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Index to Locations
Immigration Museum, Ellis Island Wall
of Honor
Hoboken Erie-Lackawanna Park
Jersey City Bayview - New York Bay
Cemetery
Jersey City Holy Name Cemetery
Jersey City Old Bergen Church
Cemetery
New Durham Hoboken Cemetery
North Bergen Flower Hill Cemetery
North Bergen Hoboken Cemetery
Wall of
Honor
Immigration Museum, Ellis Island, Hudson County, New Jersey
Erie-Lackawanna
Park
Hoboken, Hudson County, New Jersey
| Politicians who have
(or had) monuments here: |
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Samuel Sloan (1817-1907) —
of New York.
Born in County Down, Ireland (now Northern
Ireland), December
25, 1817.
Importing
business; member of New York
state senate 2nd District, 1858-59; president, Delaware,
Lackawanna and Western Railroad,
1867-99.
Episcopalian
or Christian
Reformed. Member, Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick.
Died in Garrison, Putnam
County, N.Y., September
22, 1907 (age 89 years, 271
days).
Interment at St.
Philip's Cemetery, Garrison, N.Y.; statue at Erie-Lackawanna Park.
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Bayview - New
York Bay Cemetery
312 Garfield Avenue
Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey
See also Findagrave
page for this location.
| Politicians buried
here: |
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Arthur Harry Moore (1879-1952) —
also known as A. Harry Moore —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., July 3,
1879.
Democrat. Lawyer; Governor of
New Jersey, 1926-29, 1932-35, 1938-41; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New Jersey, 1928,
1932,
1936,
1940,
1944,
1952;
U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1935-38.
Christian
Reformed. Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Grange;
Delta
Theta Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Moose; Eagles;
Royal
Arcanum; Foresters.
Died from a heart
attack while driving
his car along State Highway 29 in Branchburg, Somerset
County, N.J., November
18, 1952 (age 73 years, 138
days).
Interment at Bayview - New York Bay Cemetery.
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Edward Irving Edwards (1863-1931) —
also known as Edward I. Edwards —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Bergen town (now part of Jersey City), Hudson
County, N.J., December
1, 1863.
Democrat. General
contractor; banker; New Jersey
state comptroller, 1911-17; member of New
Jersey state senate from Hudson County, 1919; Governor of
New Jersey, 1920-23; candidate for Democratic nomination for
President, 1920;
U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1923-29; defeated, 1928; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1924
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1928.
Episcopalian.
Welsh
and English
ancestry. Member, American
Bankers Association; Zeta
Psi; Freemasons;
Elks; Moose; Eagles.
Depressed over political and financial misfortunes, the deaths of
those close to him, and his own poor health, he shot and
killed
himself, in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., January
26, 1931 (age 67 years, 56
days).
Interment at Bayview - New York Bay Cemetery.
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Edward Hoos (1850-1912) —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Newied am Rhine, Germany,
August
31, 1850.
Democrat. Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Hudson County, 1896; mayor
of Jersey City, N.J., 1897-1901.
Member, Freemasons.
Died October
24, 1912 (age 62 years, 54
days).
Interment at Bayview - New York Bay Cemetery.
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Glenn D. Cunningham (1943-2004) —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born, in Margaret Hague Hospital,
Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., September
16, 1943.
Democrat. Hudson
County Freeholder, 1975-78; mayor
of Jersey City, N.J., 2001-04; defeated, 1989; died in office
2004; member of New
Jersey state senate 31st District, 2004; died in office 2004.
Baptist.
African
ancestry.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Greenville Hospital,
Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., May 25,
2004 (age 60 years, 252
days).
Interment at Bayview - New York Bay Cemetery.
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Charles Seidler (1839-1921) —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Münden, Westphalia, Germany,
May
24, 1839.
Mayor
of Jersey City, N.J., 1876-78.
Died in Bloomfield, Essex
County, N.J., February
13, 1921 (age 81 years, 265
days).
Interment at Bayview - New York Bay Cemetery.
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Pierre Prosper Garven (1872-1938) —
also known as Pierre P. Garven; Pierre Prosper
Garvin —
of Bayonne, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Bayonne, Hudson
County, N.J., June 9,
1872.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Bayonne, N.J., 1906-10, 1915-19; defeated, 1910; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1916;
Hudson
County Prosecutor of the Pleas, 1919.
Suffered a stroke,
and died soon after, in the Jersey City Medical
Center, Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., March 3,
1938 (age 65 years, 267
days).
Interment at Bayview - New York Bay Cemetery.
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James William McCarthy (1872-1939) —
also known as James W. McCarthy —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., September
8, 1872.
Republican. Lawyer;
assistant prosecuting attorney; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from New Jersey, 1912;
Hudson
County Judge, 1918-23; member of New Jersey
Republican State Committee, 1928; U.S.
Attorney for New Jersey, 1928; U.S.
District Judge for New Jersey, 1928-29; resigned 1929; chair of
Hudson County Republican Party, 1929-33.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., June 28,
1939 (age 66 years, 293
days).
Interment at Bayview - New York Bay Cemetery.
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William Davis Daly (1851-1900) —
also known as William D. Daly —
of Hoboken, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., June 4,
1851.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Hudson County, 1891; district
judge in New Jersey, 1891-92; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New Jersey, 1892,
1896;
member of New
Jersey state senate from Hudson County, 1893-98; member of New Jersey
Democratic State Committee, 1896-98; New Jersey
Democratic state chair, 1896; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 7th District, 1899-1900; died in
office 1900.
Died, from uremia,
in Theodore Pettit's boarding
house, Far Rockaway, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., July 31,
1900 (age 49 years, 57
days).
Interment at Bayview - New York Bay Cemetery.
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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.
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Alfred V. Brady (1898-1970) —
of Bayonne, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Bayonne, Hudson
County, N.J., July 15,
1898.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; mayor
of Bayonne, N.J., 1959-62; defeated, 1962.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Knights
of Columbus.
Died, in Bayonne Hospital,
Bayonne, Hudson
County, N.J., July 19,
1970 (age 72 years, 4
days).
Interment at Bayview - New York Bay Cemetery.
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George L. Record (c.1859-1933) —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Auburn, Androscoggin
County, Maine, about 1859.
Lawyer;
Republican candidate for New
Jersey state senate, 1901; Republican candidate for New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1908; Republican candidate for U.S.
Representative from New Jersey, 1910; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New Jersey, 1912;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New Jersey; candidate for U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1918 (Republican primary), 1924
(Progressive).
Died, from a cerebral
hemorrhage, in State Street Hospital,
Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, September
27, 1933 (age about 74
years).
Interment at Bayview - New York Bay Cemetery.
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George T. Smith (1855-1940) —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born April
29, 1855.
Democrat. Candidate for mayor
of Jersey City, N.J., 1901.
Died in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., December
19, 1940 (age 85 years, 234
days).
Interment at Bayview - New York Bay Cemetery.
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| Politicians formerly
buried here: |
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Charles Henry Voorhis (1833-1896) —
also known as Charles H. Voorhis —
of New Jersey.
Born in Spring Valley (now Paramus), Bergen
County, N.J., March
13, 1833.
Republican. Lawyer; banker;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1864;
U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 5th District, 1879-81.
Indicted
in 1881 for bank
fraud over his actions as president of two banks, which later
became insolvent; tried
and found not guilty.
Fearing oncoming total blindness, he died from a self-inflicted
gunshot,
in his office
at the Davidson Building, Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., April
15, 1896 (age 63 years, 33
days).
Original interment at Bayview - New York Bay Cemetery; reinterment at
Hackensack
Cemetery, Hackensack, N.J.
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Holy Name
Cemetery
West Side Avenue
Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey
| Politicians buried
here: |
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Mark M. Fagan (1869-1955) —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., September
29, 1869.
Republican. Undertaker;
mayor
of Jersey City, N.J., 1902-07, 1913-17; defeated, 1907, 1909;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1904.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
Died in a hospital
at Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., July 16,
1955 (age 85 years, 290
days).
Interment at Holy Name Cemetery.
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Frank Hague (1876-1956) —
also known as "Sphinx of Jersey City"; "The
Boss"; "The Leader" —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., January
17, 1876.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey,
1916,
1932;
mayor
of Jersey City, N.J., 1917-47; member of Democratic
National Committee from New Jersey, 1922-52; Vice-Chair
of Democratic National Committee, 1929-39; delegate
to New Jersey convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Powerful leader of Hudson County Democratic "machine"; famously
quoted as declaring "I am the law!" Indicted
for various crimes but never convicted.
Died, from complications of bronchitis
and asthma,
in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
1, 1956 (age 79 years, 349
days).
Entombed at Holy Name Cemetery.
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Thomas J. Brogan (1889-1965) —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.; Rumson, Monmouth
County, N.J.
Born in County Meath, Ireland,
1889.
Democrat. Lawyer; associate
justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1932-33; chief
justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1933-46; resigned
1946; delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Hudson County,
1947; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1948;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New Jersey.
Died in Middletown, Monmouth
County, N.J., May 29,
1965 (age about 75
years).
Interment at Holy Name Cemetery.
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John V. Kenny (1894-1975) —
also known as "Little Guy" —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., April 6,
1894.
Democrat. Mayor
of Jersey City, N.J., 1949-53; resigned 1953; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1964,
1968;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New Jersey.
Catholic.
Pleaded
guilty to six federal counts of tax
evasion in May 1972, and sentenced
to prison.
Died, of a heart
attack, in a nursing
home at Paramus, Bergen
County, N.J., June 2,
1975 (age 81 years, 57
days).
Interment at Holy Name Cemetery.
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Thomas Gangemi (1903-1976) —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Italy,
July
29, 1903.
Mayor
of Jersey City, N.J., 1961-63; resigned 1963; defeated, 1965.
Catholic.
Italian
ancestry.
Died in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., December
1, 1976 (age 73 years, 125
days).
Interment at Holy Name Cemetery.
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Thomas F. X. Smith (1928-1996) —
also known as Tommie Smith; "The Mouth that
Roared" —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., July 5,
1928.
Democrat. Mayor
of Jersey City, N.J., 1977-81; defeated, 1989; candidate for Governor of
New Jersey, 1981.
Catholic.
Professional basketball
player for the New York Knicks in 1951.
Died of cancer,
in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., May 31,
1996 (age 67 years, 331
days).
Interment at Holy Name Cemetery.
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Bernard J. Berry (1913-1963) —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., July 3,
1913.
Democrat. Mayor
of Jersey City, N.J., 1953-57; defeated, 1957, 1961; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1956.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Died, from a cerebral
hemorrhage, in St. Francis Hospital,
Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., January
6, 1963 (age 49 years, 187
days).
Interment at Holy Name Cemetery.
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Frank Hague Eggers (1901-1954) —
also known as Frank H. Eggers —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., February
22, 1901.
Democrat. Lawyer;
criminal court judge in New Jersey, 1929-34; district judge in New
Jersey, 1934; served in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II; delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Hudson County,
1947; mayor
of Jersey City, N.J., 1947-49; defeated, 1949; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1948.
Catholic.
Member, Amvets;
American Bar
Association.
Died, of cerebral
thrombosis, in Jersey City Medical
Center, Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., July 8,
1954 (age 53 years, 136
days).
Interment at Holy Name Cemetery.
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Relatives:
Married to Mary L. McDonald; nephew of Frank
Hague. |
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Mary Teresa Norton (1875-1959) —
also known as Mary T. Norton; Mary Teresa
Hopkins —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., March 7,
1875.
Democrat. Member of New Jersey
Democratic State Committee, 1920-35; vice-chair of
New Jersey Democratic Party, 1921-32; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New Jersey, 1924,
1928
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1932,
1936,
1940,
1944
(co-chair, Platform
and Resolutions Committee; speaker),
1948
(chair, Credentials
Committee); U.S.
Representative from New Jersey, 1925-51 (12th District 1925-33,
13th District 1933-51); New Jersey
Democratic state chair, 1932-35, 1940-44; delegate
to New Jersey convention to ratify 21st amendment at-large;
elected 1933.
Female.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry.
First
woman elected to Congress from the eastern U.S.; first
Democratic woman ever to serve.
Died in Greenwich, Fairfield
County, Conn., August
2, 1959 (age 84 years, 148
days).
Interment at Holy Name Cemetery.
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James Alphonsus Hamill (1877-1941) —
also known as James A. Hamill —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., March
30, 1877.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Hudson County, 1902-05; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey, 1907-21 (10th District 1907-13,
12th District 1913-21); delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New Jersey, 1908,
1916;
corporation counsel of Jersey City, 1927-41.
Member, American Bar
Association; Elks.
Died, from pneumonia
and thrombosis,
in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., December
15, 1941 (age 64 years, 260
days).
Interment at Holy Name Cemetery.
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Charles Francis Xavier O'Brien (1879-1940) —
also known as Charles F. X. O'Brien —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., March 7,
1879.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 12th District, 1921-25; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1924.
Died in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., November
14, 1940 (age 61 years, 252
days).
Interment at Holy Name Cemetery.
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Patrick R. Griffin (c.1878-1931) —
also known as Paddy Griffin —
of Hoboken, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born about 1878.
Democrat. Bartender;
mayor
of Hoboken, N.J., 1915-26; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New Jersey, 1916,
1924.
Catholic.
Died, in Dr. John Lamb's Sanitarium,
near Ossining, Westchester
County, N.Y., January
14, 1931 (age about 53
years).
Interment at Holy Name Cemetery.
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Thomas James Tumulty (1913-1981) —
also known as T. James Tumulty —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., March 2,
1913.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Hudson County, 1944-52;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1952;
U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 14th District, 1955-57; defeated,
1956; superior court judge in New Jersey, 1967-72.
Died in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., November
23, 1981 (age 68 years, 266
days).
Interment at Holy Name Cemetery.
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Edward F. Clark (1898-1963) —
also known as Howie Clark —
of Bayonne, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Bayonne, Hudson
County, N.J., May 1,
1898.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey,
1948
(alternate), 1952,
1956
(alternate); mayor
of Bayonne, N.J., 1951-55.
Catholic.
Member, Kiwanis;
Elks.
Died, of throat
cancer, in Pollak Hospital,
Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., December
27, 1963 (age 65 years, 240
days).
Interment at Holy Name Cemetery.
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James J. Donovan (1890-1971) —
of Bayonne, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Bayonne, Hudson
County, N.J., December
29, 1890.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; received the
Distinguished Service Cross for his heroism at Grand Pre, France, in
October, 1918; also received the Italian War Medal; Hudson
County Freeholder, 1935-39, 1951-54; mayor
of Bayonne, N.J., 1939-43.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Knights
of Columbus.
Helped convince the U.S. Navy to locate a base in Bayonne.
Died in Bayonne, Hudson
County, N.J., April
27, 1971 (age 80 years, 119
days).
Interment at Holy Name Cemetery.
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James Francis Murray Jr. (1919-1965) —
also known as James F. Murray, Jr. —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., May 11,
1919.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state senate from Hudson County, 1954-57.
Catholic.
Died, following a heart
attack, in St. Francis Hospital,
Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., March
12, 1965 (age 45 years, 305
days).
Interment at Holy Name Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Jane (Wallace) Murray; married to Bianca Maria
Vite. |
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Louis J. Messano (d. 1974) —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1952
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1956,
1960;
chair
of Hudson County Democratic Party, 1959.
Catholic.
Italian
ancestry.
Died in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., 1974.
Interment at Holy Name Cemetery.
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Old Bergen Church
Cemetery
Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey
| Politicians buried
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Robert Gilchrist Jr. (1825-1888) —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., August
21, 1825.
Lawyer;
mayor
of Jersey City, N.J., 1850-52; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Hudson County, 1857; served
in the Union Army during the Civil War; Democratic candidate for U.S.
Representative from New Jersey, 1866; New
Jersey state attorney general, 1869-73.
Died in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., July 6,
1888 (age 62 years, 320
days).
Interment at Old Bergen Church Cemetery.
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Lewis Alexander Brigham (1831-1885) —
also known as Lewis A. Brigham —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in New York Mills, Oneida
County, N.Y., January
2, 1831.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Hudson County, 1877; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 7th District, 1879-81.
Died, from pneumonia,
in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., February
19, 1885 (age 54 years, 48
days).
Interment at Old Bergen Church Cemetery.
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Hoboken
Cemetery
New Durham, Hudson County, New Jersey
| Politicians buried
here: |
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Edwin Ruthvin Vincent Wright (1812-1871) —
also known as Edwin R. V. Wright —
of Hudson City (now part of Jersey City), Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Hoboken, Hudson
County, N.J., January
2, 1812.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 5th District, 1865-67.
Died in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., January
21, 1871 (age 59 years, 19
days).
Interment at Hoboken Cemetery.
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Flower Hill
Cemetery
North Bergen, Hudson County, New Jersey
| Politicians buried
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Thomas McEwan Jr. (1854-1926) —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J., February
26, 1854.
Republican. Civil
engineer; lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1892,
1896
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization; speaker);
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Hudson County, 1894; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 7th District, 1895-99; banker.
Died in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., September
11, 1926 (age 72 years, 197
days).
Interment at Flower Hill Cemetery.
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John Ralph Armellino (1921-2004) —
also known as John R. Armellino —
of West New York, Hudson
County, N.J.; West Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla.
Born in West New York, Hudson
County, N.J., February
21, 1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor
of West New York, N.J., 1955-71; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New Jersey, 1956,
1964.
Catholic.
Italian
ancestry. Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Moose; Rotary;
Kiwanis;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Amvets.
Died September
17, 2004 (age 83 years, 209
days).
Interment at Flower Hill Cemetery.
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Hoboken
Cemetery
North Bergen, Hudson County, New Jersey
| Politicians buried
here: |
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H. Otto Wittpen —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Democrat. Mayor
of Jersey City, N.J., 1908-13; candidate for Governor of
New Jersey, 1916.
German
ancestry.
Interment at Hoboken Cemetery.
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Oscar Louis Auf der Heide (1874-1945) —
also known as Oscar L. Auf der Heide —
of West New York, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
8, 1874.
Democrat. Real
estate and insurance
business; director of several banks;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Hudson County, 1907-10; mayor
of West New York, N.J., 1914-17; Hudson
County Freeholder, 1915-24; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey, 1925-35 (11th District 1925-33,
14th District 1933-35); delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New Jersey, 1928,
1932;
delegate
to New Jersey convention to ratify 21st amendment at-large;
elected 1933; president, Elizabeth Brewing
Co.
Died in West New York, Hudson
County, N.J., March
29, 1945 (age 70 years, 111
days).
Interment at Hoboken Cemetery.
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Allan Langdon McDermott (1854-1908) —
also known as Allan L. McDermott —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in South Boston, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., March
30, 1854.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Hudson County, 1880-81;
district judge in New Jersey, 1883-86; New Jersey
Democratic state chair, 1885-95; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New Jersey, 1896;
member of New
Jersey state senate from Hudson County, 1899-1900; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey, 1900-07 (7th District 1900-03,
10th District 1903-07).
Died in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., October
26, 1908 (age 54 years, 210
days).
Interment at Hoboken Cemetery.
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