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Politicians in Farm Supply and Services in New Jersey
including fertilizer and farm implement dealers

Robert L. Adams Robert Loweree Adams (1895-1964) — also known as Robert L. Adams — of Somerville, Somerset County, N.J. Born in Plainfield, Union County, N.J., April 11, 1895. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army on the Mexican border; served in the U.S. Army during World War I; accountant; coal and feed dealer; mayor of Somerville, N.J., 1931; Somerset County Sheriff, 1933; Somerset County Freeholder, 1937-60; chair of Somerset County Republican Party, 1945; candidate for Governor of New Jersey, 1949. Christian Reformed. Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Legion; Disabled American Veterans; Exchange Club. Died, in the Veterans Administration Hospital, East Orange, Essex County, N.J., January 16, 1964 (age 68 years, 280 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Frederick Coe Adams and Julia (Vroom) Adams; married to Dorothy Conklin.
  Image source: The Daily Home News (New Brunswick, N.J.), January 4, 1949
  John Bater Drayton (1826-1875) — also known as John B. Drayton — of Jersey City, Hudson County, N.J. Born in New Jersey, 1826. Flour and feed business; rolling mill overseer; member of New Jersey state house of assembly from Hudson County, 1864. English ancestry. Died in 1875 (age about 49 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Henry Drayton and Mary (Rood) Drayton; married, December 2, 1852, to Adelaide Dennison Wiswall.
  Emanuel Joshua Evans (1907-1997) — also known as Emanuel J. Evans; E. J. Evans; "Mutt" — of Durham, Durham County, N.C. Born in Plainfield, Union County, N.J., May 2, 1907. Democrat. President, United Department Stores; chairman, Cape Fear Feed Products; director, Wachovia Bank; trustee, Watts Hospital; mayor of Durham, N.C., 1951-63. Jewish. Member, Tau Epsilon Phi. Died February 8, 1997 (age 89 years, 282 days). Interment at Durham Hebrew Cemetery, Durham, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of Isaac Evans and Sarah (Newmark) Evans; brother-in-law of Leon L. Schneider and Harold Lawrence Frankel; brother of Monroe E. Evans; married, June 19, 1928, to Sara Nachamson.
  Political family: Evans family of North Carolina.
  Epitaph: "The people's mayor."
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Rev. Dr. William Welles Holley and Katherine Summer (Wyse) Holley; married, April 22, 1914, to Alice Beatrice Herbert.
  John Rhoderic McPherson (1833-1897) — also known as John R. McPherson — of Jersey City, Hudson County, N.J. Born in York, Livingston County, N.Y., May 9, 1833. Democrat. Stockyard business; member of New Jersey state senate from Hudson County, 1872-74; Democratic Presidential Elector for New Jersey, 1876; U.S. Senator from New Jersey, 1877-95; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1892 (member, Resolutions Committee). Died, from heart trouble, in his room at Taylor's Hotel, Jersey City, Hudson County, N.J., October 8, 1897 (age 64 years, 152 days). Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  John Van Buren Wicoff (1878-1952) — also known as John V. B. Wicoff — of Cranbury, Middlesex County, N.J.; Plainsboro, Middlesex County, N.J. Born in Plainsboro, Middlesex County, N.J., June 9, 1878. Republican. Lawyer; president, Broad Street National Bank of Trenton; president, Trenton Bone Fertilizer Company; candidate for New Jersey state senate, 1936; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1944. Presbyterian. Dutch ancestry. Member, American Bar Association; Society of Colonial Wars; Sons of the Revolution; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Rotary. Died February 25, 1952 (age 73 years, 261 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John Wicoff and Catherine Lucretia (Britton) Wicoff; married, June 8, 1904, to Lavinia Ely Applegate; first cousin of C. Raymond Wicoff.
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