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Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Sussex County

Index to Locations Hamburg Baptist Burying Ground Hamburg North Hardyston Cemetery Newton Newton Cemetery Sussex Fairview Cemetery Baptist Burying Ground Hamburg, Sussex County, New Jersey Politicians buried here:   Joseph E. Edsall (1789-1865) — of Hamburg, Sussex County, N.J. Born in Rudeville, Sussex County, N.J., 1789. Democrat. Merchant; distiller; tanner; member of New Jersey state house of assembly from Sussex County, 1824; common pleas court judge in New Jersey, 1830; U.S. Representative from New Jersey, 1845-49 (4th District 1845-47, 3rd District 1847-49). Died in Hamburg, Sussex County, N.J., 1865 (age about 76 years). Interment at Baptist Burying Ground.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page North Hardyston Cemetery Hamburg, Sussex County, New Jersey See also Findagrave page for this location. Politicians buried here:   Daniel Haines (1801-1877) — of New Jersey. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., January 6, 1801. Lawyer; member of New Jersey State Council, 1837, 1839-40; Governor of New Jersey, 1843-45, 1848-51; chancellor of New Jersey court of chancery, 1843-45; associate justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1852-66. Died in Hamburg, Sussex County, N.J., January 26, 1877 (age 76 years, 20 days). Interment at North Hardyston Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Elias Haines and Mary (Ogden) Haines; married, June 28, 1827, to Ann Maria Austin; married, July 6, 1865, to Mary Townsend; father of Thomas Ryerson Haines; grandnephew of Aaron Ogden.   See also National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial   John Linn (1763-1821) — of Sussex County, N.J. Born in Hardwick Township, Warren County, N.J., December 3, 1763. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; member of New Jersey state house of assembly from Sussex County, 1801-04; common pleas court judge in New Jersey, 1805-21; died in office 1821; Sussex County Sheriff, 1812; U.S. Representative from New Jersey, 1817-21 (10th District 1817-19, 1st District 1819-21); died in office 1821. Died in Washington, D.C., January 5, 1821 (age 57 years, 33 days). Interment at North Hardyston Cemetery; cenotaph at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial   Samuel Fowler (1779-1844) — of Franklin, Sussex County, N.J. Born in Newburgh, Orange County, N.Y., October 30, 1779. Physician; iron manufacturer; zinc mining business; member of New Jersey State Council, 1827; U.S. Representative from New Jersey at-large, 1833-37. Died in Franklin, Sussex County, N.J., February 20, 1844 (age 64 years, 113 days). Interment at North Hardyston Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of John Fowler and Glorianer (Fowler) Fowler; married 1808 to Ann Brackenridge Thomson; married to Rebecca Wood Platt Ogden; father of Samuel Fowler (1818-1865); grandfather of Samuel Fowler (1851-1919).   Political family: Fowler family of Hamburg, New Jersey.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   Samuel Fowler (1851-1919) — of New Jersey. Born in Port Jervis, Orange County, N.Y., March 22, 1851. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from New Jersey 4th District, 1889-93. Died in Newark, Essex County, N.J., March 17, 1919 (age 67 years, 360 days). Interment at North Hardyston Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Samuel Fowler (1818-1865) and Henrietta Laura (Brodhead) Fowler; grandson of Samuel Fowler (1779-1844).   Political family: Fowler family of Hamburg, New Jersey.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial   Thomas Lawrence (c.1814-1893) — of Hamburg, Sussex County, N.J. Born about 1814. Farmer; member of New Jersey state senate from Sussex County, 1880-82. Episcopalian. Died in Hamburg, Sussex County, N.J., March 14, 1893 (age about 79 years). Interment at North Hardyston Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Thomas J. Lawrence; married to Margaret R. Taylor.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Samuel Tilden Munson (1876-1961) — also known as Samuel T. Munson — of Franklin, Sussex County, N.J. Born in Franklin Furnace (now Franklin), Sussex County, N.J., November 4, 1876. Democrat. Merchant; member of New Jersey state senate from Sussex County, 1913-18; delegate to New Jersey convention to ratify 21st amendment from Sussex County; elected 1933. Died May 12, 1961 (age 84 years, 189 days). Interment at North Hardyston Cemetery.   Presumably named for: Samuel J. Tilden   Relatives: Married, June 14, 1898, to Lillian Morsehead.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Samuel Fowler (1818-1865) — of Sussex County, N.J. Born in Ogdensburg, Sussex County, N.J., March 25, 1818. Lawyer; mine operator; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of New Jersey state house of assembly from Sussex County, 1865; died in office 1865. Died, from typhoid fever, in Trenton, Mercer County, N.J., January 13, 1865 (age 46 years, 294 days). Interment at North Hardyston Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Samuel Fowler (1779-1844) and Rebecca Wood Platt (Ogden) Fowler; married to Henrietta Laura Brodhead; father of Samuel Fowler (1851-1919).   Political family: Fowler family of Hamburg, New Jersey.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial Newton Cemetery Newton, Sussex County, New Jersey Politicians buried here:   Henry Thomas Kays (1878-1958) — also known as Henry T. Kays — of Newton, Sussex County, N.J. Born in Newton, Sussex County, N.J., September 29, 1878. Democrat. Lawyer; banker; Sussex County Freeholder, 1910-11; member of New Jersey state house of assembly from Sussex County, 1913-15; member of New Jersey state senate from Sussex County, 1919-24; resigned 1924; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1924; Judge, New Jersey Court of Errors and Appeals, 1924-35; vice-chancellor of New Jersey court of chancery, 1935-47; delegate to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Sussex County, 1947. Member, Sons of the Revolution; Society of Colonial Wars. Died July 26, 1958 (age 79 years, 300 days). Interment at Newton Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Thomas M. Kays and Marielle (Ryerson) Kays; married to Katherine Van Blarcom; great-grandson of Thomas Cox Ryerson.   Epitaph: "Senator / Judge of Court of Errors and Appeals / A Vice Chancellor / of the State of New Jersey / Superior Court Judge."   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Robert Hamilton (1809-1878) — of Newton, Sussex County, N.J. Born in Hamburg, Sussex County, N.J., December 9, 1809. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1860; member of New Jersey state house of assembly from Sussex County, 1863-64; U.S. Representative from New Jersey 4th District, 1873-77. Died in Newton, Sussex County, N.J., March 14, 1878 (age 68 years, 95 days). Interment at Newton Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   Lewis J. Martin (1844-1913) — of Newton, Sussex County, N.J. Born near Deckertown (now Sussex), Sussex County, N.J., February 22, 1844. Democrat. Lawyer; member of New Jersey state house of assembly from Sussex County, 1879-81; county judge in New Jersey, 1881-96; member of New Jersey state senate from Sussex County, 1898-1903; U.S. Representative from New Jersey 6th District, 1913; died in office 1913. Dropped dead, from heart disease, in Union Station, Washington, D.C., May 5, 1913 (age 69 years, 72 days). Interment at Newton Cemetery.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page   William Augustus Dolan (1883-1952) — also known as William A. Dolan — of Newton, Sussex County, N.J. Born in Ogdensburg, Sussex County, N.J., March 31, 1883. Lawyer; delegate to New Jersey convention to ratify 21st amendment from Sussex County; elected 1933; member of New Jersey state senate from Sussex County, 1937-39. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Died, of heart failure, in Newton, Sussex County, N.J., October 28, 1952 (age 69 years, 211 days). Interment at Newton Cemetery. Fairview Cemetery Sussex, Sussex County, New Jersey Politicians buried here:   Theodore F. Margarum (1840-1905) — of Deckertown (now Sussex), Sussex County, N.J. Born in 1840. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1896. Died in 1905 (age about 65 years). Interment at Fairview Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Stephen Ford Margarum and Lucy (Hammond) Margarum; married to Isabelle Whitaker; father of Ford Whitaker Margarum.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial   Ford Whitaker Margarum (1881-1951) — also known as Ford W. Margarum — of Sussex, Sussex County, N.J. Born in 1881. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1924. Died in 1951 (age about 70 years). Interment at Fairview Cemetery.   Relatives: Son of Theodore F. Margarum and Isabelle (Whitaker) Margarum.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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