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Peter Angelo Cavicchia (1879-1967) —
also known as Peter A. Cavicchia —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Italy,
May
22, 1879.
Republican. Lawyer; law
professor; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey, 1931-37 (9th District 1931-33,
11th District 1933-37).
Presbyterian.
Italian
ancestry. Member, Elks; Moose;
Eagles; Freemasons;
Sons
of Italy.
Died in Belleville, Essex
County, N.J., September
11, 1967 (age 88 years, 112
days).
Interment at Fairmount
Cemetery, Newark, N.J.
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James Colgate Cleveland (1920-1995) —
also known as James C. Cleveland —
of New London, Merrimack
County, N.H.
Born in Montclair, Essex
County, N.J., June 13,
1920.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in
the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; member of New
Hampshire state senate, 1950-62; U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 2nd District, 1963-81.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Grange;
Rotary;
Freemasons;
Elks;
Eagles.
Died December
3, 1995 (age 75 years, 173
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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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Edward F. Farrington (1886-1918) —
of New Brunswick, Middlesex
County, N.J.
Born in New Brunswick, Middlesex
County, N.J., October
12, 1886.
Mayor
of New Brunswick, N.J., 1915-18.
Catholic.
Member, Elks;
Eagles.
Died December
17, 1918 (age 32 years, 66
days).
Interment at St. Peter's Cemetery, New Brunswick, N.J.
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Relatives: Son
of Patrick Farrington and Mary A. (Carlon) Farrington; married to
Ethel Schaible. |
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memorial |
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Charles P. Gillen (1876-1956) —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.; North Arlington, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born in County Roscommon, Ireland,
August
6, 1876.
Democrat. Real estate
business; mayor of
Newark, N.J., 1917-21; candidate for Presidential Elector for New
Jersey; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey,
1932;
delegate
to New Jersey convention to ratify 21st amendment at-large;
elected 1933.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks;
Eagles.
Died in New Jersey, June 30,
1956 (age 79 years, 329
days).
Interment at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery, Newark, N.J.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Gillen and Mary A. (Conry) Gillen; married 1923 to
Margaret Carey. |
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article |
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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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William Francis James (1873-1945) —
also known as W. Frank James —
of Hancock, Houghton
County, Mich.
Born in Morristown, Morris
County, N.J., May 23,
1873.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
real
estate and insurance
business; Houghton
County Treasurer, 1901-04; mayor
of Hancock, Mich., 1908-10; member of Michigan
state senate 32nd District, 1911-14; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1915-35; defeated,
1934, 1936.
Methodist.
Cornish
ancestry. Member, United
Spanish War Veterans; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Maccabees;
Foresters;
Eagles.
Died in Arlington, Arlington
County, Va., November
17, 1945 (age 72 years, 178
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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John Dryden Kuser (1897-1964) —
also known as Dryden Kuser —
of Bernardsville, Somerset
County, N.J.; Reno, Washoe
County, Nev.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., September
24, 1897.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Somerset County, 1926-29;
member of New
Jersey state senate from Somerset County, 1930-35; insurance
agent; real estate
broker.
Member, American
Legion; Elks;
Eagles; Moose; Grange;
Audubon
Society.
Died, in Columbia-Presbyterian Medical
Center, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March 3,
1964 (age 66 years, 161
days).
Interment at St.
Bernard's Cemetery, Bernardsville, N.J.
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Walter Madden (b. 1873) —
of Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in Tuckahoe, Cape May
County, N.J., July 10,
1873.
Democrat. Physician;
mayor
of Trenton, N.J., 1908-11; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New Jersey, 1912.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Eagles.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Burch Madden and Eleanor (Steelman) Madden; married to
Minnie J. Mentzler. |
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Rowland B. Mahany (1904-2000) —
of Titusville, Crawford
County, Pa.; Fort Myers, Lee
County, Fla.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., November
2, 1904.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1943-46; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 50th District, 1947-58, 1963-68; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Pennsylvania, 1958.
Episcopalian.
Member, Rotary;
Elks;
Eagles; Moose.
Died in Fort Myers, Lee
County, Fla., July 2,
2000 (age 95 years, 243
days).
Interment at Greendale
Cemetery, Meadville, Pa.
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Robert Baumle Meyner (1908-1990) —
also known as Robert B. Meyner —
of Phillipsburg, Warren
County, N.J.
Born in Easton, Northampton
County, Pa., July 3,
1908.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of New
Jersey state senate from Warren County, 1948-51; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1948
(alternate), 1952
(alternate), 1956,
1964,
1968,
1976;
Governor
of New Jersey, 1954-62; defeated, 1969; candidate for
Presidential Elector for New Jersey.
Member, American Bar
Association; Alpha
Chi Rho; Elks;
Eagles; Odd
Fellows; Moose; Rotary;
Grange.
Died May 27,
1990 (age 81 years, 328
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Phillipsburg
Cemetery, Phillipsburg, N.J.
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Arthur Harry Moore (1879-1952) —
also known as A. Harry Moore —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., July 3,
1879.
Democrat. Lawyer; Governor of
New Jersey, 1926-29, 1932-35, 1938-41; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New Jersey, 1928,
1932,
1936,
1940,
1944,
1952;
U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1935-38.
Christian
Reformed. Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Grange;
Delta
Theta Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Moose;
Eagles; Royal
Arcanum; Foresters.
Died from a heart
attack while driving
his car along State Highway 29 in Branchburg, Somerset
County, N.J., November
18, 1952 (age 73 years, 138
days).
Interment at Bayview
- New York Bay Cemetery, Jersey City, N.J.
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Thomas M. Muir (b. 1879) —
of Plainfield, Union
County, N.J.
Born in Plainfield, Union
County, N.J., August
26, 1879.
Civil
engineer; newspaper
work; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Union County, 1923-49.
Member, Elks; Moose;
Eagles; Knights
of Pythias; Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Edward James Patten (1905-1994) —
of Perth Amboy, Middlesex
County, N.J.
Born in Perth Amboy, Middlesex
County, N.J., August
22, 1905.
Democrat. Mayor
of Perth Amboy, N.J., 1934-40; secretary
of state of New Jersey, 1954-62; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 15th District, 1963-81.
Member, NAACP;
Eagles; Moose; Elks; Kiwanis;
Knights
of Columbus.
Died September
17, 1994 (age 89 years, 26
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph B. Perskie (1885-1957) —
of Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J.
Born in Alliance, Salem
County, N.J., July 20,
1885.
Republican. Lawyer; associate
justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1933-47.
Jewish.
Member, B'nai
B'rith; Elks;
Eagles; Moose.
Died May 29,
1957 (age 71 years, 313
days).
Interment at Beth
Kehillah Cemetery, Egg Harbor Township, Atlantic County, N.J.
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Firman M. Reeves (b. 1877) —
of Millville, Cumberland
County, N.J.
Born in Millville, Cumberland
County, N.J., September
20, 1877.
Republican. Pharmacist;
real
estate business; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Cumberland County, 1918-19;
member of New
Jersey state senate from Cumberland County, 1920-27.
Member, Elks;
Eagles; Moose; Redmen;
Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Elmer H. Wene (1892-1957) —
of Vineland, Cumberland
County, N.J.
Born in Hunterdon
County, N.J., 1892.
Democrat. Poultry
farmer; radio station
president; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 2nd District, 1937-39, 1941-45;
defeated, 1950; candidate for U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1944; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New Jersey, 1944,
1948,
1952;
delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Cumberland
County, 1947; member of New
Jersey state senate from Cumberland County, 1947-49; Democratic
candidate for Governor of
New Jersey, 1949, 1953 (primary).
Methodist.
Member, Rotary;
Freemasons;
Elks;
Eagles; Moose; Redmen;
Grange.
Died in 1957
(age about
65 years).
Interment at Locust
Grove Cemetery, Quakertown, Pa.
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Edward Armstrong Wilson (b. 1862) —
also known as Edward A. Wilson —
of Absecon, Atlantic
County, N.J.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., July 2,
1862.
Paper
bag manufacturer; mayor, Absecon, N.J.; member of New
Jersey state senate from Atlantic County, 1908-10.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks;
Eagles; Redmen;
Ancient
Order of United Workmen.
Burial location unknown.
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