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Robert Adams (b. 1915) —
also known as Bob Adams —
of Cheyenne, Laramie
County, Wyo.
Born in Salem, Salem
County, N.J., June 17,
1915.
Democrat. Insurance
business; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Wyoming, 1952;
member of Wyoming
state house of representatives from Laramie County, 1957, 1965;
member of Wyoming
state senate, 1967.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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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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Arthur Melville Agnew (b. 1878) —
also known as Arthur M. Agnew —
of Grantwood, Cliffside Park, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
22, 1878.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Bergen County, 1913-15;
candidate for New
Jersey state senate from Bergen County, 1916.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Elks; Moose; Freemasons;
Kiwanis;
Union
League.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Agnew and Maria (McGovern) Agnew; married, October
20, 1910, to Elizabeth Johnston. |
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Joseph Altman (1892-1969) —
of Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J.
Born in Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y., December
30, 1892.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Atlantic County, 1925-35; mayor
of Atlantic City, N.J., 1944-67.
Member, Elks; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in April, 1969
(age 76
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Ralph Armellino (1921-2004) —
also known as John R. Armellino —
of West New York, Hudson
County, N.J.; West Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla.
Born in West New York, Hudson
County, N.J., February
21, 1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor
of West New York, N.J., 1955-71; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New Jersey, 1956,
1964.
Catholic.
Italian
ancestry. Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Moose; Rotary;
Kiwanis;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Amvets.
Died September
17, 2004 (age 83 years, 209
days).
Interment at Flower
Hill Cemetery, North Bergen, N.J.
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Harry Bacharach (b. 1873) —
of Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., October
24, 1873.
Republican. Postmaster at Atlantic
City, N.J., 1901-11; mayor
of Atlantic City, N.J., 1912, 1916-20, 1930-35.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Moose.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Jacob Bacharach and Betty (Nusbaum) Bacharach; married, September
16, 1901, to Hattie Hanstein. |
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Isaac Bacharach (1870-1956) —
also known as "Boardwalk Ike" —
of Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J.; Brigantine, Atlantic
County, N.J.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., January
5, 1870.
Republican. Real estate
business; lumber
business; banker;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Atlantic County, 1911; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 2nd District, 1915-37; defeated,
1936; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1928
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee).
Jewish.
Member, Elks; Freemasons.
Died in Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J., September
5, 1956 (age 86 years, 244
days).
Interment at Mt.
Sinai Cemetery, Frankford, Philadelphia, Pa.
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John Carlyle Barbour (b. 1895) —
also known as John C. Barbour —
of Clifton, Passaic
County, N.J.
Born in Haledon, Passaic
County, N.J., April
18, 1895.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Passaic County, 1929-32;
member of New
Jersey state senate from Passaic County, 1933-36.
Member, Kiwanis;
Freemasons;
Shriners;
Junior
Order; Moose; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William J. Barbour and Anna Barbour. |
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William Warren Barbour (1888-1943) —
also known as W. Warren Barbour; "The
Champ" —
of Rumson, Monmouth
County, N.J.; Locust, Monmouth
County, N.J.
Born in Monmouth Beach, Monmouth
County, N.J., July 31,
1888.
Republican. Manufacturer;
business
executive; delegate to Republican National Convention from New
Jersey, 1928
(member, Resolutions
Committee); U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1931-37, 1938-43; appointed 1931;
defeated, 1936; died in office 1943; delegate
to New Jersey convention to ratify 21st amendment at-large;
elected 1933.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks; Moose; Society
of Colonial Wars.
Amateur heavyweight boxing champion of the U.S. and Canada in
1910-11.
Died, from coronary
thrombosis, in Washington,
D.C., November
22, 1943 (age 55 years, 114
days).
Interment at Cedar
Lawn Cemetery, Paterson, N.J.
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Peter J. Biondi (1942-2011) —
also known as Pete Biondi —
of Hillsborough, Somerset
County, N.J.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., June 23,
1942.
Republican. Mayor
of Hillsborough Township, N.J., 1986-93; Somerset
County Freeholder, 1994-97; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly 16th District, 1998-2011; died in
office 2011.
Member, Rotary;
Elks.
Died, from non-Hodgkin's
lymphoma, November
10, 2011 (age 69 years, 140
days).
Interment at New Somerville Cemetery, Somerville, N.J.
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Raymond E. Bowkley (1917-1965) —
of Lebanon Township, Hunterdon
County, N.J.
Born in Pittston, Luzerne
County, Pa., December
9, 1917.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; prisoner of
war in Germany; lawyer; insurance
broker; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Hunterdon County, 1952-61;
member of New
Jersey state senate from Hunterdon County, 1962-65; died in
office 1965.
Member, American
Legion; Moose; American
Judicature Society; Elks.
Died, from an infection,
in University of Pennsylvania Hospital,
Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., April
20, 1965 (age 47 years, 132
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Evelyn Tyrell. |
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Clarence Edwards Case (1877-1961) —
also known as Clarence E. Case —
of Somerville, Somerset
County, N.J.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., September
24, 1877.
Republican. Lawyer; Somerset
County Judge, 1910-13; member of New
Jersey state senate from Somerset County, 1918-29; Governor of
New Jersey, 1920; associate
justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1929-46, 1948-52; chief
justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1946-48.
Christian
Reformed. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Upsilon; Phi
Delta Phi; Rotary.
Died, from a heart
ailment, in Somerset Hospital,
Somerville, Somerset
County, N.J., September
3, 1961 (age 83 years, 344
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Clifford Philip Case (1904-1982) —
also known as Clifford P. Case —
of Rahway, Union
County, N.J.
Born in Franklin Park, Somerset
County, N.J., April
16, 1904.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Union County, 1943-44; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 6th District, 1945-53; resigned
1953; U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1955-79; defeated in primary, 1978;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1956,
1964,
1968;
candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1968.
Presbyterian.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations; American Bar
Association; Elks; Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Upsilon; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died, from lung
cancer, in Georgetown University Hospital,
Washington,
D.C., March 5,
1982 (age 77 years, 323
days).
Interment at New Somerville Cemetery, Somerville, N.J.
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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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Joseph W. Chinnici (b. 1919) —
of Bridgeton, Cumberland
County, N.J.
Born in Rosenhayn, Cumberland
County, N.J., July 28,
1919.
Republican. Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1972-87 (District 1 1972-73, 1st
District 1974-87).
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; American
Legion; Rotary;
Elks; Catholic
War Veterans.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Edward F. Clark (1898-1963) —
also known as Howie Clark —
of Bayonne, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Bayonne, Hudson
County, N.J., May 1,
1898.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey,
1948
(alternate), 1952,
1956
(alternate); mayor
of Bayonne, N.J., 1951-55.
Catholic.
Member, Kiwanis;
Elks.
Died, of throat
cancer, in Pollak Hospital,
Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., December
27, 1963 (age 65 years, 240
days).
Interment at Holy
Name Cemetery, Jersey City, 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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Alvah H. Cole (1884-1970) —
of Highland Park, Middlesex
County, N.J.
Born in Pleasant Run, Hunterdon
County, N.J., 1884.
Merchant;
mayor
of Highland Park, N.J., 1948-51.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Tall
Cedars of Lebanon; Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Edison Lodge Nursing
Home, Edison, Middlesex
County, N.J., May 11,
1970 (age about 85
years).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, New Brunswick, N.J.
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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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Albert Comstock (b. 1881) —
of Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J.
Born in Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J., April
27, 1881.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Passaic County, 1925-27.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Elks; Moose; Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Albert Comstock (died 1881); married, June 10,
1910, to Hetty Baum. |
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Jerome Taylor Congleton (1876-1936) —
also known as Jerome T. Congleton —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., August
25, 1876.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor of
Newark, N.J., 1928-33; delegate to Republican National Convention
from New Jersey, 1932.
Methodist
or Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Elks.
Died, from a heart
attack, while sitting in his
car, in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., December
10, 1936 (age 60 years, 107
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Hillside, N.J.
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Royal Samuel Copeland (1868-1938) —
also known as Royal S. Copeland —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Suffern, Rockland
County, N.Y.
Born in Dexter, Washtenaw
County, Mich., November
7, 1868.
Homeopathic
physician; university
professor; mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1901-03; U.S.
Senator from New York, 1923-38; died in office 1938; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1924
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1936;
candidate in Democratic primary for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1937.
Methodist.
English
ancestry. Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Maccabees;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; American
Public Health Association.
Died in Washington,
D.C., June 17,
1938 (age 69 years, 222
days).
Interment at Mahwah
Cemetery, Mahwah, N.J.
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Harold J. Curry (b. 1931) —
of Phillipsburg, Warren
County, N.J.
Born June 7,
1931.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Warren County, 1964-67;
defeated, 1967.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Rotary;
Knights
of Columbus; Holy
Name Society.
Still living as of 1967.
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Relatives: Son
of H. J. Curry; married to Joanne E. Daly. |
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Willard Sevier Curtin (1905-1996) —
also known as Willard S. Curtin —
of Morrisville, Bucks
County, Pa.; Fort Myers, Lee
County, Fla.
Born in Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J., November
28, 1905.
Republican. Lawyer; Bucks
County District Attorney, 1949-53; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 8th District, 1957-67.
Episcopalian.
Member, Elks; Rotary.
Died February
4, 1996 (age 90 years, 68
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered.
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Dominick Vincent Daniels (1908-1987) —
also known as Dominick Daniels —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., October
18, 1908.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 14th District, 1959-77; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1976.
Member, Lions;
Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., July 17,
1987 (age 78 years, 272
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, North Arlington, N.J.
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Louis Theodore DeRousse (1844-1921) —
also known as Louis T. DeRousse —
of Camden, Camden
County, N.J.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., May 29,
1844.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; accountant;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Camden County, 1895-97; Speaker of
the New Jersey State House of Assembly, 1896; postmaster at Camden,
N.J., 1898-1903.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in West Oak Lane, Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., August
27, 1921 (age 77 years, 90
days).
Interment at Harleigh
Cemetery, Camden, N.J.
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G. Thomas DiDomenico (1905-1978) —
also known as "Dapper Dan" —
of Bayonne, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Italy,
April
9, 1905.
Mayor
of Bayonne, N.J., 1955-59; defeated, 1951, 1962.
Catholic.
Member, Kiwanis;
Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Died, in Bayonne Hospital,
Bayonne, Hudson
County, N.J., January
26, 1978 (age 72 years, 292
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, North Arlington, N.J.
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Francis Vreeland Dobbins (c.1876-1934) —
also known as Francis V. Dobbins —
of Rahway, Union
County, N.J.
Born in Rahway, Union
County, N.J., about 1876.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Union County, 1914; chair of
Union County Democratic Party, 1921, 1925; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1928.
Member, Elks; Freemasons.
Died suddenly, while waiting for a bus at the Public Service Bus
Terminal, Newark, Essex
County, N.J., April 5,
1934 (age about 58
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Julia Magee. |
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Ralph Waldo Emerson Donges (b. 1875) —
also known as Ralph W. E. Donges —
of Camden, Camden
County, N.J.; Collingswood, Camden
County, N.J.
Born in Donaldson, Schuylkill
County, Pa., May 5,
1875.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1916;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; circuit judge in New
Jersey, 1920-30; associate
justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1930-48; superior
court judge in New Jersey, 1948-51.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Moose;
Elks.
Entombed in mausoleum at Harleigh
Cemetery, Camden, N.J.
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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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Frank Durand (1895-1978) —
of Sea Girt, Monmouth
County, N.J.
Born in Asbury Park, Monmouth
County, N.J., March 9,
1895.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Monmouth County, 1930-31;
member of New
Jersey state senate from Monmouth County, 1933-38.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in 1978
(age about
83 years).
Interment at Atlantic
View Cemetery, Manasquan, 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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James G. Egolf (c.1910-1959) —
of Rahway, Union
County, N.J.
Born about 1910.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of
Rahway, N.J., 1951-53.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Kiwanis;
Moose.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Rahway, Union
County, N.J., January
5, 1959 (age about 49
years).
Burial location unknown.
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William Harvey Johnson Ely (1891-1942) —
also known as William H. J. Ely —
of Rutherford, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born in Rutherford, Bergen
County, N.J., September
18, 1891.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; district judge in New
Jersey, 1924-29; member of New
Jersey state senate from Bergen County, 1932-34; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1932
(alternate), 1940;
delegate
to New Jersey convention to ratify 21st amendment at-large;
elected 1933; candidate for U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1938.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Sons of
the American Revolution; Elks; Lions; Alpha
Delta Phi; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died in Rutherford, Bergen
County, N.J., March 2,
1942 (age 50 years, 165
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Guy Leverne Fake (1879-1957) —
also known as Guy L. Fake —
of Rutherford, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born in Cobleskill, Schoharie
County, N.Y., November
15, 1879.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Bergen County, 1907-08;
district judge in New Jersey 2nd District, 1909-24; U.S.
District Judge for New Jersey, 1929-48.
Presbyterian.
Member, Phi
Gamma Delta; Freemasons;
Elks; Junior
Order; United
Spanish War Veterans; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died in Rutherford, Bergen
County, N.J., September
23, 1957 (age 77 years, 312
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Milton Elwood Fake and Mary Louise (Cook) Fake; married to Grace
Elizabeth Mucklow; first cousin of Kenneth
Hearn Fake. |
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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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Milton A. Feller (b. 1902) —
of Elizabeth, Union
County, N.J.
Born in New Brunswick, Middlesex
County, N.J., September
21, 1902.
School
teacher; athletic
coach; lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Union County, 1942-44;
district judge in New Jersey 1st District, 1944; law
professor; delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Union County,
1947.
Member, Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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William P. Fitzpatrick (c.1941-1975) —
of Point Pleasant, Ocean
County, N.J.
Born about 1941.
Democrat. School
teacher; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly 10th District, 1974-75; died in
office 1975.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Moose; Knights
of Columbus.
While driving east on Route 70 near Burnt Tavern Road, he collided
head-on with another car, and was killed instantaneously, in
Brick Township, Ocean
County, N.J., March 1,
1975 (age about 34
years).
Interment at St.
Catharine Cemetery, Sea Girt, N.J.
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Relatives: Son
of William Fitzpatrick and Ruth Fitzpatrick. |
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Joseph H. Forsyth (b. 1879) —
of Camden, Camden
County, N.J.
Born near Pemberton, Burlington
County, N.J., May 30,
1879.
Republican. Real
estate and insurance
business; member of New
Jersey state senate from Camden County, 1927-28.
Member, Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Peter A. Frapaul (c.1902-1962) —
of Hackensack, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born about 1902.
Road
contractor; mayor
of Hackensack, N.J., 1961-62; died in office 1962.
Member, Kiwanis;
Elks.
Died, following a heart
attack, in Hackensack Hospital,
Hackensack, Bergen
County, N.J., October
16, 1962 (age about 60
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph Sherman Frelinghuysen (1869-1948) —
also known as Joseph S. Frelinghuysen —
of Raritan, Somerset
County, N.J.; Far Hills, Somerset
County, N.J.
Born in Raritan, Somerset
County, N.J., March
12, 1869.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
fire
insurance business; insurance
underwriter; member of New
Jersey state senate from Somerset County, 1906-11; defeated,
1902; U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1917-23; defeated, 1922, 1928, 1930;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1920,
1924
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1944;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New Jersey.
Dutch
ancestry. Member, Grange;
Union
League; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died February
9, 1948 (age 78 years, 334
days).
Interment at St.
Bernard's Cemetery, Bernardsville, N.J.
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Oramel B. Fuller (1858-1935) —
of Ford River, Delta
County, Mich.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., January
22, 1858.
Republican. Lumber
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Delta District, 1893-98;
member of Michigan
state senate 30th District, 1901-04, 1907-08; injured in a fall
at the entrance to his home, about 1905, and paralyzed;
used a wheelchair
for the rest of his life; Michigan
state auditor general, 1909-32; defeated, 1932.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., November
4, 1935 (age 77 years, 286
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Muskegon, Mich.
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Cornelius Edward Gallagher (1921-2018) —
also known as Neil Gallagher —
of Bayonne, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Bayonne, Hudson
County, N.J., March 2,
1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in the
U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 13th District, 1959-73; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1968.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Knights
of Columbus; Elks.
Accused,
by Life magazine in 1968, of having made deals with New Jersey
Mafia
leader Joseph Zicarelli. Indicted
in 1972 on federal charges
of income
tax evasion, conspiracy, and perjury.
After losing the primary that year, he pleaded
guilty to some of the charges, and was sentenced
to two years in prison
and a $10,000 fine.
Died in Monroe Township, Middlesex
County, N.J., October
17, 2018 (age 97 years, 229
days).
Interment at Marksboro
Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Blairstown, N.J.
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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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Benjamin Gladstone (1896-1935) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
16, 1896.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Bronx County 5th District, 1934-35; died in
office 1935.
Jewish.
Member, Elks; American
Legion.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., December
13, 1935 (age 38 years, 362
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Saddle Brook, N.J.
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David Greenlie (1867-1911) —
of Passaic, Passaic
County, N.J.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., 1867.
Republican. Shipbuilder;
mayor
of Passaic, N.J., 1904-07.
Christian
Reformed. Member, Elks; Freemasons.
Died, from apoplexy,
in his room at the Northwestern Hotel,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., December
16, 1911 (age about 44
years).
Interment at Cedar
Lawn Cemetery, Paterson, N.J.
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Relatives: Son
of William Powell Greenlie and Georgina Cameron (Ireland) Greenlie;
married to Mattie Ora Pierson. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Frank Hague (1876-1956) —
also known as "Sphinx of Jersey City"; "The
Boss"; "The Leader" —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., January
17, 1876.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey,
1916,
1932;
mayor
of Jersey City, N.J., 1917-47; member of Democratic
National Committee from New Jersey, 1922-52; Vice-Chair
of Democratic National Committee, 1929-39; delegate
to New Jersey convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Powerful leader of Hudson County Democratic "machine"; famously
quoted as declaring "I am the law!" Indicted
for various crimes but never convicted.
Died, from complications of bronchitis
and asthma,
in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
1, 1956 (age 79 years, 349
days).
Entombed at Holy
Name Cemetery, Jersey City, N.J.
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Joshua C. Haines (b. 1868) —
of Camden, Camden
County, N.J.
Born in Swedesboro, Gloucester
County, N.J., July 1,
1868.
Republican. Camden
County Sheriff, 1914-17; member of New
Jersey state senate from Camden County, 1918-20.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Tall
Cedars of Lebanon; Odd
Fellows; Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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James Alphonsus Hamill (1877-1941) —
also known as James A. Hamill —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., March
30, 1877.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Hudson County, 1902-05; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey, 1907-21 (10th District 1907-13,
12th District 1913-21); delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New Jersey, 1908,
1916;
corporation counsel of Jersey City, 1927-41.
Member, American Bar
Association; Elks.
Died, from pneumonia
and thrombosis,
in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., December
15, 1941 (age 64 years, 260
days).
Interment at Holy
Name Cemetery, Jersey City, N.J.
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Frank Joseph Hanson (b. 1893) —
also known as Frank J. Hanson —
of Totowa, Passaic
County, N.J.
Born in Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J., March
12, 1893.
Republican. Real
estate and insurance
business; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Passaic County, 1927-29.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Junior
Order; Elks; Exchange
Club.
Burial location unknown.
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George B. Harper (b. 1918) —
of Layton, Sussex
County, N.J.
Born in Hackensack, Bergen
County, N.J., December
5, 1918.
Republican. Engineer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1952
(alternate), 1956,
1964
(alternate), 1968,
1972
(alternate); member of New
Jersey state senate from Sussex County, 1954-64; resigned 1964;
chair
of Sussex County Republican Party, 1959.
Member, Elks; Freemasons.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Archibald Chapman Hart (1873-1935) —
also known as Archibald C. Hart —
of Hackensack, Bergen
County, N.J.; Teaneck, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born in Lennoxville (now part of Sherbrooke), Quebec,
February
27, 1873.
Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
candidate for New
Jersey state senate from Bergen County, 1907; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1908;
U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 6th District, 1912-13, 1913-17.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Foresters;
American Bar
Association.
Died in Teaneck, Bergen
County, N.J., July 24,
1935 (age 62 years, 147
days).
Interment at Hackensack
Cemetery, Hackensack, N.J.
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Reuben Locke Haskell (1878-1971) —
also known as Reuben L. Haskell —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., October
5, 1878.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1908,
1920;
U.S.
Representative from New York 10th District, 1915-19; defeated,
1912; county judge in New York, 1920-25; candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1921.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Royal
Arcanum; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Moose; Delta
Chi.
Died in Westwood, Bergen
County, N.J., October
2, 1971 (age 92 years, 362
days).
Interment at Mt.
Repose Cemetery, Haverstraw, N.Y.
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Charles A. Hoffman (b. 1863) —
of Danbury, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in High Bridge, Hunterdon
County, N.J., December
9, 1863.
Republican. Cigar
business; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Danbury, 1903-06; member of
Connecticut
state senate 24th District, 1907-08.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Amos Hoffman. |
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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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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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Solomon Porter Hood (1853-1943) —
of Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa., July 30,
1853.
Republican. U.S. Consul General in Monrovia, as of 1922-24; U.S. Minister to Liberia, 1922-26.
African
Methodist Episcopal. African
ancestry. Member, Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died in Atlantic Highlands, Monmouth
County, N.J., 1943
(age about
89 years).
Interment at Quinn
Chapel Cemetery, Atlantic Highlands, N.J.
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Richard Joseph Hughes (1909-1992) —
also known as Richard J. Hughes —
of Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J.; Princeton, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in Florence, Burlington
County, N.J., August
10, 1909.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 4th District, 1938; chair of
Mercer County Democratic Party, 1944-45; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New Jersey, 1948
(alternate), 1964,
1968
(chair, Credentials
Committee; speaker),
1972;
county judge in New Jersey, 1948-52; superior court judge in New
Jersey, 1952-61; Governor of
New Jersey, 1962-70; member of Democratic
National Committee from New Jersey, 1970-73; chief
justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1973-79.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Phi
Kappa Theta.
Died, of congestive
heart failure, in Boca Raton, Palm Beach
County, Fla., December
7, 1992 (age 83 years, 119
days).
Interment at St.
Mary's Cemetery, Trenton, N.J.
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Frederick C. Hyer (b. 1874) —
of Union
County, N.J.
Born in Rahway, Union
County, N.J., December
10, 1874.
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; candidate for New
Jersey state senate from Union County, 1908.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Elks; Royal
Arcanum; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Burial location unknown.
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Barry W. Jackson (b. 1930) —
of Fairbanks, Fairbanks
North Star Borough, Alaska.
Born in Long Branch, Monmouth
County, N.J., January
27, 1930.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Alaska
state house of representatives, 1965-66.
Episcopalian.
Member, Delta
Theta Phi; American Bar
Association; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; Kiwanis;
Elks; NAACP; American Civil
Liberties Union.
Still living as of 1967.
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Relatives: Son
of Rodney H. Jackson and Marion (Englebright) Jackson; married, June 4,
1955, to Susan Braddy Shields. |
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Christian J. Jorgensen (b. 1910) —
of Raritan Township, Middlesex
County, N.J.
Born in Perth Amboy, Middlesex
County, N.J., December
19, 1910.
Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Middlesex County, 1943; delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Middlesex
County, 1947.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Edward Aloysius Kenney (1884-1938) —
also known as Edward A. Kenney —
of Cliffside Park, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born in Clinton, Worcester
County, Mass., August
11, 1884.
Democrat. Lawyer;
recorder's court judge in New Jersey, 1919; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 9th District, 1933-38; died in
office 1938.
Member, Elks; Redmen;
Delta
Chi.
Died in Washington,
D.C., January
27, 1938 (age 53 years, 169
days).
Interment at St.
John's Cemetery, Clinton, Mass.
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Samuel S. Kenworthy (b. 1889) —
of Belleville, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., April
10, 1889.
Newspaper
sports
editor; real
estate and insurance
business; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Essex County, 1924; mayor
of Belleville, N.J., 1932.
Episcopalian.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Elks; Junior
Order; Patriotic
Order Sons of America.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel M. Kenworthy and Sarah Elizabeth (Sampson) Kenworthy;
married, December
24, 1915, to Mary Jane Graham. |
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John N. Klein (b. 1862) —
of Belleville, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Bellefonte, Centre
County, Pa., April
24, 1862.
Republican. Druggist;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Essex County, 1899-1900;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1912.
Christian
Reformed. Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Elks; Royal
Arcanum; Modern
Woodmen of America; Junior
Order.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of David G. Klein and Maria (Pott) Klein; married 1890 to
Elizabeth Gephart. |
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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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Leon Leonard (b. 1909) —
of Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J.
Born March
11, 1909.
Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Atlantic County, 1941-47; Speaker of
the New Jersey State House of Assembly, 1947; delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Atlantic
County, 1947.
Jewish.
Member, Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Griffith Walker Lewis Jr. (1862-1915) —
also known as Griffith W. Lewis —
of Burlington, Burlington
County, N.J.
Born in Burlington, Burlington
County, N.J., July 1,
1862.
Republican. President, G.W. Lewis & Son, shoe
manufacturers; vice-president, Mechanics National Bank;
president, Burlington Electric
Light & Power Co.; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from New Jersey, 1904;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Burlington County, 1907-09;
member of New
Jersey state senate from Burlington County, 1910-12; chair of
Burlington County Republican Party, 1910; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 2nd District, 1912.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died in Burlington, Burlington
County, N.J., August
28, 1915 (age 53 years, 58
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Burlington, N.J.
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Louis Lippman (1864-1934) —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.; South Orange, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., October
30, 1864.
Republican. Banker; insurance
executive; delegate to Republican National Convention from New
Jersey, 1920
(alternate), 1928,
1932
(alternate).
Jewish.
German
ancestry. Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in South Orange, Essex
County, N.J., March
23, 1934 (age 69 years, 144
days).
Interment at Bnai Jeshurun Cemetery, Hillside, N.J.
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Relatives: Son
of Leopold Lippman and Elizabeth (Beumel) Lippman; married to May
Rosenstein. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Charles E. Loizeaux (b. 1889) —
also known as Charlie Loizeaux —
of Plainfield, Union
County, N.J.
Born in Vinton, Benton
County, Iowa, January
22, 1889.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; mayor
of Plainfield, N.J., 1921; member of New
Jersey state senate from Union County, 1933-41; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1936.
Member, Rotary;
Elks; Freemasons;
Junior
Order; Redmen.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Francis Lynch (1884-1942) —
also known as Charles F. Lynch —
of Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J.
Born in Franklin, Sussex
County, N.J., January
9, 1884.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for New Jersey, 1916-19; U.S.
District Judge for New Jersey, 1919-25.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks.
Died June 17,
1942 (age 58 years, 159
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Paterson, N.J.
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Relatives: Son
of Patrick H. Lynch and Margaret (Crawley) Lynch. |
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Robert Sayre MacCormack (1872-1938) —
also known as Robert S. MacCormack —
of Westfield, Union
County, N.J.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., 1872.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
president of a fruit
auction company; president, New York Fresh
Fruit and Vegetable Exchange; director, Franklin National Bank of
New York; mayor
of Westfield, N.J., 1936-38; died in office 1938.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died, in Memorial Hospital,
Rahway, Union
County, N.J., September
7, 1938 (age about 66
years).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Westfield, N.J.
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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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G. Herbert Mallett (c.1906-1999) —
of Rutherford, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born about 1906.
Republican. Mayor
of Rutherford, N.J., 1960-64; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Bergen County, 1964-65.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died, of a stroke,
at Valley Hospital,
Ridgewood, Bergen
County, N.J., June 2,
1999 (age about 93
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Peter J. McDonough —
of Plainfield, Union
County, N.J.
Republican. Lumber
business; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1964-65, 1968-73 (Union County
1964-65, District 9-C 1968-73); member of New
Jersey state senate 22nd District, 1974-79; defeated, 1965;
resigned 1979.
Member, Elks; Kiwanis;
Jaycees.
Still living as of 1979.
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Relatives:
Married to Betty Driscoll. |
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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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Joseph George Minish (1916-2007) —
also known as Joseph G. Minish —
of West Orange, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Throop, Lackawanna
County, Pa., September
1, 1916.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; executive
secretary, Hudson Council, CIO, 1954-60, and Essex-West
Industrial Union Council, AFL-CIO, 1960-62; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 11th District, 1963-85.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks.
Died, in St. Barnabas Medical
Center, Livingston, Essex
County, N.J., November
24, 2007 (age 91 years, 84
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Alfred Egidio Modarelli (1898-1957) —
also known as Alfred E. Modarelli —
of Union City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Union City, Hudson
County, N.J., November
27, 1898.
Lawyer;
municipal judge in New Jersey, 1925-34; U.S.
Attorney for New Jersey, 1948-51; U.S.
District Judge for New Jersey, 1951-57; died in office 1957.
Member, American
Legion; Elks; American Bar
Association.
Suffered a stroke,
and died four hours later, in Christ Hospital,
Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., September
22, 1957 (age 58 years, 299
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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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Edward Thomas Moore (b. 1881) —
also known as Edward T. Moore —
of Passaic, Passaic
County, N.J.
Born in Passaic, Passaic
County, N.J., July 3,
1881.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Passaic County, 1909-10; law
professor; vice-chair of
New Jersey Republican Party, 1934-39.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sons of
the Revolution; Society
of Colonial Wars; Zeta
Psi; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Martin Moore and Sarah (Wickham) Moore; married 1931 to
Lillian Ring. |
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Charles Stewart Mott (1875-1973) —
also known as Charles S. Mott; C. S. Mott —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., June 2,
1875.
Served in the U.S. Navy during the Spanish-American War; mayor of
Flint, Mich., 1912-14, 1918-19; defeated, 1914; candidate in
Republican primary for Governor of
Michigan, 1920; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1924,
1940;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Episcopalian.
Member, United
Spanish War Veterans; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Elks; Moose; Kiwanis;
Rotary.
Vice-president of General
Motors. Philanthropist; founder of Charles Stewart Mott
Foundation.
Died in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., February
18, 1973 (age 97 years, 261
days).
Entombed at Glenwood
Cemetery, Flint, Mich.
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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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William Vincent Musto (1917-2006) —
also known as William V. Musto —
of Union City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in West Hoboken (now part of Union City), Hudson
County, N.J., March
27, 1917.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Hudson County, 1947-65; mayor
of Union City, N.J., 1962-70, 1974-82; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New Jersey, 1964,
1976;
member of New
Jersey state senate, 1966-82 (District 12 1966-73, 33rd District
1974-82); indicted
in 1981 on federal charges
that he took part in a scheme to collect $440,000 in kickbacks
from a construction company connected to organized
crime; convicted
in May 1982.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks.
Died February
27, 2006 (age 88 years, 337
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Raymond J. Newman (1878-1928) —
of Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J.
Born in Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J., August
18, 1878.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; accountant;
mayor
of Paterson, N.J., 1928; died in office 1928; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1928.
Member, Elks; Freemasons.
Died in Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J., June 13,
1928 (age 49 years, 300
days).
Interment at Cedar
Lawn Cemetery, Paterson, N.J.
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Charles A. Otto Jr. (b. 1888) —
of Elizabeth, Union
County, N.J.
Born in Elizabeth, Union
County, N.J., May 28,
1888.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Union County, 1927-33.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Junior
Order; Kiwanis;
Foresters
of America; Delta
Chi.
Burial location unknown.
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Harry J. Palmer (b. 1872) —
of Rosebank, Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y.; Port Richmond, Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y.
Born in Dover, Morris
County, N.J., February
28, 1872.
Democrat. Merchant;
member of New York
state senate 24th District, 1929-34.
Member, Elks; Kiwanis;
Royal
Arcanum.
Burial location unknown.
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William H. Parry (b. 1877) —
of Nutley, Essex
County, N.J.; Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Mt. Holly, Burlington
County, N.J., November
11, 1877.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state senate from Essex County, 1921-23.
Member, Royal
Arcanum; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
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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James Thomas Patterson (1908-1989) —
also known as James T. Patterson —
of Watertown, Litchfield
County, Conn.; Bethlehem, Litchfield
County, Conn.
Born in Naugatuck, New Haven
County, Conn., October
20, 1908.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 5th District, 1947-59; defeated,
1958, 1960, 1970.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Marine
Corps League; Delta
Theta Pi; Elks.
Died in Camden, Camden
County, N.J., February
7, 1989 (age 80 years, 110
days).
Interment at St. Francis Cemetery, Naugatuck, Conn.
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Randolph Perkins (1871-1936) —
of Westfield, Union
County, N.J.; Woodcliff Lake, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born in Dunellen, Middlesex
County, N.J., November
30, 1871.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Westfield, N.J., 1905-06; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Union County, 1905-07; chair of
Bergen County Republican Party, 1911-16; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey, 1921-36 (6th District 1921-33,
7th District 1933-36); died in office 1936.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died in 1936
(age about
64 years).
Interment at Fairview
Cemetery, Staten Island, N.Y.
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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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Henry W. Peterson (b. 1892) —
of Woodbury, Gloucester
County, N.J.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., December
31, 1892.
Engineer;
president, Philadelphia Transportation and Lighterage Company (dredging
and water
transportation); delegate
to New Jersey convention to ratify 21st amendment at-large;
elected 1933; delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Gloucester
County, 1947; mayor
of Woodbury, N.J., 1953-54.
Member, Rotary;
Elks; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Phelps Phelps (1897-1981) —
also known as Phelps von Rottenburg —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Newark, Essex
County, N.J.; Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.; Wildwood, Cape May
County, N.J.
Born in Bonn, Germany,
May
4, 1897.
Member of New York
state assembly, 1924-28, 1937-38 (New York County 10th District
1924-28, New York County 3rd District 1937-38); delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1932;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1936,
1948
(alternate); member of New York
state senate 13th District, 1939-42; served in the U.S. Army
during World War II; Governor of
American Samoa, 1951-52; U.S. Ambassador to Dominican Republic, 1952-53; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New Jersey, 1956,
1960,
1964
(alternate); delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention, 1966.
Episcopalian.
Member, Sons of
the Revolution; Psi
Upsilon; Urban
League; Elks; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Society
of Colonial Wars; Union
League; Delta
Theta Phi.
Died in Wildwood, Cape May
County, N.J., June 10,
1981 (age 84 years, 37
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Henry J. Pierson (b. 1872) —
of Lititz, Lancaster
County, Pa.
Born in Lambertville, Hunterdon
County, N.J., August
1, 1872.
Republican. Paper
manufacturer; banker;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 17th District, 1933-40.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Amos Henry Radcliffe (1870-1950) —
also known as Amos H. Radcliffe —
of Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J.
Born in Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J., January
16, 1870.
Republican. Blacksmith;
ironworker;
structural
iron manufacturer; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Passaic County, 1908-12; Passaic
County Sheriff, 1912-15; mayor
of Paterson, N.J., 1916-19; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 7th District, 1919-23.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Junior
Order.
Died in Baleville, Sussex
County, N.J., December
29, 1950 (age 80 years, 347
days).
Interment at Cedar
Lawn Cemetery, Paterson, N.J.
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John J. Rafferty (b. 1896) —
of New Brunswick, Middlesex
County, N.J.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., April
17, 1896.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Middlesex County, 1931-35; mayor
of Middlesex, N.J., 1933; chair of
Middlesex County Democratic Party, 1934; Judge, New Jersey Court
of Errors and Appeals, 1935-47; delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Middlesex
County, 1947; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New Jersey, 1948.
Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Burial location unknown.
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William E. Ramsay (b. 1866) —
of Perth Amboy, Middlesex
County, N.J.
Born in Prince
Edward Island, November
11, 1866.
Democrat. Physician;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Middlesex County, 1908,
1910-11; member of New
Jersey state senate from Middlesex County, 1913-15; candidate for
U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 3rd District, 1920.
Member, American Medical
Association; Freemasons;
Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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John Rathbone Ramsey (1862-1933) —
of Hackensack, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born in Wyckoff, Bergen
County, N.J., April
25, 1862.
Republican. Lawyer; brick
manufacturer; banker; Bergen
County Clerk, 1895-1910; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New Jersey, 1908;
candidate for New
Jersey state senate from Bergen County, 1910; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 6th District, 1917-21.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks; Junior
Order.
Died in Hackensack, Bergen
County, N.J., April
10, 1933 (age 70 years, 350
days).
Interment at Hackensack
Cemetery, Hackensack, 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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Maryetta Saccomano —
of Hasbrouck Heights, Bergen
County, N.J.
Democrat. Candidate for mayor
of Hasbrouck Heights, N.J., 2007.
Female.
Member, Kiwanis;
Elks.
Still living as of 2007.
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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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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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Anthony Joseph Siracusa (1894-1938) —
also known as Anthony J. Siracusa —
of Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J.
Born in Messina, Sicily, Italy,
January
23, 1894.
Republican. Lawyer; bank
director; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Atlantic County, 1924-34; Speaker of
the New Jersey State House of Assembly, 1927.
Member, Elks.
Died in Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J., January
13, 1938 (age 43 years, 355
days).
Interment at Greenwood Cemetery, Pleasantville, N.J.
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Relatives: Son
of Antonio Sindoni Siracusa and Lucy (Ruffu) Siracusa; married to
Anna B. Mattix. |
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memorial |
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George Armistead Smathers (1913-2007) —
also known as George A. Smathers; "Georgeous
George" —
of Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla.
Born in Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J., November
14, 1913.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Florida 4th District, 1947-51; U.S.
Senator from Florida, 1951-69; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Florida, 1952
(alternate; member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1956
(alternate), 1968;
candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1960,
1968;
lobbyist.
Methodist;
later United
Church of Christ. Member, Jaycees;
Elks; Kiwanis.
Suffered a stroke,
and subsequently died, in Indian Creek, Miami-Dade
County, Fla., January
20, 2007 (age 93 years, 67
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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William Herda Smith (b. 1892) —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., January
4, 1892.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
candidate for New
Jersey state house of assembly from Essex County, 1920, 1922;
candidate for New
Jersey state senate, 1923.
Catholic.
Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James E. Smith and Amelia (Fisher) Smith; married, June 12,
1923, to Eleanor Gladys Gardner. |
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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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Edward Philip Stout (b. 1876) —
also known as Edward P. Stout —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Kingwood Township, Hunterdon
County, N.J., November
17, 1876.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Hudson County, 1918; member
of New
Jersey state senate from Hudson County, 1931-40.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Clyde W. Struble (b. 1895) —
of Ocean City, Cape May
County, N.J.
Born in Swartswood, Sussex
County, N.J., March
25, 1895.
Banker;
mayor
of Ocean City, N.J., 1943-47; delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Cape May
County, 1947.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William P. Struble and Malvina Struble; married, January
29, 1927, to Lucile Townsend. |
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William Halstead Sutphin (1887-1972) —
also known as William H. Sutphin —
of Matawan, Monmouth
County, N.J.
Born in Browntown, Middlesex
County, N.J., August
30, 1887.
Democrat. Mayor
of Matawan, N.J., 1915-16, 1921-26; served in the U.S. Army
during World War I; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 3rd District, 1931-43; defeated,
1942; delegate
to New Jersey convention to ratify 21st amendment at-large;
elected 1933; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New
Jersey, 1948.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Elks; Junior
Order.
Died in Salisbury, Wicomico
County, Md., October
14, 1972 (age 85 years, 45
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Everard Kempshall Tucker (1873-1940) —
also known as Everard K. Tucker —
of Elizabeth, Union
County, N.J.
Born in New Jersey, July 1,
1873.
Served in the U.S. Navy during the Spanish-American War; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Union County, 1906.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Died, following a heart
attack, in Elizabeth, Union
County, N.J., November
1, 1940 (age 67 years, 123
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William B. Tucker and Mary S. Tucker; married to Anne
Young. |
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Harry Walter Vanderbach (b. 1901) —
also known as Harry W. Vanderbach —
of Guttenberg, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Guttenberg, Hudson
County, N.J., January
12, 1901.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Hudson County, 1929-31;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1936,
1940,
1944
(alternate), 1948
(alternate), 1952.
Protestant.
Member, Elks; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Edmund Waring Wakelee (b. 1869) —
also known as Edmund W. Wakelee —
of Demarest, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born in Kingston, Ulster
County, N.Y., November
21, 1869.
Republican. Lawyer; utility
executive; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Bergen County, 1899-1900;
member of New
Jersey state senate from Bergen County, 1901-10; member of New Jersey
Republican State Committee, 1910; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New Jersey, 1940.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Delta
Upsilon; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Elks; Royal
Arcanum; Knights
of Honor; Junior
Order.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Nicholas Wakelee and Eliza C. (Ingersoll) Wakelee. |
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George Marvin Wallhauser (1900-1993) —
also known as George M. Wallhauser —
of Maplewood, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., February
10, 1900.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 12th District, 1959-65; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1964.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Elks; Phi
Sigma Kappa.
Died in 1993
(age about
93 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph F. Wallworth (b. 1876) —
of Haddonfield, Camden
County, N.J.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., February
24, 1876.
Republican. Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Camden County, 1919-20;
member of New
Jersey state senate from Camden County, 1921-23; chair of
Camden County Republican Party, 1925-27.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Arthur Walsh (1896-1947) —
of South Orange, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., February
26, 1896.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War I; concert
violinist; vice-president, Thomas A. Edison, Inc.; candidate for
Presidential Elector for New Jersey; U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1943-44; appointed 1943.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Elks; Kappa
Alpha Psi.
Died December
13, 1947 (age 51 years, 290
days).
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, East Hanover, N.J.
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Stanley Washburn (1878-1950) —
of Lakewood, Ocean
County, N.J.
Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., February
7, 1878.
Republican. Newspaper
correspondent; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Minnesota, 1912;
president, Washburn Lignite Coal Co.,
Wilton, N.D., 1926-29; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 3rd District, 1932.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Delta
Psi; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Reserve
Officers Association.
Died in 1950
(age about
72 years).
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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Blanchard H. White (b. 1864) —
of Mt. Holly, Burlington
County, N.J.
Born in Springfield Township, Burlington
County, N.J., June 30,
1864.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Burlington County, 1910-12;
member of New
Jersey state senate from Burlington County, 1913-15, 1920-21.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Improved
Order of Red Men.
Burial location unknown.
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Harrison Arlington Williams Jr. (1919-2001) —
also known as Harrison A. Williams; Pete
Williams —
of Westfield, Union
County, N.J.; Bedminster, Somerset
County, N.J.
Born in Plainfield, Union
County, N.J., December
10, 1919.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
candidate for New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1951; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 6th District, 1953-57; U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1959-82; resigned 1982; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1964,
1968,
1980.
Member, Elks; Americans
for Democratic Action.
Implicated
in the Abscam sting, in which FBI agents impersonating Arab
businessmen offered bribes
to political figures; allegedly accepted an 18% interest in a
titanium mine; indicted
on October 30, 1980; convicted
on May 1, 1981, of nine counts of bribery,
conspiracy, receiving an unlawful
gratuity, conflict
of interest, and interstate travel in aid of racketeering; resigned
his seat March 11, 1982, when it appeared that the Senate would vote
to expel
him; sentenced
to three years in prison
and fined
$50,000; released in 1986.
Died, of cancer
and heart
ailments, in St. Clare's Hospital,
Denville, Morris
County, N.J., November
17, 2001 (age 81 years, 342
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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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Walter G. Winne (b. 1889) —
of Hackensack, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., February
18, 1889.
Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Bergen County, 1916-19; U.S.
Attorney for New Jersey, 1922-28; delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Bergen County,
1947.
Member, Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1916 to Althea
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Charles Anderson Wolverton (1880-1969) —
also known as Charles A. Wolverton —
of Camden, Camden
County, N.J.; Merchantville, Camden
County, N.J.
Born in Camden, Camden
County, N.J., October
24, 1880.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Camden County, 1915-18; Speaker of
the New Jersey State House of Assembly, 1918; Camden
County Prosecutor of the Pleas, 1918-23; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1920;
U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 1st District, 1927-59.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Rotary;
Union
League.
Died in Camden, Camden
County, N.J., May 16,
1969 (age 88 years, 204
days).
Interment at Harleigh
Cemetery, Camden, N.J.
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Kazmier Wysocki (b. 1919) —
of Hackensack, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born in Harrison, Hudson
County, N.J., August
4, 1919.
Mayor
of Hackensack, N.J., 1962-65, 1969-73, 1977.
Member, Tau Beta
Pi; Kiwanis;
Elks.
Still living as of 2014.
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