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Frank Dale Abell (1878-1964) —
also known as Frank D. Abell —
of Morristown, Morris
County, N.J.
Born in Morristown, Morris
County, N.J., July 26,
1878.
Republican. Banker; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Morris County, 1925; member
of New
Jersey state senate from Morris County, 1926-31.
Member, Rotary.
Died in 1964
(age about
85 years).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Morristown, N.J.
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Relatives: Son
of E. Corning Abell and Alice (Tainter) Abell; married, April 2,
1918, to Elvira Dudley Dean. |
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Ernest Robinson Ackerman (1863-1931) —
also known as Ernest R. Ackerman —
of Plainfield, Union
County, N.J.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 17,
1863.
Republican. President, Lawrence Portland
Cement Company; banker; candidate for Presidential Elector
for New Jersey; member of New
Jersey state senate from Union County, 1906-11; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1908,
1916;
member of New Jersey
state board of education, 1918-20; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 5th District, 1919-31; died in
office 1931.
Presbyterian.
Member, Union
League.
He was elected to the American Philatelic Society Hall of
Fame in 2000.
Died, of heart
disease, in Plainfield, Union
County, N.J., October
18, 1931 (age 68 years, 123
days).
Interment at Hillside
Cemetery, Scotch Plains, N.J.
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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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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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Oscar Louis Auf der Heide (1874-1945) —
also known as Oscar L. Auf der Heide —
of West New York, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
8, 1874.
Democrat. Real
estate and insurance
business; director of several banks; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Hudson County, 1907-10; mayor
of West New York, N.J., 1914-17; Hudson
County Freeholder, 1915-24; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey, 1925-35 (11th District 1925-33,
14th District 1933-35); delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New Jersey, 1928,
1932;
delegate
to New Jersey convention to ratify 21st amendment at-large;
elected 1933; president, Elizabeth Brewing
Co.
Died in West New York, Hudson
County, N.J., March
29, 1945 (age 70 years, 111
days).
Interment at Hoboken
Cemetery, North Bergen, N.J.
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Isaac Bacharach (1870-1956) —
also known as "Boardwalk Ike" —
of Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J.; Brigantine, Atlantic
County, N.J.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., January
5, 1870.
Republican. Real estate
business; lumber
business; banker; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Atlantic County, 1911; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 2nd District, 1915-37; defeated,
1936; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1928
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee).
Jewish.
Member, Elks; Freemasons.
Died in Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J., September
5, 1956 (age 86 years, 244
days).
Interment at Mt.
Sinai Cemetery, Frankford, Philadelphia, Pa.
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J. Henry Bacheller (1869-1939) —
also known as Harry Bacheller —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., February
1, 1869.
President, Fidelity Union Trust Co.; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Essex County, 1900-02; member
of New
Jersey state senate from Essex County, 1903-05.
Baptist.
English,
Scottish,
and French
Huguenot ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died, of heart
disease, in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., December
12, 1939 (age 70 years, 314
days).
Interment at Mt.
Pleasant Cemetery, Newark, N.J.
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David Baird (1839-1927) —
of Camden, Camden
County, N.J.
Born in Londonderry, Ireland (now Northern
Ireland), April 7,
1839.
Republican. Lumber
business; banker; Camden
County Freeholder, 1876-80; Camden
County Sheriff, 1887-89, 1895-97; candidate for Presidential
Elector for New Jersey; delegate to Republican National Convention
from New Jersey, 1904,
1916;
U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1918-19; appointed 1918.
Died in Camden, Camden
County, N.J., February
25, 1927 (age 87 years, 324
days).
Interment at Harleigh
Cemetery, Camden, N.J.
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David Baird Jr. (1881-1955) —
of Camden, Camden
County, N.J.
Born in Camden, Camden
County, N.J., October
10, 1881.
Republican. Lumber
business; director, First Camden National Bank; director,
West Jersey & Seashore Railroad;
U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1929-30; candidate for Governor of
New Jersey, 1931.
Died in Camden, Camden
County, N.J., February
28, 1955 (age 73 years, 141
days).
Interment at Harleigh
Cemetery, Camden, N.J.
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Jacob Thompson Baker (1847-1919) —
also known as J. Thompson Baker —
of Wildwood, Cape May
County, N.J.
Born near Cowan, Union
County, Pa., April
13, 1847.
Democrat. Lawyer;
banker; Mayor of Wildwood, N.J., 1911-12; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1912
(Honorary
Vice-President); U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 2nd District, 1913-15.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., December
7, 1919 (age 72 years, 238
days).
Interment at Cold
Spring Presbyterian Cemetery, Cold Spring, N.J.
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Isaac Ambrose Barber (1852-1909) —
also known as Isaac A. Barber —
of Easton, Talbot
County, Md.
Born near Salem, Salem
County, N.J., January
26, 1852.
Republican. Physician;
president, Farmers and Mechanics National Bank of Easton;
member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1896; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 1st District, 1897-99; Maryland
Republican state chair, 1900-04.
Quaker.
Died, from the effects of a fall, in
Easton, Talbot
County, Md., March 1,
1909 (age 57 years, 34
days).
Interment at Spring
Hill Cemetery, Easton, Md.
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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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Clinton Hamlin Blake Jr. (b. 1883) —
of Englewood, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born in Englewood, Bergen
County, N.J., July 26,
1883.
Republican. Lawyer;
vice-president and secretary, Concrete
Surface Corp.; vice-president, Citizens National Bank,
Englewood, N.J.; director, Federated Hotels,
Inc.; mayor
of Englewood, N.J., 1916-18.
Member, Beta
Theta Pi.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Clinton Hamlin Blake and Mary Gibson (Parsons) Blake; married 1908 to
Margaret Duryee Coe. |
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Rufus Blodgett (1834-1910) —
of Ocean
County, N.J.; Long Branch, Monmouth
County, N.J.
Born in Dorchester, Grafton
County, N.H., October
9, 1834.
Democrat. Superintendent, New Jersey Southern Railroad,
1874-84; founder and president, Citizens Bank of Long Branch;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Ocean County, 1878-80;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1880
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1896;
U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1887-93; mayor
of Long Branch, N.J., 1893.
Died in Long Branch, Monmouth
County, N.J., October
3, 1910 (age 75 years, 359
days).
Interment at Village
Cemetery, Wentworth, N.H.
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Nicholas Frederick Brady (b. 1930) —
also known as Nicholas F. Brady —
of Bedminster Township, Somerset
County, N.J.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., April
11, 1930.
Republican. Banker; delegate to Republican National Convention
from New Jersey, 1972;
U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1982; appointed 1982; resigned 1982; U.S.
Secretary of the Treasury, 1988-93; chairman, Darby Overseas
Investments.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; Chi Psi.
Still living as of 2020.
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Charles Browne (1875-1947) —
of Princeton, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., September
28, 1875.
Democrat. Physician;
mayor
of Princeton, N.J., 1916-23; resigned 1923; president, board of
trustees, Princeton Hospital,
1919-23; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 4th District, 1923-25; defeated,
1920, 1924; member, New Jersey Board of Public Utilities, 1925-31;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Mercer County, 1936-39;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1940;
director, First National Bank of Princeton; director, Delaware
and Bound Brook Railroad.
Presbyterian.
Died in Princeton, Mercer
County, N.J., August
17, 1947 (age 71 years, 323
days).
Cremated.
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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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Alexander Gilmore Cattell (1816-1894) —
also known as Alexander G. Cattell —
of Salem
County, N.J.; Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Merchantville, Camden
County, N.J.
Born in Salem, Salem
County, N.J., February
12, 1816.
Republican. Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Salem County, 1840; delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention, 1844;
banker; financier;
U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1866-71; member of Republican
National Committee from New Jersey, 1872-.
Died in Jamestown, Chautauqua
County, N.Y., April 8,
1894 (age 78 years, 55
days).
Interment at Colestown
Cemetery, Cherry Hill Township, Camden County, N.J.
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George Compton (b. 1869) —
of Hillside, Union
County, N.J.
Born in Scotland,
July
1, 1869.
Republican. General
contractor; lumber
dealer; real estate
developer; bank director; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Union County, 1923-29.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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James Lockwood Conger (1805-1876) —
of Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich.; St. Clair, St. Clair
County, Mich.
Born in Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J., February
18, 1805.
Whig. School
teacher; lawyer; merchant;
banker; patent medicine
manufacturer; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1851-53.
Died in St. Clair, St. Clair
County, Mich., April
10, 1876 (age 71 years, 52
days).
Interment at Green
Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio; cenotaph at Clinton
Grove Cemetery, Clinton Township, Macomb County, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of David Beeman Conger and Hannah (Lockwood) Conger; married, December
23, 1824, to Paulina Belvedere Clark; second cousin once removed
of Hanford
Nichols Lockwood; second cousin thrice removed of John
Hart; third cousin of Homer
Nichols Lockwood and Charles
Franklin Conger; third cousin once removed of Daniel
Lockwood and Hugh
Conger; third cousin twice removed of Ebenezer
Lockwood, Alfred
Collins Lockwood and Daniel
Clark Joyce; third cousin thrice removed of John
Alsop, William
Henry Rossell and Asbury
Elliott Kellogg; fourth cousin of Thaddeus
Betts, Anson
Griffith Conger, Harmon
Sweatland Conger, Omar
Dwight Conger, Moore
Conger, Chauncey
Stewart Conger (1838-1916) and Frederick
Ward Conger; fourth cousin once removed of Horatio
Lockwood, Walter
Booth, Abiel
Case, Abraham
Bogart Conger, Edwin
Hurd Conger, James
W. Conger, Franklin
Barker Conger, Benn
Conger, Frank
Elisha Reed and Chauncey
Stewart Conger (1882-1963). |
| | | Political families: Conger
family of New York; Conger-Hungerford
family of Connecticut and New York (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Elias Osborn Doremus (1831-1907) —
also known as Elias O. Doremus —
of East Orange, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Orange, Essex
County, N.J., January
17, 1831.
Builder;
bank director; insurance
executive; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Essex County, 1873-74.
Presbyterian.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar.
Died in East Orange, Essex
County, N.J., May 13,
1907 (age 76 years, 116
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Peter Cornelius Doremus and Julia A. (Osborn) Doremus; married 1855 to
Harriet Peck. |
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Denning Duer (1812-1891) —
also known as William Denning Duer —
of Hoboken, Hudson
County, N.J.; Weehawken, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Rhinebeck, Dutchess
County, N.Y., December
6, 1812.
Republican. Banker; stockbroker;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1856
(speaker),
1860.
Died in Weehawken, Hudson
County, N.J., March
10, 1891 (age 78 years, 94
days).
Interment at Grace
Church Cemetery, Jamaica, Queens, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of William
Alexander Duer and Hannah Maria (Denning) Duer; married, May 11,
1837, to Caroline King (daughter of James
Gore King; granddaughter of Rufus
King); nephew of John
Duer; grandson of William
Denning and William
Duer (1747-1799); great-grandnephew of Robert
Livingston (1708-1790), Peter
Van Brugh Livingston, Philip
Livingston and William
Livingston; second great-grandson of James
Alexander; second great-grandnephew of John
Livingston, Robert
Livingston (1688-1775) and Gilbert
Livingston; third great-grandson of Robert
Livingston the Elder and Pieter
Van Brugh; third great-grandnephew of Pieter
Schuyler (1657-1724), Abraham
de Peyster, Johannes
Cuyler, Johannes
de Peyster and Johannes
Schuyler (1668-1747); first cousin of William
Duer (1805-1879); first cousin twice removed of Peter
Robert Livingston (1737-1794), Walter
Livingston, Philip
Peter Livingston, John
Stevens III and Henry
Brockholst Livingston; first cousin thrice removed of Robert
Gilbert Livingston and Robert
R. Livingston (1718-1775); first cousin four times removed of Robert
Livingston the Younger, Johannes
DePeyster, Johannes
Schuyler (1697-1746), Cornelis
Cuyler and John
Cruger Jr.; first cousin five times removed of David
Davidse Schuyler and Myndert
Davidtse Schuyler; second cousin once removed of Stephen
Van Rensselaer, Philip
Schuyler Van Rensselaer, Henry
Walter Livingston, Peter
Augustus Jay (1776-1843), Rensselaer
Westerlo, Edward
Philip Livingston, William
Jay and Charles
Ludlow Livingston (1800-1873); second cousin twice removed of Robert
R. Livingston (1746-1813), Philip
Van Cortlandt, Pierre
Van Cortlandt Jr. and Edward
Livingston (1764-1836); second cousin thrice 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 of Philip
Schuyler, Peter
Robert Livingston (1789-1859), Edward
Livingston (1796-1840), Henry
Bell Van Rensselaer, Henry
Brockholst Ledyard and John
Jay II; third cousin once removed of Hamilton
Fish, Kiliaen
Van Rensselaer, Nicholas
Fish, Hamilton
Fish Jr. (1849-1936), John
Kean, Hamilton
Fish Kean and Charles
Ludlow Livingston (born 1870); third cousin twice removed of Nicholas
Bayard, Jeremiah
Van Rensselaer, Robert
Van Rensselaer, Pieter
Schuyler (1746-1792), James
Livingston, Peter
Samuel Schuyler, Philip
Jeremiah Schuyler, Philip
DePeyster, James
Parker, Herbert
Livingston Satterlee, Peter
Augustus Jay (1877-1933), Robert
Reginald Livingston, Bronson
Murray Cutting, Hamilton
Fish Jr. (1888-1991), Robert
Winthrop Kean and Brockholst
Livingston; third cousin thrice removed of John
Eliot Thayer Jr., Hamilton
Fish Jr. (1926-1996) and Thomas
Howard Kean; fourth cousin of Gilbert
Livingston Thompson and John
Jacob Astor III; fourth cousin once removed of Peter
Robert Livingston (1766-1847), Jacob
Rutsen Van Rensselaer, Maturin
Livingston, James
Alexander Hamilton, George
Washington Schuyler, John
Cortlandt Parker, Philip
N. Schuyler, William
Waldorf Astor and Jonathan
Mayhew Wainwright. |
| | | Political families: Livingston-Schuyler
family of New York; VanRensselaer
family of Albany, New York (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen Dumont (b. 1869) —
also known as Frederick T. F. Dumont —
of Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa.
Born in Phillipsburg, Warren
County, N.J., March
17, 1869.
Construction engineer,
Pennsylvania Railroad,
1889-1901; banker; U.S. Consul in Guadeloupe, 1911-12; Madrid, 1912-14; Florence, 1914-19; Dublin, 1919-20; U.S. Consul General in Frankfort, as of 1924; Havana, 1929-32.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Finley Dumont and Anna K. (Kline) Dumont; married, May 16,
1900, to Mary Wolfe. |
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Beveridge C. Dunlop (1879-1961) —
of Spring Valley, Rockland
County, N.Y.
Born in Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J., April
28, 1879.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; textile
executive; bank director; candidate for Presidential
Elector for New York; member of New York
state assembly from Rockland County, 1914; candidate for
Presidential Elector for New York.
Christian
Reformed. Member, United
Spanish War Veterans; Freemasons.
Died in Spring Valley, Rockland
County, N.Y., July 2,
1961 (age 82 years, 65
days).
Interment at Brick
Church Cemetery, Spring Valley, N.Y.
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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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Ellis P. Earle (b. 1860) —
of Montclair, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., 1860.
Republican. Member, New Jersey Board of Institutions and Agencies,
1918-22, 1930; delegate to Republican National Convention from New
Jersey, 1924;
director, Chatham Phenix Bank and Trust Company; director,
Coronet Phosphate
Company; president, Georgia Peruvian Ochre Company; president,
Nipissing Mines
Company; director, Phillips Petroleum
Company.
Member, Union
League.
Burial location unknown.
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Walter Evans Edge (1873-1956) —
also known as Walter E. Edge —
of Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J.; Ventnor City, Atlantic
County, N.J.; Princeton, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., November
20, 1873.
Republican. Colonel in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
advertising
business; newspaper
publisher; banker; candidate for Presidential Elector for
New Jersey; delegate to Republican National Convention from New
Jersey, 1908
(alternate), 1920,
1924,
1928,
1932,
1936
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1940
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1944,
1948,
1952
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1956;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Atlantic County, 1910; member
of New
Jersey state senate from Atlantic County, 1911-16; Governor of
New Jersey, 1917-19, 1944-47; resigned 1919; U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1919-29; U.S. Ambassador to France, 1929-33; delegate
to New Jersey convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933;
candidate for Republican nomination for Vice President, 1936.
Presbyterian;
later Episcopalian.
Member, Union
League.
Died, from uremic
poisoning, in Memorial Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
29, 1956 (age 82 years, 344
days).
Interment at Northwood
Cemetery, Downingtown, Pa.
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Edward Irving Edwards (1863-1931) —
also known as Edward I. Edwards —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Bergen town (now part of Jersey City), Hudson
County, N.J., December
1, 1863.
Democrat. General
contractor; banker; New Jersey
state comptroller, 1911-17; member of New
Jersey state senate from Hudson County, 1919; Governor of
New Jersey, 1920-23; candidate for Democratic nomination for
President, 1920;
U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1923-29; defeated, 1928; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1924
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1928.
Episcopalian.
Welsh
and English
ancestry. Member, American
Bankers Association; Zeta
Psi; Freemasons;
Elks; Moose; Eagles.
Depressed over political and financial misfortunes, the deaths of
those close to him, and his own poor health, he shot and
killed
himself, in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., January
26, 1931 (age 67 years, 56
days).
Interment at Bayview
- New York Bay Cemetery, Jersey City, N.J.
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Emanuel Joshua Evans (1907-1997) —
also known as Emanuel J. Evans; E. J. Evans;
"Mutt" —
of Durham, Durham
County, N.C.
Born in Plainfield, Union
County, N.J., May 2,
1907.
Democrat. President, United Department
Stores; chairman, Cape Fear Feed
Products; director, Wachovia Bank; trustee, Watts Hospital;
mayor
of Durham, N.C., 1951-63.
Jewish.
Member, Tau
Epsilon Phi.
Died February
8, 1997 (age 89 years, 282
days).
Interment at Durham Hebrew Cemetery, Durham, N.C.
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Charles Joel Fisk (1858-1922) —
also known as Charles J. Fisk —
of Plainfield, Union
County, N.J.
Born in New Jersey, June 16,
1858.
Republican. Banker; delegate to Republican National Convention
from New Jersey, 1896
(alternate), 1900;
mayor
of Plainfield, N.J., 1897-1900.
English
ancestry. Member, Union
League.
Died, from angina
pectoris and myocardial
degeneration, in the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel,
Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., November
27, 1922 (age 64 years, 164
days).
Interment at Hillside
Cemetery, Scotch Plains, N.J.
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Relatives: Son
of Harvey Fisk and Louisa (Green) Fisk; married 1879 to Lizzie
Richey. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Plainfield (N.J.)
Courier-News, November 27, 1922 |
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Clinton Bowen Fisk (1828-1890) —
also known as Clinton B. Fisk —
of Coldwater, Branch
County, Mich.; New Jersey.
Born in York, Livingston
County, N.Y., December
8, 1828.
Merchant;
miller;
banker; insurance
business; general in the Union Army during the Civil War;
Prohibition candidate for President
of the United States, 1888.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., July 9,
1890 (age 61 years, 213
days).
Interment at Oak
Grove Cemetery, Coldwater, Mich.
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John F. Fitzpatrick (1898-1979) —
of South River, Middlesex
County, N.J.
Born in South River, Middlesex
County, N.J., July 5,
1898.
Athletic
coach; mayor
of South River, N.J., 1937, 1953; board member, Central Jersey
Savings Bank; board member, St. Peters Medical Center, New
Brunswick.
Died October
20, 1979 (age 81 years, 107
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, East Brunswick, N.J.
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Franklin William Fort (1880-1937) —
also known as Franklin W. Fort —
of East Orange, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., March
30, 1880.
Republican. Lawyer;
Recorder of East Orange, 1907-08; manager, Eagle Fire
Insurance Company; president, Lincoln National Bank;
chairman, Federal Home Loan Bank Board; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 9th District, 1925-31; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1928
(member, Credentials
Committee; speaker);
candidate for U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1930.
Presbyterian.
Died in Rochester, Olmsted
County, Minn., June 20,
1937 (age 57 years, 82
days).
Interment at Bloomfield
Cemetery, Bloomfield, N.J.
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Charles Newell Fowler (1852-1932) —
also known as Charles N. Fowler —
of Beloit, Mitchell
County, Kan.; Cranford, Union
County, N.J.; Elizabeth, Union
County, N.J.; Orange, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Lena, Stephenson
County, Ill., November
2, 1852.
Republican. Lawyer;
banker; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey, 1895-1911 (8th District
1895-1903, 5th District 1903-11); member of New Jersey
Republican State Committee, 1898-1907.
Died in Orange, Essex
County, N.J., May 27,
1932 (age 79 years, 207
days).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Westfield, N.J.
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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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Peter Hood Ballantine Frelinghuysen Jr.
(1916-2011) —
also known as Peter Frelinghuysen, Jr. —
of Morristown, Morris
County, N.J.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., January
17, 1916.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; bank director; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 5th District, 1953-75; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1964,
1968,
1972.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations.
Died in Harding Township, Morris
County, N.J., May 23,
2011 (age 95 years, 126
days).
Interment at St. Peter's Episcopal Church Memorial Garden, Morristown, N.J.
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Gary Edward Greenblatt (1949-2010) —
also known as Gary E. Greenblatt —
of Vineland, Cumberland
County, N.J.
Born December
1, 1949.
Democrat. Real estate
broker; lawyer;
candidate for New
Jersey state house of assembly 1st District, 1975; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1976;
director and vice-president, Covenant Bank; board chairman,
Landis Savings Bank.
Jewish.
Died in Vineland, Cumberland
County, N.J., April 8,
2010 (age 60 years, 128
days).
Interment at Alliance
Cemetery, Norma, N.J.
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Relatives: Son
of Newton Greenblatt and Ruth (Rosenbaum) Greenblatt; married, March
25, 1979, to Barbara Cheryl Konell. |
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Dudley Sanford Gregory (1800-1874) —
also known as Dudley S. Gregory —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Redding, Fairfield
County, Conn., February
5, 1800.
Banker; mayor
of Jersey City, N.J., 1838-40, 1841-42, 1858-60; delegate to Whig
National Convention from New Jersey, 1839 (member, Balloting
Committee); U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 5th District, 1847-49; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1856
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1860;
director of railroad
companies.
Died in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., December
8, 1874 (age 74 years, 306
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Joseph Ridgway Grundy (1863-1961) —
also known as Joseph R. Grundy —
of Bristol, Bucks
County, Pa.
Born in Camden, Camden
County, N.J., January
13, 1863.
Republican. Woollen
manufacturer; banker; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Pennsylvania, 1900,
1908,
1920,
1924,
1928,
1936,
1944;
U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1929-30.
Quaker.
Died in Nassau, Bahamas,
March
3, 1961 (age 98 years, 49
days).
Interment at Beechwood
Cemetery, Hulmeville, Pa.
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Ogden Haggerty Hammond (1869-1956) —
also known as Ogden H. Hammond —
of Bernardsville, Somerset
County, N.J.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., October
13, 1869.
Republican. Real estate
business; director, First National Bank of Jersey City;
president, railway
and real
estate development companies; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Somerset County, 1915-16;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1916,
1924
(alternate), 1932;
U.S. Ambassador to Spain, 1925-29.
Presbyterian.
Died October
29, 1956 (age 87 years, 16
days).
Interment at St.
Bernard's Cemetery, Bernardsville, N.J.
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Lewis G. Hansen (b. 1891) —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., November
18, 1891.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Hudson County, 1920, 1922;
district judge in New Jersey, 1930; bank president; candidate
for Governor of
New Jersey, 1946; delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Hudson County,
1947.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1929 to Medora
Ritchie. |
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John Ralph Hardin (b. 1860) —
also known as John R. Hardin —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Sussex
County, N.J., April
24, 1860.
Democrat. Lawyer;
bank director; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Essex County, 1891-92;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1904
(Honorary
Vice-President), 1908.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles O'Connor Hennessy (b. 1860) —
also known as Charles O'C. Hennessy —
of Haworth, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born in Waterford, Ireland,
September
11, 1860.
Democrat. Newspaper
editor; manager, Franklin Society for Home Building and
Savings of New York; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Bergen County, 1912-13;
member of New
Jersey state senate from Bergen County, 1914-16; candidate for U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1918.
Burial location unknown.
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Theodore Henry Hinchman (1818-1895) —
also known as Theodore H. Hinchman —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Denville, Morris
County, N.J., March 6,
1818.
Grocer;
banker; member of Michigan
state senate 2nd District, 1877.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., May 12,
1895 (age 77 years, 67
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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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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Charles Bell Houston (1845-1907) —
also known as Charles B. Houston —
of Millsboro, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Sussex
County, Del., December
30, 1845.
Democrat. Lumber
business; bank director; director, Delaware, Maryland &
Virginia Railroad;
member of Delaware
state senate from Sussex County, 1891-94.
Died, from a kidney
ailment, in Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J., June 25,
1907 (age 61 years, 177
days).
Interment at Millsboro
Cemetery, Millsboro, Del.
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Benjamin Franklin Howell (1844-1933) —
also known as Benjamin F. Howell —
of New Brunswick, Middlesex
County, N.J.
Born in Cedarville, Cumberland
County, N.J., January
27, 1844.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; merchant;
Middlesex
County Surrogate, 1882-92; banker; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 3rd District, 1895-1911.
Died in New Brunswick, Middlesex
County, N.J., February
1, 1933 (age 89 years, 5
days).
Interment at Christ
Church Cemetery, South Amboy, N.J.
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Thomas Lemuel James (1831-1916) —
also known as Thomas L. James —
of Tenafly, Bergen
County, N.J.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Utica, Oneida
County, N.Y., March
29, 1831.
Republican. Canal toll
collector; newspaper
publisher; customs
inspector; postmaster at New
York City, N.Y., 1873-81; U.S.
Postmaster General, 1881-82; bank director; mayor
of Tenafly, N.J., 1896.
Welsh
ancestry. Member, Union
League.
Died, following several strokes of
apoplexy, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., September
11, 1916 (age 85 years, 166
days).
Entombed at Church
of the Heavenly Rest, Manhattan, N.Y.
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Orrin R. Judd (c.1871-1955) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Kingston, Somerset
County, N.J., about 1871.
Accountant;
lawyer;
banker; Dry candidate for delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Baptist.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., March 5,
1955 (age about 84
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Rev. Orrin Bishop Judd and Susanna Judd; married, October
4, 1905, to Bertha Grimmell. |
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Klemmer Kalteissen (1894-1984) —
of New Brunswick, Middlesex
County, N.J.
Born August
5, 1894.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; Middlesex
County Freeholder, 1925; chair of
Middlesex County Democratic Party, 1927; common pleas court judge
in New Jersey, 1940; bank director; superior court judge in
New Jersey, 1961-64.
Christian
Reformed.
Died, in St. Peter's Medical
Center, New Brunswick, Middlesex
County, N.J., April
17, 1984 (age 89 years, 256
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, New Brunswick, N.J.
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John B. Kates (b. 1875) —
of Collingswood, Camden
County, N.J.
Born in Camden, Camden
County, N.J., November
16, 1875.
Republican. Lawyer; law
partner of Albert
E. Burling; builder;
bank director; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Camden County, 1913-16;
member of New
Jersey state senate from Camden County, 1917.
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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Henry Thomas Kays (1878-1958) —
also known as Henry T. Kays —
of Newton, Sussex
County, N.J.
Born in Newton, Sussex
County, N.J., September
29, 1878.
Democrat. Lawyer;
banker; Sussex
County Freeholder, 1910-11; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Sussex County, 1913-15;
member of New
Jersey state senate from Sussex County, 1919-24; resigned 1924;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey,
1924;
Judge, New Jersey Court of Errors and Appeals, 1924-35; vice-chancellor
of New Jersey court of chancery, 1935-47; delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Sussex County,
1947.
Member, Sons of
the Revolution; Society
of Colonial Wars.
Died July 26,
1958 (age 79 years, 300
days).
Interment at Newton
Cemetery, Newton, N.J.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas M. Kays and Marielle (Ryerson) Kays; married to Katherine
Van Blarcom; great-grandson of Thomas
Cox Ryerson. |
| | | Epitaph: "Senator / Judge of Court of
Errors and Appeals / A Vice Chancellor / of the State of New Jersey /
Superior Court Judge." |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Hamilton Fish Kean (1862-1941) —
also known as Hamilton F. Kean —
of Elizabeth, Union
County, N.J.
Born in Union Township, Union
County, N.J., February
27, 1862.
Republican. Banker; farmer; chair of
Union County Republican Party, 1900; member of New Jersey
Republican State Committee, 1905-19; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New Jersey, 1916,
1932;
member of Republican
National Committee from New Jersey, 1919-28; U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1929-35; defeated, 1924, 1934; delegate
to New Jersey convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New Jersey.
Episcopalian.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Society
of Colonial Wars; Freemasons.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., December
27, 1941 (age 79 years, 303
days).
Entombed at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of John Kean (1814-1895) and Lucinetta 'Lucy' (Halsted) Kean; brother
of John
Kean (1852-1914); married, January
12, 1888, to Katharine Taylor Winthrop; father of Robert
Winthrop Kean; grandfather of Thomas
Howard Kean; great-grandson of John
Kean (1756-1795); great-grandfather of Thomas
Howard Kean Jr.; great-grandnephew of Philip
Peter Livingston; second great-grandson of Peter
Van Brugh Livingston; second great-grandnephew of Robert
Livingston (1708-1790), Philip
Livingston and William
Livingston; third great-grandson of James
Alexander; third great-grandnephew of John
Livingston, Robert
Livingston (1688-1775) and Gilbert
Livingston; fourth great-grandson of Robert
Livingston the Elder and Pieter
Van Brugh; fourth great-grandnephew of Pieter
Schuyler (1657-1724), Abraham
de Peyster, Johannes
Cuyler, Johannes
de Peyster and Johannes
Schuyler (1668-1747); first cousin of Nicholas
Fish and Hamilton
Fish Jr. (1849-1936); first cousin once removed of Hamilton
Fish Jr. (1888-1991); first cousin twice removed of Charles
Ludlow Livingston (1800-1873) and Hamilton
Fish Jr. (1926-1996); first cousin thrice removed of Peter
Robert Livingston (1737-1794), Walter
Livingston, John
Stevens III, Henry
Brockholst Livingston, Hamilton
Fish (born 1951) and Alexa
Fish Ward; first cousin four times removed of Robert
Gilbert Livingston and Robert
R. Livingston (1718-1775); first cousin five times removed of Robert
Livingston the Younger, Johannes
DePeyster, Johannes
Schuyler (1697-1746), Cornelis
Cuyler and John
Cruger Jr.; first cousin six times removed of David
Davidse Schuyler and Myndert
Davidtse Schuyler; second cousin twice removed of Stephen
Van Rensselaer, Philip
Schuyler Van Rensselaer, Henry
Walter Livingston, Peter
Augustus Jay (1776-1843), Rensselaer
Westerlo, Edward
Philip Livingston, William
Alexander Duer, John
Duer and William
Jay; second cousin thrice removed of Robert
R. Livingston (1746-1813), Philip
Van Cortlandt, Pierre
Van Cortlandt Jr. and Edward
Livingston (1764-1836); second cousin four 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 once 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 twice removed of Hamilton
Fish (1808-1893); third cousin thrice removed of Nicholas
Bayard, Jeremiah
Van Rensselaer, Robert
Van Rensselaer, Pieter
Schuyler (1746-1792), James
Livingston, Peter
Samuel Schuyler, Philip
Jeremiah Schuyler, Philip
DePeyster and James
Parker; fourth cousin of Kiliaen
Van Rensselaer and Charles
Ludlow Livingston (born 1870); fourth cousin once removed of Gilbert
Livingston Thompson, John
Jacob Astor III, Herbert
Livingston Satterlee, Peter
Augustus Jay (1877-1933), Bronson
Murray Cutting, Robert
Reginald Livingston and Brockholst
Livingston. |
| | | Political families: Livingston-Schuyler
family of New York; Roosevelt
family of New York (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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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). |
| | | Political families: Livingston-Schuyler
family of New York; Roosevelt
family of New York (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page |
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Robert W. Kidd (d. 1963) —
of Penns Grove, Salem
County, N.J.
Banker; postmaster;
mayor
of Penns Grove, N.J., 1950.
Died in 1963.
Burial location unknown.
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William A. Kindred (c.1849-1891) —
of Fargo, Cass
County, Dakota Territory (now N.Dak.).
Born in Morris
County, N.J., about 1849.
Civil
engineer; railroad
builder; banker; mayor of
Fargo, N.Dak., 1882-83.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., May 8,
1891 (age about 42
years).
Burial location unknown.
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James Gore King (1791-1853) —
also known as James G. King —
of Hoboken, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 8,
1791.
Whig. Banker; president, Erie Railroad,
1835-37; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 5th District, 1849-51.
Died, from congestion of
the lungs, in Weehawken, Hudson
County, N.J., October
3, 1853 (age 62 years, 148
days).
Interment at Grace
Church Cemetery, Jamaica, Queens, N.Y.
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William Burnet Kinney (b. 1871) —
also known as William B. Kinney —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., April
30, 1871.
Republican. Lawyer;
bank director; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from New Jersey, 1916.
Member, Society
of the Cincinnati.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles W. Kraus (1915-2012) —
of Bogota, Bergen
County, N.J.; Franklin Lakes, Bergen
County, N.J.; Boca Raton, Palm Beach
County, Fla.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., 1915.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Merchant Marine during World War II;
banker; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Bergen County, 1954-59;
Bergen County Road Supervisor and Director of Public Works, 1958-69;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey,
1964.
Died in Boca Raton, Palm Beach
County, Fla., February
10, 2012 (age about 96
years).
Interment at Christ the King Cemetery, Franklin Lakes, N.J.
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Relatives:
Married to Margaret Gannon. |
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William Mershon Lanning (1849-1912) —
also known as William M. Lanning —
of Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in Ewingville (now part of Ewing), Mercer
County, N.J., January
1, 1849.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer;
district judge in New Jersey, 1887-91; delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention, 1894; president,
Mechanics' National Bank of Trenton, 1899; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 4th District, 1903-04; resigned
1904; U.S.
District Judge for New Jersey, 1904-09; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, 1909-12; died in
office 1912.
Presbyterian.
Died in Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J., February
16, 1912 (age 63 years, 46
days).
Interment at Ewing Church Cemetery, Ewing, N.J.
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Frank Jacob LeFevre (1874-1941) —
also known as Frank J. LeFevre —
of New Paltz, Ulster
County, N.Y.
Born in New Paltz, Ulster
County, N.Y., November
30, 1874.
Republican. Banker; member of New York
state senate 25th District, 1903-04; U.S.
Representative from New York 24th District, 1905-07.
French
Huguenot ancestry.
Died in Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J., April
29, 1941 (age 66 years, 150
days).
Interment at Moravian
Cemetery, New Dorp, Staten Island, N.Y.
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Griffith Walker Lewis Jr. (1862-1915) —
also known as Griffith W. Lewis —
of Burlington, Burlington
County, N.J.
Born in Burlington, Burlington
County, N.J., July 1,
1862.
Republican. President, G.W. Lewis & Son, shoe
manufacturers; vice-president, Mechanics National Bank;
president, Burlington Electric
Light & Power Co.; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from New Jersey, 1904;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Burlington County, 1907-09;
member of New
Jersey state senate from Burlington County, 1910-12; chair of
Burlington County Republican Party, 1910; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 2nd District, 1912.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died in Burlington, Burlington
County, N.J., August
28, 1915 (age 53 years, 58
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Burlington, N.J.
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Louis Lippman (1864-1934) —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.; South Orange, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., October
30, 1864.
Republican. Banker; insurance
executive; delegate to Republican National Convention from New
Jersey, 1920
(alternate), 1928,
1932
(alternate).
Jewish.
German
ancestry. Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in South Orange, Essex
County, N.J., March
23, 1934 (age 69 years, 144
days).
Interment at Bnai Jeshurun Cemetery, Hillside, N.J.
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Relatives: Son
of Leopold Lippman and Elizabeth (Beumel) Lippman; married to May
Rosenstein. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Robert Sayre MacCormack (1872-1938) —
also known as Robert S. MacCormack —
of Westfield, Union
County, N.J.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., 1872.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
president of a fruit
auction company; president, New York Fresh
Fruit and Vegetable Exchange; director, Franklin National
Bank of New York; mayor
of Westfield, N.J., 1936-38; died in office 1938.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died, in Memorial Hospital,
Rahway, Union
County, N.J., September
7, 1938 (age about 66
years).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Westfield, N.J.
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Thomas McEwan Jr. (1854-1926) —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J., February
26, 1854.
Republican. Civil
engineer; lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1892,
1896
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization; speaker);
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Hudson County, 1894; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 7th District, 1895-99;
banker.
Died in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., September
11, 1926 (age 72 years, 197
days).
Interment at Flower
Hill Cemetery, North Bergen, N.J.
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James A. McWilliams (b. 1858) —
of Clayton, Gloucester
County, N.J.
Born in Williamstown, Gloucester
County, N.J., May 10,
1858.
Republican. Farmer;
banker; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Gloucester County, 1927-32.
Member, Freemasons;
Junior
Order.
Burial location unknown.
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Dwight Whitney Morrow (1873-1931) —
also known as Dwight W. Morrow —
of Englewood, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born in Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va., January
11, 1873.
Republican. Lawyer;
banker; U.S. Ambassador to Mexico, 1927-30; U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1930-31; died in office 1931.
Suffered a cerebral
hemorrhage, and died soon after, in Englewood, Bergen
County, N.J., October
5, 1931 (age 58 years, 267
days).
Interment at Brookside
Cemetery, Englewood, N.J.
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Frank J. Murray (b. 1884) —
of Orange, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 17,
1884.
Republican. Lawyer;
banker; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Essex County, 1912; mayor of
Orange, N.J., 1913-14, 1922-34; resigned 1934; New Jersey
state comptroller, 1934-41; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New Jersey, 1944;
delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Essex County,
1947.
Burial location unknown.
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George W. Neill (1877-1965) —
of Madison, Morris
County, N.J.; York, York
County, Neb.; Lomita, Los
Angeles County, Calif.; Torrance, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in New York, February
22, 1877.
Republican. Banker; delegate to Republican National Convention
from Nebraska, 1912.
Died May 15,
1965 (age 88 years, 82
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William James Neill and Susan E. (Walker) Neill; married, April
19, 1904, to Jane Nobes. |
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Thomas Newbold (1760-1823) —
of Burlington
County, N.J.
Born in Springfield Township, Burlington
County, N.J., August
2, 1760.
Democrat. Farmer;
banker; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Burlington County, 1797,
1820-22; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey, 1807-13 (at-large 1807-09, 4th
District 1809-11, at-large 1811-13).
Died in Springfield Township, Burlington
County, N.J., December
18, 1823 (age 63 years, 138
days).
Interment at Old
Upper Springfield Friends Burying Ground, Springfield Township,
Burlington County, N.J.
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Alfred Oakley (1839-1892) —
of Rutherford, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., October
16, 1839.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; banker; mayor
of Rutherford, N.J., 1881-83.
Episcopalian.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died October
19, 1892 (age 53 years, 3
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George Oakley and Elizabeth (Travis) Oakley. |
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George Opdyke (1805-1880) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Hunterdon
County, N.J., December
7, 1805.
Republican. Clothing
manufacturer and merchant; banker; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 14th District, 1859; mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1862-64.
Christian
Reformed.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 12,
1880 (age 74 years, 188
days).
Entombed at Mt.
Pleasant Cemetery, Newark, N.J.
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Charles Lathrop Pack (1857-1937) —
also known as Charles L. Pack —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio; Lakewood, Ocean
County, N.J.
Born in Lexington, Sanilac
County, Mich., May 7,
1857.
Republican. Forester;
president, American Forestry
Association, 1916-20; economist;
director, Seaboard National Bank, New York; founder, Cleveland
Trust Co.; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from New Jersey, 1924;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New Jersey.
Presbyterian.
Member, Society
of Colonial Wars; Beta
Theta Pi; American
Forestry Association.
Died June 14,
1937 (age 80 years, 38
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George Willis Pack and Frances (Farman) Pack; married 1886 to Alice
Gertrude Hatch. |
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Francis Ford Patterson Jr. (1867-1935) —
also known as Francis F. Patterson, Jr. —
of Camden, Camden
County, N.J.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., July 30,
1867.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Camden County, 1900; Camden
County Clerk, 1901-20; delegate to Republican National Convention
from New Jersey, 1916
(alternate), 1920;
U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 1st District, 1920-27;
banker.
Died in Merchantville, Camden
County, N.J., November
30, 1935 (age 68 years, 123
days).
Interment at Colestown
Cemetery, Cherry Hill Township, Camden County, N.J.
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Thomas Baldwin Peddie (1808-1889) —
also known as Thomas B. Peddie —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Edinburgh, Scotland,
February
11, 1808.
Republican. Banker; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Essex County, 1864-65; mayor of
Newark, N.J., 1866-70; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 6th District, 1877-79.
Died in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., February
16, 1889 (age 81 years, 5
days).
Interment at Mt.
Pleasant Cemetery, Newark, N.J.
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Henry J. Pierson (b. 1872) —
of Lititz, Lancaster
County, Pa.
Born in Lambertville, Hunterdon
County, N.J., August
1, 1872.
Republican. Paper
manufacturer; banker; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 17th District, 1933-40.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Henry Cooper Pitney (1827-1911) —
also known as Henry C. Pitney —
Born in Mendham Township, Morris
County, N.J., January
19, 1827.
Lawyer;
bank director; vice-chancellor
of New Jersey court of chancery, 1889-1907.
Presbyterian.
English
ancestry. Member, Sons of
the Revolution.
Died January
10, 1911 (age 83 years, 356
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Morristown, N.J.
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Daniel Eleazer Pomeroy (1868-1965) —
also known as Daniel E. Pomeroy —
of Englewood, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born in Troy, Bradford
County, Pa., May 13,
1868.
Republican. Banker; delegate to Republican National Convention
from New Jersey, 1916,
1920,
1924,
1940;
member, Arrangements Committee, 1936,
1940;
member of Republican
National Committee from New Jersey, 1932-40; delegate
to New Jersey convention to ratify 21st amendment at-large;
elected 1933; Vice-Chair
of Republican National Committee, 1940.
Died in Sea Island, Glynn
County, Ga., March
25, 1965 (age 96 years, 316
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Troy, Pa.
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Zadock Pratt (1790-1871) —
of New York.
Born in Stephentown, Rensselaer
County, N.Y., October
30, 1790.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; tanner;
justice of the peace; banker; U.S.
Representative from New York, 1837-39, 1843-45 (8th District
1837-39, 11th District 1843-45); delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1852.
Died in Bergen town (now part of Jersey City), Hudson
County, N.J., April 5,
1871 (age 80 years, 157
days).
Interment at City
Cemetery, Prattsville, N.Y.
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Relatives: Son
of Zadock Pratt, Sr. and Hannah (Pickett) Pratt; married, October
18, 1818, to Beda Dickerman; married 1823 to Esther
Dickerman; married, October
12, 1827, to Abigail P. Watson; married, March
16, 1835, to Mary E. Watson; married, October
16, 1869, to Susie A. Grimm; father of George
Watson Pratt and Julia Harriet Pratt (who married Colin
Macrae Ingersoll); grandfather of George
Pratt Ingersoll. |
| | | Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | Epitaph: "Died Ever Regretted. While
Member of Congress, Moved the Reduction of Postage, A.D. 1838, and
the Survey for a Railroad to the Pacific, A.D. 1844." |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article |
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Benjamin Marsh Price (1809-1892) —
also known as Benjamin M. Price —
of Woodbridge, Middlesex
County, N.J.; Rahway, Union
County, N.J.
Born in Rahway, Union
County, N.J., October
4, 1809.
Democrat. Banker; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Union County, 1858; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1864.
Died in Rahway, Union
County, N.J., September
10, 1892 (age 82 years, 342
days).
Interment at Rahway
Cemetery, Rahway, N.J.
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William A. Prickitt (1839-1929) —
of near Lakewood, Ocean
County, N.J.
Born in Monmouth
County, N.J., March
20, 1839.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; banker; insurance
business; stockbroker;
U.S. Consul in Rheims, 1897-1905; U.S. Consul General in Auckland, 1905-14.
Member, Loyal
Legion; Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in Atlantic Highlands, Monmouth
County, N.J., January
6, 1929 (age 89 years, 292
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Farmingdale, N.J.
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John Rathbone Ramsey (1862-1933) —
of Hackensack, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born in Wyckoff, Bergen
County, N.J., April
25, 1862.
Republican. Lawyer; brick
manufacturer; banker; Bergen
County Clerk, 1895-1910; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New Jersey, 1908;
candidate for New
Jersey state senate from Bergen County, 1910; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 6th District, 1917-21.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Junior
Order.
Died in Hackensack, Bergen
County, N.J., April
10, 1933 (age 70 years, 350
days).
Interment at Hackensack
Cemetery, Hackensack, N.J.
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James Fitz Randolph (1791-1872) —
also known as James F. Randolph —
of New Brunswick, Middlesex
County, N.J.
Born in Middlesex
County, N.J., June 26,
1791.
Newspaper
editor; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Middlesex County, 1823-24; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey at-large, 1827-33; bank
president.
Died in Easton, Northampton
County, Pa., January
25, 1872 (age 80 years, 213
days).
Interment at Easton
Cemetery, Easton, Pa.
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Charles C. Read (b. 1867) —
of Ocean City, Cape May
County, N.J.
Born in Camden, Camden
County, N.J., August
6, 1867.
Republican. Hardware
business; president, Ocean City National Bank; director,
Flanders Hotel;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Cape May County, 1925-27;
member of New
Jersey state senate from Cape May County, 1928-36; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1928,
1932.
Member, Freemasons.
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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Simeon Harrison Rollinson (1870-1935) —
also known as Simeon H. Rollinson —
of West Orange, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in West Orange, Essex
County, N.J., December
31, 1870.
Democrat. Lawyer;
banker; candidate for New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1898; mayor
of West Orange, N.J., 1922-34.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in West Orange, Essex
County, N.J., February
13, 1935 (age 64 years, 44
days).
Interment at Rosedale
Cemetery, Orange, N.J.
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Douglas Rutherfurd (b. 1900) —
of Sparta, Sussex
County, N.J.
Born in Vernon, Sussex
County, N.J., May 23,
1900.
Republican. Trustee, Franklin Hospital;
director, Sussex County Trust Co.; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Sussex County, 1954-67.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph Webber Savage (d. 1884) —
also known as J. W. Savage —
of Rahway, Union
County, N.J.
Banker; insurance
executive; mayor of
Rahway, N.J., 1880-81, 1884; died in office 1884.
English
ancestry.
Died in 1884.
Burial location unknown.
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John F. Schenck (b. 1905) —
of Flemington, Hunterdon
County, N.J.
Born February
19, 1905.
Republican. President, Foran Foundry and
Manufacturing Company; director, Hunterdon County National
Bank; chair of
Hunterdon County Republican Party, 1945; delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Hunterdon
County, 1947.
Member, Grange.
Burial location unknown.
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Reeve Schley (1881-1960) —
of Far Hills, Somerset
County, N.J.
Born in Canandaigua, Ontario
County, N.Y., April
28, 1881.
Republican. Lawyer;
banker; delegate to Republican National Convention from New
Jersey, 1936,
1940
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1944;
Lend-Lease Administrator in charge of Soviet supplies, 1942;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New Jersey.
Died, of a cerebral
hemorrhage, in Far Hills, Somerset
County, N.J., June 26,
1960 (age 79 years, 59
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Frederick J. Scholz (b. 1911) —
of Cherry Hill, Camden
County, N.J.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., September
1, 1911.
Republican. Banker; member of New
Jersey state senate, 1964-67 (Camden County 1964-65, District 3
1966-67).
Burial location unknown.
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Anthony Joseph Siracusa (1894-1938) —
also known as Anthony J. Siracusa —
of Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J.
Born in Messina, Sicily, Italy,
January
23, 1894.
Republican. Lawyer;
bank director; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Atlantic County, 1924-34; Speaker of
the New Jersey State House of Assembly, 1927.
Member, Elks.
Died in Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J., January
13, 1938 (age 43 years, 355
days).
Interment at Greenwood Cemetery, Pleasantville, N.J.
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Relatives: Son
of Antonio Sindoni Siracusa and Lucy (Ruffu) Siracusa; married to
Anna B. Mattix. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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William Winsor Smalley (1850-1916) —
also known as William W. Smalley —
of Bound Brook, Somerset
County, N.J.
Born in Middlesex
County, N.J., December
17, 1850.
Republican. Lumber
business; banker; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Somerset County, 1907-10;
member of New
Jersey state senate from Somerset County, 1912-16; died in office
1916.
Died December
27, 1916 (age 66 years, 10
days).
Interment at Bound Brook Cemetery, Bound Brook, N.J.
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Relatives: Son
of John Smalley and Elizabeth (Winsor) Smalley; married to Emma
Skillman Cook and Jessie Moore Cook. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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George W. Stickle (1854-1932) —
of Rockaway, Morris
County, N.J.
Born in Rockaway, Morris
County, N.J., August
29, 1854.
Republican. Lumber
merchant; real estate
business; bank director; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New Jersey, 1896
(alternate), 1900.
Died March
21, 1932 (age 77 years, 205
days).
Interment at First Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Rockaway, N.J.
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John Leake Newbold Stratton (1817-1899) —
also known as John L. N. Stratton —
of Mt. Holly, Burlington
County, N.J.
Born in Mt. Holly, Burlington
County, N.J., November
27, 1817.
Republican. Lawyer;
banker; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 2nd District, 1859-63.
Episcopalian.
Died in Mt. Holly, Burlington
County, N.J., May 17,
1899 (age 81 years, 171
days).
Interment at St.
Andrew's Graveyard, Mt. Holly, N.J.
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Clyde W. Struble (b. 1895) —
of Ocean City, Cape May
County, N.J.
Born in Swartswood, Sussex
County, N.J., March
25, 1895.
Banker; mayor
of Ocean City, N.J., 1943-47; delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Cape May
County, 1947.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William P. Struble and Malvina Struble; married, January
29, 1927, to Lucile Townsend. |
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Henry R. Tatem (c.1859-1938) —
also known as Harry R. Tatem —
of Collingswood, Camden
County, N.J.
Born about 1859.
Real
estate and insurance
business; president, Collingswood National Bank; mayor
of Collingswood, N.J., 1895-96; postmaster at Collingswood,
N.J., 1897-1903; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Camden County, 1909-10.
Died in Collingswood, Camden
County, N.J., April
14, 1938 (age about 79
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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John S. Van Gilder (1825-1902) —
of Knoxville, Knox
County, Tenn.
Born in New Jersey, 1825.
Manufacturer;
banker; mayor
of Knoxville, Tenn., 1870-72.
Died in 1902
(age about
77 years).
Interment at Old
Gray Cemetery, Knoxville, Tenn.
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Charles Henry Voorhis (1833-1896) —
also known as Charles H. Voorhis —
of New Jersey.
Born in Spring Valley (now Paramus), Bergen
County, N.J., March
13, 1833.
Republican. Lawyer;
banker; delegate to Republican National Convention from New
Jersey, 1864;
U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 5th District, 1879-81.
Indicted
in 1881 for bank
fraud over his actions as president of two banks, which later
became insolvent; tried
and found not guilty.
Fearing oncoming total blindness, he died from a self-inflicted
gunshot,
in his office
at the Davidson Building, Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., April
15, 1896 (age 63 years, 33
days).
Original interment at Bayview
- New York Bay Cemetery, Jersey City, N.J.; reinterment at Hackensack
Cemetery, Hackensack, N.J.
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Charles Bonnell Ward (1879-1946) —
also known as Charles B. Ward —
of DeBruce, Sullivan
County, N.Y.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., April
27, 1879.
Republican. Newspaper
editor; banker; U.S.
Representative from New York 27th District, 1915-25; defeated,
1912.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1946
(age about
67 years).
Interment at Mt.
Pleasant Cemetery, Newark, N.J.
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Joseph W. Ward (b. 1891) —
of Caledonia, Livingston
County, N.Y.
Born in Nutley, Essex
County, N.J., June 28,
1891.
Republican. Engineer;
miller;
director of First National Bank of Caledonia; member of New York
state assembly from Livingston County, 1942-56.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1917 to
Gertrude Hamilton. |
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William J. Wells (1876-1940) —
of Montclair, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., December
15, 1876.
Republican. Accountant;
general manager, later president, R.H. Macy & Co. department
store; bank director; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from New Jersey, 1936.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died, from a heart
condition, in Mountainside Hospital,
Montclair, Essex
County, N.J., March
22, 1940 (age 63 years, 98
days).
Interment at The
Evergreens Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Arthur Whitney (b. 1871) —
of Mendham, Morris
County, N.J.
Born in Morris Plains, Morris
County, N.J., July 5,
1871.
Republican. Banker; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Morris County, 1917-18;
member of New
Jersey state senate from Morris County, 1919-25; candidate for Governor of
New Jersey, 1925; delegate to Republican National Convention from
New Jersey, 1928
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business).
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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Beekman Winthrop (1874-1940) —
of Westbury, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Orange, Essex
County, N.J., September
18, 1874.
Republican. Lawyer; Governor of
Puerto Rico, 1904-07; U.S. Assistant Secretary of the Treasury,
1907-09; U.S. Assistant Secretary of the Navy, 1909-13; director,
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad,
Lackawanna Steel Co.,
and National City Bank.
Died November
10, 1940 (age 66 years, 53
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Robert Hamilton Woodruff (b. 1875) —
also known as Robert H. Woodruff —
of Hackettstown, Warren
County, N.J.
Born in Washington, Warren
County, N.J., February
14, 1875.
Democrat. Physician;
director, People's National Bank of Hackettstown; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Warren County, 1927-28.
Member, Freemasons;
Junior
Order.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles B. Yates (1939-2000) —
of Edgewater Park, Burlington
County, N.J.; Princeton, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., September
27, 1939.
Democrat. Business
executive; banker; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 6th District, 1970, 1974; member
of New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1972-77 (District 4-C 1972-73,
7th District 1974-77); defeated, 1969; member of New
Jersey state senate 7th District, 1978-81; defeated, 1971.
Killed, along with his family, in the crash of a
small plane he was piloting, at Edgartown, Martha's Vineyard, Dukes
County, Mass., October
6, 2000 (age 61 years, 9
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Roy T. Yates (1895-1960) —
of Passaic
County, N.J.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J., August
8, 1895.
Republican. Banker; member of New Jersey
Republican State Committee, 1925-27; member of New
Jersey state senate from Passaic County, 1928-31; resigned 1931.
Member, Freemasons;
Junior
Order; Patriotic
Order Sons of America.
Shot
in the abdomen, on August 14, 1931, by Miss Ruth Cranmer, in her
apartment in Manhattan, New York; this incident led to the discovery
that Miss Cranmer, apparently his mistress,
had also received checks from the State of New Jersey; the New Jersey
State Senate Judiciary committee began an investigation
into whether Sen. Yates should be impeached;
but then he resigned.
Died, of a heart
ailment, in Doctors Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March 8,
1960 (age 64 years, 213
days).
Interment somewhere
in Easton, Conn.
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Relatives:
Married to Elsie Southrope. |
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