The Political Graveyard: Somerset County, N.J.

Somerset County
New Jersey

Somerset County information:

Population: 297,490 (2000); 240,279 (1990)
Land area 305 square miles.
County seat: Somerville
Somerset County official web site.
Capital Impact: Somerset County -- officials, addresses, and political, economic, education data
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Somerset County NJGenWeb page -- genealogical, historical information and queries
(if this link doesn't work, find the new one through the USGenWeb national site).
Somerset County page at Interment.Net (Cemetery Records Online).

Neighboring areas:

The Political Graveyard:

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

Assignment of birthplaces, deathplaces, and cemeteries to counties is subject to error. The intent is to locate places according to current county names and boundaries. If you don't find what you're looking for, check other nearby counties, the unassigned page, or the Gazetteer. Any corrections to county locations would be greatly appreciated. See contact information on the Main Page.

Selected officials of Somerset County

(not intended to be complete)

Clarence E. Case (County Judge, 1910-13)

Politicians who were born in Somerset County

Basking Ridge: Isaac Southard 1783 Samuel L. Southard 1787 William L. Dayton 1807
Bedminster Township: James Linn 1749
Bound Brook: Isaac Newton Blackford 1786
Bridge Point: Christopher Augustus Bergen 1841
Bromley Ridge: John Chambers 1780
East Millstone: P. Davis Oakey 1861
Franklin Park: Clifford P. Case 1904
Franklin Township: Theodore Frelinghuysen 1787
Hillsborough: Peter Dumont Vroom 1791
Kingston: Orrin R. Judd c.1871
Lamington: John Van Dyke 1807
Millstone: Ferdinand Schureman Schenck 1790 Frederick T. Frelinghuysen 1817
Raritan: Joseph S. Frelinghuysen 1869
Rocky Hill: John M. Berrien 1781
Near Scotch Plains: Samuel Swan 1771
Somerset: Thomas G. Talmadge 1801
Somerville: Theodore Runyon 1822 Newton Hazelton Porter 1877
Near Somerville: Frederick Frelinghuysen 1753
See also N.J. birthplaces not assigned to counties.

Private or family graveyard
Somerset County, New Jersey

Politicians buried here:

Ferdinand Schureman Schenck (1790-1860) — of New Jersey. Born in Millstone, Somerset County, N.J., February 11, 1790. Republican. Physician; member of New Jersey state house of assembly, 1829-31; U.S. Representative from New Jersey at-large, 1833-37; delegate to New Jersey state constitutional convention, 1844; Judge, New Jersey Court of Errors and Appeals, 1845-57; candidate for New Jersey state senate, 1856. Died in Camden, Camden County, N.J., May 16, 1860. Interment at at a private or family graveyard.
- See also: congressional biography.

Basking Ridge Cemetery
Basking Ridge, Somerset County, New Jersey

Politicians buried here:

Henry Southard (1747-1842) — of Basking Ridge, Somerset County, N.J. Born in Hempstead, Nassau County, Long Island, N.Y., October 7, 1747. Father of Isaac Southard and Samuel Lewis Southard. Democrat. Member of New Jersey state legislature, 1797-99, 1811; U.S. Representative from New Jersey, 1801-11, 1815-21 (3rd District 1801-03, at-large 1803-05, 6th District 1805-07, at-large 1807-09, 5th District 1809-11, 2nd District 1815-21). Died in Basking Ridge, Somerset County, N.J., May 22, 1842. Interment at Basking Ridge Cemetery.
- See also Southard family of New Jersey
- See also: congressional biography.

St. Bernard's Cemetery
Bernardsville, Somerset County, New Jersey

Politicians buried here:

Joseph Sherman Frelinghuysen (1869-1948) — also known as Joseph S. Frelinghuysen — of Raritan, Somerset County, N.J.; Far Hills, Somerset County, N.J. Born in Raritan, Somerset County, N.J., March 12, 1869. Nephew of Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen; third cousin of Peter Hood Ballantine Frelinghuysen, Jr.. Republican. Member of New Jersey state senate from Somerset County, 1906-11; U.S. Senator from New Jersey, 1917-23; defeated, 1922; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1920, 1924, 1944. Died February 9, 1948. Interment at St. Bernard's Cemetery.
- See also Livingston-Lee-Clay-Williams family
- See also: congressional biography.
Ogden Haggerty Hammond (1869-1956) — also known as Ogden H. Hammond — of Bernardsville, Somerset County, N.J. Born in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., October 13, 1869. Son of John Henry Hammond and Sophia Vernon (Wolf) Hammond; married 1907 to Mary P. Stevens (died 1915); married 1917 to Margaret McClure Howland; father of Ogden H. Hammond, Jr. and Millicent Hammond Fenwick. Republican. Real estate business; director, First National Bank of Jersey City; member of New Jersey state house of assembly, 1914-17; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1916, 1924 (alternate); U.S. Ambassador to Spain, 1925-29. Presbyterian. Died October 29, 1956. Interment at St. Bernard's Cemetery.
- See also Livingston-Lee-Clay-Williams family
Robert Winthrop Kean (1893-1980) — also known as Robert W. Kean — of Livingston, Essex County, N.J. Born in Elberon, Monmouth County, N.J., September 28, 1893. Great-great-grandson of John Kean (1756-1795); nephew of John Kean (1852-1914); son of Hamilton Fish Kean and Katharine Taylor (Winthrop) Kean; married, October 18, 1920, to Elizabeth Stuyvesant Howard; father of Thomas Howard Kean; grandfather of Thomas Howard Kean, Jr.. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; banker; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1936; U.S. Representative from New Jersey 12th District, 1939-59; candidate for U.S. Senator from New Jersey, 1958; chair of Essex County Republican Party, 1961. Episcopalian. Member, American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Died September 21, 1980. Interment at St. Bernard's Cemetery.
- See also Livingston-Lee-Clay-Williams family
- See also: congressional biography.
Millicent Hammond Fenwick (1910-1992) — also known as Millicent Fenwick — of Bernardsville, Somerset County, N.J. Born in New York City (unknown county), N.Y., February 25, 1910. Great-great-great-granddaughter of John Stevens; great-great-great-great-granddaughter of John Bubenheim Bayard; great-granddaughter of Nathaniel Wolfe; daughter of Ogden Haggerty Hammond and Mary Picton Stevens Hammond; sister of Ogden H. Hammond, Jr.; second cousin of Archibald Stevens Alexander. Republican. U.S. Representative from New Jersey 5th District, 1975-83; member of New Jersey Republican State Committee, 1976; candidate for U.S. Senator from New Jersey, 1982. Female. Model for Lacey Davenport in the Doonesbury comic strip. Died September 16, 1992. Interment at St. Bernard's Cemetery.
- See also Livingston-Lee-Clay-Williams family
- See also: congressional biography.
Archibald Stevens Alexander (1906-1979) — also known as Archibald S. Alexander — of Bernardsville, Somerset County, N.J. Born in New York City (unknown county), N.Y., October 28, 1906. Great-great-great-grandson of John Stevens; son of Archibald Stevens Alexander and Helen Tracy (Barney) Alexander; married 1929 to Susanne Dimock Tilton (died 1935); married 1937 to Jean Struthers Sears (great-great-granddaughter of Jonathan Mason; sister-in-law of Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr.); second cousin of Millicent Hammond Fenwick. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1940 (alternate), 1948, 1952, 1956; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate for U.S. Senator from New Jersey, 1948 (Democratic), 1952; assistant secretary of the U.S. Army, 1949-50; undersecretary, 1950-52; New Jersey state treasurer, 1954-55; candidate for Presidential Elector for New Jersey, 1972. Episcopalian. Died in Bernardsville, Somerset County, N.J., September 4, 1979. Interment at St. Bernard's Cemetery.
- See also Livingston-Lee-Clay-Williams family

Presbyterian Cemetery
Bound Brook, Somerset County, New Jersey

Politicians buried here:

Samuel Swan (1771-1844) — of Somerville, Somerset County, N.J. Born near Scotch Plains, Somerset County, N.J., 1771. U.S. Representative from New Jersey, 1821-31 (at-large 1821-23, 2nd District 1823-25, at-large 1825-31). Died in Bound Brook, Somerset County, N.J., August 24, 1844. Entombed at Presbyterian Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Lamington Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Lamington, Somerset County, New Jersey

Politicians buried here:

James Linn (1749-1821) — of New Jersey. Born in Bedminster Township, Somerset County, N.J., 1749. Democrat. Member of New Jersey state legislature, 1790; U.S. Representative from New Jersey 3rd District, 1799-1801; secretary of state of New Jersey, 1809. Died January 5, 1821. Interment at Lamington Presbyterian Church Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Weston Cemetery
(formerly Van Nest Cemetery)
Manville, Somerset County, New Jersey

Politicians buried here:

Frederick Frelinghuysen (1753-1804) — of New Jersey. Born near Somerville, Somerset County, N.J., April 13, 1753. Father of Theodore Frelinghuysen; great-great-great-grandfather of Peter Hood Ballantine Frelinghuysen, Jr.. Delegate to Continental Congress from New Jersey, 1778; member of New Jersey state legislature, 1784; U.S. Senator from New Jersey, 1793-96; U.S. Attorney for New Jersey, 1801. Died April 13, 1804. Interment at Weston Cemetery.
- See also Livingston-Lee-Clay-Williams family
- See also: congressional biography.

Pluckemin Cemetery
Pluckemin, Somerset County, New Jersey

Politicians buried here:

Adrian Lyon — of Perth Amboy, Middlesex County, N.J. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1912. Interment at Pluckemin Cemetery.

North Plainfield Township Burying Ground
Somerset, Somerset County, New Jersey

Politicians buried here:

Cornelius Boice (c.1808-1864) — of Essex County, N.J. Married to Sarah Ann Cadmus (1811-1892). Member of New Jersey state house of assembly from Essex County, 1851. Died in 1864. Interment at North Plainfield Township Burying Ground.

First Reformed Dutch Church Cemetery
Somerville, Somerset County, New Jersey

Politicians buried here:

Peter Dumont Vroom (1791-1873) — of New Jersey. Born in Hillsborough, Somerset County, N.J., December 12, 1791. Father of Garrett Dorset Wall Vroom. Democrat. Member of New Jersey state legislature, 1826-29; Governor of New Jersey, 1829-32, 1833-36; U.S. Representative from New Jersey at-large, 1839-41; delegate to New Jersey state constitutional convention, 1844; U.S. Minister to Prussia, 1853-57. Died in Trenton, Mercer County, N.J., November 18, 1873. Interment at First Reformed Dutch Church Cemetery.
- See also Wall-Vroom family of New Jersey
- See also: congressional biography; National Governors Association biography.

New Cemetery
Somerville, Somerset County, New Jersey

Politicians buried here:

Clifford Philip Case (1904-1982) — also known as Clifford P. Case — of Rahway, Union County, N.J. Born in Franklin Park, Somerset County, N.J., April 16, 1904. Son of Clifford Philip Case and Jeannette (Benedict) Case; married, July 13, 1928, to Ruth M. Smith. Republican. Member of New Jersey state house of assembly, 1943-44; U.S. Representative from New Jersey 6th District, 1945-53; U.S. Senator from New Jersey, 1955-79; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1956. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Council on Foreign Relations; Elks; Delta Upsilon; Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi. Died March 5, 1982. Interment at New Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Old Cemetery
Somerville, Somerset County, New Jersey

Politicians buried here:

George Houston Brown (1810-1865) — also known as George H. Brown — of Somerville, Somerset County, N.J. Born in Lawrenceville, Mercer County, N.J., February 12, 1810. Member of New Jersey state senate from Somerset County, 1845; U.S. Representative from New Jersey 4th District, 1851-53; associate justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1861-65. Died in Somerville, Somerset County, N.J., August 1, 1865. Interment at Old Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.
Isaac Southard (1783-1850) — of Somerville, Somerset County, N.J. Born in Basking Ridge, Somerset County, N.J., August 30, 1783. Son of Henry Southard; brother of Samuel Lewis Southard. U.S. Representative from New Jersey at-large, 1831-33. Died in Somerville, Somerset County, N.J., September 18, 1850. Interment at Old Cemetery.
- See also Southard family of New Jersey
- See also: congressional biography.
Eugene S. Doughty — of Somerset County, N.J. Member of New Jersey state senate from Somerset County, 1882-84. Interment at Old Cemetery.

Somerville Cemetery
Somerville, Somerset County, New Jersey
Location maps, from U.S. Census Tiger Map Server:

Politicians buried here:

Alvah Augustus Clark (1840-1912) — also known as Alvah A. Clark — of New Jersey. Born in Lebanon, Hunterdon County, N.J., September 13, 1840. Cousin of James Nelson Pidcock. Democrat. U.S. Representative from New Jersey 4th District, 1877-81; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1904. Died in Somerville, Somerset County, N.J., December 27, 1912. Interment at Somerville Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

Somerville City Cemetery
Somerville, Somerset County, New Jersey

Politicians buried here:

William Gaston Steele (1820-1892) — also known as William G. Steele — of Somerville, Somerset County, N.J. Born in New Jersey, 1820. Democrat. U.S. Representative from New Jersey 3rd District, 1861-65. Died in 1892. Interment at Somerville City Cemetery.
- See also: congressional biography.

St. Andrew Ukrainian Orthodox Cemetery
South Bound Brook, Somerset County, New Jersey

Politicians buried here:

Mary V. Beck (1908-2005) — of Detroit, Wayne County, Mich. Born in Ford City, Armstrong County, Pa., February 29, 1908. Daughter of Michael Beck and Anna (Woytowych) Beck. Democrat. Social worker; lawyer; member, Detroit City Council, 1950-70 (first woman to be elected); candidate in primary for U.S. Representative from Michigan 16th District, 1950; candidate in primary for mayor of Detroit, Mich., 1969. Female. Eastern Orthodox. Ukrainian ancestry. Died, in St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, Clinton Township, Macomb County, Mich., January 30, 2005. Interment at St. Andrew Ukrainian Orthodox Cemetery.

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Selected officials of Somerset County

Politicians who were born in Somerset County

Politicians who lived in Somerset County

Politicians who died in Somerset County

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Somerset County