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Garret Augustus Hobart (1844-1899) —
also known as Garret A. Hobart —
of Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J.
Born near Long Branch, Monmouth
County, N.J., June 3,
1844.
Son of Addison W. Hobart and Sophia Hobart.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Passaic County, 1873-74;
member of New Jersey
state senate from Passaic County, 1877-82; member of Republican
National Committee from New Jersey, 1884-96; Vice
President of the United States, 1897-99; died in office 1899.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J., November
21, 1899 (age 55 years, 171
days).
Interment at Cedar Lawn Cemetery.
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John William Griggs (1849-1927) —
also known as John W. Griggs —
of Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J.
Born in Newton, Sussex
County, N.J., July 10,
1849.
Son of Daniel Griggs and Emeline (Johnson) Griggs.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Passaic County, 1876-77;
member of New Jersey
state senate from Passaic County, 1883-88; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New Jersey, 1888;
Governor
of New Jersey, 1896-98; U.S.
Attorney General, 1898-1901.
Died November
28, 1927 (age 78 years, 141
days).
Interment at Cedar Lawn Cemetery.
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Nicholas Murray Butler (1862-1947) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Elizabeth, Union
County, N.J., April 2,
1862.
Son of Henry L. Butler and Mary J. (Murray) Butler.
Republican. University
professor; delegate to Republican National Convention from New
Jersey, 1888;
President
of Columbia University, 1901-45; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1904,
1912,
1916,
1920,
1924,
1928,
1932;
candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1912; candidate for Republican
nomination for President, 1920,
1928;
co-recipient of Nobel
Peace Prize in 1931; elected (Wet) delegate to
New York convention to ratify 21st amendment 1933, but did not
serve; blind
in his later years.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Philosophical Society; American
Historical Association; Psi
Upsilon; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died, of bronchio-pneumonia,
in St. Luke's Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., December
7, 1947 (age 85 years, 249
days).
Interment at Cedar Lawn Cemetery.
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William Warren Barbour (1888-1943) —
also known as W. Warren Barbour; "The
Champ" —
of Rumson, Monmouth
County, N.J.; Locust, Monmouth
County, N.J.
Born in Monmouth Beach, Monmouth
County, N.J., July 31,
1888.
Son of William J. Barbour and Adelaide (Sprague) Barbour.
Republican. Manufacturer;
business
executive; delegate to Republican National Convention from New
Jersey, 1928;
U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1931-37, 1938-43; appointed 1931;
defeated, 1936; died in office 1943.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks; Moose; Society
of Colonial Wars.
Amateur heavyweight boxing champion of the U.S. and Canada in
1910-11.
Died, from coronary
thrombosis, in Washington,
D.C., November
22, 1943 (age 55 years, 114
days).
Interment at Cedar Lawn Cemetery.
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William Hughes (1872-1918) —
of Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J.
Born in Ireland,
April
3, 1872.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 6th District, 1903-05, 1907-12;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1912
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization; speaker),
1916
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization); county judge in New Jersey, 1912-13;
U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1913-18; died in office 1918.
Died January
30, 1918 (age 45 years, 302
days).
Interment at Cedar Lawn Cemetery.
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Philemon Dickerson (1788-1862) —
of New Jersey.
Born in Succasunna, Morris
County, N.J., January
11, 1788.
Democrat. Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1821-22; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey at-large, 1833-36, 1839-41; Governor of
New Jersey, 1836-37; U.S.
District Judge for New Jersey, 1841-62; died in office 1862.
Died in Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J., December
10, 1862 (age 74 years, 333
days).
Interment at Cedar Lawn Cemetery.
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James Fleming Stewart (1851-1904) —
also known as James F. Stewart —
of Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J.
Born in Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J., June 15,
1851.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 5th District, 1895-1903.
Died in 1904
(age about
53 years).
Interment at Cedar Lawn Cemetery.
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Amos Henry Radcliffe (1870-1950) —
also known as Amos H. Radcliffe —
of Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J.
Born in Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J., January
16, 1870.
Republican. Blacksmith;
ironworker;
structural
iron manufacturer; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Passaic County, 1908-12; Passaic
County Sheriff, 1912-15; mayor
of Paterson, N.J., 1916-19; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 7th District, 1919-23.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Junior
Order.
Died in Baleville, Sussex
County, N.J., December
29, 1950 (age 80 years, 347
days).
Interment at Cedar Lawn Cemetery.
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Cornelius Andrew Cadmus (1844-1902) —
also known as Cornelius A. Cadmus —
of Passaic
County, N.J.
Born in Dundee Lake, Bergen
County, N.J., October
7, 1844.
Democrat. Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Passaic County, 1884; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 5th District, 1891-95.
Died in Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J., January
20, 1902 (age 57 years, 105
days).
Interment at Cedar Lawn Cemetery.
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Dow Henry Drukker (1872-1963) —
also known as Dow H. Drukker —
of Passaic, Passaic
County, N.J.
Born in Sneek, Netherlands,
February
7, 1872.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 7th District, 1914-19.
Dutch
ancestry.
Died in Lake Wales, Polk
County, Fla., January
11, 1963 (age 90 years, 338
days).
Interment at Cedar Lawn Cemetery.
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Henry Crosby Allen (1872-1942) —
also known as Henry C. Allen —
of Little Falls, Passaic
County, N.J.
Born in Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J., May 13,
1872.
Son of Samuel C. M. Allen and Josephine (Crosby) Allen.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 6th District, 1905-07; postmaster.
Died in Mystic, Stonington, New London
County, Conn., March 7,
1942 (age 69 years, 298
days).
Interment at Cedar Lawn Cemetery.
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Eugene Walter Leake (1877-1959) —
also known as Eugene W. Leake —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., July 13,
1877.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 9th District, 1907-09.
Died August
23, 1959 (age 82 years, 41
days).
Interment at Cedar Lawn Cemetery.
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Henry A. Williams —
of Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J.
Republican. Mayor
of Paterson, N.J., 1862-65, 1867; member of New Jersey
state senate from Passaic County, 1871-73.
Interment at Cedar Lawn Cemetery.
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Benjamin Buckley —
of Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J.
Republican. Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Passaic County, 1856-58;
member of New Jersey
state senate from Passaic County, 1859-67; mayor
of Paterson, N.J., 1875-78.
Interment at Cedar Lawn Cemetery.
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Christian Braun —
of Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J.
Democrat. Mayor
of Paterson, N.J., 1893-96; member of New Jersey
state senate from Passaic County, 1898-1900.
Interment at Cedar Lawn Cemetery.
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Nathaniel Townsend —
of Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J.
Democrat. Mayor
of Paterson, N.J., 1868, 1873-74.
Interment at Cedar Lawn Cemetery.
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John J. Brown —
of Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J.
Whig. Mayor
of Paterson, N.J., 1854; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Passaic County, 1857.
Interment at Cedar Lawn Cemetery.
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Socrates Tuttle —
of Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Passaic County, 1861-62; mayor
of Paterson, N.J., 1871-72.
Interment at Cedar Lawn Cemetery.
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Brant Van Blarcom —
of Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J.
Democrat. Mayor
of Paterson, N.J., 1855.
Interment at Cedar Lawn Cemetery.
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Samuel Smith —
of Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J.
Democrat. Mayor
of Paterson, N.J., 1856.
Interment at Cedar Lawn Cemetery.
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Peregrine Sandford —
of Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J.
Democrat. Mayor
of Paterson, N.J., 1857-58.
Interment at Cedar Lawn Cemetery.
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William G. Watson —
of Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J.
Democrat. Mayor
of Paterson, N.J., 1866.
Interment at Cedar Lawn Cemetery.
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John Ryle —
of Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J.
Democrat. Mayor
of Paterson, N.J., 1869-70.
Interment at Cedar Lawn Cemetery.
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Joseph R. Graham —
of Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J.
Democrat. Mayor
of Paterson, N.J., 1879-80.
Interment at Cedar Lawn Cemetery.
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Robert Williams —
of Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J.
Son of Henry
A. Williams (1822?-?).
Republican. Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Passaic County, 1890-91;
member of New Jersey
state senate from Passaic County, 1895-97; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1900.
Interment at Cedar Lawn Cemetery.
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Henry A. Williams (b. 1895) —
of Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J.
Born in Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J., January
15, 1895.
Son of Robert
Williams.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Passaic County, 1922-24;
member of New Jersey
state senate from Passaic County, 1925-27.
Interment at Cedar Lawn Cemetery.
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Richard G. Monges (1894-1979) —
Born in 1894.
U.S. Vice Consul in Trieste, 1924.
Died in 1979
(age about
85 years).
Interment at Cedar Lawn Cemetery.
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