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Fielder family of Jersey City, New Jersey

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James F. Fielder — of Jersey City, Hudson County, N.J. Member of New Jersey state house of assembly from Hudson County, 1871. Burial location unknown.

		Relatives: Father of George Bragg Fielder; grandfather of James Fairman Fielder (1867-1954).
		Political family: Fielder family of Jersey City, New Jersey.

William Brinkerhoff — of Hudson County, N.J. Member of New Jersey state house of assembly from Hudson County, 1870; member of New Jersey state senate from Hudson County, 1884-86. Dutch ancestry. Burial location unknown.

		Relatives: Brother-in-law of George Bragg Fielder (1842-1906); uncle of James Fairman Fielder.
		Political family: Fielder family of Jersey City, New Jersey.

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. 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, Jersey City, N.J.

		Relatives: Son of James F. Fielder (1817?-?); brother-in-law of William Brinkerhoff; father of James Fairman Fielder.
		Political family: Fielder family of Jersey City, New Jersey.
		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial

James Fairman Fielder (1867-1954) — also known as James F. Fielder — of Hudson County, N.J.; Montclair, Essex County, N.J. Born in Jersey City, Hudson County, N.J., February 26, 1867. Democrat. Lawyer; member of New Jersey state house of assembly from Hudson County, 1903-04; member of New Jersey state senate from Hudson County, 1908-13; Governor of New Jersey, 1913, 1914-17; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1916; vice-chancellor of New Jersey court of chancery, 1919-46. Episcopalian or Congregationalist. Dutch and English ancestry. Died, from a heart condition, in Mountainside Hospital, Montclair, Essex County, N.J., December 2, 1954 (age 87 years, 279 days). Entombed in mausoleum at Fairmount Cemetery, Newark, N.J.

		Relatives: Son of Eleanor A. (Brinkerhoff) Fielder and George Bragg Fielder (1842-1906); married, June 5, 1895, to Mabel Crowell Miller (1874-1953); nephew of William Brinkerhoff; grandson of James F. Fielder.
		Political family: Fielder family of Jersey City, New Jersey.
		See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial

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