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Politicians in the Furniture Business in New Jersey

  William Black — of Rutherford, Bergen County, N.J. Furniture and hardware merchant; mayor of Rutherford, N.J., 1916-19. Burial location unknown.
  Horatio Ely Havens (1871-1960) — also known as H. Ely Havens — of Lakewood, Ocean County, N.J. Born in Laurelton, Brick, Ocean County, N.J., April 21, 1871. Republican. Furniture and china business; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1916. Died March 25, 1960 (age 88 years, 339 days). Interment at Havens Family Graveyard at First Baptist Church, Laurelton, Brick, N.J.
  Relatives: Son of Horatio Ely Havens ; nephew of John Greenleaf Webb Havens and Abraham Charles Bartolette Havens; first cousin of W. Burtis Havens.
  Political family: Havens family of Laurelton, New Jersey.
  Joseph Anthony LeFante (1928-1997) — also known as Joseph A. LeFante — of Bayonne, Hudson County, N.J.; Toms River, Ocean County, N.J. Born in Bayonne, Hudson County, N.J., September 8, 1928. Democrat. Furniture merchant; member of New Jersey state house of assembly, 1970-76 (District 12-A 1970-73, 31st District 1974-76); U.S. Representative from New Jersey 14th District, 1977-78; resigned 1978; candidate for U.S. Senator from New Jersey, 1982. In the 1984 election, he headed a group called "Democrats for Reagan-Bush.". Died in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., February 26, 1997 (age 68 years, 171 days). Interment at Rosedale and Rosehill Cemetery, Linden, N.J.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Thomas M. Woodruff (1804-1855) — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in Newark, Essex County, N.J., May 3, 1804. Democrat. Cabinetmaker; U.S. Representative from New York 5th District, 1845-47; furniture business. Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., March 28, 1855 (age 50 years, 329 days). Interment at First Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Newark, N.J.
  Relatives: Married 1825 to Lydia Tuttle Harrison.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
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