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Lawrence A. Appley (1904-1997) —
of Glen Ridge, Essex
County, N.J.; Hamilton, Madison
County, N.Y.
Born in Nyack, Rockland
County, N.Y., April
22, 1904.
Republican. Personnel manager, Buffalo Division, Socony Vacuum Oil
Company, 1930-34; vice-president, Vick Chemical
Company, 1941-46; vice-president, Montgomery Ward department
stores, 1946-48; president, American Management Association,
1948-68; member, Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 1953-55.
Baptist. Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Chi Phi;
Delta
Sigma Rho.
Died in Hamilton, Madison
County, N.Y., April 4,
1997 (age 92 years, 347
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Rev. Joseph Earl Appley and Jessie (Moore) Appley; married, September
1, 1927, to Ruth G. Wilson. |
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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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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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William J. Bartow (1832-1906) —
of East Saginaw (now part of Saginaw), Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born in Independence, Warren
County, N.J., October
26, 1832.
Mayor
of East Saginaw, Mich., 1860-61; Saginaw
County Treasurer.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Died November
14, 1906 (age 74 years, 19
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Samuel Zane Batten (1859-1925) —
also known as Samuel Z. Batten —
of Tioga, Tioga
County, Pa.; New York, New York
County, N.Y.; Morristown, Morris
County, N.J.; Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.; Lansdowne, Delaware
County, Pa.
Born in Swedesboro, Gloucester
County, N.J., August
10, 1859.
Minister;
Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York 14th District, 1894.
Baptist. Member, Anti-Saloon
League.
Died June 26,
1925 (age 65 years, 320
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Jerry L. Coleman —
of Lawrenceville, Mercer
County, N.J.
Green. Independent candidate for U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 7th District, 2000; candidate for
Governor
of New Jersey, 2001.
Baptist. African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2001.
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James Cox (1753-1810) —
of Monmouth
County, N.J.
Born in Monmouth, Monmouth
County, N.J., June 14,
1753.
Democrat. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary
War; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Monmouth County, 1801-07; Speaker of
the New Jersey State House of Assembly, 1804-07; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 2nd District, 1809-10; died in
office 1810.
Baptist.
Died in Monmouth, Monmouth
County, N.J., September
12, 1810 (age 57 years, 90
days).
Interment at Yellow
Meeting House Cemetery, Upper Freehold Township, Monmouth County,
N.J.
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Glenn D. Cunningham (1943-2004) —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born, in Margaret Hague Hospital,
Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., September
16, 1943.
Democrat. Hudson
County Freeholder, 1975-78; mayor
of Jersey City, N.J., 2001-04; defeated, 1989; died in office
2004; member of New
Jersey state senate 31st District, 2004; died in office 2004.
Baptist. African
ancestry.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Greenville Hospital,
Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., May 25,
2004 (age 60 years, 252
days).
Interment at Bayview
- New York Bay Cemetery, Jersey City, N.J.
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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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John Warren Davis (1867-1945) —
also known as J. Warren Davis —
of Salem, Salem
County, N.J.; Lawrenceville, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in Elizabeth City, Pasquotank
County, N.C., March 4,
1867.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state senate from Salem County, 1912-13; resigned 1913;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1912;
U.S.
Attorney for New Jersey, 1913-16; U.S.
District Judge for New Jersey, 1916-20; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, 1920-39.
Baptist. Member, Kappa
Sigma; Freemasons.
Died February
21, 1945 (age 77 years, 354
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John S. Davis and Emmie Virginia (Sawyer) Davis; married, June 14,
1913, to Marguerite N. Gay. |
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Clayton Abraham Demarest (1865-1940) —
also known as Clayton Demarest —
of Hackensack, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born in Schraalenburgh (now Dumont), Bergen
County, N.J., December
15, 1865.
Dry candidate for delegate
to New Jersey convention to ratify 21st amendment from Bergen
County, 1933.
Baptist.
Died in Hackensack, Bergen
County, N.J., April
30, 1940 (age 74 years, 137
days).
Interment at Hackensack
Cemetery, Hackensack, N.J.
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Charles Aubrey Eaton (1868-1953) —
also known as Charles A. Eaton;
"Doc" —
of Natick, Middlesex
County, Mass.; Toronto, Ontario;
Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio; Watchung, North Plainfield, Somerset
County, N.J.
Born in Pugwash, Nova
Scotia, March
29, 1868.
Republican. Baptist
minister; magazine
editor; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
New Jersey, 1920,
1924;
U.S.
Representative from New Jersey, 1925-53 (4th District 1925-33,
5th District 1933-53).
Baptist. Member, Union
League.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
23, 1953 (age 84 years, 300
days).
Interment at Hillside
Cemetery, Scotch Plains, 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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Frederick Samuel Fish (b. 1852) —
also known as Frederick S. Fish —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.; South Bend, St. Joseph
County, Ind.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., February
5, 1852.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Essex County, 1884; member of
New
Jersey state senate from Essex County, 1885-87; director and
general counsel, Studebaker Brothers Manufacturing Company;
president, Studebaker Vehicle
Company; chairman, Studebaker Corporation.
Baptist. Member, Psi
Upsilon; Phi
Beta Kappa; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry Clay Fish and Clara (Jones) Fish; married, June 16,
1887, to Grace A. Studebaker. |
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Elmer Hendrickson Geran (1875-1954) —
also known as Elmer H. Geran —
of Matawan, Monmouth
County, N.J.
Born in Matawan, Monmouth
County, N.J., October
24, 1875.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Monmouth County, 1911-12,
1916-17; Monmouth
County Sheriff, 1917-20; U.S.
Attorney for New Jersey, 1920-22; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 3rd District, 1923-25; defeated,
1924; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1924
(member, Credentials
Committee).
Baptist.
Died January
12, 1954 (age 78 years, 80
days).
Interment at Old
Tennent Cemetery, Tennent, N.J.
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Almeth White Hoff (1878-1950) —
also known as Almeth W. Hoff —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
24, 1878.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 18th District, 1911-12, 1914-15;
defeated, 1933; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from New York, 1944.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arcanum.
Died, from a heart
ailment, in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., September
22, 1950 (age 71 years, 272
days).
Interment at Rahway
Cemetery, Rahway, N.J.
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Alphonso Alva Hopkins (1843-1918) —
also known as Alphonso A. Hopkins; A. H.
Linton —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Burlington Flats, Otsego
County, N.Y., March
27, 1843.
Editor, American Rural Home (weekly
newspaper), 1871-84; lecturer;
university
professor; Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York, 1874 (30th District), 1876 (30th
District), 1878 (30th District), 1900 (29th District), 1912 (15th
District); Prohibition candidate for New York
state comptroller, 1875; Prohibition candidate for secretary
of state of New York, 1879; Prohibition candidate for Governor of
New York, 1882; candidate for Presidential Elector for New York;
Prohibition candidate for New York
state senate 17th District, 1914; Prohibition candidate for delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1914.
Baptist; later Congregationalist.
Died in Cliffside, Bergen
County, N.J., September
25, 1918 (age 75 years, 182
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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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Edmund Bennett Leaming (1857-1932) —
also known as Edmund B. Leaming —
of Moorestown, Burlington
County, N.J.
Born in Seaville, Cape May
County, N.J., May 24,
1857.
Republican. Lawyer; vice-chancellor
of New Jersey court of chancery, 1906-27.
Baptist.
Died in Moorestown, Burlington
County, N.J., September
23, 1932 (age 75 years, 122
days).
Interment at First Baptist Cemetery, Cape May Court House, N.J.
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Walter S. Leaming (1854-1903) —
of Cape May, Cape May
County, N.J.
Born in Seaville, Cape May
County, N.J., March 4,
1854.
Republican. Dentist;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Cape May County, 1888; member
of New
Jersey state senate from Cape May County, 1889-91; postmaster at
Cape
May, N.J., 1901-03.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Cape May
County, N.J., March
29, 1903 (age 49 years, 25
days).
Interment at First Baptist Cemetery, Cape May Court House, N.J.
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John Manners (1786-1853) —
of Hunterdon
County, N.J.
Born in Hunterdon
County, N.J., April 8,
1786.
Member of New
Jersey state senate from Hunterdon County, 1850-52.
Baptist.
Died, from "affection of the heart," in
Clinton, Hunterdon
County, N.J., June 24,
1853 (age 67 years, 77
days).
Interment at Mercer
Cemetery, Trenton, N.J.
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James Manning (1738-1791) —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Elizabethtown, Essex County (now Elizabeth, Union
County), N.J., October
22, 1738.
Delegate
to Continental Congress from Rhode Island, 1786.
Baptist.
Co-founder,
in 1764, of Rhode Island College (now Brown University).
Died in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., July 29,
1791 (age 52 years, 280
days).
Interment at North
Burial Ground, Providence, R.I.
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Donald Milford Payne (1934-2012) —
also known as Donald M. Payne —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., July 16,
1934.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 10th District, 1989-; defeated in
primary, 1980, 1986; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New Jersey, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Baptist. African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; Council on
Foreign Relations.
Died March 6,
2012 (age 77 years, 234
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Philip Rizzo —
Republican. Builder;
pastor;
candidate for Governor of
New Jersey, 2021; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 7th District, 2022.
Baptist.
Still living as of 2022.
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Wilbour Eddy Saunders (1894-1979) —
also known as Wilbour E. Saunders —
of Hightstown, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in Warwick, Kent
County, R.I., September
20, 1894.
Pastor;
chaplain;
school
headmaster; delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Mercer County,
1947; interim president,
Keuka College, 1965-66.
Baptist. Member, American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Delta
Tau Delta; Freemasons;
Junior
Order; Royal
Arcanum; Patriotic
Order Sons of America.
Died in 1979
(age about
84 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Colver Leeds Saunders and Harriet (Robertson) Saunders; married,
September
22, 1919, to Mildred A. Paige. |
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Charles Sexton (d. 1883) —
of Camden, Camden
County, N.J.
Born in Burlington
County, N.J.
Whig. Minister;
coach
trimmer; mayor of
Camden, N.J., 1849-51.
Baptist.
Died in 1883.
Burial location unknown.
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James P. Sullivan (c.1837-1899) —
of Morristown, Morris
County, N.J.
Born about 1837.
Democrat. Grocer; mayor
of Morristown, N.J., 1880.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons.
Died May 9,
1899 (age about 62
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas Whitaker Trenchard (1863-1942) —
also known as Thomas W. Trenchard —
of Bridgeton, Cumberland
County, N.J.; Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in Centerton, Salem
County, N.J., December
13, 1863.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Cumberland County, 1889;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New Jersey; county judge in
New Jersey, 1899-1906; associate
justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1906-41.
Baptist. Member, American Bar
Association; Sons of
the American Revolution.
In 1935, sentenced Bruno Richard Hauptmann to death for the
kidnapping and murder of the infant son of Charles A. Lindbergh.
Died in Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J., July 23,
1942 (age 78 years, 222
days).
Interment at Bridgeton
Cemetery, Bridgeton, N.J.
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Relatives: Son
of William B. Trenchard and Anna M. (Golder) Trenchard; married, October
18, 1891, to Harriet Manning. |
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Harry C. Wheaton (1857-1921) —
also known as "The Blacksmith Orator" —
of Anglesea (now North Wildwood), Cape May
County, N.J.
Born in Petersburg, Cape May
County, N.J., November
23, 1857.
Democrat. Blacksmith;
member of New
Jersey state senate from Cape May County, 1913-15.
Baptist. Member, Freemasons;
Tall
Cedars of Lebanon.
Died in 1921
(age about
63 years).
Interment at Cold
Spring Presbyterian Cemetery, Cold Spring, N.J.
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Samuel Howard Woodson Jr. (1916-1999) —
also known as S. Howard Woodson, Jr. —
of Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., May 8,
1916.
Democrat. Pastor;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1964;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1964-76 (Mercer County 1964-67,
District 6-B 1968-73, 13th District 1974-76); resigned 1976.
Baptist. African
ancestry.
Died in Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J., July 28,
1999 (age 83 years, 81
days).
Interment at Ewing
Cemetery, Ewing, N.J.
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