Index to Locations
Holy Innocents Cemetery
Private or family graveyards
Belleville Christ Church Cemetery
Belleville Dutch Reformed
Churchyard
Bloomfield Bloomfield Cemetery
Bloomfield Glendale Cemetery
Caldwell Prospect Hill Cemetery
East Orange Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
Irvington Clinton Cemetery
Millburn St. Stephens Episcopal
Cemetery
Montclair Unknown location
Newark Fairmount Cemetery
Newark First Presbyterian Church
Cemetery
Newark First Presbyterian
Churchyard
Newark Mt. Olivet Cemetery
Newark Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
Newark Weequhaic Park
Orange First Presbyterian
Churchyard
Orange Old Burying Ground
Orange Rosedale Cemetery
Orange St. John's Cemetery
Orange St. Mark's Episcopal
Cemetery
Upper Montclair Mt. Hebron Cemetery
West Orange Unknown location
Holy Innocents
Cemetery
Essex County, New Jersey
Politicians buried
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Hendon Chubb (1874-1960) —
of West Orange, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in New Jersey, March
19, 1874.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New
Jersey, 1936;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New Jersey.
Died September
3, 1960 (age 86 years, 168
days).
Interment at Holy Innocents Cemetery.
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Private or family
graveyard
Essex County, New Jersey
Politicians buried
here: |
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Smith Ely Jr. (1825-1911) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Hanover, Morris
County, N.J., April
17, 1825.
Democrat. Member of New York
state senate 5th District, 1858-59; U.S.
Representative from New York 7th District, 1871-73, 1875-76;
resigned 1876; mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1877-78; candidate for Presidential
Elector for New York.
Died in Livingston, Essex
County, N.J., July 1,
1911 (age 86 years, 75
days).
Interment in a private or family graveyard.
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Christ Church
Cemetery
393 Washington Avenue
Belleville, Essex County, New Jersey
See also Findagrave
page for this location.
Politicians buried
here: |
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John Rutherfurd (1760-1840) —
of Sussex
County, N.J.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., September
20, 1760.
Lawyer;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New Jersey; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Sussex County, 1789-90; U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1791-98.
Slaveowner.
Died in Bergen
County, N.J., February
23, 1840 (age 79 years, 156
days).
Entombed at Christ Church Cemetery.
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Dutch Reformed
Churchyard
Belleville, Essex County, New Jersey
Politicians buried
here: |
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Josiah Hornblower (1729-1809) —
of Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Staffordshire, England,
February
23, 1729.
Engineer;
hardware
merchant; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Essex County, 1779-80; Delegate
to Continental Congress from New Jersey, 1785-86; county judge in
New Jersey, 1789-1809.
Died in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., January
21, 1809 (age 79 years, 333
days).
Interment at Dutch Reformed Churchyard.
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Bloomfield
Cemetery
Bloomfield, Essex County, New Jersey
Politicians buried
here: |
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John Franklin Fort (1852-1920) —
also known as J. Franklin Fort —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.; East Orange, Essex
County, N.J.; South Orange, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Pemberton, Burlington
County, N.J., March
20, 1852.
Lawyer;
district judge in New Jersey, 1878-86; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New Jersey, 1884,
1896
(chair, Credentials
Committee; speaker),
1908,
1912;
common pleas court judge in New Jersey, 1896-1900; associate
justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1900-07; Governor of
New Jersey, 1908-11; delegate to Progressive National Convention
from New Jersey, 1912; member, Federal Trade Commission, 1917-19;
chair, Federal Trade Commission, 1919.
Died November
17, 1920 (age 68 years, 242
days).
Interment at Bloomfield Cemetery.
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Franklin William Fort (1880-1937) —
also known as Franklin W. Fort —
of East Orange, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., March
30, 1880.
Republican. Lawyer;
Recorder of East Orange, 1907-08; manager, Eagle Fire
Insurance Company; president, Lincoln National Bank;
chairman, Federal Home Loan Bank Board; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 9th District, 1925-31; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1928
(member, Credentials
Committee; speaker);
candidate for U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1930.
Presbyterian.
Died in Rochester, Olmsted
County, Minn., June 20,
1937 (age 57 years, 82
days).
Interment at Bloomfield Cemetery.
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Glendale
Cemetery
Bloomfield, Essex County, New Jersey
Politicians buried
here: |
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Albert Lincoln Vreeland (1901-1975) —
also known as Albert L. Vreeland —
of East Orange, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in East Orange, Essex
County, N.J., July 2,
1901.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 11th District, 1939-43; colonel in
the U.S. Army during World War II.
Died in Orange, Essex
County, N.J., May 3,
1975 (age 73 years, 305
days).
Interment at Glendale Cemetery.
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Prospect Hill
Cemetery
Caldwell, Essex County, New Jersey
Politicians buried
here: |
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Fillmore Condit (1855-1939) —
of Verona, Essex
County, N.J.; Santa Paula, Ventura
County, Calif.; Essex Fells, Essex
County, N.J.; Long Beach, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Roseland, Essex
County, N.J., September
5, 1855.
Grocer; invented
and manufactured
the Condit refrigerator door fastener; Essex
County Freeholder; real estate
business; New York representative for Union Oil Company
of California; founder, Long Beach Community Hospital
1924; mayor
of Long Beach, Calif., 1926-27.
Methodist.
Member, Anti-Saloon
League.
Died in Long Beach, Los Angeles
County, Calif., January
6, 1939 (age 83 years, 123
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Prospect Hill Cemetery.
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Rufus Freeman Harrison (1818-1907) —
also known as Rufus F. Harrison —
of Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Livingston, Essex
County, N.J., March
12, 1818.
Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Essex County, 1864-65.
Died in Livingston, Essex
County, N.J., 1907
(age about
89 years).
Interment at Prospect Hill Cemetery.
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Amos W. Harrison (1846-1921) —
of Livingston, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Livingston, Essex
County, N.J., April 2,
1846.
Postmaster at Livingston,
N.J., 1887, 1901-03; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Essex County, 1895-96.
Died in Livingston, Essex
County, N.J., December
25, 1921 (age 75 years, 267
days).
Interment at Prospect Hill Cemetery.
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George Ezra DeCamp (1843-1926) —
also known as George E. DeCamp —
of Livingston, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Livingston, Essex
County, N.J., May 15,
1843.
Republican. Justice of the peace; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New Jersey, 1900.
Died in Roseland, Essex
County, N.J., October
11, 1926 (age 83 years, 149
days).
Interment at Prospect Hill Cemetery.
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Holy Sepulchre
Cemetery
East Orange, Essex County, New Jersey
Politicians buried
here: |
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James Smith Jr. (1851-1927) —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., 1851.
Democrat. U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1893-99; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New Jersey, 1904,
1912.
Died in 1927
(age about
76 years).
Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
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John Francis Sinnott Jr. (1875-1946) —
also known as John F. Sinnott, Jr. —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born April 6,
1875.
Democrat. Postmaster at Newark,
N.J., 1918-21, 1933-43 (acting, 1918-21, 1933-34);
superintendent, New Jersey Department of Weights and Measures 1943-46.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Died, in Presbyterian Hospital,
Newark, Essex
County, N.J., July 9,
1946 (age 71 years, 94
days).
Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
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John Francis Sinnott (c.1850-1918) —
also known as John F. Sinnott —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born about 1850.
Democrat. Real
estate and insurance
business; postmaster at Newark,
N.J., 1916-18.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Died, from heart
failure, in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., May 1,
1918 (age about 68
years).
Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
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Frank Joseph McNulty (1872-1926) —
also known as Frank J. McNulty —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Londonderry, Ireland (now Northern
Ireland), August
10, 1872.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 8th District, 1923-25; defeated,
1924; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1924.
Died in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., May 26,
1926 (age 53 years, 289
days).
Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
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Paul John Moore (1868-1938) —
also known as Paul J. Moore —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., August
5, 1868.
Democrat. Fire
fighter; fire
chief; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 8th District, 1927-29; defeated,
1928; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1928.
Died in 1938
(age about
69 years).
Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
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Edward Francis McDonald (1844-1892) —
also known as Edward F. McDonald —
of Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Ireland,
September
21, 1844.
Democrat. Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Hudson County, 1875; member
of New
Jersey state senate from Hudson County, 1890-91; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 7th District, 1891-92; died in
office 1892.
Died in Harrison, Hudson
County, N.J., November
5, 1892 (age 48 years, 45
days).
Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
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Cornelius Augustine McGlennon (1878-1931) —
also known as Cornelius A. McGlennon —
of East Newark, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in East Newark, Hudson
County, N.J., December
10, 1878.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state senate from Hudson County, 1917-18; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 8th District, 1919-21; defeated,
1920; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1920;
state court judge in New Jersey, 1924.
Died in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., June 13,
1931 (age 52 years, 185
days).
Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
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Edward Leo O'Neill (1903-1948) —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in New Jersey, 1903.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 11th District, 1937-39; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1944.
Died in 1948
(age about
45 years).
Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
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William Theodore Powers (1897-1950) —
also known as William T. Powers —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
12, 1897.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
candidate for New York
state assembly from Kings County 2nd District, 1926, 1927;
candidate for New York
state attorney general, 1934; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1940;
major in the U.S. Army during World War II; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1947-50; died in office 1950.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; American
Legion.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Patterson, Putnam
County, N.Y., August
28, 1950 (age 53 years, 197
days).
Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
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Clinton
Cemetery
Irvington, Essex County, New Jersey
Politicians buried
here: |
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Joseph Emmet Haynes (1827-1897) —
also known as Joseph E. Haynes; "Picnic
Joe" —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Westford, Otsego
County, N.Y., July 31,
1827.
Democrat. School teacher
and principal; mayor of
Newark, N.J., 1884-94; postmaster at Newark,
N.J., 1895-97.
Died December
6, 1897 (age 70 years, 128
days).
Interment at Clinton Cemetery.
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Amos Jay Cummings (1841-1902) —
also known as Amos J. Cummings —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Conklin, Broome
County, N.Y., May 15,
1841.
Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; newspaper
work; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1887-89, 1889-94, 1895-1902 (6th
District 1887-89, 9th District 1889-93, 11th District 1893-94, 10th
District 1895-1902); defeated, 1894; died in office 1902; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1892,
1896.
Received Medal
of Honor in 1894 for action at Salem Heights, Va., May 4, 1863.
Died in Baltimore,
Md., May 2,
1902 (age 60 years, 352
days).
Interment at Clinton Cemetery.
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Edward Richard Folsom (1874-1923) —
also known as Edward R. Folsom —
of Irvington, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in North Urbana, Steuben
County, N.Y., September
18, 1874.
Charged,
in 1894, of forging
checks, bank
robbery, and arson;
pleaded
guilty to two charges; sentenced
to ten years in prison;
pardoned
and released in September 1897; coal
dealer; mayor
of Irvington, N.J., 1923; died in office 1923.
Blackmailers threatening to expose his criminal past extorted money
from him until he was nearly penniless; killed
himself by an overdose of
sedative, in Irvington, Essex
County, N.J., September
26, 1923 (age 49 years, 8
days).
Interment at Clinton Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Frederick Lewis Folsom and Martha (Layton) Folsom; married to Sara
Elizabeth Keeler. |
| | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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St. Stephens
Episcopal Cemetery
Millburn, Essex County, New Jersey
Politicians buried
here: |
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Israel Dodd Condit (1802-1897) —
also known as Israel D. Condit —
of Millburn, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Orange, Essex
County, N.J., July 9,
1802.
Hat
manufacturer; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Essex County, 1867.
Episcopalian.
Died in Millburn, Essex
County, N.J., January
29, 1897 (age 94 years, 204
days).
Interment at St. Stephens Episcopal Cemetery.
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Unknown
Location
Montclair, Essex County, New Jersey
Politicians buried
here: |
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Alexander J. Matturri (1913-1992) —
also known as Alex Matturri; "Mr.
Clean" —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., November
24, 1913.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New Jersey, 1952; member of New
Jersey state senate District 11, 1968-71; candidate for mayor of
Newark, N.J., 1970; superior court judge in New Jersey, 1977-83.
Catholic.
Italian
ancestry.
Died in Boynton Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla., January
14, 1992 (age 78 years, 51
days).
Interment somewhere.
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Fairmount
Cemetery
620 Central Avenue
Newark, Essex County, New Jersey
See also Findagrave
page for this location.
Politicians buried
here: |
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Henry Meade Doremus (1851-1921) —
also known as Henry M. Doremus —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Morris
County, N.J., May 23,
1851.
Republican. Building
contractor; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Essex County, 1885-86;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1888,
1904,
1916,
1920;
Essex
County Sheriff, 1897-99; mayor of
Newark, N.J., 1903-06.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., January
16, 1921 (age 69 years, 238
days).
Interment at Fairmount Cemetery.
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William Henry Frederick Fiedler (1847-1919) —
also known as William H. F. Fiedler —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., August
25, 1847.
Democrat. Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Essex County, 1878-79, 1882;
mayor
of Newark, N.J., 1880-82; defeated, 1904; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 6th District, 1883-85; postmaster;
real
estate business.
Died in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., January
1, 1919 (age 71 years, 129
days).
Entombed at Fairmount Cemetery.
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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.
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Frederick Reimold Lehlbach (1876-1937) —
also known as Frederick R. Lehlbach —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
31, 1876.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Essex County, 1903-05; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey, 1915-37 (10th District 1915-33,
12th District 1933-37); delegate to Republican National Convention
from New Jersey, 1924,
1928.
Died August
4, 1937 (age 61 years, 185
days).
Interment at Fairmount Cemetery.
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Fred Allan Hartley Jr. (1902-1969) —
also known as Fred A. Hartley, Jr. —
of Kearny, Hudson
County, N.J.; Pittstown, Hunterdon
County, N.J.
Born in Harrison, Hudson
County, N.J., February
22, 1902.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from New Jersey, 1929-49 (8th District 1929-33,
10th District 1933-49); candidate for U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1954.
Protestant.
Co-sponsor of the Taft-Hartley Act of 1946.
Died in Linwood, Atlantic
County, N.J., May 11,
1969 (age 67 years, 78
days).
Interment at Fairmount Cemetery.
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Herman Lehlbach (1845-1904) —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Germany,
July
3, 1845.
Republican. Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Essex County, 1884; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 6th District, 1885-91; Essex
County Sheriff, 1893-96.
Died January
11, 1904 (age 58 years, 192
days).
Interment at Fairmount Cemetery.
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Peter Angelo Cavicchia (1879-1967) —
also known as Peter A. Cavicchia —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Italy,
May
22, 1879.
Republican. Lawyer; law
professor; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey, 1931-37 (9th District 1931-33,
11th District 1933-37).
Presbyterian.
Italian
ancestry. Member, Elks; Moose; Eagles;
Freemasons;
Sons
of Italy.
Died in Belleville, Essex
County, N.J., September
11, 1967 (age 88 years, 112
days).
Interment at Fairmount Cemetery.
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Thomas Dunn English (1819-1902) —
also known as Thomas D. English —
of Bergen
County, N.J.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., June 29,
1819.
Democrat. Physician;
songwriter;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Bergen County, 1863-64; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 6th District, 1891-95.
Died April 1,
1902 (age 82 years, 276
days).
Interment at Fairmount Cemetery.
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Le Gage Pratt (1852-1911) —
of East Orange, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Massachusetts, December
14, 1852.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 8th District, 1907-09.
Died March 9,
1911 (age 58 years, 85
days).
Interment at Fairmount Cemetery.
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First
Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Newark, Essex County, New Jersey
Politicians buried
here: |
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Thomas Ward (c.1759-1842) —
of New Jersey.
Born in New Jersey, about 1759.
Democrat. Member of New Jersey state legislature, 1790; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 1st District, 1813-17.
Died in 1842
(age about
83 years).
Interment at First Presbyterian Church Cemetery.
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William Burnet Kinney (1799-1880) —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Morris
County, N.J., September
4, 1799.
Whig. Newspaper
editor; delegate to Whig National Convention from New Jersey,
1844; U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Sardinia, 1850-53.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
21, 1880 (age 81 years, 47
days).
Interment at First Presbyterian Church Cemetery.
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Thomas M. Woodruff (1804-1855) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., May 3,
1804.
Democrat. Cabinetmaker;
U.S.
Representative from New York 5th District, 1845-47; furniture
business.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., March
28, 1855 (age 50 years, 329
days).
Interment at First Presbyterian Church Cemetery.
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Silas Condit (1778-1861) —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Orange, Essex
County, N.J., August
18, 1778.
U.S.
Representative from New Jersey at-large, 1831-33.
Died in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., November
29, 1861 (age 83 years, 103
days).
Interment at First Presbyterian Church Cemetery.
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First
Presbyterian Churchyard
Newark, Essex County, New Jersey
Politicians buried
here: |
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William Burnet (1730-1791) —
of New Jersey.
Born in Elizabethtown, Essex County (now Elizabeth, Union
County), N.J., December
13, 1730.
Physician;
served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; Delegate
to Continental Congress from New Jersey, 1780; county judge in
New Jersey, 1785.
Died in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., October
7, 1791 (age 60 years, 298
days).
Interment at First Presbyterian Churchyard.
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Mt. Olivet
Cemetery
Newark, Essex County, New Jersey
Politicians buried
here: |
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Charles P. Gillen (1876-1956) —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.; North Arlington, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born in County Roscommon, Ireland,
August
6, 1876.
Democrat. Real estate
business; mayor of
Newark, N.J., 1917-21; candidate for Presidential Elector for New
Jersey; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey,
1932;
delegate
to New Jersey convention to ratify 21st amendment at-large;
elected 1933.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks; Eagles.
Died in New Jersey, June 30,
1956 (age 79 years, 329
days).
Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Gillen and Mary A. (Conry) Gillen; married 1923 to
Margaret Carey. |
| | See also Wikipedia
article |
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John Thomas Dunn (1838-1907) —
also known as John T. Dunn —
of Union
County, N.J.
Born in Tipperary, Ireland,
June
4, 1838.
Democrat. Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Union County, 1879-82; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 8th District, 1893-95.
Died in Elizabeth, Union
County, N.J., February
22, 1907 (age 68 years, 263
days).
Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
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Mt. Pleasant
Cemetery
375 Broadway
Newark, Essex County, New Jersey
Founded 1844
Listed in National Register of Historic Places, 1988
See also Findagrave
page for this location.
Politicians buried
here: |
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Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen (1817-1885) —
also known as Frederick T. Frelinghuysen —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Millstone, Somerset
County, N.J., August
4, 1817.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1860;
New
Jersey state attorney general, 1861-66; defeated, 1857; U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1866-69, 1871-77; U.S.
Secretary of State, 1881-85.
Dutch
Reformed.
Died in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., May 20,
1885 (age 67 years, 289
days).
Interment at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
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George Opdyke (1805-1880) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Hunterdon
County, N.J., December
7, 1805.
Republican. Clothing
manufacturer and merchant; banker;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 14th District, 1859; mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1862-64.
Christian
Reformed.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 12,
1880 (age 74 years, 188
days).
Entombed at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
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William Pennington (1796-1862) —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in New Jersey, May 4,
1796.
Lawyer;
Governor
of New Jersey, 1837-43; chancellor
of New Jersey court of chancery, 1837-43; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 5th District, 1859-61; Speaker of
the U.S. House, 1860-61.
Died February
16, 1862 (age 65 years, 288
days).
Interment at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
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Theodore Runyon (1822-1896) —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Somerville, Somerset
County, N.J., October
25, 1822.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New Jersey; general in the
Union Army during the Civil War; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New Jersey, 1864;
mayor
of Newark, N.J., 1864-66; candidate for Governor of
New Jersey, 1865; chancellor
of New Jersey court of chancery, 1873-87; U.S. Minister to Germany, 1893; U.S. Ambassador to Germany, 1893-96, died in office 1896.
French
Huguenot ancestry.
Died, of heart
failure, in Berlin, Germany,
January
27, 1896 (age 73 years, 94
days).
Interment at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
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William Wright (1794-1866) —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Clarksville, Rockland
County, N.Y., November
13, 1794.
Democrat. Mayor of
Newark, N.J., 1841-43; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 5th District, 1843-47; president,
Morris and Essex Railroad,
1843-66; candidate for Governor of
New Jersey, 1847; U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1853-59, 1863-66; died in office 1866;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1860.
Died in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., November
1, 1866 (age 71 years, 353
days).
Interment at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
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Thomas Baldwin Peddie (1808-1889) —
also known as Thomas B. Peddie —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Edinburgh, Scotland,
February
11, 1808.
Republican. Banker;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Essex County, 1864-65; mayor of
Newark, N.J., 1866-70; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 6th District, 1877-79.
Died in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., February
16, 1889 (age 81 years, 5
days).
Interment at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
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Nehemiah Perry (1816-1881) —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Ridgefield, Fairfield
County, Conn., March
30, 1816.
Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Essex County, 1855-56; Speaker of
the New Jersey State House of Assembly, 1856; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 5th District, 1861-65; mayor of
Newark, N.J., 1874-76.
Died in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., November
1, 1881 (age 65 years, 216
days).
Interment at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
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Joseph Coerten Hornblower (1777-1864) —
also known as Joseph C. Hornblower —
of Belleville, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Belleville, Essex
County, N.J., May 6,
1777.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New Jersey; chief
justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1832-46; delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention, 1844; law
professor; delegate to Republican National Convention from New
Jersey, 1856
(Convention
Vice-President).
Died in Belleville, Essex
County, N.J., June 11,
1864 (age 87 years, 36
days).
Interment at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
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Marcus Lawrence Ward (1812-1884) —
also known as Marcus L. Ward —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in New Jersey, November
9, 1812.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New
Jersey, 1860;
speaker, 1868;
Governor
of New Jersey, 1866-69; member of Republican
National Committee from New Jersey, 1866-68; Chairman
of Republican National Committee, 1866-68; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 6th District, 1873-75.
Died April
25, 1884 (age 71 years, 168
days).
Interment at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
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John Fairfield Dryden (1839-1911) —
also known as John F. Dryden —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Temple, Franklin
County, Maine, August
7, 1839.
Republican. Founder and president, Prudential Insurance
Company of America; director, U.S. Steel
Corporation; candidate for Presidential Elector for New Jersey; U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1902-07; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New Jersey, 1904.
Presbyterian.
Died, from pneumonia
two weeks after surgery to remove gallstones,
in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., November
24, 1911 (age 72 years, 109
days).
Entombed at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
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Franklin Murphy (1846-1920) —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., January
3, 1846.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; varnish
manufacturer; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Essex County, 1885; delegate
to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1896
(Convention
Vice-President), 1900,
1904;
Governor
of New Jersey, 1902-05; member of Republican
National Committee from New Jersey, 1904-12; candidate for
Republican nomination for Vice President, 1908.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died in Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla., February
24, 1920 (age 74 years, 52
days).
Interment at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery; statue erected 1925 at Weequhaic Park.
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Joseph Philo Bradley (1813-1892) —
also known as Joseph P. Bradley —
Born in Berne, Albany
County, N.Y., March
14, 1813.
Lawyer;
Associate
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1870-92; died in office 1892.
Christian
Reformed.
As the only politically independent member of the Electoral
Commission to settle the disputed 1876 presidential election, he cast
the deciding vote to award all of the disputed electoral votes to the
Republican candidate, Rutheford
B. Hayes.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
22, 1892 (age 78 years, 314
days).
Interment at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
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Charles Bonnell Ward (1879-1946) —
also known as Charles B. Ward —
of DeBruce, Sullivan
County, N.Y.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., April
27, 1879.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; banker; U.S.
Representative from New York 27th District, 1915-25; defeated,
1912.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1946
(age about
67 years).
Interment at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
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George Armstrong Halsey (1827-1894) —
also known as George A. Halsey —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Springfield, Union
County, N.J., December
7, 1827.
Republican. Leather
business; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Essex County, 1861-62; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 5th District, 1867-69, 1871-73;
candidate for Governor of
New Jersey, 1874; delegate to Republican National Convention from
New Jersey, 1888.
Member, Union
League.
Died in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., April 1,
1894 (age 66 years, 115
days).
Interment at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
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Augustus Albert Hardenbergh (1830-1889) —
also known as Augustus A. Hardenbergh —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in New Brunswick, Middlesex
County, N.J., May 18,
1830.
Democrat. Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Hudson County, 1854; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 7th District, 1875-79, 1881-83.
Died October
5, 1889 (age 59 years, 140
days).
Interment at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
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Andrew Kirkpatrick (1844-1904) —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Washington,
D.C., October
8, 1844.
Lawyer;
common pleas court judge in New Jersey, 1885-96; U.S.
District Judge for New Jersey, 1896-1904; died in office 1904.
Died in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., May 3,
1904 (age 59 years, 208
days).
Interment at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
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Alexander Cumming McWhorter Pennington
(1810-1867) —
also known as Alexander C. M. Pennington —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in New Jersey, October
25, 1810.
Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Essex County, 1837-38; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 5th District, 1853-57.
Died January
25, 1867 (age 56 years, 92
days).
Interment at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
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Frederick Halstead Teese (1823-1894) —
also known as Frederick H. Teese —
of Essex
County, N.J.
Born in New Jersey, October
21, 1823.
Democrat. Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Essex County, 1860-61; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 6th District, 1875-77.
Died January
7, 1894 (age 70 years, 78
days).
Interment at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
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Edward Winthrop Gray (1870-1942) —
also known as Edward W. Gray —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., August
18, 1870.
Republican. Newspaper
reporter; newspaper
publisher; secretary of
New Jersey Republican Party, 1908-13; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 8th District, 1915-19; candidate
for U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1918, 1928.
Dutch
Reformed. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., June 10,
1942 (age 71 years, 296
days).
Interment at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
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George B. Swain (1835-1901) —
of New Jersey.
Born in 1835.
New
Jersey state treasurer, 1899-1901; died in office 1901.
Died December
25, 1901 (age about 66
years).
Interment at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
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Livingston Farrand (1867-1939) —
of Ithaca, Tompkins
County, N.Y.; Brewster, Putnam
County, N.Y.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., June 14,
1867.
Physician;
anthropologist;
psychologist;
university
professor; president,
University of Colorado, 1914-19; chairman, Central Committee of the
American Red Cross, 1919-21; president,
Cornell University, 1921-37; elected (Wet) delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment 1933, but did not
serve.
French
Huguenot ancestry. Member, American
Public Health Association; American
Psychological Association.
Died, of pneumonia,
in New York
Hospital, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
8, 1939 (age 72 years, 147
days).
Interment at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
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J. Henry Bacheller (1869-1939) —
also known as Harry Bacheller —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., February
1, 1869.
President, Fidelity Union Trust Co.;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Essex County, 1900-02; member
of New
Jersey state senate from Essex County, 1903-05.
Baptist.
English,
Scottish,
and French
Huguenot ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died, of heart
disease, in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., December
12, 1939 (age 70 years, 314
days).
Interment at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
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Frederick Frelinghuysen (1848-1924) —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., September
30, 1848.
Republican. Insurance
executive; candidate for Presidential Elector for New Jersey.
Died in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., January
1, 1924 (age 75 years, 93
days).
Interment at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
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Edward P. Meany (1854-1938) —
of Morristown, Morris
County, N.J.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., May 13,
1854.
Democrat. Lawyer;
vice-president, New Mexico Central and Southern Railway;
one of the organizers of the American Bell
Telephone Company, and counsel to American Telephone and
Telegraph Company; director, Colonial Life
Insurance Company of America; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New Jersey, 1896,
1900;
chair
of Morris County Democratic Party, 1914.
Irish
and English
ancestry.
Died in Santa Barbara, Santa
Barbara County, Calif., November
24, 1938 (age 84 years, 195
days).
Interment at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward Augustine Meany and Maria Lavina (Shannon) Meany; married
to Rosalie Behr; married 1923 to Andrie
Chesnal. |
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memorial |
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Congress |
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Weequhaic
Park
Newark, Essex County, New Jersey
Politicians who have
(or had) monuments here: |
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Franklin Murphy (1846-1920) —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., January
3, 1846.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; varnish
manufacturer; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Essex County, 1885; delegate
to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1896
(Convention
Vice-President), 1900,
1904;
Governor
of New Jersey, 1902-05; member of Republican
National Committee from New Jersey, 1904-12; candidate for
Republican nomination for Vice President, 1908.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died in Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla., February
24, 1920 (age 74 years, 52
days).
Interment at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery; statue
erected 1925 at Weequhaic Park.
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First
Presbyterian Churchyard
420 Main Street
Orange, Essex County, New Jersey
Founded 1723
See also Findagrave
page for this location.
Politicians buried
here: |
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John Condit (1755-1834) —
of Orange, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Orange, Essex
County, N.J., July 8,
1755.
Democrat. Physician;
surgeon;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Essex County, 1788-89; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 1st District, 1799-1803, 1819; U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1803-09, 1809-17.
Slaveowner.
Died in Orange, Essex
County, N.J., May 4,
1834 (age 78 years, 300
days).
Interment at First Presbyterian Churchyard.
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Old Burying
Ground
Orange, Essex County, New Jersey
Politicians formerly
buried here: |
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Isaac Pierson (1770-1833) —
of Orange, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Orange, Essex
County, N.J., August
15, 1770.
U.S.
Representative from New Jersey at-large, 1827-31.
Slaveowner.
Died in Orange, Essex
County, N.J., September
22, 1833 (age 63 years, 38
days).
Original interment at Old Burying Ground; reinterment in 1840 at Rosedale Cemetery.
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Rosedale
Cemetery
367 Washington Street
Orange, Essex County, New Jersey
Founded 1840
See also Findagrave
page for this location.
Politicians buried
here: |
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Charles Edison (1890-1969) —
of West Orange, Essex
County, N.J.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in West Orange, Essex
County, N.J., August
3, 1890.
Democrat. U.S.
Secretary of the Navy, 1940; Governor of
New Jersey, 1941-44.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Delta
Psi; Newcomen
Society.
Died, of heart
failure, in the Harkness Pavilion of the Columbia-Presbyterian Medical
Center, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., July 31,
1969 (age 78 years, 362
days).
Interment at Rosedale Cemetery.
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Hallett C. Johnson (1888-1968) —
also known as Francis Hallett Johnson —
of South Orange, Essex
County, N.J.; Princeton, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
26, 1888.
Foreign Service officer; U.S. Consul General in Stockholm, as of 1938; U.S. Ambassador to Costa Rica, 1944-47.
Episcopalian.
Member, Society
of Colonial Wars; Sons of
the American Revolution; Delta
Psi.
Died, in Massachusetts General Hospital,
Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., August
11, 1968 (age 79 years, 259
days).
Interment at Rosedale Cemetery.
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William Halsted Wiley (1842-1925) —
also known as William H. Wiley —
of East Orange, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., July 10,
1842.
Republican. Major in the Union Army during the Civil War; engineer;
publisher
of scientific works; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 8th District, 1903-07, 1909-11.
Member, Loyal
Legion.
Died in 1925
(age about
82 years).
Interment at Rosedale Cemetery.
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Isaac Pierson (1770-1833) —
of Orange, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Orange, Essex
County, N.J., August
15, 1770.
U.S.
Representative from New Jersey at-large, 1827-31.
Slaveowner.
Died in Orange, Essex
County, N.J., September
22, 1833 (age 63 years, 38
days).
Original interment at Old Burying Ground;
reinterment in 1840 at Rosedale Cemetery.
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William A. Wachenfeld (1889-1969) —
of Orange, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Orange, Essex
County, N.J., February
24, 1889.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1940;
associate
justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1946-59.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Kappa
Sigma.
Died April
22, 1969 (age 80 years, 57
days).
Interment at Rosedale Cemetery.
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John Lauris Blake Jr. (1831-1899) —
also known as John L. Blake —
of Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., March
25, 1831.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Essex County, 1857; delegate
to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1876;
U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 6th District, 1879-81.
Died in West Orange, Essex
County, N.J., October
10, 1899 (age 68 years, 199
days).
Interment at Rosedale Cemetery.
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Simeon Harrison Rollinson (1870-1935) —
also known as Simeon H. Rollinson —
of West Orange, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in West Orange, Essex
County, N.J., December
31, 1870.
Democrat. Lawyer; banker;
candidate for New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1898; mayor
of West Orange, N.J., 1922-34.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in West Orange, Essex
County, N.J., February
13, 1935 (age 64 years, 44
days).
Interment at Rosedale Cemetery.
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Austen Colgate (1863-1927) —
of Orange, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Orange, Essex
County, N.J., August
12, 1863.
Republican. Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Essex County, 1906, 1908-09;
member of New
Jersey state senate from Essex County, 1912-16; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1920
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1924.
Member, Freemasons.
Died September
5, 1927 (age 64 years, 24
days).
Interment at Rosedale Cemetery.
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Albert Pierson Condit (1829-1901) —
also known as Albert P. Condit —
of East Orange, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Orange, Essex
County, N.J., December
10, 1829.
Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Essex County, 1866-67, 1871.
Died in Orange, Essex
County, N.J., December
14, 1901 (age 72 years, 4
days).
Interment at Rosedale Cemetery.
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George John Seabury (1844-1909) —
also known as George J. Seabury —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born November
10, 1844.
Republican. Candidate for Presidential Elector for New York.
Died February
13, 1909 (age 64 years, 95
days).
Interment at Rosedale Cemetery.
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Hayward Augustus Harvey (1870-1914) —
also known as Hayward A. Harvey —
of Orange, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Orange, Essex
County, N.J., November
3, 1870.
Republican. Steel
manufacturer; mining
business; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Essex County, 1896.
Presbyterian.
Killed by self-inflicted
gunshot,
in the Lackawanna Railroad station,
Orange, Essex
County, N.J., February
25, 1914 (age 43 years, 114
days).
Interment at Rosedale Cemetery.
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St. John's
Cemetery
Orange, Essex County, New Jersey
Politicians buried
here: |
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Daniel Francis Minahan (1877-1947) —
also known as Daniel F. Minahan —
of Orange, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Springfield, Clark
County, Ohio, August
8, 1877.
Democrat. Mayor of
Orange, N.J., 1914-19; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 9th District, 1919-21, 1923-25;
defeated, 1920, 1924; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New Jersey, 1928.
Died April
29, 1947 (age 69 years, 264
days).
Interment at St. John's Cemetery.
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St. Mark's
Episcopal Cemetery
Orange, Essex County, New Jersey
See also Findagrave
page for this location.
Politicians buried
here: |
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Simeon Harrison (1804-1872) —
of Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Orange, Essex
County, N.J., February
17, 1804.
Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Essex County, 1858.
Died in South Orange, Essex
County, N.J., March
26, 1872 (age 68 years, 38
days).
Interment at St. Mark's Episcopal Cemetery.
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Mt. Hebron
Cemetery
851 Valley Road
Upper Montclair, Essex County, New Jersey
Politicians buried
here: |
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Albert Wahl Hawkes (1878-1971) —
also known as Albert W. Hawkes —
of Montclair, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., November
20, 1878.
Republican. Business
executive; U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1943-49; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New Jersey, 1944.
Episcopalian.
Member, Kiwanis;
Sons
of the American Revolution; Newcomen
Society; Union
League.
Died in Palm Desert, Riverside
County, Calif., May 9,
1971 (age 92 years, 170
days).
Interment at Mt. Hebron Cemetery.
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Thomas Augustus Eddy (1854-1931) —
also known as Thomas A. Eddy —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.; Roseland, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., November
9, 1854.
Merchant;
Consul
for Uruguay in New
York, N.Y., 1892-1903.
Died in Roseland, Essex
County, N.J., October
12, 1931 (age 76 years, 337
days).
Interment at Mt. Hebron Cemetery.
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Unknown
Location
West Orange, Essex County, New Jersey
Politicians buried
here: |
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Charles E. Lobdell Sr. (1861-1949) —
of Kansas.
Born in Osawatomie, Miami
County, Kan., September
21, 1861.
Member of Kansas
state house of representatives, 1893-99; Speaker of
the Kansas State House of Representatives, 1895-97; district
judge in Kansas 33rd District, 1902-11.
Died in Allendale, Bergen
County, N.J., January
29, 1949 (age 87 years, 130
days).
Interment somewhere.
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