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Cape May County
New Jersey

Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Cape May County

Index to Locations Cape May St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery Cape May Court House First Baptist Cemetery Cold Spring Cold Spring Presbyterian Cemetery Palermo Seaside Cemetery South Dennis Union Cemetery St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery Cape May, Cape May County, New Jersey Politicians buried here:   Robert Edward Greenfield (1925-1979) — also known as Robert E. Greenfield — of Cape May, Cape May County, N.J. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., May 31, 1925. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; postmaster at Cape May, N.J., 1965-69. Died June 10, 1979 (age 54 years, 10 days). Interment at St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of William C. Greenfield and Stella M. (Kelly) Greenfield.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial First Baptist Cemetery Cape May Court House, Cape May County, New Jersey Politicians buried here:   Edmund Bennett Leaming (1857-1932) — also known as Edmund B. Leaming — of Moorestown, Burlington County, N.J. Born in Seaville, Cape May County, N.J., May 24, 1857. Republican. Lawyer; vice-chancellor of New Jersey court of chancery, 1906-27. Baptist. Died in Moorestown, Burlington County, N.J., September 23, 1932 (age 75 years, 122 days). Interment at First Baptist Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Jonathan Furman Leaming and Eliza H. (Bennett) Leaming; brother of Walter S. Leaming; married, June 4, 1907, to Edith Hand; married 1925 to Alice Croasdale (Grey) Bergen; second cousin twice removed of Richard Smith Leaming.   Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Jonathan Furman Leaming (1822-1907) — also known as Jonathan F. Leaming — of Cape May Court House, Cape May County, N.J. Born in Seaville, Cape May County, N.J., September 7, 1822. Dentist; member of New Jersey state house of assembly from Cape May County, 1861; member of New Jersey state senate from Cape May County, 1862-64, 1877-79. Died in Cape May Court House, Cape May County, N.J., April 25, 1907 (age 84 years, 230 days). Interment at First Baptist Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of William F. Leaming and Sarah Sophia (Somers) Leaming; married to Eliza H. Bennett; father of Walter S. Leaming and Edmund Bennett Leaming; second cousin once removed of Richard Smith Leaming; fourth cousin once removed of Rush Green Leaming.   Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Walter S. Leaming (1854-1903) — of Cape May, Cape May County, N.J. Born in Seaville, Cape May County, N.J., March 4, 1854. Republican. Dentist; member of New Jersey state house of assembly from Cape May County, 1888; member of New Jersey state senate from Cape May County, 1889-91; postmaster at Cape May, N.J., 1901-03. Baptist. Member, Freemasons. Died in Cape May County, N.J., March 29, 1903 (age 49 years, 25 days). Interment at First Baptist Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Jonathan Furman Leaming and Eliza H. (Bennett) Leaming; brother of Edmund Bennett Leaming; married to Mary Lamont Holmes; married, December 27, 1888, to Rebecca H. Bennett; second cousin twice removed of Richard Smith Leaming.   Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Cold Spring Presbyterian Cemetery Cold Spring, Cape May County, New Jersey Politicians buried here:   Thomas Millet Hand (1902-1956) — also known as T. Millet Hand — of Cape May, Cape May County, N.J. Born in Cape May, Cape May County, N.J., July 7, 1902. Republican. Lawyer; newspaper publisher; vice-chair of New Jersey Republican Party, 1941-44; U.S. Representative from New Jersey 2nd District, 1945-56; died in office 1956. Member, Phi Kappa Psi; Freemasons. Died in Cold Spring, Cape May County, N.J., December 26, 1956 (age 54 years, 172 days). Cremated; ashes interred at Cold Spring Presbyterian Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Albert Reeves Hand and Sarah (Millet) Hand; married, March 1, 1930, to Mary Mercer Worth; married, December 31, 1950, to Elizabeth Frost Spang.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Charles William Sandman Jr. (1921-1985) — also known as Charles W. Sandman, Jr. — of Cape May, Cape May County, N.J.; Erma Park, Cape May County, N.J. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., October 23, 1921. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer; member of New Jersey state senate from Cape May County, 1956-65; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1956 (alternate), 1960, 1964, 1968; Republican candidate for Governor of New Jersey, 1965 (primary), 1969 (primary), 1973; delegate to New Jersey state constitutional convention, 1966; U.S. Representative from New Jersey 2nd District, 1967-75. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Legion; Rotary; Theta Kappa Phi. Died in Cape May Court House, Cape May County, N.J., August 26, 1985 (age 63 years, 307 days). Interment at Cold Spring Presbyterian Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Thomas Hurst Hughes (1769-1839) — also known as Thomas H. Hughes — of Cold Spring, Cape May County, N.J. Born in Cold Spring, Cape May County, N.J., January 10, 1769. Merchant; Cape May County Sheriff, 1801-04; member of New Jersey state house of assembly, 1805-07, 1809, 1812-13; hotel operator; member of New Jersey State Council, 1819-23, 1824-25; U.S. Representative from New Jersey at-large, 1829-33. Died in Cold Spring, Cape May County, N.J., November 10, 1839 (age 70 years, 304 days). Interment at Cold Spring Presbyterian Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Jacob Thompson Baker (1847-1919) — also known as J. Thompson Baker — of Wildwood, Cape May County, N.J. Born near Cowan, Union County, Pa., April 13, 1847. Democrat. Lawyer; banker; Mayor of Wildwood, N.J., 1911-12; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1912 (Honorary Vice-President); U.S. Representative from New Jersey 2nd District, 1913-15. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., December 7, 1919 (age 72 years, 238 days). Interment at Cold Spring Presbyterian Cemetery.   Relatives: Married to Margaret Elizabeth Bordner.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Harry C. Wheaton (1857-1921) — also known as "The Blacksmith Orator" — of Anglesea (now North Wildwood), Cape May County, N.J. Born in Petersburg, Cape May County, N.J., November 23, 1857. Democrat. Blacksmith; member of New Jersey state senate from Cape May County, 1913-15. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Tall Cedars of Lebanon. Died in 1921 (age about 63 years). Interment at Cold Spring Presbyterian Cemetery.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Seaside Cemetery Palermo, Cape May County, New Jersey Politicians buried here:   Lewis M. Cresse — of Ocean City, Cape May County, N.J. Republican. Member of New Jersey state house of assembly from Cape May County, 1901-03; member of New Jersey state senate from Cape May County, 1904-06; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1904; mayor of Ocean City, N.J.; elected 1909. Interment at Seaside Cemetery. Union Cemetery South Dennis, Cape May County, New Jersey Politicians buried here:   Richard Smith Leaming (1828-1895) — also known as Richard S. Leaming — of Dennisville, Cape May County, N.J. Born in South Dennis, Cape May County, N.J., July 10, 1828. Republican. Shipbuilder; member of New Jersey state house of assembly from Cape May County, 1871-73; member of New Jersey state senate from Cape May County, 1874-76. Died, from consumption, in Dennisville, Cape May County, N.J., May 25, 1895 (age 66 years, 319 days). Interment at Union Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Jeremiah Leaming and Abigail (Falkenburg) Leaming; married, December 8, 1849, to Amelia H. Ludlam; second cousin once removed of Jonathan Furman Leaming; second cousin twice removed of Walter S. Leaming and Edmund Bennett Leaming; third cousin thrice removed of George Champlin; fourth cousin of Rush Green Leaming.   Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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