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Robert Loweree Adams (1895-1964) —
also known as Robert L. Adams —
of Somerville, Somerset
County, N.J.
Born in Plainfield, Union
County, N.J., April
11, 1895.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army on the Mexican border; served in
the U.S. Army during World War I; accountant;
coal and feed
dealer; mayor
of Somerville, N.J., 1931; Somerset
County Sheriff, 1933; Somerset
County Freeholder, 1937-60; chair of
Somerset County Republican Party, 1945; candidate for Governor of
New Jersey, 1949.
Christian
Reformed. Member, Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Exchange
Club.
Died, in the Veterans Administration Hospital,
East Orange, Essex
County, N.J., January
16, 1964 (age 68 years, 280
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Frederick Coe Adams and Julia (Vroom) Adams; married to Dorothy
Conklin. |
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Brunswick, N.J.), January 4, 1949 |
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Edward Richard Folsom (1874-1923) —
also known as Edward R. Folsom —
of Irvington, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in North Urbana, Steuben
County, N.Y., September
18, 1874.
Charged,
in 1894, of forging
checks, bank
robbery, and arson;
pleaded
guilty to two charges; sentenced
to ten years in prison;
pardoned
and released in September 1897; coal dealer; mayor
of Irvington, N.J., 1923; died in office 1923.
Blackmailers threatening to expose his criminal past extorted money
from him until he was nearly penniless; killed
himself by an overdose of
sedative, in Irvington, Essex
County, N.J., September
26, 1923 (age 49 years, 8
days).
Interment at Clinton
Cemetery, Irvington, N.J.
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Relatives: Son
of Frederick Lewis Folsom and Martha (Layton) Folsom; married to Sara
Elizabeth Keeler. |
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Archibald M. Henry —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Democrat. Coal dealer; candidate for mayor
of Jersey City, N.J., 1905; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Hudson County, 1915.
Burial location unknown.
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Alfred Tilghman Holley (b. 1872) —
also known as Alfred T. Holley —
of Hackensack, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born in Hackensack, Bergen
County, N.J., February
15, 1872.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
president, Holly & Smith, Inc., coal, hay,
and grain
merchants; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 6th District, 1924.
Episcopalian.
Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Elks; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Rev. Dr. William Welles Holley and Katherine Summer (Wyse) Holley;
married, April
22, 1914, to Alice Beatrice Herbert. |
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Miles Ross (1827-1903) —
of New Brunswick, Middlesex
County, N.J.
Born in Raritan Township, Middlesex
County, N.J., April
30, 1827.
Democrat. Coal business; Middlesex
County Freeholder, 1859-64; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Middlesex County, 1863-64; mayor
of New Brunswick, N.J., 1867-69; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 3rd District, 1875-83; defeated,
1882; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1876,
1884,
1888,
1892;
member of Democratic
National Committee from New Jersey, 1880-88.
Died in New Brunswick, Middlesex
County, N.J., February
22, 1903 (age 75 years, 298
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, New Brunswick, N.J.
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Augustus W. Schwartz (b. 1867) —
of Elizabeth, Union
County, N.J.
Born in Elizabeth, Union
County, N.J., January
4, 1867.
Republican. Newspaper
advertising manager; fire
fighter; coal and masons'
supplies dealer; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Union County, 1909-10.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Royal
and Select Masters; Shriners;
Independent
Order of Foresters; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Arthur R. Smock (b. 1885) —
of Lakewood, Ocean
County, N.J.
Born in Asbury Park, Monmouth
County, N.J., October
1, 1885.
Republican. Real estate
business; coal and ice dealer; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Ocean County, 1926-29.
Member, Elks; Patriotic
Order Sons of America.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles L. Smock and Emily C. Smock; married 1911 to Ethel
M. Worden. |
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Edwin Donald Sterner (1894-1983) —
also known as E. Donald Sterner —
of Colts Neck, Monmouth
County, N.J.
Born in Belmar, Monmouth
County, N.J., January
3, 1894.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lumberman;
coal dealer; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1928-29; member of New
Jersey state senate from Monmouth County, 1930-32; New Jersey
Republican state chair, 1934-35; New Jersey Highway Commissioner,
1935-42; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
New Jersey, 1944,
1968.
Died, in Jersey Shore Medical
Center, Neptune City, Monmouth
County, N.J., September
30, 1983 (age 89 years, 270
days).
Interment at Atlantic Cemetery, Colts Neck, N.J.
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