersey, 1842-51; Republican candidate for Vice President of the United States, 1856; New Jersey state attorney general, 1857-61; U.S. Minister to France, 1861-64, died in office 1864. Died in France, December 1, 1864. Interment at Riverview Cemetery.
- See also Dayton family of New Jersey
- See also: congressional biography; Wikipedia article.
Frank Obadiah Briggs (1851-1913) — also known as Frank O. Briggs — of Trenton, Mercer County, N.J. Born in Concord, Merrimack County, N.H., August 12, 1851. Son of James Frankland Briggs. Republican. Mayor of Trenton, N.J., 1899-1902; New Jersey state treasurer, 1902-05; U.S. Senator from New Jersey, 1907-13. Died in Trenton, Mercer County, N.J., May 8, 1913. Interment at Riverview Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
William Halstead (1794-1878) — of New Jersey. Born in Elizabeth, Union County, N.J., June 4, 1794. U.S. Representative from New Jersey at-large, 1837-39, 1841-43; U.S. Attorney for New Jersey, 1850-53. Died in Trenton, Mercer County, N.J., March 4, 1878. Interment at Riverview Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
David Lane Powers (1896-1968) — also known as D. Lane Powers — of Trenton, Mercer County, N.J. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., July 29, 1896. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of New Jersey state house of assembly, 1928-30; U.S. Representative from New Jersey 4th District, 1933-45. Died in Feasterville, Bucks County, Pa., March 28, 1968. Interment at Riverview Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
A. Dayton Oliphant (1887-1963) — of Princeton, Mercer County, N.J. Born in Trenton, Mercer County, N.J., October 28, 1887. Member of New Jersey state house of assembly, 1915-17; circuit judge in New Jersey, 1927-45; associate justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1945-46, 1948-57. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Society of Colonial Wars; Society of the Cincinnati; Phi Delta Theta. Died June 25, 1963. Interment at Riverview Cemetery.
John Hart Brewer (1844-1900) — also known as J. Hart Brewer — of Trenton, Mercer County, N.J. Born in Woodsville, Mercer County, N.J., March 29, 1844. Great-great-grandson of John Hart. Republican. Manufacturer; U.S. Representative from New Jersey 2nd District, 1881-85. Died in Trenton, Mercer County, N.J., December 21, 1900. Interment at Riverview Cemetery.
- See also Hart-Guinnip family of New Jersey
- See also: congressional biography.
John Taylor Bird (1829-1911) — of Bloomsbury, Hunterdon County, N.J.; Clinton, Hunterdon County, N.J.; Flemington, Hunterdon County, N.J.; Trenton, Mercer County, N.J. Born in Bloomsbury, Hunterdon County, N.J., August 16, 1829. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from New Jersey 3rd District, 1869-73; delegate to New Jersey state constitutional convention, 1876. Died in Trenton, Mercer County, N.J., May 6, 1911. Interment at Riverview Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

St. Mary's Cemetery
Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey

Politicians buried here:

Richard Joseph Hughes (1909-1992) — also known as Richard J. Hughes — of New Jersey. Born in Florence, Burlington County, N.J., August 10, 1909. Father of Brian M. Hughes; step-father of Michael Murphy. Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for U.S. Representative from New Jersey 4th District, 1938; chair of Mercer County Democratic Party, 1944-45; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1948 (alternate), 1968, 1972; county judge in New Jersey, 1948-52; superior court judge in New Jersey, 1952-61; Governor of New Jersey, 1962-70; member of Democratic National Committee from New Jersey, 1970-73; chief justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1973-81. Catholic. Member, Elks; Knights of Columbus. Died, of congestive heart failure, in Boca Raton, Palm Beach County, Fla., December 7, 1992. Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery.
- See also Hughes-Murphy family of New Jersey
- See also: National Governors Association biography.
Harry Heher (1889-1972) — of Trenton, Mercer County, N.J. Born in Trenton, Mercer County, N.J., March 20, 1889. Son of John Heher and Anna (Spelman) Heher; married, August 5, 1925, to Anne Egan. Democrat. Lawyer; New Jersey Democratic state chair, 1922-32; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1924, 1928, 1932; associate justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1933-59. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Knights of Columbus. Died at Morris Hall Health and Rehabilitation Center, Trenton, Mercer County, N.J., October 17, 1972. Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery.

St. Michael's Episcopal Churchyard
Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey

Politicians buried here:

David Brearly (1741-1790) — of New Jersey. Born in Trenton, Mercer County, N.J., June 11, 1741. Lawyer; colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; delegate to New Jersey state constitutional convention, 1776; associate justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1779-89; member, U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; U.S. District Judge for New Jersey, 1789-90; died in office 1790. Episcopalian. Member, Society of the Cincinnati; Freemasons. Died in Trenton, Mercer County, N.J., August 16, 1790. Interment at St. Michael's Episcopal Churchyard.
- See also: federal judicial profile.

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