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Hugh Joseph Addonizio (1914-1981) —
also known as Hugh J. Addonizio —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., January
31, 1914.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
vice-president, A & C Tailoring Co.; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 11th District, 1949-62; mayor of
Newark, N.J., 1962-70; defeated, 1970; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New Jersey, 1964.
Catholic.
Italian
ancestry. Member, Holy
Name Society; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Urban
League; NAACP; Elks; Lions; Kiwanis;
Rotary.
Indicted
in federal court, December, 1969, along with Municipal Judge Anthony
Giuliano, other city officials, and reputed organized
crime leader, Anthony 'Tony Boy' Boiardo, on extortion
and income
tax evasion charges
over a scheme to share kickbacks
from a sewer contracting company; pleaded not guilty; tried;
during the trial a witness identified him as recipient of thousands
of dollars in bribes;
convicted
in July, 1970; sentenced
to ten years in prison
and fined
$25,000; released in 1979.
Died in Red Bank, Monmouth
County, N.J., February
2, 1981 (age 67 years, 2
days).
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, East Hanover, N.J.
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Nathan Barnert (1838-1927) —
of Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J.
Born in Posen, Prussia (now Poznan, Poland),
September
20, 1838.
Democrat. Tailor; clothing manufacturer; real estate
business; mayor
of Paterson, N.J., 1883-86, 1889-90; philanthropist.
Jewish.
Died, of pneumonia,
in Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J., December
23, 1927 (age 89 years, 94
days).
Interment at Mt.
Neboh Cemetery, Paterson, N.J.
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Relatives:
Married to Miriam Phillips. |
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William John Browning (1850-1920) —
also known as William J. Browning —
of Camden, Camden
County, N.J.
Born in Camden, Camden
County, N.J., April
11, 1850.
Republican. Dry goods merchant; postmaster at Camden,
N.J., 1889-94; insurance
business; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 1st District, 1911-20; died in
office 1920.
Died, from a heart
attack, in the barber shop of the U.S.
Capitol Building, Washington,
D.C., March
24, 1920 (age 69 years, 348
days).
Interment at Harleigh
Cemetery, Camden, N.J.
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John C. Butterworth (1870-1952) —
of Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J.
Born in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England,
1870.
Socialist. Naturalized U.S. citizen; silk weaver; Socialist
Labor candidate for Governor of
New Jersey, 1913, 1916, 1919, 1925, 1928, 1931, 1937, 1940, 1943,
1949; on October 6, 1924, during a strike at the silk mills in
Paterson, N.J., while the city was under martial law, he and other
strikers and supporters were arrested
and convicted
of unlawful
assembly; the convictions were later overturned by the New Jersey
Supreme Court; Socialist Labor candidate for U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1924, 1932, 1934, 1938, 1942, 1944,
1946; candidate for Presidential Elector for New Jersey.
English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Industrial
Workers of the World.
Died in Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J., October
17, 1952 (age about 82
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
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Frederick Irving Cox (1870-1962) —
also known as Frederick I. Cox —
of Budd Lake, Morris
County, N.J.
Born in Rockaway, Morris
County, N.J., May 25,
1870.
Republican. Silk manufacturing executive; member, Interstate
Commerce Commission, 1921-26.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died, in the Reeder Rest
Home, Allamuchy, Warren
County, N.J., March
31, 1962 (age 91 years, 310
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Backster Cox and Carolyn (Cooper) Cox; married, November
24, 1897, to Anna A. Simpson. |
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Richard Grant Augustus Donnelly (1841-1905) —
also known as Richard A. Donnelly —
of Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y., March 4,
1841.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; clothing
merchant; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Mercer County, 1880-81; mayor
of Trenton, N.J., 1884-86; New Jersey
state treasurer, 1895-1901.
Irish
and Scottish
ancestry. Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks.
Died February
27, 1905 (age 63 years, 360
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Peter Donnelly and Elizabeth (Grant) Donnelly; married to Sue A.
Davidson and Susie Isabel Gold. |
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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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David Todd Gillmor (1837-1902) —
also known as David T. Gillmor —
of Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J.
Born in Connecticut, January
25, 1837.
Republican. Dry goods merchant; mayor
of Paterson, N.J., 1881-82.
Died from a self-inflicted
gunshot,
while suffering from Bright's
disease, in Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J., August
17, 1902 (age 65 years, 204
days).
Interment at Cedar
Lawn Cemetery, Paterson, N.J.
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Nathan L. Karp (1915-2000) —
also known as Nat Karp —
of Jamaica, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Bergen
County, N.J.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., April
25, 1915.
Socialist. Clothing cutter; Industrial Government candidate
for Lieutenant
Governor of New York, 1950; Industrial Government candidate for
U.S.
Senator from New York, 1952; Industrial Government candidate for
mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1953; Industrial Government candidate for
Governor
of New York, 1954; Socialist Labor candidate for New
Jersey state senate from Bergen County, 1961.
Died in California, April
22, 2000 (age 84 years, 363
days).
Interment at Alliance
Cemetery, Norma, N.J.
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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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John Peters Stevens (1868-1929) —
also known as J. P. Stevens —
of Fanwood, Union
County, N.J.; Plainfield, Union
County, N.J.
Born in North Andover, Essex
County, Mass., February
2, 1868.
Republican. Dry goods merchant; postmaster at Fanwood,
N.J., 1901-03; founder of J.P. Stevens textile firm; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1920;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New Jersey.
Member, Union
League.
Died in Plainfield, Union
County, N.J., October
27, 1929 (age 61 years, 267
days).
Interment at Hillside
Cemetery, Scotch Plains, N.J.
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