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Charles R. Brink (b. 1831) —
of Red Wing, Goodhue
County, Minn.
Born in New Jersey, 1831.
Builder; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 16, 1876, 1879-80.
Burial location unknown.
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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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Michael Cook (1828-1864) —
of Rice
County, Minn.
Born in Morris
County, N.J., March
17, 1828.
Carpenter; member of Minnesota
state senate, 1857-62 (5th District 1857-60, 8th District
1861-62); major in the Union Army during the Civil War.
Wounded in the Civil
War battle of Nashville, and died eleven days later in the
Cumberland field
hospital, Nashville, Davidson
County, Tenn., December
27, 1864 (age 36 years, 285
days).
Interment at Oak
Ridge Cemetery, Faribault, Minn.
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Edward Allen Creevey (b. 1859) —
also known as Edward A. Creevey —
of Bridgeport, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., November
7, 1859.
Merchant;
contractor; U.S. Consul in Glauchau, 1901-05; Yarmouth, 1905-07; Colombo, 1907-08; St. Michaels, 1908-11.
Burial location unknown.
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Raymond James Donovan (1930-2021) —
also known as Raymond J. Donovan —
of Short Hills, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Bayonne, Hudson
County, N.J., August
31, 1930.
Insurance
business; construction executive; U.S.
Secretary of Labor, 1981-85; in 1982, he was investigated
by a federal special prosecutor over allegations of links to organized
crime figures, but insufficient evidence was found for any
prosecution; indicted
in 1984 over alleged fraud on
a subway construction project in the Bronx, New York City; resigned
from the Cabinet; tried in
1987 and found not guilty; following his acquittal, he famously
asked, "Which office do I go to, to get my reputation back?".
Catholic.
Died, from congestive
heart failure, in New Vernon, Morris
County, N.J., June 2,
2021 (age 90 years, 275
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of David Donovan and Eleanor Donovan; married 1957 to
Catherine Sblendorio. |
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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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Henry Meade Doremus (1851-1921) —
also known as Henry M. Doremus —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Morris
County, N.J., May 23,
1851.
Republican. Building contractor; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Essex County, 1885-86;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1888,
1904,
1916,
1920;
Essex
County Sheriff, 1897-99; mayor of
Newark, N.J., 1903-06.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., January
16, 1921 (age 69 years, 238
days).
Interment at Fairmount
Cemetery, Newark, N.J.
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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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Cornelius G. Garrison (1801-1858) —
of Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J.
Born in Slotterdam (now part of Elmwood Park), Bergen
County, N.J., November
24, 1801.
Carpenter; builder; Passaic
County Collector, 1842-45; member of New
Jersey state senate from Passaic County, 1845-46.
Died in Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J., February
11, 1858 (age 56 years, 79
days).
Interment at Laurel
Grove Cemetery, Totowa, N.J.
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Robert E. Hand (b. 1854) —
of Cape May, Cape May
County, N.J.; Erma, Cape May
County, N.J.
Born in Erma, Cape May
County, N.J., June 28,
1854.
Republican. Contractor; timber
business; Cape
May County Freeholder, 1887-92; Cape
May County Sheriff, 1893; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New Jersey, 1896;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Cape May County, 1897; member
of New
Jersey state senate from Cape May County, 1898-1903, 1907-12.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1878 to Lizzie
W. Hoffman. |
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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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Samuel Laning (1765-c.1842) —
of Camden, Camden
County, N.J.
Born in Moorestown, Burlington
County, N.J., 1765.
Builder; livery
business; mayor of
Camden, N.J., 1828-30; resigned 1830.
Died about 1842 (age about 77
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Franklin Mapes (1846-1912) —
also known as Frank Mapes —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Monroe, Orange
County, N.Y., February
13, 1846.
Builder; candidate for Presidential Elector for New York.
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., January
4, 1912 (age 65 years, 325
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of DeWitt Charles Mapes and Rachel (Earl) Mapes; married to Margaret
Ann Haring. |
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John Marini (1926-1991) —
of Miramar, Broward
County, Fla.; Naples, Collier
County, Fla.
Born in Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J., November
19, 1926.
Builder; mayor
of Miramar, Fla., 1959, 1959-60.
Italian
ancestry.
Died in Bahamas,
July
25, 1991 (age 64 years, 248
days).
Interment at Marco
Island Cemetery, Marco Island, Fla.
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Peter Henry Meisel (c.1867-1939) —
also known as Peter H. Meisel —
of Springfield, Union
County, N.J.
Born in Germany,
about 1867.
Republican. Contractor; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from New Jersey, 1924.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Springfield, Union
County, N.J., March 3,
1939 (age about 72
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Leonard Pikaart (1866-1924) —
of Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J.
Born in Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J., July 19,
1866.
Republican. Carpenter; architect;
lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Passaic County, 1910-12.
Dutch
ancestry. Member, Grange;
Junior
Order.
While repairing a chicken coop, he was accidentally
shot
in the heart, and killed, by a rifle held by 12-year-old Edward
Kupetz, in Hopewell Junction, Dutchess
County, N.Y., October
26, 1924 (age 58 years, 99
days).
Interment at Cedar
Lawn Cemetery, Paterson, N.J.
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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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George Nicholas Seger (1866-1940) —
also known as George N. Seger —
of Passaic, Passaic
County, N.J.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
4, 1866.
Republican. Builder; mayor
of Passaic, N.J., 1911-19; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from New Jersey, 1916;
U.S.
Representative from New Jersey, 1923-40 (7th District 1923-33,
8th District 1933-40); died in office 1940.
Member, Royal
Arcanum; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks.
Died August
26, 1940 (age 74 years, 235
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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William Nelson Stevens (1813-1904) —
of Plymouth, Wayne
County, Mich.; Whitmore Lake, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Elizabeth, Union
County, N.J., 1813.
Carpenter and joiner; justice of the peace; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1861-62; Washtenaw
County Clerk, 1873-74.
Died in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., November
26, 1904 (age about 91
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Gideon V. Stivers (1786-1870) —
of Camden, Camden
County, N.J.; Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Belleville, Essex
County, N.J., 1786.
Democrat. Carpenter; bridge builder; mayor of
Camden, N.J., 1830-38; defeated, 1859.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., February
26, 1870 (age about 83
years).
Burial location unknown.
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John Reynard Todd (c.1868-1945) —
also known as John R. Todd —
of Summit, Union
County, N.J.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Johnstown, Rock
County, Wis., about 1868.
Republican. Lawyer;
president of the Todd Robertson Todd construction and engineering
firm; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1928,
1932,
1940.
Member, Union
League.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 12,
1945 (age about 77
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Webster Bray Todd (1899-1989) —
also known as Webster B. Todd —
of Oldwick, Hunterdon
County, N.J.
Born in Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y., August
27, 1899.
Republican. President, Todd Associates construction engineering
firm; treasurer of
New Jersey Republican Party, 1943; candidate for Presidential
Elector for New Jersey; director of Economic Affairs in U.S. Mission
to NationalO and Europe, 1953-54; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New Jersey, 1960
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1964
(delegation chair), 1968,
1972;
New Jersey
Republican state chair, 1961-69, 1974-77.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Oldwick, Hunterdon
County, N.J., February
8, 1989 (age 89 years, 165
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William C. Wilson (c.1873-1951) —
of Perth Amboy, Middlesex
County, N.J.
Born in Port Monmouth, Monmouth
County, N.J., about 1873.
Building contractor; mayor
of Perth Amboy, N.J., 1920-26.
Died in Metuchen, Middlesex
County, N.J., January
14, 1951 (age about 78
years).
Burial location unknown.
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