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Henry Elijah Ackerson Jr. (1880-1970) —
also known as Henry E. Ackerson, Jr. —
of Keyport, Monmouth
County, N.J.
Born in Holmdel, Monmouth
County, N.J., October
15, 1880.
Democrat. Bank
clerk; lawyer; bank
director; member of New
Jersey state senate from Monmouth County, 1915-19; circuit judge
in New Jersey, 1924-47; associate
justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1948-52.
Member, American Bar Association; Royal
Arcanum.
Died, in the Arnold Walter Nursing
Home, Holmdel, Monmouth
County, N.J., December
9, 1970 (age 90 years, 55
days).
Interment at Holmdel
Cemetery, Holmdel, N.J.
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Arthur Melville Agnew (b. 1878) —
also known as Arthur M. Agnew —
of Grantwood, Cliffside Park, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
22, 1878.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Bergen County, 1913-15;
candidate for New
Jersey state senate from Bergen County, 1916.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar Association; Elks; Moose; Freemasons;
Kiwanis;
Union
League.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Agnew and Maria (McGovern) Agnew; married, October
20, 1910, to Elizabeth Johnston. |
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Charles Beatty Alexander (1849-1927) —
also known as Charles B. Alexander —
of Tuxedo Park, Orange
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
6, 1849.
Democrat. Lawyer;
director and counsel for Equitable Life insurance
company; director of the Middletown & Unionville Railroad,
the Hocking Valley Railroad,
and several banks;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1912,
1916
(alternate), 1920;
member, New York State Board of Regents, 1913-27.
Presbyterian.
Member, Society
of Colonial Wars; Sons of
the American Revolution; Sons of
the Revolution; Society
of the Cincinnati; American Bar Association.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
7, 1927 (age 77 years, 63
days).
Interment at Princeton
Cemetery, Princeton, N.J.
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Anthony Dominick Andora (b. 1930) —
also known as Anthony D. Andora —
of East Paterson (now Elmwood Park), Bergen
County, N.J.; Franklin Lakes, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born in Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J., November
20, 1930.
Democrat. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey,
1964;
chair
of Bergen County Democratic Party, 1965-69; candidate for New
Jersey state senate 40th District, 1977; member of New Jersey
Democratic State Committee, 1981.
Catholic.
Member, Kappa
Delta Pi; Kappa
Phi Kappa; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; American Bar Association; American
Legion; Kiwanis;
Jaycees.
Still living as of 1981.
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Relatives: Son
of Anthony A. Andora and Theresa (Matera) Andora; married 1962 to
Colleen Gill. |
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Anthony Thomas Augelli (1902-1985) —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Orsara, Foggia, Italy,
March
27, 1902.
Lawyer;
U.S.
District Judge for New Jersey, 1961-72; took senior status 1972.
Italian
ancestry. Member, American Bar Association; Federal
Bar Association.
Died in Spring Lake Heights, Monmouth
County, N.J., October
22, 1985 (age 83 years, 209
days).
Burial location unknown.
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George Herbert Barlow (1921-1979) —
of Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J., January
4, 1921.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
county judge in New Jersey, 1963-66; superior court judge in New
Jersey, 1966-69; U.S.
District Judge for New Jersey, 1969-79; died in office 1979.
Member, American Bar Association; Federal
Bar Association; American
Judicature Society.
Died March 4,
1979 (age 58 years, 59
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Franklin Haywood Berry (1904-1975) —
also known as Franklin H. Berry —
of Toms River, Ocean
County, N.J.
Born in Manahawkin, Ocean
County, N.J., May 15,
1904.
Lawyer;
bank
director; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Ocean County,
1947.
Member, Kiwanis;
Sons
of the American Revolution; American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Died in Toms River, Ocean
County, N.J., June 16,
1975 (age 71 years, 32
days).
Interment at Beach Avenue Cemetery, Manahawkin, N.J.
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Louis B. Blissard (1913-1998) —
of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Born in Port Norris, Cumberland
County, N.J., July 15,
1913.
Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; lawyer; real estate
developer; U.S.
Attorney for Hawaii, 1954-61.
Protestant.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Jesters;
Phi
Delta Phi.
Died May 12,
1998 (age 84 years, 301
days).
Interment at National
Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Island of Oahu,
Hawaii.
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Joseph Lamb Bodine (1883-1950) —
also known as Joseph L. Bodine —
of Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J., November
6, 1883.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for New Jersey, 1919-20; U.S.
District Judge for New Jersey, 1920-29; resigned 1929; associate
justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1929-48; superior
court judge in New Jersey, 1948.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association.
Died June 10,
1950 (age 66 years, 216
days).
Interment at Lawrenceville
Cemetery, Lawrenceville, N.J.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph L. Bodine and Frances P. (Davis) Bodine; married, December
24, 1918, to Gertrude Scudder. |
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Herbert Brownell Jr. (1904-1996) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Peru, Nemaha
County, Neb., February
20, 1904.
Republican. Lawyer;
counsel for hotel
associations; author, "Manual of New York Hotel
and Restaurant
Law"; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 10th District, 1933-37;
defeated, 1931; delegate to Republican National Convention from New
York, 1936,
1944,
1948;
campaign manager, Thomas
E. Dewey for Governor of New York and for President; Chairman
of Republican National Committee, 1944-46; U.S.
Attorney General, 1953-57.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Upsilon; Sigma
Delta Chi; Phi
Delta Phi; Order of
the Coif.
Died of cancer,
in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 1,
1996 (age 92 years, 71
days).
Interment at Hilltop Cemetery, Mendham, N.J.
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Robert Carey (b. 1872) —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., 1872.
Republican. Newspaper
reporter; lawyer;
common pleas court judge in New Jersey, 1913; bank
director; delegate to Republican National Convention from New
Jersey, 1924
(alternate), 1936
(alternate), 1940
(member, Committee
to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee), 1944,
1948;
candidate for Governor of
New Jersey, 1928, 1934; delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Hudson County,
1947.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Rotary;
American Bar Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1900 to Cora
G. Curney. |
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Clarence Edwards Case (1877-1961) —
also known as Clarence E. Case —
of Somerville, Somerset
County, N.J.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., September
24, 1877.
Republican. Lawyer; Somerset
County Judge, 1910-13; member of New
Jersey state senate from Somerset County, 1918-29; Governor of
New Jersey, 1920; associate
justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1929-46, 1948-52; chief
justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1946-48.
Christian
Reformed. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Upsilon; Phi
Delta Phi; Rotary.
Died, from a heart
ailment, in Somerset Hospital,
Somerville, Somerset
County, N.J., September
3, 1961 (age 83 years, 344
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Clifford Philip Case (1904-1982) —
also known as Clifford P. Case —
of Rahway, Union
County, N.J.
Born in Franklin Park, Somerset
County, N.J., April
16, 1904.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Union County, 1943-44; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 6th District, 1945-53; resigned
1953; U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1955-79; defeated in primary, 1978;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1956,
1964,
1968;
candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1968.
Presbyterian.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; American Bar Association; Elks; Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Upsilon; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died, from lung
cancer, in Georgetown University Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., March 5,
1982 (age 77 years, 323
days).
Interment at New Somerville Cemetery, Somerville, N.J.
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Christopher James Christie (b. 1962) —
also known as Chris Christie —
of Mendham Township, Morris
County, N.J.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., September
6, 1962.
Republican. Lawyer; lobbyist;
U.S.
Attorney for New Jersey, 2002-08; Governor of
New Jersey, 2010-18; delegate to Republican National Convention
from New Jersey, 2012
(speaker);
candidate for Republican nomination for President, 2016.
Catholic.
Scottish,
Irish,
and Sicilian
ancestry. Member, American Bar Association.
Still living as of 2023.
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Alfred C. Clapp (b. 1903) —
of Montclair, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in 1903.
Republican. Lawyer; law
professor; delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Essex County,
1947; member of New
Jersey state senate from Essex County, 1948-53; defeated, 1959;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1960.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Law Institute; American
Judicature Society; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Burial location unknown.
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William Clark (1891-1957) —
of Princeton, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., February
1, 1891.
Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; Judge, New Jersey Court
of Errors and Appeals, 1923-25; U.S.
District Judge for New Jersey, 1925-38; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, 1938-43; colonel in
the U.S. Army during World War II.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; American
Society for International Law.
Died October
10, 1957 (age 66 years, 251
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Relatives: Son
of J. William Clark and Margaretta (Cameron) Clark; married, September
20, 1913, to Marjorie Blair. |
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Robert L. Clifford (1924-2014) —
of Chester Township, Morris
County, N.J.
Born in Passaic, Passaic
County, N.J., December
17, 1924.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; associate
justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1973-94; convicted
of drunk
driving
in 1989.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society.
Died in Chester Township, Morris
County, N.J., November
29, 2014 (age 89 years, 347
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Albert Comstock (b. 1881) —
of Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J.
Born in Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J., April
27, 1881.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Passaic County, 1925-27.
Member, American Bar Association; Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Elks; Moose; Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Albert Comstock (died 1881); married, June 10,
1910, to Hetty Baum. |
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Jerome Taylor Congleton (1876-1936) —
also known as Jerome T. Congleton —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., August
25, 1876.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor of
Newark, N.J., 1928-33; delegate to Republican National Convention
from New Jersey, 1932.
Methodist
or Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar Association; Elks.
Died, from a heart
attack, while sitting in his
car, in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., December
10, 1936 (age 60 years, 107
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Hillside, N.J.
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Martin Connor (b. 1945) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J., March 3,
1945.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state senate 25th District, 1978-; defeated in primary, 2008;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1996,
2000;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New York.
Catholic.
Member, Pi Gamma
Mu; American Bar Association.
Still living as of 2008.
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Warren Wardlaw Cunningham (1885-1953) —
also known as Warren W. Cunningham —
of Scarsdale, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in Elizabeth, Union
County, N.J., October
11, 1885.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Scarsdale, N.Y., 1927-29.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association.
Died November
10, 1953 (age 68 years, 30
days).
Interment at St.
James the Less Cemetery, Scarsdale, N.Y.
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Paul Jerome Curran (1933-2008) —
also known as Paul J. Curran —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
21, 1933.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly, 1963-66 (New York County 6th District 1963-65,
70th District 1966); U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1973-75;
candidate for Governor of
New York, 1982, 1986.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar Association; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., September
4, 2008 (age 75 years, 196
days).
Interment at St.
Catharine Cemetery, Sea Girt, N.J.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson Donges (b. 1875) —
also known as Ralph W. E. Donges —
of Camden, Camden
County, N.J.; Collingswood, Camden
County, N.J.
Born in Donaldson, Schuylkill
County, Pa., May 5,
1875.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1916;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; circuit judge in New
Jersey, 1920-30; associate
justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1930-48; superior
court judge in New Jersey, 1948-51.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Moose;
Elks.
Entombed in mausoleum at Harleigh
Cemetery, Camden, N.J.
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Lester A. Drenk (b. 1903) —
of Riverside, Burlington
County, N.J.
Born in Riverside, Burlington
County, N.J., May 9,
1903.
Lawyer;
delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Burlington
County, 1947.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society.
Burial location unknown.
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Edward Dickinson Duffield (1871-1938) —
also known as Edward D. Duffield —
of South Orange, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Princeton, Mercer
County, N.J., March 3,
1871.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Essex County, 1904-05; village
president of South Orange, New Jersey, 1917; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1920
(chair, Credentials
Committee; speaker),
1936;
president, Prudential Insurance
Company, 1922-38; acting
president, Princeton University, 1932-33; director, American Telephone
and Telegraph
Company.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association.
Suffered a stroke,
and died the next day, in South Orange, Essex
County, N.J., September
17, 1938 (age 67 years, 198
days).
Interment at Princeton
Cemetery, Princeton, N.J.
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Relatives: Son
of John Thomas Duffield and Sarah Elizabeth (Green) Duffield;
married, April
21, 1897, to Josephine Reade Curtis; married 1916 to
Barbara Freeman. |
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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, Jersey City, N.J.
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Relatives:
Married to Mary L. McDonald; nephew of Frank
Hague. |
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Abram Isaac Elkus (1867-1947) —
also known as Abram I. Elkus —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., August
6, 1867.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member, New York State Board of Regents, 1911-19; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1912;
U.S. Ambassador to Turkey, 1916-17; judge of
New York Court of Appeals, 1919-20; defeated, 1913, 1920.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Jewish Committee; Freemasons.
Died in Red Bank, Monmouth
County, N.J., October
15, 1947 (age 80 years, 70
days).
Interment at Beth
Olom Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y.
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Leonard Farbstein (1902-1993) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
12, 1902.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 4th District, 1933-56; U.S.
Representative from New York 19th District, 1957-71; defeated in
primary, 1970.
Jewish.
Member, B'nai
B'rith; American Bar Association; Knights
of Pythias; American
Jewish Congress; American
Judicature Society.
Died, of advanced heart
disease, at New York Downtown Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
9, 1993 (age 91 years, 28
days).
Interment at Cedar
Park Cemetery, Paramus, N.J.
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Philip Forman (1895-1978) —
of New Jersey.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
30, 1895.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; U.S.
Attorney for New Jersey, 1928-32; U.S.
District Judge for New Jersey, 1932-59; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, 1959-61.
Jewish.
Member, American
Legion; American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society.
Died August
17, 1978 (age 82 years, 260
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Joseph Francis (1903-1984) —
also known as John J. Francis —
of South Orange, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Orange, Essex
County, N.J., June 19,
1903.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 11th District, 1944; county judge
in New Jersey, 1948-53; superior court judge in New Jersey, 1953-57;
associate
justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1957-72.
Member, American Bar Association.
Died in South Orange, Essex
County, N.J., July 5,
1984 (age 81 years, 16
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Theodore Thomas Francis and Mary (Moran) Francis; married, December
26, 1933, to Penelope Connolly. |
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Cornelius Edward Gallagher (1921-2018) —
also known as Neil Gallagher —
of Bayonne, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Bayonne, Hudson
County, N.J., March 2,
1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in the
U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 13th District, 1959-73; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1968.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Legion; Knights
of Columbus; Elks.
Accused,
by Life magazine in 1968, of having made deals with New Jersey
Mafia
leader Joseph Zicarelli. Indicted
in 1972 on federal charges
of income
tax evasion, conspiracy, and perjury.
After losing the primary that year, he pleaded
guilty to some of the charges, and was sentenced
to two years in prison
and a $10,000 fine.
Died in Monroe Township, Middlesex
County, N.J., October
17, 2018 (age 97 years, 229
days).
Interment at Marksboro
Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Blairstown, N.J.
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James Cullen Ganey (1899-1972) —
also known as J. Cullen Ganey —
of Bethlehem, Northampton
County, Pa.
Born in Phillipsburg, Warren
County, N.J., April
22, 1899.
Democrat. Lawyer; chair of
Northampton County Democratic Party, 1937; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1937-40; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1940-61;
Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, 1961-66; took
senior status 1966; senior judge, 1966-72.
Member, American Bar Association.
Died February
7, 1972 (age 72 years, 291
days).
Interment somewhere
in Bethlehem, Pa.
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Samuel Hazard Gillespie Jr. (1910-2011) —
also known as S. Hazard Gillespie, Jr. —
of New York.
Born in Morristown, Morris
County, N.J., July 12,
1910.
Lawyer;
U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1959-61.
Member, American Bar Association; Federal
Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; Council on
Foreign Relations; Skull
and Bones.
Died, of pancreatic
cancer, in Nyack, Rockland
County, N.Y., March 7,
2011 (age 100 years,
238 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas Griffith Haight (1879-1942) —
of Englewood, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born in Colts Neck, Monmouth
County, N.J., August
4, 1879.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for New Jersey, 1914-19; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, 1919-20; resigned
1920.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons.
Died January
26, 1942 (age 62 years, 175
days).
Interment at Freehold
Cemetery, Freehold, N.J.
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Frederick Wilson Hall (1908-1984) —
of Bound Brook, Somerset
County, N.J.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., February
22, 1908.
Democrat. Lawyer;
superior court judge in New Jersey, 1953-59; associate
justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1959-75.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; American
Law Institute; Phi
Beta Kappa; Chi Psi.
Died July 7,
1984 (age 76 years, 136
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Peter B. Hall and Rachel (Crispin) Hall; married, July 18,
1936, to Jane R. Armstrong. |
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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, Jersey City, N.J.
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Archibald Chapman Hart (1873-1935) —
also known as Archibald C. Hart —
of Hackensack, Bergen
County, N.J.; Teaneck, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born in Lennoxville (now part of Sherbrooke), Quebec,
February
27, 1873.
Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
candidate for New
Jersey state senate from Bergen County, 1907; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1908;
U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 6th District, 1912-13, 1913-17.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Foresters;
American Bar Association.
Died in Teaneck, Bergen
County, N.J., July 24,
1935 (age 62 years, 147
days).
Interment at Hackensack
Cemetery, Hackensack, N.J.
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Reuben Locke Haskell (1878-1971) —
also known as Reuben L. Haskell —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., October
5, 1878.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1908,
1920;
U.S.
Representative from New York 10th District, 1915-19; defeated,
1912; county judge in New York, 1920-25; candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1921.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Royal
Arcanum; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Moose; Delta
Chi.
Died in Westwood, Bergen
County, N.J., October
2, 1971 (age 92 years, 362
days).
Interment at Mt.
Repose Cemetery, Haverstraw, N.Y.
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Harry Heher (1889-1972) —
of Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J., March
20, 1889.
Democrat. Lawyer; chair of
Mercer County Democratic Party, 1921; New Jersey
Democratic state chair, 1922-32; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New Jersey, 1924
(member, Platform
and Resolutions Committee), 1928,
1932;
associate
justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1933-59.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; American
Law Institute; Knights
of Columbus.
Died at Morris Hall Health
and Rehabilitation Center, Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J., October
17, 1972 (age 83 years, 211
days).
Interment at St.
Mary's Cemetery, Trenton, N.J.
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Relatives: Son
of John Heher and Anna (Spelman) Heher; married, August
5, 1925, to Anne Egan. |
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John Mickle Hemphill (1891-1957) —
also known as John M. Hemphill —
of West Chester, Chester
County, Pa.
Born in West Chester, Chester
County, Pa., September
6, 1891.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1928;
candidate for Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1930; delegate
to Pennsylvania convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933; Honorary
Consul for Latvia in Philadelphia,
Pa., 1935-50.
Member, American Bar Association.
Died in Stone Harbor, Cape May
County, N.J., February
2, 1957 (age 65 years, 149
days).
Interment at Oaklands
Cemetery, West Chester, Pa.
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William Butler Hornblower (1851-1914) —
also known as William B. Hornblower —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J., May 13,
1851.
Democrat. Lawyer;
nominated for a seat on the U.S. Supreme Court in 1893, but not
confirmed; judge of
New York Court of Appeals, 1914; appointed 1914; died in office
1914.
Member, American Bar Association.
Died, from myocarditis,
in Litchfield, Litchfield
County, Conn., June 16,
1914 (age 63 years, 34
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Charles P. Hutchinson (b. 1887) —
of Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J., October
17, 1887.
Republican. Lawyer; Mercer
County Clerk, 1928-45; common pleas court judge in New Jersey,
1945-47; delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Mercer County,
1947.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Society
of Colonial Wars; Sons of
the American Revolution; American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Barry W. Jackson (b. 1930) —
of Fairbanks, Fairbanks
North Star Borough, Alaska.
Born in Long Branch, Monmouth
County, N.J., January
27, 1930.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Alaska
state house of representatives, 1965-66.
Episcopalian.
Member, Delta
Theta Phi; American Bar Association; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; Kiwanis;
Elks; NAACP; American Civil
Liberties Union.
Still living as of 1967.
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Relatives: Son
of Rodney H. Jackson and Marion (Englebright) Jackson; married, June 4,
1955, to Susan Braddy Shields. |
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Nathan L. Jacobs (1905-1989) —
of Livingston, Essex
County, N.J.
Born February
28, 1905.
Lawyer;
law partner of Arthur
T. Vanderbilt, 1928-34; law
professor; delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Essex County,
1947; associate
justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1948, 1952-75;
superior court judge in New Jersey, 1948-52.
Member, American Bar Association.
Died January
25, 1989 (age 83 years, 332
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Edward Lawrence Katzenbach (1878-1934) —
also known as Edward L. Katzenbach —
of Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J., October
21, 1878.
Lawyer;
counsel for banks and
paper
companies; New
Jersey state attorney general, 1924-29.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar Association; Society
of Colonial Wars; Sons of
the Revolution; Phi
Beta Kappa; Rotary.
Died in Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J., December
18, 1934 (age 56 years, 58
days).
Interment at Ewing
Cemetery, Ewing, N.J.
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Nicholas de Belleville Katzenbach (1922-2012) —
also known as Nicholas de B. Katzenbach —
of North Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.; Washington,
D.C.; Princeton, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., January
17, 1922.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; Rhodes
scholar; lawyer; law
professor; U.S.
Attorney General, 1965-66; general counsel for IBM,
1969-86; director, MCI Communications,
2002-04; candidate for Presidential Elector for New Jersey.
Episcopalian.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society.
Died in Skillman, Somerset
County, N.J., May 8,
2012 (age 90 years, 112
days).
Cremated.
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Amalya Lyle Kearse (b. 1937) —
Born in Vauxhall, Union
County, N.J., June 11,
1937.
Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, 1979-.
Female.
Member, American Bar Association.
Still living as of 1997.
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Thomas Barrett Leary (b. 1931) —
also known as Thomas B. Leary —
of Michigan.
Born in Orange, Essex
County, N.J., July 15,
1931.
Republican. Lawyer;
counsel for General
Motors, 1971-82; member, Federal Trade Commission, 1999-.
Member, American Bar Association.
Still living as of 2004.
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Relatives: Son
of Daniel Leary and Margaret (Barrett) Leary; married, December
18, 1954, to Stephanie Lynn Abbott. |
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Arthur W. Lewis (b. 1904) —
of Riverton, Burlington
County, N.J.
Born September
22, 1904.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Burlington County, 1943-44;
member of New
Jersey state senate from Burlington County, 1945-48; delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Burlington
County, 1947.
Presbyterian.
Member, Rotary;
Union
League; American Bar Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1936 to
Lillian Alberta Hess. |
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Francis V. D. Lloyd (b. 1896) —
of Ridgefield Park, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., April
26, 1896.
Lawyer;
district judge in New Jersey 5th District, 1930-47; delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Bergen County,
1947.
Member, American Bar Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Frank Austin Lloyd and Grace Morris (Van Duyne) Lloyd; married to
Evelyn M. Roth. |
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LeRoy W. Loder (b. 1883) —
of Bridgeton, Cumberland
County, N.J.
Born in Bridgeton, Cumberland
County, N.J., December
5, 1883.
Democrat. Lawyer;
common pleas court judge in New Jersey, 1914-19; member of New
Jersey state senate from Cumberland County, 1932-34; member of New Jersey
Democratic State Committee, 1933.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Patriotic
Order Sons of America.
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas Charles McGrath Jr. (1927-1994) —
of New Jersey.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., April
22, 1927.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; served in the
U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 2nd District, 1965-67.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar Association.
Died in 1994
(age about
67 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Harold Raymond Medina (1888-1990) —
also known as Harold R. Medina —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., February
16, 1888.
Lawyer;
law
professor; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1947-51; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, 1951-58; took
senior status 1958.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Died in Westwood, Bergen
County, N.J., March
14, 1990 (age 102 years,
26 days).
Interment at Westhampton
Cemetery, Westhampton Beach, Long Island, N.Y.
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Robert Baumle Meyner (1908-1990) —
also known as Robert B. Meyner —
of Phillipsburg, Warren
County, N.J.
Born in Easton, Northampton
County, Pa., July 3,
1908.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of New
Jersey state senate from Warren County, 1948-51; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1948
(alternate), 1952
(alternate), 1956,
1964,
1968,
1976;
Governor
of New Jersey, 1954-62; defeated, 1969; candidate for
Presidential Elector for New Jersey.
Member, American Bar Association; Alpha
Chi Rho; Elks; Eagles;
Odd
Fellows; Moose; Rotary;
Grange.
Died May 27,
1990 (age 81 years, 328
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Phillipsburg
Cemetery, Phillipsburg, N.J.
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Alfred Egidio Modarelli (1898-1957) —
also known as Alfred E. Modarelli —
of Union City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Union City, Hudson
County, N.J., November
27, 1898.
Lawyer;
municipal judge in New Jersey, 1925-34; U.S.
Attorney for New Jersey, 1948-51; U.S.
District Judge for New Jersey, 1951-57; died in office 1957.
Member, American
Legion; Elks;
American Bar Association.
Suffered a stroke,
and died four hours later, in Christ Hospital,
Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., September
22, 1957 (age 58 years, 299
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Edward Thomas Moore (b. 1881) —
also known as Edward T. Moore —
of Passaic, Passaic
County, N.J.
Born in Passaic, Passaic
County, N.J., July 3,
1881.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Passaic County, 1909-10; law
professor; vice-chair of
New Jersey Republican Party, 1934-39.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association; Sons of
the Revolution; Society
of Colonial Wars; Zeta
Psi; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Martin Moore and Sarah (Wickham) Moore; married 1931 to
Lillian Ring. |
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Worrall Frederick Mountain (1909-1992) —
of Hightstown, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in East Orange, Essex
County, N.J., June 28,
1909.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; superior
court judge in New Jersey, 1966-71; associate
justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1971-79.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar Association.
Died August
24, 1992 (age 83 years, 57
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Clarence Charles Newcomer (1923-2005) —
of Stone Harbor, Cape May
County, N.J.
Born in Mt. Joy, Lancaster
County, Pa., January
18, 1923.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1971-88;
took senior status 1988.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; Sertoma.
Died, from melanoma,
in Stone Harbor, Cape May
County, N.J., August
22, 2005 (age 82 years, 216
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas Jefferson O'Donnell (1856-1925) —
also known as Thomas J. O'Donnell —
of Denver,
Colo.
Born in Mendham Township, Morris
County, N.J., June 2,
1856.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Colorado at-large, 1890; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Colorado, 1892,
1896,
1904
(delegation chair).
Member, American Bar Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science.
Died June 11,
1925 (age 69 years, 9
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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A. Dayton Oliphant (1887-1963) —
of Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J.; Princeton, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J., October
28, 1887.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Mercer County, 1915-17; Mercer
County Prosecutor of the Pleas, 1918-23; chair of
Mercer County Republican Party, 1921; circuit judge in New
Jersey, 1927-45; associate
justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1945-46, 1948-57; chancellor
of New Jersey court of chancery, 1946-48.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; Society
of the Cincinnati; Phi
Delta Theta; Society
of Colonial Wars.
Died June 25,
1963 (age 75 years, 240
days).
Interment at Riverview
Cemetery, Trenton, N.J.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry Duncan Oliphant and Elizabeth Van Dever (Dayton) Oliphant;
married, June 21,
1924, to Marguerite A. Broughton. |
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Edward J. O'Mara (b. 1897) —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., May 6,
1897.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; law
professor; member of New
Jersey state senate from Hudson County, 1941-53; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1944
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1948;
delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Hudson County,
1947.
Member, American Bar Association.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Walter O'Mara and Margaret (Bailey) O'Mara; married, April 2,
1923, to Margaret McOsker. |
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William E. Ozzard (1915-2002) —
of Bridgewater Township, Somerset
County, N.J.; Somerville, Somerset
County, N.J.
Born in Weehawken, Hudson
County, N.J., June 15,
1915.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Somerset County, 1954-58;
resigned 1958; member of New
Jersey state senate, 1958-67 (Somerset County 1958-65, District 8
1966-67); resigned 1967; candidate for Governor of
New Jersey, 1969.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association; Rotary.
Died June 29,
2002 (age 87 years, 14
days).
Interment at Mountain
Top Cemetery, Somerville, N.J.
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Robert Porter Patterson (1891-1952) —
also known as Robert P. Patterson —
of Cold Spring, Putnam
County, N.Y.
Born in Glens Falls, Warren
County, N.Y., February
12, 1891.
Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1930-39; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, 1939-40; U.S.
Secretary of War, 1945-47.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Academy of Arts and Sciences; Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Theta; American
Legion.
Killed, along with 22 other passengers and crew, and seven people on
the ground, in a plane
crash during rain and
heavy fog, in Elizabeth, Union
County, N.J., January
22, 1952 (age 60 years, 344
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Amos Jenkins Peaslee II (1887-1969) —
also known as Amos J. Peaslee —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Clarksboro, Gloucester
County, N.J.
Born in Clarksboro, Gloucester
County, N.J., March
24, 1887.
Republican. Lawyer;
major in the U.S. Army during World War I; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New Jersey, 1948,
1952,
1956;
U.S. Ambassador to Australia, 1953-56.
Quaker.
Member, American Bar Association; Delta
Upsilon; Kiwanis.
Died in 1969
(age about
82 years).
Interment at Mickleton
Meeting Graveyard, Mickleton, N.J.
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Steven P. Perskie (b. 1945) —
of Margate, Atlantic
County, N.J.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., January
10, 1945.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1972-77 (District 2 1972-73, 2nd
District 1974-77); member of New
Jersey state senate 2nd District, 1978-82; resigned 1982;
superior court judge in New Jersey, 1982.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar Association.
Still living as of 1982.
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Newton Hazelton Porter (1877-1945) —
of Montclair, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Somerville, Somerset
County, N.J., April
13, 1877.
Lawyer;
common pleas court judge in New Jersey, 1924-26; circuit judge in New
Jersey, 1926-38; associate
justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1938-45; died in
office 1945.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar Association.
Died May 16,
1945 (age 68 years, 33
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward B. Porter and Emma J. Porter; married to Alice B.
Chamberlain. |
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John H. Pursel (b. 1896) —
of Warren
County, N.J.
Born in Phillipsburg, Warren
County, N.J., 1896.
Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Warren County, 1929-31; delegate
to New Jersey convention to ratify 21st amendment from Warren
County; elected 1933; delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Warren County,
1947.
Member, American Bar Association.
Burial location unknown.
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William Thackara Read (1878-1954) —
also known as William T. Read —
of Camden, Camden
County, N.J.; Merchantville, Camden
County, N.J.
Born in Camden, Camden
County, N.J., November
22, 1878.
Republican. Lawyer; banker;
member of New
Jersey state senate from Camden County, 1912-16; resigned 1916;
New
Jersey state treasurer, 1916-28; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New Jersey, 1932,
1936
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1940
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1944;
delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Camden County,
1947.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Union
League; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Tall
Cedars of Lebanon.
Died in Camden, Camden
County, N.J., August
7, 1954 (age 75 years, 258
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Charles William Sandman Jr. (1921-1985) —
also known as Charles W. Sandman, Jr. —
of Cape May, Cape May
County, N.J.; Erma Park, Cape May
County, N.J.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., October
23, 1921.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state senate from Cape May County, 1956-65; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1956
(alternate), 1960,
1964,
1968;
Republican candidate for Governor of
New Jersey, 1965 (primary), 1969 (primary), 1973; delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention, 1966; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 2nd District, 1967-75.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar Association; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Rotary;
Theta
Kappa Phi.
Died in Cape May Court House, Cape May
County, N.J., August
26, 1985 (age 63 years, 307
days).
Interment at Cold
Spring Presbyterian Cemetery, Cold Spring, N.J.
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C. Robert Sarcone (b. 1925) —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., August
3, 1925.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Essex County, 1960-63; member
of New
Jersey state senate from Essex County, 1964-65; defeated, 1965;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1964;
candidate for Governor of
New Jersey, 1977.
Member, American Bar Association; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Campaign slogan
(1977): "No State Income Tax." |
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C. Thomas Schettino (1907-1983) —
of New Jersey.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., September
9, 1907.
Democrat. Superior court judge in New Jersey, 1948-59; associate
justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1959-72.
Member, American Bar Association; Tau
Kappa Epsilon.
Died March
21, 1983 (age 75 years, 193
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Bernard Michael Shanley III (1903-1992) —
also known as Bernard M. Shanley —
of Bernardsville, Somerset
County, N.J.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., August
4, 1903.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New Jersey; special counsel
(1953-55) and deputy White House Chief of Staff (1955-57), for
President Dwight
D. Eisenhower; Republican candidate for U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1958 (primary), 1964; member of Republican
National Committee from New Jersey, 1960-64, 1968-92.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Judicature Society.
Died February
25, 1992 (age 88 years, 205
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Carl Sherman (c.1891-1956) —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Olmütz, Austria (now Olomouc, Czechia),
about 1891.
Democrat. New York
state attorney general, 1923-24; defeated, 1924; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1924,
1948
(alternate), 1956;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 17th District, 1942; treasurer of
New York Democratic Party, 1945-50.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar Association; American
Jewish Congress.
Died in Larchmont, Westchester
County, N.Y., July 17,
1956 (age about 65
years).
Interment at Cedar
Park Cemetery, Paramus, N.J.
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Relatives: Son
of Sanda Sherman and Pauline (Opler) Sherman. |
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article |
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1924 |
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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, Woodbridge, N.J.
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Edward Philip Stout (b. 1876) —
also known as Edward P. Stout —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Kingwood Township, Hunterdon
County, N.J., November
17, 1876.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Hudson County, 1918; member
of New
Jersey state senate from Hudson County, 1931-40.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons;
Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Richard R. Stout (b. 1912) —
of West Allenhurst, Monmouth
County, N.J.
Born in Ocean Grove, Monmouth
County, N.J., September
21, 1912.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of New
Jersey state senate, 1952-73 (Monmouth County 1952-65, District 5
1966-73); defeated, 1973; delegate to Republican National Convention
from New Jersey, 1968,
1972
(alternate).
Member, American Bar Association; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Robert Guy Torricelli (b. 1951) —
also known as Robert G. Torricelli; "The
Torch" —
of New Milford, Bergen
County, N.J.; Englewood, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born in Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J., August
27, 1951.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 9th District, 1983-97; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1996
(delegation chair), 2000;
U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1997-2003.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association; Council on
Foreign Relations.
Still living as of 2014.
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Thomas Whitaker Trenchard (1863-1942) —
also known as Thomas W. Trenchard —
of Bridgeton, Cumberland
County, N.J.; Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in Centerton, Salem
County, N.J., December
13, 1863.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Cumberland County, 1889;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New Jersey; county judge in
New Jersey, 1899-1906; associate
justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1906-41.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar Association; Sons of
the American Revolution.
In 1935, sentenced Bruno Richard Hauptmann to death for the
kidnapping and murder of the infant son of Charles A. Lindbergh.
Died in Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J., July 23,
1942 (age 78 years, 222
days).
Interment at Bridgeton
Cemetery, Bridgeton, N.J.
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Relatives: Son
of William B. Trenchard and Anna M. (Golder) Trenchard; married, October
18, 1891, to Harriet Manning. |
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Arthur T. Vanderbilt (1888-1957) —
of East Orange, Essex
County, N.J.; Short Hills, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., July 7,
1888.
Republican. Lawyer; law
partner of Nathan
L. Jacobs, 1928-34; delegate to Republican National Convention
from New Jersey, 1920
(alternate), 1936
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee), 1940,
1944;
circuit judge in New Jersey, 1947-48; chief
justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1948-57; died in
office 1957.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar Association; Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi; Delta
Sigma Pi; Order of
the Coif; American
Political Science Association.
Died June 16,
1957 (age 68 years, 344
days).
Interment at Restland
Memorial Park, East Hanover, N.J.
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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, Orange, N.J.
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Edmund Waring Wakelee (b. 1869) —
also known as Edmund W. Wakelee —
of Demarest, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born in Kingston, Ulster
County, N.Y., November
21, 1869.
Republican. Lawyer; utility
executive; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Bergen County, 1899-1900;
member of New
Jersey state senate from Bergen County, 1901-10; member of New Jersey
Republican State Committee, 1910; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New Jersey, 1940.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar Association; Delta
Upsilon; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Elks; Royal
Arcanum; Knights
of Honor; Junior
Order.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Nicholas Wakelee and Eliza C. (Ingersoll) Wakelee. |
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John E. Wallace Jr. (b. 1942) —
of Sewell, Gloucester
County, N.J.
Born in Pitman, Gloucester
County, N.J., March
13, 1942.
Lawyer;
superior court judge in New Jersey, 1984-2003; associate
justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 2003-10.
African
ancestry. Member, American Bar Association; National
Bar Association; Alpha
Epsilon Pi.
Still living as of 2015.
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Joseph Weintraub (1908-1977) —
of New Jersey.
Born in Cranford, Union
County, N.J., March 5,
1908.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; superior court judge in
New Jersey, 1956; associate
justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1956-57; chief
justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1957-73.
Member, American Bar Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Order of
the Coif; Phi
Kappa Phi.
Died in 1977
(age about
69 years).
Burial location unknown.
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John Van Buren Wicoff (1878-1952) —
also known as John V. B. Wicoff —
of Cranbury, Middlesex
County, N.J.; Plainsboro, Middlesex
County, N.J.
Born in Plainsboro, Middlesex
County, N.J., June 9,
1878.
Republican. Lawyer;
president, Broad Street National Bank of
Trenton; president, Trenton Bone Fertilizer
Company; candidate for New
Jersey state senate, 1936; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from New Jersey, 1944.
Presbyterian.
Dutch
ancestry. Member, American Bar Association; Society
of Colonial Wars; Sons of
the Revolution; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Rotary.
Died February
25, 1952 (age 73 years, 261
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Wicoff and Catherine Lucretia (Britton) Wicoff; married, June 8,
1904, to Lavinia Ely Applegate; first cousin of C.
Raymond Wicoff. |
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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, Woodbridge, N.J.
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David Young III (b. 1905) —
of Boonton, Morris
County, N.J.
Born in San
Francisco, Calif., March 1,
1905.
Republican. Civil
engineer; lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Morris County, 1941-46; delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Morris County,
1947; member of New
Jersey state senate from Morris County, 1947-53; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1952.
Member, American Bar Association.
Burial location unknown.
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