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Hugh Joseph Addonizio (1914-1981) —
also known as Hugh J. Addonizio —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., January
31, 1914.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
vice-president, A & C Tailoring
Co.; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 11th District, 1949-62; mayor of
Newark, N.J., 1962-70; defeated, 1970; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New Jersey, 1964.
Catholic.
Italian
ancestry. Member, Holy
Name Society; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Legion; Urban
League; NAACP; Elks; Lions; Kiwanis;
Rotary.
Indicted
in federal court, December, 1969, along with Municipal Judge Anthony
Giuliano, other city officials, and reputed organized
crime leader, Anthony 'Tony Boy' Boiardo, on extortion
and income
tax evasion charges
over a scheme to share kickbacks
from a sewer contracting company; pleaded not guilty; tried;
during the trial a witness identified him as recipient of thousands
of dollars in bribes;
convicted
in July, 1970; sentenced
to ten years in prison
and fined
$25,000; released in 1979.
Died in Red Bank, Monmouth
County, N.J., February
2, 1981 (age 67 years, 2
days).
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, East Hanover, N.J.
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Joseph Altman (1892-1969) —
of Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J.
Born in Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y., December
30, 1892.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Atlantic County, 1925-35; mayor
of Atlantic City, N.J., 1944-67.
Member, Elks;
American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in April, 1969
(age 76
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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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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George Keyser Angle (1864-1932) —
also known as George K. Angle; G. K. Angle —
of Richmond, Wayne
County, Ind.; Easton, Northampton
County, Pa.; Silver City, Grant
County, N.M.; Albuquerque, Bernalillo
County, N.M.
Born in New Jersey, 1864.
Democrat. Physician;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Mexico,
1912;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I.
Member, American Legion; American Medical
Association; Sons of
the American Revolution; Delta
Epsilon.
Died in Albuquerque, Bernalillo
County, N.M., May 8,
1932 (age about 67
years).
Interment at Sunset
Memorial Park, Albuquerque, N.M.
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Relatives: Son
of Jacob Angle and Elizabeth 'Eliza' (Kiser) Angle. |
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John Ralph Armellino (1921-2004) —
also known as John R. Armellino —
of West New York, Hudson
County, N.J.; West Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla.
Born in West New York, Hudson
County, N.J., February
21, 1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor
of West New York, N.J., 1955-71; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New Jersey, 1956,
1964.
Catholic.
Italian
ancestry. Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Moose; Rotary;
Kiwanis;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Amvets.
Died September
17, 2004 (age 83 years, 209
days).
Interment at Flower
Hill Cemetery, North Bergen, N.J.
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Carmen J. Armenti (1929-2001) —
of Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J., April
11, 1929.
Republican. Restaurant
owner; mayor
of Trenton, N.J., 1966-70; candidate for New
Jersey state senate 15th District, 1981.
Catholic.
Member, American Legion.
Died April
14, 2001 (age 72 years, 3
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Alexander John Arndt (1899-1979) —
also known as Alex J. Arndt —
of Toledo, Lucas
County, Ohio; Lambertville, Monroe
County, Mich.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., January
26, 1899.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; served in the
U.S. Navy during World War II; business
owner; delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1948.
Baptist.
Member, Rotary;
American Legion; Freemasons.
Died in March, 1979
(age 80
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Carlyle Barbour (b. 1895) —
also known as John C. Barbour —
of Clifton, Passaic
County, N.J.
Born in Haledon, Passaic
County, N.J., April
18, 1895.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Passaic County, 1929-32;
member of New
Jersey state senate from Passaic County, 1933-36.
Member, Kiwanis;
Freemasons;
Shriners;
Junior
Order; Moose;
American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William J. Barbour and Anna Barbour. |
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Richard Dewey Bensen (1898-1997) —
also known as Richard D. Bensen —
of Waterbury, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Weehawken, Hudson
County, N.J., March
20, 1898.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; member of Connecticut
Republican State Central Committee, 1946; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1948,
1952.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
American Legion.
Died in St. Johns
County, Fla., August
18, 1997 (age 99 years, 151
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Richard Bensen and Annie Bensen. |
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Raymond E. Bowkley (1917-1965) —
of Lebanon Township, Hunterdon
County, N.J.
Born in Pittston, Luzerne
County, Pa., December
9, 1917.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; prisoner of
war in Germany; lawyer; insurance
broker; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Hunterdon County, 1952-61;
member of New
Jersey state senate from Hunterdon County, 1962-65; died in
office 1965.
Member, American Legion; Moose; American
Judicature Society; Elks.
Died, from an infection,
in University of Pennsylvania Hospital,
Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., April
20, 1965 (age 47 years, 132
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Evelyn Tyrell. |
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Alfred V. Brady (1898-1970) —
of Bayonne, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Bayonne, Hudson
County, N.J., July 15,
1898.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; mayor
of Bayonne, N.J., 1959-62; defeated, 1962.
Catholic.
Member, American Legion; Knights
of Columbus.
Died, in Bayonne Hospital,
Bayonne, Hudson
County, N.J., July 19,
1970 (age 72 years, 4
days).
Interment at Bayview
- New York Bay Cemetery, Jersey City, N.J.
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Gordon Canfield (1898-1972) —
of Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J.
Born in Salamanca, Cattaraugus
County, N.Y., April
15, 1898.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; newspaper
reporter; secretary to U.S. Rep. George
N. Seger, 1923-40; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 8th District, 1941-61.
Protestant.
Member, Freemasons;
Rotary;
American Legion.
Died in Hawthorne, Passaic
County, N.J., June 20,
1972 (age 74 years, 66
days).
Interment at Laurel
Grove Cemetery, Totowa, N.J.
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Joseph W. Chinnici (b. 1919) —
of Bridgeton, Cumberland
County, N.J.
Born in Rosenhayn, Cumberland
County, N.J., July 28,
1919.
Republican. Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1972-87 (District 1 1972-73, 1st
District 1974-87).
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; American Legion; Rotary;
Elks; Catholic
War Veterans.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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James Colgate Cleveland (1920-1995) —
also known as James C. Cleveland —
of New London, Merrimack
County, N.H.
Born in Montclair, Essex
County, N.J., June 13,
1920.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in
the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; member of New
Hampshire state senate, 1950-62; U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 2nd District, 1963-81.
Member, American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Grange;
Rotary;
Freemasons;
Elks; Eagles.
Died December
3, 1995 (age 75 years, 173
days).
Burial location unknown.
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James Henry Roberts Cromwell (1896-1990) —
also known as James H. R. Cromwell —
of Somerville, Somerset
County, N.J.; Weehawken, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 4,
1896.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; vice-president,
Peerless Motor Car
Company; U.S. Minister to Canada, 1940; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New Jersey, 1940;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1940; president, Chemwood Corporation,
pulp
and paper manufacturers.
Member, American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Military
Order of the World Wars; Marine
Corps League; American
Academy of Political and Social Science.
Died in 1990
(age about
94 years).
Burial location unknown.
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John W. Davis (b. 1918) —
of Salem, Salem
County, N.J.
Born in Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J., July 30,
1918.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; member
of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Salem County, 1956-67;
defeated, 1967; Speaker of
the New Jersey State House of Assembly, 1962; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1964.
Baptist.
Member, Kappa
Sigma; American Legion.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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James J. Donovan (1890-1971) —
of Bayonne, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Bayonne, Hudson
County, N.J., December
29, 1890.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; received the
Distinguished Service Cross for his heroism at Grand Pre, France, in
October, 1918; also received the Italian War Medal; Hudson
County Freeholder, 1935-39, 1951-54; mayor
of Bayonne, N.J., 1939-43.
Catholic.
Member, American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Knights
of Columbus.
Helped convince the U.S. Navy to locate a base in Bayonne.
Died in Bayonne, Hudson
County, N.J., April
27, 1971 (age 80 years, 119
days).
Interment at Holy
Name Cemetery, Jersey City, N.J.
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Frank Durand (1895-1978) —
of Sea Girt, Monmouth
County, N.J.
Born in Asbury Park, Monmouth
County, N.J., March 9,
1895.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Monmouth County, 1930-31;
member of New
Jersey state senate from Monmouth County, 1933-38.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Legion; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in 1978
(age about
83 years).
Interment at Atlantic
View Cemetery, Manasquan, N.J.
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William J. Dwyer (b. 1888) —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., March
20, 1888.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; banker;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New Jersey; delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Hudson County,
1947.
Member, American
Bankers Association; American Legion; Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William J. Dwyer and Katherine Loretta (Cogan) Dwyer; married, August
20, 1926, to Clara Virginia Daniels. |
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George M. Eichler (1896-1967) —
of Hoboken, Hudson
County, N.J.; Weehawken, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Hoboken, Hudson
County, N.J., December
20, 1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 11th District, 1926, 1928; elected
(Wet) delegate
to New Jersey convention to ratify 21st amendment from Hudson
County 1933; candidate for New
Jersey state senate, 1934.
Jewish.
Member, American Legion.
Died December
16, 1967 (age 70 years, 361
days).
Interment at Beth
Miriam Memorial Park, Neptune Township, Monmouth County, N.J.
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Edgar H. Ellis (b. 1894) —
of Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J.
Born in Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J., June 14,
1894.
Republican. Insurance
business; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Passaic County, 1926-28.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
American Legion; Junior
Order.
Burial location unknown.
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William Harvey Johnson Ely (1891-1942) —
also known as William H. J. Ely —
of Rutherford, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born in Rutherford, Bergen
County, N.J., September
18, 1891.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; district judge in New
Jersey, 1924-29; member of New
Jersey state senate from Bergen County, 1932-34; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1932
(alternate), 1940;
delegate
to New Jersey convention to ratify 21st amendment at-large;
elected 1933; candidate for U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1938.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Legion; Sons of
the American Revolution; Elks; Lions; Alpha
Delta Phi; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died in Rutherford, Bergen
County, N.J., March 2,
1942 (age 50 years, 165
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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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Joseph Allen Frear Jr. (1903-1993) —
also known as J. Allen Frear, Jr. —
of Dover, Kent
County, Del.
Born in Rising Sun, Kent
County, Del., March 7,
1903.
Democrat. Banker;
president, Kent General Hospital,
1947-51; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Delaware, 1948,
1952
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1956,
1960;
U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1949-61; member, U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission, 1961-63; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Delaware.
Member, American Legion; Farm
Bureau; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Rotary;
Sigma
Nu.
Died January
15, 1993 (age 89 years, 314
days).
Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery, Camden, Del.
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Rodney P. Frelinghuysen (b. 1946) —
of Morristown, Morris
County, N.J.; Morris Plains, Morris
County, N.J.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., April
29, 1946.
Republican. Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1983-94; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 11th District, 1995-; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 2004,
2008.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Kappa
Alpha Society.
Still living as of 2014.
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Guy George Gabrielson (1891-1976) —
also known as Guy G. Gabrielson —
of East Orange, Essex
County, N.J.; Bernardsville, Somerset
County, N.J.; Ambler, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born in Sioux Rapids, Buena Vista
County, Iowa, May 22,
1891.
Republican. Lawyer;
president, Nicolet Asbestos Mines,
Danville, Quebec; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Essex County, 1926-29; Speaker of
the New Jersey State House of Assembly, 1929; member of Republican
National Committee from New Jersey, 1944-52; Chairman
of Republican National Committee, 1949-52; speaker, Republican National Convention, 1952.
Methodist.
Member, American Legion; Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Union
League.
Died in Point Pleasant, Ocean
County, N.J., May 1,
1976 (age 84 years, 345
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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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Wayne Thomas Gilchrest (b. 1946) —
also known as Wayne T. Gilchrest —
of Kennedyville, Kent
County, Md.
Born in Rahway, Union
County, N.J., April
15, 1946.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Vietnam War;
school
teacher; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 1st District, 1991-; defeated, 1988.
Methodist.
Member, American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Still living as of 2014.
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Benjamin Gladstone (1896-1935) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
16, 1896.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Bronx County 5th District, 1934-35; died in
office 1935.
Jewish.
Member, Elks;
American Legion.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., December
13, 1935 (age 38 years, 362
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Saddle Brook, N.J.
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Ronald D. Glass (b. 1911) —
of Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J.
Born in Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J., September
22, 1911.
School
teacher and principal; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World
War II; delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Passaic
County, 1947.
Member, Phi
Delta Kappa; American Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Milton Willits Glenn (1903-1967) —
also known as Milton W. Glenn —
of Margate City, Atlantic
County, N.J.
Born in Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J., June 18,
1903.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Atlantic County, 1950-57; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 2nd District, 1957-65.
Member, Union
League; American Legion; Sigma
Xi.
Died in Margate City, Atlantic
County, N.J., December
14, 1967 (age 64 years, 179
days).
Interment at West
Creek Cemetery, West Creek, N.J.
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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, South Amboy, N.J.
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Marshal Hunt (b. 1889) —
of Sussex, Sussex
County, N.J.
Born in Newton, Sussex
County, N.J., January
8, 1889.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Sussex County, 1927.
Member, American Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry C. Hunt. |
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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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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, New Brunswick, N.J.
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Robert Winthrop Kean (1893-1980) —
also known as Robert W. Kean —
of Livingston, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Elberon, Monmouth
County, N.J., September
28, 1893.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army on the Mexican border; served in
the U.S. Army during World War I; banker;
elected (Wet) delegate
to New Jersey convention to ratify 21st amendment from Essex
County 1933; delegate to Republican National Convention from New
Jersey, 1936,
1960
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1964;
U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 12th District, 1939-59; candidate
for U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1958; chair of
Essex County Republican Party, 1961.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died September
21, 1980 (age 86 years, 359
days).
Interment at St.
Bernard's Cemetery, Bernardsville, N.J.
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Relatives: Son
of Hamilton
Fish Kean and Katharine Taylor (Winthrop) Kean; married, October
18, 1920, to Elizabeth Stuyvesant Howard; father of Thomas
Howard Kean; nephew of John
Kean (1852-1914); grandfather of Thomas
Howard Kean Jr.; second great-grandson of John
Kean (1756-1795); second great-grandnephew of Philip
Peter Livingston; third great-grandson of Peter
Van Brugh Livingston; third great-grandnephew of Robert
Livingston (1708-1790), Philip
Livingston and William
Livingston; fourth great-grandson of James
Alexander; fourth great-grandnephew of John
Livingston, Robert
Livingston (1688-1775) and Gilbert
Livingston; fifth great-grandson of Robert
Livingston the Elder and Pieter
Van Brugh; fifth great-grandnephew of Pieter
Schuyler, Abraham
de Peyster, Johannes
Cuyler, Johannes
de Peyster and Johannes
Schuyler (1668-1747); first cousin once removed of Nicholas
Fish and Hamilton
Fish Jr. (1849-1936); first cousin thrice removed of Charles
Ludlow Livingston (1800-1873); first cousin four times removed of
Peter
Robert Livingston (1737-1794), Walter
Livingston, John
Stevens III and Henry
Brockholst Livingston; first cousin five times removed of Robert
Gilbert Livingston and Robert
R. Livingston (1718-1775); first cousin six times removed of Robert
Livingston the Younger, Johannes
DePeyster, Johannes
Schuyler (1697-1746), Cornelis
Cuyler and John
Cruger Jr.; first cousin seven times removed of David
Davidse Schuyler and Myndert
Davidtse Schuyler; second cousin of Hamilton
Fish Jr. (1888-1991); second cousin once removed of Hamilton
Fish Jr. (1926-1996); second cousin twice removed of Hamilton
Fish (born 1951) and Alexa
Fish Ward; second cousin thrice removed of Stephen
Van Rensselaer, Philip
Schuyler Van Rensselaer, Henry
Walter Livingston, Peter
Augustus Jay, Rensselaer
Westerlo, Edward
Philip Livingston, William
Alexander Duer, John
Duer and William
Jay; second cousin four times removed of Robert
R. Livingston (1746-1813), Philip
Van Cortlandt, Pierre
Van Cortlandt Jr. and Edward
Livingston (1764-1836); second cousin five times removed of Stephanus
Bayard, Pierre
Van Cortlandt, Philip
John Schuyler, Matthew
Clarkson, Philip
P. Schuyler, Stephen
John Schuyler, Henry
Cruger and Henry
Rutgers; third cousin twice removed of Philip
Schuyler, Peter
Robert Livingston (1789-1859), Edward
Livingston (1796-1840), William
Duer, Henry
Bell Van Rensselaer, Denning
Duer, Henry
Brockholst Ledyard and John
Jay II; third cousin thrice removed of Hamilton
Fish (1808-1893); fourth cousin once removed of Kiliaen
Van Rensselaer and Charles
Ludlow Livingston (born 1870). |
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family of New York; Roosevelt
family of New York (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
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biography — Govtrack.us
page |
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James T. Kirk (1896-1974) —
of Elizabeth, Union
County, N.J.
Born in 1896.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; mayor
of Elizabeth, N.J., 1939-52; defeated, 1952.
Member, American Legion.
Died January
31, 1974 (age about 77
years).
Burial location unknown.
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John Dryden Kuser (1897-1964) —
also known as Dryden Kuser —
of Bernardsville, Somerset
County, N.J.; Reno, Washoe
County, Nev.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., September
24, 1897.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Somerset County, 1926-29;
member of New
Jersey state senate from Somerset County, 1930-35; insurance
agent; real estate
broker.
Member, American Legion; Elks; Eagles;
Moose;
Grange;
Audubon
Society.
Died, in Columbia-Presbyterian Medical
Center, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March 3,
1964 (age 66 years, 161
days).
Interment at St.
Bernard's Cemetery, Bernardsville, N.J.
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Sedgwick Rusling Leap (b. 1886) —
also known as S. Rusling Leap —
of Woodstown, Salem
County, N.J.
Born in Penns Grove, Salem
County, N.J., July 16,
1886.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Salem County, 1927-29; member
of New
Jersey state senate from Salem County, 1930-35.
Member, American Legion; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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John Lindauer (b. 1937) —
of Anchorage,
Alaska.
Born in Montclair, Essex
County, N.J., November
20, 1937.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; candidate for Governor of
Alaska, 1998.
Member, Rotary;
American Legion.
Still living as of 1998.
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Joseph A. Maressa (b. 1923) —
of Atco, Camden
County, N.J.; Waterford, Camden
County, N.J.; Blackwood, Camden
County, N.J.
Born in Chesilhurst, Camden
County, N.J., October
17, 1923.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state senate, 1972-81 (District 3-B 1972-73, 4th District
1974-81); delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey,
1976.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; American Legion; Kiwanis.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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William Steelman Mathis (1898-1981) —
also known as W. Steelman Mathis —
of Toms River, Ocean
County, N.J.
Born in Tuckerton, Ocean
County, N.J., December
1, 1898.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of New
Jersey state senate from Ocean County, 1941-42, 1947-65; resigned
1942; served in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1952.
Member, American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in Toms River, Ocean
County, N.J., September
19, 1981 (age 82 years, 292
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Toms River, N.J.
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Edward A. McGrath —
of Elizabeth, Union
County, N.J.
Lawyer;
district judge in New Jersey 1st District, 1924; common pleas court
judge in New Jersey, 1932; law
professor; delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Union County,
1947.
Member, American Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Wayne D. McMurray (b. 1897) —
of Asbury Park, Monmouth
County, N.J.
Born in Gloucester City, Camden
County, N.J., May 11,
1897.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; newspaper
editor and publisher; delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Monmouth
County, 1947.
Member, American Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles J. Melton (b. 1917) —
of Bay Shore, Suffolk
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Somerville, Somerset
County, N.J., December
25, 1917.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; retail
liquor dealer; member of New York
state assembly 3rd District, 1966-68.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Ancient
Order of Hibernians; Rotary;
American Legion; Disabled
American Veterans.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Eileen O'Rourke. |
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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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Charles Stewart Mott (1875-1973) —
also known as Charles S. Mott; C. S. Mott —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., June 2,
1875.
Served in the U.S. Navy during the Spanish-American War; mayor of
Flint, Mich., 1912-14, 1918-19; defeated, 1914; candidate in
Republican primary for Governor of
Michigan, 1920; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1924,
1940;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Episcopalian.
Member, United
Spanish War Veterans; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Legion; Freemasons;
Elks; Moose; Kiwanis;
Rotary.
Vice-president of General
Motors. Philanthropist; founder of Charles Stewart Mott
Foundation.
Died in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., February
18, 1973 (age 97 years, 261
days).
Entombed at Glenwood
Cemetery, Flint, Mich.
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Charles E. Murphy (c.1895-1959) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J., about 1895.
Democrat. Newspaper
reporter; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1944;
New York City Corporation Counsel, 1947; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1948-59; died in office
1959; Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court
2nd Department, 1954-59; died in office 1959.
Catholic.
Member, American Legion; Knights
of Columbus.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Brooklyn Hospital,
Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., November
22, 1959 (age about 64
years).
Interment at St. Johns Cemetery, Pawling, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Married to Elizabeth Sawyer. |
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William Vincent Musto (1917-2006) —
also known as William V. Musto —
of Union City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in West Hoboken (now part of Union City), Hudson
County, N.J., March
27, 1917.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Hudson County, 1947-65; mayor
of Union City, N.J., 1962-70, 1974-82; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New Jersey, 1964,
1976;
member of New
Jersey state senate, 1966-82 (District 12 1966-73, 33rd District
1974-82); indicted
in 1981 on federal charges
that he took part in a scheme to collect $440,000 in kickbacks
from a construction company connected to organized
crime; convicted
in May 1982.
Member, American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks.
Died February
27, 2006 (age 88 years, 337
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Lawrence N. Park (b. 1907) —
of Glassboro, Gloucester
County, N.J.
Born in Glassboro, Gloucester
County, N.J., April
17, 1907.
Lawyer;
law
professor; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Gloucester
County, 1947.
Member, Military
Order of the World Wars; American Legion; Rotary;
Phi
Alpha Delta.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Clarence J. Park and Lyda (Clouse) Park; married to Ruth
Lewis. |
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James Thomas Patterson (1908-1989) —
also known as James T. Patterson —
of Watertown, Litchfield
County, Conn.; Bethlehem, Litchfield
County, Conn.
Born in Naugatuck, New Haven
County, Conn., October
20, 1908.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 5th District, 1947-59; defeated,
1958, 1960, 1970.
Catholic.
Member, American Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Marine
Corps League; Delta
Theta Pi; Elks.
Died in Camden, Camden
County, N.J., February
7, 1989 (age 80 years, 110
days).
Interment at St. Francis Cemetery, Naugatuck, Conn.
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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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Phelps Phelps (1897-1981) —
also known as Phelps von Rottenburg —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Newark, Essex
County, N.J.; Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.; Wildwood, Cape May
County, N.J.
Born in Bonn, Germany,
May
4, 1897.
Member of New York
state assembly, 1924-28, 1937-38 (New York County 10th District
1924-28, New York County 3rd District 1937-38); delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1932;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1936,
1948
(alternate); member of New York
state senate 13th District, 1939-42; served in the U.S. Army
during World War II; Governor of
American Samoa, 1951-52; U.S. Ambassador to Dominican Republic, 1952-53; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New Jersey, 1956,
1960,
1964
(alternate); delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention, 1966.
Episcopalian.
Member, Sons of
the Revolution; Psi
Upsilon; Urban
League; Elks;
American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Society
of Colonial Wars; Union
League; Delta
Theta Phi.
Died in Wildwood, Cape May
County, N.J., June 10,
1981 (age 84 years, 37
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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William J. Powers (born c.1922) —
also known as Bill Powers —
of Miramar, Broward
County, Fla.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., about 1922.
Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; real estate
broker; candidate for mayor
of Miramar, Fla., 1959, 1959, 1960.
Member, American Legion; Kiwanis.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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William Theodore Powers (1897-1950) —
also known as William T. Powers —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
12, 1897.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
candidate for New York
state assembly from Kings County 2nd District, 1926, 1927;
candidate for New York
state attorney general, 1934; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1940;
major in the U.S. Army during World War II; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1947-50; died in office 1950.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; American Legion.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Patterson, Putnam
County, N.Y., August
28, 1950 (age 53 years, 197
days).
Interment at Holy
Sepulchre Cemetery, East Orange, N.J.
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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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Richard Schultz Schweiker (1926-2015) —
also known as Richard S. Schweiker —
of Worcester, Montgomery
County, Pa.; Lansdale, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born in Norristown, Montgomery
County, Pa., June 1,
1926.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1952
(alternate), 1956
(alternate), 1972;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 13th District, 1961-69; U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1969-81; U.S.
Secretary of Health and Human Services, 1981-83.
Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Amvets;
Sons
of the American Revolution; Lions; Kiwanis;
American Legion.
Died, from complications of an infection,
in AtlantiCare Regional Medical
Center, Pomona, Atlantic
County, N.J., July 31,
2015 (age 89 years, 60
days).
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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William Halstead Sutphin (1887-1972) —
also known as William H. Sutphin —
of Matawan, Monmouth
County, N.J.
Born in Browntown, Middlesex
County, N.J., August
30, 1887.
Democrat. Mayor
of Matawan, N.J., 1915-16, 1921-26; served in the U.S. Army
during World War I; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 3rd District, 1931-43; defeated,
1942; delegate
to New Jersey convention to ratify 21st amendment at-large;
elected 1933; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New
Jersey, 1948.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Elks; Junior
Order.
Died in Salisbury, Wicomico
County, Md., October
14, 1972 (age 85 years, 45
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Frank Thompson Jr. (1918-1989) —
of Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J., July 26,
1918.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Mercer County, 1950-54; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 4th District, 1955-80; defeated,
1980; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1964.
Member, American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Implicated
in the Abscam sting, in which FBI agents impersonating Arab
businessmen offered bribes
to political figures; indicted
on June 18 and convicted
on December 3, 1980, on bribery
and conspiracy charges; sentenced
to three years in prison.
Died in 1989
(age about
70 years).
Burial location unknown.
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David S. Van Alstyne Jr. (b. 1897) —
of Englewood, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., January
3, 1897.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; investment
banker; stockbroker;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Bergen County, 1943; member
of New
Jersey state senate from Bergen County, 1944-53; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1944,
1948,
1952
(member, Credentials
Committee; speaker),
1968;
delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Bergen County,
1947; candidate for Presidential Elector for New Jersey.
Presbyterian.
Dutch
ancestry. Member, Sons of
the Revolution; American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of David Van Alstyne and Ella (Peay) Van Alstyne; married, October
20, 1923, to Janet Graham. |
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George Marvin Wallhauser (1900-1993) —
also known as George M. Wallhauser —
of Maplewood, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., February
10, 1900.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 12th District, 1959-65; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1964.
Methodist.
Member, American Legion; Freemasons;
Elks; Phi
Sigma Kappa.
Died in 1993
(age about
93 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Stanley Washburn (1878-1950) —
of Lakewood, Ocean
County, N.J.
Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., February
7, 1878.
Republican. Newspaper
correspondent; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Minnesota, 1912;
president, Washburn Lignite Coal Co.,
Wilton, N.D., 1926-29; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 3rd District, 1932.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Delta
Psi; American Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Reserve
Officers Association.
Died in 1950
(age about
72 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Frank C. Zisa (c.1920-2011) —
of Hackensack, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born about 1920.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; insurance
business; mayor
of Hackensack, N.J., 1977-81.
Catholic.
Member, American Legion; Knights
of Columbus.
Died June 8,
2011 (age about 91
years).
Interment at St.
Joseph's Cemetery, Hackensack, N.J.
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