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Index to Locations
Private or family graveyards
Colonia St. Gertrude's Cemetery
Cranbury Brainerd Cemetery
East Brunswick Holy Cross Cemetery
Iselin New Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
Jamesburg Fernwood Cemetery
New Brunswick Christ Episcopal
Churchyard
New Brunswick Elmwood Cemetery
New Brunswick First Presbyterian
Churchyard
New Brunswick First Reformed Church
Cemetery
New Brunswick Presbyterian Cemetery
New Brunswick St. Peter's Cemetery
North Brunswick Van Liew Cemetery
Old Bridge Chestnut Hill Cemetery
Parlin New Calvary Cemetery
Perth Amboy Alpine Cemetery
Perth Amboy St. Mary's Cemetery
Perth Amboy St. Peter's Churchyard
Piscataway Resurrection Burial Park
South Amboy Christ Church Cemetery
South Amboy St. Mary's Cemetery
Woodbridge Beth Israel Memorial
Park
Woodbridge First Presbyterian
Churchyard
Private or family
graveyard
Middlesex County, New Jersey
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James Morgan (1756-1822) —
of Middlesex
County, N.J.
Born in Perth Amboy, Middlesex
County, N.J., December
29, 1756.
Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member
of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Middlesex County, 1794-98; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey at-large, 1811-13.
Died in South Amboy, Middlesex
County, N.J., November
11, 1822 (age 65 years, 317
days).
Interment in a private or family graveyard.
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St. Gertrude's
Cemetery
Colonia, Middlesex County, New Jersey
See also Findagrave
page for this location.
| Politicians buried
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James Paul Mitchell (1900-1964) —
also known as James P. Mitchell —
of Spring Lake, Monmouth
County, N.J.; Little Silver, Monmouth
County, N.J.
Born in Elizabeth, Union
County, N.J., November
12, 1900.
Republican. U.S.
Secretary of Labor, 1953-61; candidate for Governor of
New Jersey, 1961.
Catholic.
Member, American
Arbitration Association.
Died, from a heart
attack, in his suite at the Astor Hotel,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
19, 1964 (age 63 years, 342
days).
Interment at St. Gertrude's Cemetery.
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Florence Price Dwyer (1902-1976) —
also known as Florence P. Dwyer; Florence Louise
Price —
of Elizabeth, Union
County, N.J.
Born in Reading, Berks
County, Pa., July 4,
1902.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
New Jersey, 1944,
1948;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Union County, 1950-56; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey, 1957-73 (6th District 1957-67,
12th District 1967-73).
Female.
Died in Elizabeth, Union
County, N.J., February
29, 1976 (age 73 years, 240
days).
Interment at St. Gertrude's Cemetery.
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Bernard James Dwyer (1921-1998) —
also known as Bernard J. Dwyer —
of Edison, Middlesex
County, N.J.
Born in Perth Amboy, Middlesex
County, N.J., January
24, 1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of New
Jersey state senate 18th District, 1974-80; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1976,
1988;
U.S.
Representative from New Jersey, 1981-93 (15th District 1981-83,
6th District 1983-93).
Catholic.
Died, of a heart
attack, while driving
his car in Metuchen, Middlesex
County, N.J., October
31, 1998 (age 77 years, 280
days).
Interment at St. Gertrude's Cemetery.
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Nicholas St. John La Corte (1918-1966) —
of Cranford, Union
County, N.J.
Born in Elizabeth, Union
County, N.J., March 8,
1918.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Cranford, N.J., 1962-63; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Union County, 1964-66; died
in office 1966.
Catholic.
Italian
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Lions.
Suffered a heart
attack during a dinner party at the home of Loree
Collins, and died soon after in the emergency room at Overlook Hospital,
Summit, Union
County, N.J., December
3, 1966 (age 48 years, 270
days).
Interment at St. Gertrude's Cemetery.
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James J. Kinneally (d. 1972) —
of Rahway, Union
County, N.J.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey,
1944,
1948,
1956,
1960,
1964,
1968;
chair
of Union County Democratic Party, 1959; candidate for
Presidential Elector for New Jersey; candidate for New
Jersey state senate District 9, 1967.
Died in 1972.
Interment at St. Gertrude's Cemetery.
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Brainerd
Cemetery
22 South Main Street
Cranbury, Middlesex County, New Jersey
See also Findagrave
page for this location.
| Politicians buried
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C. Raymond Wicoff (1884-1957) —
of Cranbury, Middlesex
County, N.J.
Born in Cranbury, Middlesex
County, N.J., February
26, 1884.
Democrat. Wholesale
grocer; spice
salesman; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New
Jersey, 1940.
Died in Cranbury, Middlesex
County, N.J., May 5,
1957 (age 73 years, 68
days).
Interment at Brainerd Cemetery.
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Holy Cross
Cemetery
East Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey
| Politicians buried
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John F. Fitzpatrick (1898-1979) —
of South River, Middlesex
County, N.J.
Born in South River, Middlesex
County, N.J., July 5,
1898.
Athletic
coach; mayor
of South River, N.J., 1937, 1953; board member, Central Jersey
Savings Bank;
board member, St. Peters Medical Center, New Brunswick.
Died October
20, 1979 (age 81 years, 107
days).
Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery.
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New Mt. Lebanon
Cemetery
Iselin, Middlesex County, New Jersey
| Politicians buried
here: |
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Abraham Bernstein (1918-1990) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 1,
1918.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of New York
state senate, 1961-90 (28th District 1961-65, 36th District 1966,
32nd District 1967-90); died in office 1990.
Jewish.
Member, American
Jewish Congress; Zionist
Organization of America; B'nai
B'rith.
One leg was
amputated in 1977 due to phlebitis.
Died, following a heart
attack, in Albert Einstein Medical
Center, Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., March 4,
1990 (age 71 years, 307
days).
Interment at New Mt. Lebanon Cemetery.
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Relatives:
Married to Ruth Schub and Gretchen Diamond. |
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Fernwood
Cemetery
Jamesburg, Middlesex County, New Jersey
| Politicians buried
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John Stothoff Badeau (1903-1995) —
also known as John S. Badeau —
of Jamesburg, Middlesex
County, N.J.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., February
24, 1903.
Minister;
missionary;
university
professor; president,
American University in Cairo, 1945-53; U.S. Ambassador to United Arab Republic, 1961-64.
Christian
Reformed; later Presbyterian.
Member, Sigma
Xi; Tau
Kappa Alpha.
Died, from sepsis,
in Jamesburg, Middlesex
County, N.J., August
25, 1995 (age 92 years, 182
days).
Interment at Fernwood Cemetery.
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Christ Episcopal
Churchyard
New Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey
| Politicians buried
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Thomas Miles DeRussy (1830-1887) —
also known as Thomas M. DeRussy —
of New Brunswick, Middlesex
County, N.J.
Born February
26, 1830.
Mayor
of New Brunswick, N.J., 1873-75.
Died in New Brunswick, Middlesex
County, N.J., August
28, 1887 (age 57 years, 183
days).
Interment at Christ Episcopal Churchyard.
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Thomas Tileston Wells (1865-1946) —
also known as T. Tileston Wells —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, September
12, 1865.
Lawyer;
law partner of Clarence
Lexow; Honorary
Consul-General for Romania in New
York, N.Y., 1919-41.
Episcopalian.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April
23, 1946 (age 80 years, 223
days).
Interment at Christ Episcopal Churchyard.
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Elmwood
Cemetery
New Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey
Founded 1868
| Politicians buried
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George Craig Ludlow (1830-1900) —
also known as George C. Ludlow —
of Middlesex
County, N.J.
Born April 6,
1830.
Member of New
Jersey state senate from Middlesex County, 1877-79; Governor of
New Jersey, 1881-84; associate
justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1895-1900; appointed
1895.
Died December
18, 1900 (age 70 years, 256
days).
Interment at Elmwood Cemetery.
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George Sebastian Silzer (1870-1940) —
also known as George S. Silzer —
of New Brunswick, Middlesex
County, N.J.; Metuchen, Middlesex
County, N.J.
Born in New Brunswick, Middlesex
County, N.J., April
14, 1870.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state senate from Middlesex County, 1907-12; Middlesex
County Prosecutor of the Pleas, 1912-14; circuit judge in New
Jersey, 1914-22; Governor of
New Jersey, 1923-26; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New Jersey, 1924;
chairman, New York Port Authority, 1926-28.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., October
16, 1940 (age 70 years, 185
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Elmwood Cemetery.
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Miles Ross (1827-1903) —
of New Brunswick, Middlesex
County, N.J.
Born in Raritan Township, Middlesex
County, N.J., April
30, 1827.
Democrat. Coal
business; Middlesex
County Freeholder, 1859-64; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Middlesex County, 1863-64; mayor
of New Brunswick, N.J., 1867-69; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 3rd District, 1875-83; defeated,
1882; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1876,
1884,
1888,
1892;
member of Democratic
National Committee from New Jersey, 1880-88.
Died in New Brunswick, Middlesex
County, N.J., February
22, 1903 (age 75 years, 298
days).
Interment at Elmwood Cemetery.
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James Bishop (1816-1895) —
of Middlesex
County, N.J.
Born in New Brunswick, Middlesex
County, N.J., May 11,
1816.
Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Middlesex County, 1849-50; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 3rd District, 1855-57.
Died near Morristown, Morris
County, N.J., May 10,
1895 (age 78 years, 364
days).
Interment at Elmwood Cemetery.
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Ezekiel Montgomery Patterson (1810-1891) —
also known as Ezekiel M. Patterson —
of New Brunswick, Middlesex
County, N.J.
Born in Luzerne
County, Pa., May 6,
1810.
Mayor
of New Brunswick, N.J., 1860-61.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry.
Died February
8, 1891 (age 80 years, 278
days).
Interment at Elmwood Cemetery.
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Klemmer Kalteissen (1894-1984) —
of New Brunswick, Middlesex
County, N.J.
Born August
5, 1894.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Middlesex
County Freeholder, 1925; chair of
Middlesex County Democratic Party, 1927; common pleas court judge
in New Jersey, 1940; bank
director; superior court judge in New Jersey, 1961-64.
Christian
Reformed.
Died, in St. Peter's Medical
Center, New Brunswick, Middlesex
County, N.J., April
17, 1984 (age 89 years, 256
days).
Interment at Elmwood Cemetery.
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Alvah H. Cole (1884-1970) —
of Highland Park, Middlesex
County, N.J.
Born in Pleasant Run, Hunterdon
County, N.J., 1884.
Merchant;
mayor
of Highland Park, N.J., 1948-51.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Tall
Cedars of Lebanon; Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Edison Lodge Nursing
Home, Edison, Middlesex
County, N.J., May 11,
1970 (age about 85
years).
Interment at Elmwood Cemetery.
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Edwin Winfield Eden (1887-1953) —
also known as Edwin W. Eden —
of Highland Park, Middlesex
County, N.J.
Born in New Brunswick, Middlesex
County, N.J., 1887.
Mayor
of Highland Park, N.J., 1928-30.
Christian
Reformed. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Highland Park, Middlesex
County, N.J., September
1, 1953 (age about 66
years).
Interment at Elmwood Cemetery.
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Cornelius McCrelis (1883-1964) —
of Highland Park, Middlesex
County, N.J.
Born in New Brunswick, Middlesex
County, N.J., 1883.
Mayor
of Highland Park, N.J., 1922-24.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Highland Park, Middlesex
County, N.J., May 10,
1964 (age about 80
years).
Interment at Elmwood Cemetery.
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Robert Wood Johnson Jr. (1893-1968) —
also known as "The General" —
of Highland Park, Middlesex
County, N.J.
Born in New Brunswick, Middlesex
County, N.J., 1893.
Mayor
of Highland Park, N.J., 1920-22.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons.
President or Chairman of the Board, Johnson & Johnson, 1932-63.
Died, in Roosevelt Hospital,
New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
30, 1968 (age about 74
years).
Entombed in mausoleum at Elmwood Cemetery.
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First
Presbyterian Churchyard
New Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey
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John Bubenheim Bayard (1738-1807) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; New Brunswick, Middlesex
County, N.J.
Born in Bohemia Manor, Cecil
County, Md., August
11, 1738.
Merchant;
member of Pennsylvania state legislature, 1776; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1785; mayor
of New Brunswick, N.J., 1794-96.
Died in New Brunswick, Middlesex
County, N.J., January
7, 1807 (age 68 years, 149
days).
Interment at First Presbyterian Churchyard.
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Andrew Kirkpatrick (1756-1831) —
of Middlesex
County, N.J.
Born in Mine Brook, Morris
County, N.J., February
17, 1756.
Lawyer;
member of New Jersey
State Council from Middlesex County, 1798; resigned 1798; associate
justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1798-1804; chief
justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1804-24.
Presbyterian.
Scottish
ancestry.
Died in New Brunswick, Middlesex
County, N.J., January
7, 1831 (age 74 years, 324
days).
Original interment at First Presbyterian Churchyard; reinterment at
Van Liew Cemetery, North Brunswick, N.J.
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First Reformed
Church Cemetery
New Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey
| Politicians buried
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Theodore Frelinghuysen (1787-1862) —
also known as "Christian Statesman" —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Franklin Township, Somerset
County, N.J., March
28, 1787.
Whig. Lawyer; New
Jersey state attorney general, 1817-29; U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1829-35; mayor of
Newark, N.J., 1837-38; candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 1844.
Died in New Brunswick, Middlesex
County, N.J., April
12, 1862 (age 75 years, 15
days).
Interment at First Reformed Church Cemetery.
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James Schureman (1756-1824) —
of New Brunswick, Middlesex
County, N.J.
Born in New Brunswick, Middlesex
County, N.J., February
12, 1756.
Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; merchant;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Middlesex County, 1783-85,
1788; Delegate
to Continental Congress from New Jersey, 1786-87; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey, 1789-91, 1797-99, 1813-15
(at-large 1789-91, 1797-99, 2nd District 1813-15); U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1799-1801; mayor
of New Brunswick, N.J., 1801-13, 1821-24; died in office 1824;
member of New Jersey
State Council from Middlesex County, 1808, 1810, 1812-13.
Slaveowner.
Died in New Brunswick, Middlesex
County, N.J., January
22, 1824 (age 67 years, 344
days).
Interment at First Reformed Church Cemetery.
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Presbyterian
Cemetery
New Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey
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Littleton Kirkpatrick (1797-1859) —
of New Brunswick, Middlesex
County, N.J.
Born in New Brunswick, Middlesex
County, N.J., October
19, 1797.
Democrat. Lawyer; Middlesex
County Surrogate, 1831-36; mayor
of New Brunswick, N.J., 1841-42; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 4th District, 1843-45.
Died in Saratoga Springs, Saratoga
County, N.Y., August
15, 1859 (age 61 years, 300
days).
Original interment at Presbyterian Cemetery; reinterment in 1921 at
Van Liew Cemetery, North Brunswick, N.J.
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St. Peter's
Cemetery
New Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey
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Edward F. Farrington (1886-1918) —
of New Brunswick, Middlesex
County, N.J.
Born in New Brunswick, Middlesex
County, N.J., October
12, 1886.
Mayor
of New Brunswick, N.J., 1915-18.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Eagles.
Died December
17, 1918 (age 32 years, 66
days).
Interment at St. Peter's Cemetery.
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Relatives: Son
of Patrick Farrington and Mary A. (Carlon) Farrington; married to
Ethel Schaible. |
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memorial |
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Van Liew
Cemetery
Cranberry Turnpike
North Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey
See also Findagrave
page for this location.
| Politicians buried
here: |
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Andrew Kirkpatrick (1756-1831) —
of Middlesex
County, N.J.
Born in Mine Brook, Morris
County, N.J., February
17, 1756.
Lawyer;
member of New Jersey
State Council from Middlesex County, 1798; resigned 1798; associate
justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1798-1804; chief
justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1804-24.
Presbyterian.
Scottish
ancestry.
Died in New Brunswick, Middlesex
County, N.J., January
7, 1831 (age 74 years, 324
days).
Original interment at First Presbyterian
Churchyard, New Brunswick, N.J.; reinterment at Van Liew Cemetery.
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John Neilson (1745-1833) —
of Middlesex
County, N.J.
Born in Raritan Landing (now part of Piscataway), Middlesex
County, N.J., March
11, 1745.
Delegate
to Continental Congress from New Jersey, 1778; delegate
to New Jersey convention to ratify U.S. constitution from
Middlesex County, 1787; delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention, 1790; member of
New Jersey state legislature, 1800-01; member of New Jersey
State Council from Middlesex County, 1813.
Died in New Brunswick, Middlesex
County, N.J., March 3,
1833 (age 87 years, 357
days).
Interment at Van Liew Cemetery.
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Garnett Bowditch Adrain (1815-1878) —
also known as Garnett B. Adrain —
of New Brunswick, Middlesex
County, N.J.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
15, 1815.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 3rd District, 1857-61.
Died in New Brunswick, Middlesex
County, N.J., August
17, 1878 (age 62 years, 245
days).
Interment at Van Liew Cemetery.
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Littleton Kirkpatrick (1797-1859) —
of New Brunswick, Middlesex
County, N.J.
Born in New Brunswick, Middlesex
County, N.J., October
19, 1797.
Democrat. Lawyer; Middlesex
County Surrogate, 1831-36; mayor
of New Brunswick, N.J., 1841-42; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 4th District, 1843-45.
Died in Saratoga Springs, Saratoga
County, N.Y., August
15, 1859 (age 61 years, 300
days).
Original interment at Presbyterian Cemetery,
New Brunswick, N.J.; reinterment in 1921 at Van Liew Cemetery.
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J. Edward Crabiel (d. 1992) —
of Milltown, Middlesex
County, N.J.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New Jersey, 1948;
mayor
of Milltown, N.J., 1948-51; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Middlesex County, 1954-65;
member of New
Jersey state senate District 7, 1966-73; secretary
of state of New Jersey, 1974-77.
Died June 19,
1992.
Interment at Van Liew Cemetery.
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Charles Van Liew Booream —
of Milltown, Middlesex
County, N.J.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey,
1932.
Interment at Van Liew Cemetery.
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William Paterson (1745-1806) —
of New Jersey.
Born in County Antrim, Ireland (now Northern
Ireland), December
24, 1745.
Delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention, 1776; New
Jersey state attorney general, 1776-83; Delegate
to Continental Congress from New Jersey, 1780, 1787; member,
U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1789-90; Governor of
New Jersey, 1790-93; chancellor
of New Jersey court of chancery, 1790-93; Associate
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1793-1806; died in office 1806.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Injured in a horsedrawn
coach accident in 1803, and died from his wounds three years
later, in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., September
9, 1806 (age 60 years, 259
days).
Original interment at a private or family graveyard, Albany County, N.Y.; reinterment
at Albany
Rural Cemetery, Menands, N.Y.; cenotaph at Van Liew Cemetery.
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Chestnut Hill
Cemetery
Old Bridge, Middlesex County, New Jersey
| Politicians buried
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Theodore Frank Appleby (1864-1924) —
also known as T. Frank Appleby —
of Asbury Park, Monmouth
County, N.J.
Born in Old Bridge, Middlesex
County, N.J., October
10, 1864.
Republican. Real
estate and insurance
business; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey,
1896;
mayor
of Asbury Park, N.J., 1908-12; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 3rd District, 1921-23; defeated,
1922.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, of heart
trouble, in Johns Hopkins Hospital,
Baltimore,
Md., December
15, 1924 (age 60 years, 66
days).
Interment at Chestnut Hill Cemetery.
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New Calvary
Cemetery
490 Washington Road
Parlin, Middlesex County, New Jersey
See also Findagrave
page for this location.
| Politicians buried
here: |
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Alan J. Karcher (1943-1999) —
of Sayreville, Middlesex
County, N.J.
Born May 19,
1943.
Democrat. Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly 19th District, 1974-89; Speaker of
the New Jersey State House of Assembly, 1982-85; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1988;
candidate for Governor of
New Jersey, 1989.
Died in Neptune Township, Monmouth
County, N.J., July 26,
1999 (age 56 years, 68
days).
Interment at New Calvary Cemetery.
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Joseph T. Karcher (c.1904-1987) —
of Sayreville, Middlesex
County, N.J.
Born about 1904.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Middlesex County, 1930-32;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1972.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Died, in South Amboy Memorial Hospital,
South Amboy, Middlesex
County, N.J., January
28, 1987 (age about 83
years).
Interment at New Calvary Cemetery.
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Alpine
Cemetery
Perth Amboy, Middlesex County, New Jersey
| Politicians buried
here: |
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Morgan Foster Larson (1882-1961) —
also known as Morgan F. Larson —
of Perth Amboy, Middlesex
County, N.J.
Born in Perth Amboy, Middlesex
County, N.J., June 15,
1882.
Republican. Engineer;
member of New
Jersey state senate from Middlesex County, 1922-28; Governor of
New Jersey, 1929-32.
Died March
21, 1961 (age 78 years, 279
days).
Interment at Alpine Cemetery.
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George J. Otlowski (1912-2009) —
of Perth Amboy, Middlesex
County, N.J.
Born in Perth Amboy, Middlesex
County, N.J., January
3, 1912.
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from New Jersey, 1962; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly 19th District, 1974-91; mayor
of Perth Amboy, N.J., 1976-90.
Catholic.
Polish
ancestry.
Died, in Raritan Bay Medical
Center, Perth Amboy, Middlesex
County, N.J., March
16, 2009 (age 97 years, 72
days).
Interment at Alpine Cemetery.
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John F. Ten Broeck (1831-1897) —
of Perth Amboy, Middlesex
County, N.J.
Born in Mt. Airy, Hunterdon
County, N.J., January
25, 1831.
Republican. Postmaster at Perth
Amboy, N.J., 1861-67, 1881-85; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Middlesex County, 1874,
1886-87.
Died in Perth Amboy, Middlesex
County, N.J., February
7, 1897 (age 66 years, 13
days).
Interment at Alpine Cemetery.
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St. Mary's
Cemetery
Perth Amboy, Middlesex County, New Jersey
| Politicians buried
here: |
| |
Arthur A. Quinn (1866-1957) —
of Sewaren, Middlesex
County, N.J.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., May 13,
1866.
Democrat. Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Middlesex County, 1913-15;
member of New
Jersey state senate from Middlesex County, 1930-33.
Died in Perth Amboy, Middlesex
County, N.J., February
2, 1957 (age 90 years, 265
days).
Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery.
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St. Peter's
Churchyard
Perth Amboy, Middlesex County, New Jersey
| Politicians buried
here: |
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Richard Wayne Parker (1848-1923) —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Morristown, Morris
County, N.J., August
6, 1848.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Essex County, 1885-86; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey, 1895-1911, 1914-19, 1921-23 (6th
District 1895-1903, 7th District 1903-09, 13th District 1909-11, 9th
District 1914-19, 1921-23); defeated, 1892, 1922; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1920.
Died in Paris, France,
November
28, 1923 (age 75 years, 114
days).
Interment at St. Peter's Churchyard.
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Relatives: Son
of John
Cortlandt Parker and Elisabeth (Stites) Parker; brother of Charles
Wolcott Parker; married 1883 to
Eleanor K. Gordon; grandson of James
Parker; second great-grandnephew of Chauncey
Goodrich and Elizur
Goodrich; third great-grandson of Stephanus
Van Cortlandt; third great-grandnephew of Pieter
Schuyler (1657-1724), Jacobus
Van Cortlandt and Johannes
Schuyler (1668-1747); first cousin thrice removed of Stephanus
Bayard, Pierre
Van Cortlandt, Philip
John Schuyler and Stephen
John Schuyler; first cousin four times removed of John
Livingston, Robert
Livingston (1688-1775), Gilbert
Livingston and Johannes
Schuyler (1697-1746); first cousin five times removed of David
Davidse Schuyler and Myndert
Davidtse Schuyler; second cousin twice removed of Nicholas
Bayard, Pieter
Schuyler (1746-1792), Philip
Van Cortlandt, Pierre
Van Cortlandt Jr. and Philip
Jeremiah Schuyler; second cousin thrice removed of Robert
Livingston (1708-1790), Peter
Van Brugh Livingston, Robert
Gilbert Livingston, Philip
Livingston, Robert
R. Livingston (1718-1775), William
Livingston, James
Jay, Philip
P. Schuyler, John
Jay and Frederick
Jay; third cousin once removed of Stephen
Van Rensselaer, Philip
Schuyler Van Rensselaer, Henry
Walter Livingston, Philip
Schuyler and James
Alexander Hamilton; third cousin twice removed of Volkert
Petrus Douw, Peter
Robert Livingston (1737-1794), Jeremiah
Van Rensselaer, Robert
Van Rensselaer, Walter
Livingston, Philip
Peter Livingston, Hendrick
Kiliaen Van Rensselaer, Robert
R. Livingston (1746-1813), James
Livingston, Henry
Brockholst Livingston, Peter
Samuel Schuyler, Killian
Killian Van Rensselaer, Edward
Livingston (1764-1836), Peter
Augustus Jay and William
Jay; third cousin thrice removed of John
Adams Taintor, William
Alfred Buckingham and Henry
G. Taintor; fourth cousin of Edward
Livingston (1796-1840), Henry
Bell Van Rensselaer and James
Adams Ekin; fourth cousin once removed of Leonard
Gansevoort, Leonard
Gansevoort Jr., Peter
Robert Livingston (1766-1847), Jacob
Rutsen Van Rensselaer, Maturin
Livingston, Rensselaer
Westerlo, Edward
Philip Livingston, William
Alexander Duer, John
Duer, Charles
Ludlow Livingston, Hamilton
Fish, George
Washington Schuyler, John
Jay II, Philip
N. Schuyler, Kiliaen
Van Rensselaer, Robert
Ray Hamilton and John
Sluyter Wirt. |
| | | Political families: Livingston-Schuyler
family of New York; VanRensselaer
family of Albany, New York (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
|
| |
Charles Wolcott Parker (1862-1948) —
of Morristown, Morris
County, N.J.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., October
22, 1862.
Republican. Lawyer;
district judge in New Jersey 2nd District, 1898-1903; circuit judge
in New Jersey, 1903-07; associate
justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1907-47.
Episcopalian.
Member, Society
of Colonial Wars; Sons of
the Revolution.
Died, from coronary
thrombosis, in Morristown, Morris
County, N.J., January
23, 1948 (age 85 years, 93
days).
Interment at St. Peter's Churchyard.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of John
Cortlandt Parker and Elisabeth Wolcott (Stites) Parker; brother
of Richard
Wayne Parker; married, November
22, 1893, to Emily Fuller; grandson of James
Parker; second great-grandnephew of Chauncey
Goodrich and Elizur
Goodrich; third great-grandson of Stephanus
Van Cortlandt; third great-grandnephew of Pieter
Schuyler (1657-1724), Jacobus
Van Cortlandt and Johannes
Schuyler (1668-1747); first cousin thrice removed of Stephanus
Bayard, Pierre
Van Cortlandt, Philip
John Schuyler and Stephen
John Schuyler; first cousin four times removed of John
Livingston, Robert
Livingston (1688-1775), Gilbert
Livingston and Johannes
Schuyler (1697-1746); first cousin five times removed of David
Davidse Schuyler and Myndert
Davidtse Schuyler; second cousin twice removed of Nicholas
Bayard, Pieter
Schuyler (1746-1792), Philip
Van Cortlandt, Pierre
Van Cortlandt Jr. and Philip
Jeremiah Schuyler; second cousin thrice removed of Robert
Livingston (1708-1790), Peter
Van Brugh Livingston, Robert
Gilbert Livingston, Philip
Livingston, Robert
R. Livingston (1718-1775), William
Livingston, James
Jay, Philip
P. Schuyler, John
Jay and Frederick
Jay; third cousin once removed of Stephen
Van Rensselaer, Philip
Schuyler Van Rensselaer, Henry
Walter Livingston, Philip
Schuyler and James
Alexander Hamilton; third cousin twice removed of Volkert
Petrus Douw, Peter
Robert Livingston (1737-1794), Jeremiah
Van Rensselaer, Robert
Van Rensselaer, Walter
Livingston, Philip
Peter Livingston, Hendrick
Kiliaen Van Rensselaer, Robert
R. Livingston (1746-1813), James
Livingston, Henry
Brockholst Livingston, Peter
Samuel Schuyler, Killian
Killian Van Rensselaer, Edward
Livingston (1764-1836), Peter
Augustus Jay and William
Jay; third cousin thrice removed of John
Adams Taintor, William
Alfred Buckingham and Henry
G. Taintor; fourth cousin of Edward
Livingston (1796-1840), Henry
Bell Van Rensselaer and James
Adams Ekin; fourth cousin once removed of Leonard
Gansevoort, Leonard
Gansevoort Jr., Peter
Robert Livingston (1766-1847), Jacob
Rutsen Van Rensselaer, Maturin
Livingston, Rensselaer
Westerlo, Edward
Philip Livingston, William
Alexander Duer, John
Duer, Charles
Ludlow Livingston, Hamilton
Fish, George
Washington Schuyler, John
Jay II, Philip
N. Schuyler, Kiliaen
Van Rensselaer, Robert
Ray Hamilton and John
Sluyter Wirt. |
| | | Political families: Livingston-Schuyler
family of New York; VanRensselaer
family of Albany, New York (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
|
| |
Henry Meigs Jr. (1809-1887) —
of Bayonne, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 7,
1809.
Republican. Mayor
of Bayonne, N.J., 1869-79; president, New York Stock Exchange,
1877.
Died in Bayonne, Hudson
County, N.J., June 7,
1887 (age 78 years, 31
days).
Interment at St. Peter's Churchyard.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of Henry
Meigs and Julia (Austin) Meigs; grandson of Josiah
Meigs; grandnephew of Return
Jonathan Meigs, Sr.; first cousin of John
Forsyth Jr.; first cousin once removed of Return
Jonathan Meigs Jr.; second cousin of Return
Jonathan Meigs III; second cousin once removed of Martin
Chittenden; second cousin twice removed of Timothy
Pitkin; third cousin of Chittenden
Lyon; third cousin once removed of William
Whiting Boardman and Benjamin
Lewis Fairchild; fourth cousin of John
Willard; fourth cousin once removed of Elijah
Hunt Mills, William
Woodbridge, Bela
Edgerton, Isaac
Backus, Heman
Ticknor, Martin
Olds, Eliphalet
Adams Bulkeley, John
Leslie Russell, Henry
Titus Backus, Joshua
Perkins, Roger
Calvin Leete and Mabel
Thorp Boardman. |
| | | Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York; Upham
family; Saltonstall-Davis-Frelinghuysen-Appleton
family of Massachusetts (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | See also Wikipedia
article |
|
| |
James Parker (1776-1868) —
of Perth Amboy, Middlesex
County, N.J.
Born in Bethlehem, Hunterdon
County, N.J., March 3,
1776.
Democrat. Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Middlesex County, 1806-10,
1812-13, 1815-16, 1818, 1827; mayor
of Perth Amboy, N.J., 1815, 1850; candidate for Presidential
Elector for New Jersey; U.S. Collector of Customs, 1829-33; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey at-large, 1833-37; delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention, 1844.
Episcopalian.
Slaveowner.
Died in Perth Amboy, Middlesex
County, N.J., April 1,
1868 (age 92 years, 29
days).
Interment at St. Peter's Churchyard.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of James Parker (1725-1797) and Gertrude (Skinner) Parker; married,
January
5, 1803, to Penelope Butler; married, September
20, 1827, to Katherine Morris Ogden; father of John
Cortlandt Parker; grandfather of Richard
Wayne Parker and Charles
Wolcott Parker; great-grandson of Stephanus
Van Cortlandt; great-grandnephew of Pieter
Schuyler (1657-1724), Jacobus
Van Cortlandt and Johannes
Schuyler (1668-1747); first cousin once removed of Stephanus
Bayard, Pierre
Van Cortlandt, Philip
John Schuyler and Stephen
John Schuyler; first cousin twice removed of John
Livingston, Robert
Livingston (1688-1775), Gilbert
Livingston and Johannes
Schuyler (1697-1746); first cousin thrice removed of David
Davidse Schuyler and Myndert
Davidtse Schuyler; second cousin of Nicholas
Bayard, Pieter
Schuyler (1746-1792), Philip
Van Cortlandt, Pierre
Van Cortlandt Jr. and Philip
Jeremiah Schuyler; second cousin once removed of Robert
Livingston (1708-1790), Peter
Van Brugh Livingston, Robert
Gilbert Livingston, Philip
Livingston, Robert
R. Livingston (1718-1775), William
Livingston, James
Jay, Philip
P. Schuyler, John
Jay, Frederick
Jay, Stephen
Van Rensselaer, Philip
Schuyler Van Rensselaer, Henry
Walter Livingston, Philip
Schuyler and James
Alexander Hamilton; second cousin twice removed of Edward
Livingston (1796-1840), Henry
Bell Van Rensselaer and James
Adams Ekin; second cousin thrice removed of Kiliaen
Van Rensselaer, Robert
Ray Hamilton and John
Sluyter Wirt; second cousin four times removed of Charles
Ludlow Livingston (born 1870), John
Eliot Thayer Jr. and Bronson
Murray Cutting; second cousin five times removed of Brockholst
Livingston; third cousin of Volkert
Petrus Douw, Peter
Robert Livingston (1737-1794), Jeremiah
Van Rensselaer, Robert
Van Rensselaer, Walter
Livingston, Philip
Peter Livingston, Hendrick
Kiliaen Van Rensselaer, Robert
R. Livingston (1746-1813), James
Livingston, Henry
Brockholst Livingston, Peter
Samuel Schuyler, Killian
Killian Van Rensselaer, Edward
Livingston (1764-1836), Peter
Augustus Jay (1776-1843) and William
Jay; third cousin once removed of Leonard
Gansevoort, Leonard
Gansevoort Jr., Peter
Robert Livingston (1766-1847), Jacob
Rutsen Van Rensselaer, Maturin
Livingston, Rensselaer
Westerlo, Edward
Philip Livingston, William
Alexander Duer, John
Duer, Charles
Ludlow Livingston (1800-1873), Hamilton
Fish, George
Washington Schuyler, John
Jay II and Philip
N. Schuyler; third cousin twice removed of Peter
Gansevoort, Peter
Robert Livingston (1789-1859), Gilbert
Livingston Thompson, Gerrit
Smith, William
Duer, Henry
Brockholst Ledyard, Denning
Duer, Elizabeth
Cady Stanton, John
Jacob Astor III, Eugene
Schuyler, Nicholas
Fish and Hamilton
Fish Jr. (1849-1936); third cousin thrice removed of William
Waldorf Astor, John
Kean, Cortlandt
Schuyler Van Rensselaer, Hamilton
Fish Kean, Jonathan
Mayhew Wainwright, Karl
Cortlandt Schuyler, Peter
Augustus Jay (1877-1933) and Hamilton
Fish Jr. (1888-1991); fourth cousin once removed of Asa H.
Otis. |
| | | Political families: Livingston-Schuyler
family of New York; VanRensselaer
family of Albany, New York (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
|
| |
Henry Meigs (1782-1861) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., October
28, 1782.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of New York
state assembly from New York County, 1817-18; U.S.
Representative from New York 2nd District, 1819-21.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 20,
1861 (age 78 years, 204
days).
Original interment at St. Luke's Cemetery, Manhattan, N.Y.; reinterment at St.
Peter's Churchyard.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of Josiah
Meigs and Clara (Benjamin) Meigs; married, February
19, 1806, to Julia Austin; father of Henry
Meigs Jr.; nephew of Return
Jonathan Meigs, Sr.; uncle of John
Forsyth Jr.; first cousin of Return
Jonathan Meigs Jr.; first cousin once removed of Return
Jonathan Meigs III; second cousin of Martin
Chittenden; second cousin once removed of Timothy
Pitkin and Chittenden
Lyon; second cousin twice removed of Benjamin
Lewis Fairchild; third cousin of William
Whiting Boardman; third cousin once removed of John
Willard; third cousin twice removed of Roger
Calvin Leete and Mabel
Thorp Boardman; fourth cousin of Elijah
Hunt Mills, William
Woodbridge, Bela
Edgerton, Isaac
Backus, Heman
Ticknor, Martin
Olds, Eliphalet
Adams Bulkeley, John
Leslie Russell, Henry
Titus Backus and Joshua
Perkins; fourth cousin once removed of Thomas
Chittenden, Elisha
Hotchkiss Jr., Elisha
Hunt Allen, Anson
Levi Holcomb, Gouverneur
Morris, Ensign
Hosmer Kellogg, Alfred
Peck Edgerton, William
Dean Kellogg, Charles
Jenkins Hayden, Joseph
Ketchum Edgerton, Morgan
Gardner Bulkeley, Leslie
Wead Russell, William
Henry Bulkeley, Charles
Hazen Russell, John
Clarence Keeler, Henry
Stark Culver and Hiram
Bingham. |
| | | Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article |
|
Resurrection
Burial Park
Piscataway, Middlesex County, New Jersey
| Politicians buried
here: |
| |
John A. Lynch (1908-1978) —
of New Brunswick, Middlesex
County, N.J.
Born in New Brunswick, Middlesex
County, N.J., March
10, 1908.
Democrat. Lawyer; Middlesex
County Prosecutor of the Pleas, 1941-46; mayor
of New Brunswick, N.J., 1951-55; member of New
Jersey state senate, 1956-77 (Middlesex County 1956-65, District
7 1966-73, 17th District 1974-77).
Died, of cancer,
in Whitestone Hospital,
Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., March 3,
1978 (age 69 years, 358
days). The John A. Lynch Memorial Bridge, which takes Route 18
across the Raritan River, is named for
him.
Interment at Resurrection Burial Park.
|
Christ Church
Cemetery
South Amboy, Middlesex County, New Jersey
See also Findagrave
page for this location.
| Politicians buried
here: |
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Harold Giles Hoffman (1896-1954) —
also known as Harold G. Hoffman —
of South Amboy, Middlesex
County, N.J.
Born in South Amboy, Middlesex
County, N.J., February
7, 1896.
Republican. Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; real estate
business; banker; newspaper
columnist and radio
commentator; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Middlesex County, 1923-24; mayor
of South Amboy, N.J., 1925-27; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 3rd District, 1927-31; New Jersey
Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, 1930-35; Governor of
New Jersey, 1935-38; defeated in primary, 1940, 1946; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1936
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business); colonel in the U.S. Army during
World War II.
Methodist.
Member, Junior
Order; Patriotic
Order Sons of America; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Elks; Eagles;
Royal
Arcanum.
Suspended
in 1954 as head of the New Jersey unemployment compensation system
for an investigation
of financial irregularities. Subsequently, when he died, his written
confession
of embezzlement
schemes was disclosed.
Died, of a heart
attack, in his room at the Blake Hotel,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., June 4,
1954 (age 58 years, 117
days).
Interment at Christ Church Cemetery.
|
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Benjamin Franklin Howell (1844-1933) —
also known as Benjamin F. Howell —
of New Brunswick, Middlesex
County, N.J.
Born in Cedarville, Cumberland
County, N.J., January
27, 1844.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; merchant;
Middlesex
County Surrogate, 1882-92; banker; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 3rd District, 1895-1911.
Died in New Brunswick, Middlesex
County, N.J., February
1, 1933 (age 89 years, 5
days).
Interment at Christ Church Cemetery.
|
St. Mary's
Cemetery
South Amboy, Middlesex County, New Jersey
| Politicians buried
here: |
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Thomas Joseph Scully (1868-1921) —
also known as Thomas J. Scully —
of South Amboy, Middlesex
County, N.J.
Born in South Amboy, Middlesex
County, N.J., September
19, 1868.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey,
1908,
1912,
1916
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business; member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee); candidate for Presidential
Elector for New Jersey; mayor
of South Amboy, N.J., 1908-11; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 3rd District, 1911-21.
Died in 1921
(age about
52 years).
Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery.
|
Beth Israel
Memorial Park
Route 1
Woodbridge, Middlesex County, New Jersey
See also Findagrave
page for this location.
| Politicians buried
here: |
| |
David Theodore Wilentz (1894-1988) —
also known as David T. Wilentz —
of Perth Amboy, Middlesex
County, N.J.
Born in Dvinsk, Russia (now Daugavpils, Latvia),
December
21, 1894.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; chair of
Middlesex County Democratic Party, 1928; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New Jersey, 1932,
1936,
1940,
1944,
1948,
1952,
1956;
member, Platform and Resolutions Committee, 1944;
member, Arrangements Committee, 1964;
delegate
to New Jersey convention to ratify 21st amendment at-large;
elected 1933; New
Jersey state attorney general, 1934-44.
Jewish.
Latvian
ancestry.
Died in Long Branch, Monmouth
County, N.J., July 6,
1988 (age 93 years, 198
days).
Interment at Beth Israel Memorial Park.
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Arthur J. Sills (1917-1982) —
of Metuchen, Middlesex
County, N.J.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., October
23, 1917.
Democrat. Lawyer; New
Jersey state attorney general, 1962-70; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New Jersey, 1964.
Jewish.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society.
Died, following a stroke,
in Perth Amboy General Hospital,
Perth Amboy, Middlesex
County, N.J., December
26, 1982 (age 65 years, 64
days).
Interment at Beth Israel Memorial Park.
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Warren W. Wilentz (1924-2010) —
of New Jersey; Edison, Middlesex
County, N.J.
Born in Perth Amboy, Middlesex
County, N.J., March
29, 1924.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; Middlesex
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1956-60; Middlesex
County Attorney, 1960-67; candidate for U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1966.
Jewish.
Latvian
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association.
Died in Edison, Middlesex
County, N.J., March
18, 2010 (age 85 years, 354
days).
Interment at Beth Israel Memorial Park.
|
First
Presbyterian Churchyard
Woodbridge, Middlesex County, New Jersey
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