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German ancestry Politicians in New Jersey

Talbot J. Albert Talbot Jones Albert (1847-1919) — also known as Talbot J. Albert — of Baltimore, Md. Born in Baltimore, Md., February 16, 1847. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Consul in Brunswick, 1897-1916; Hanover, 1916. German and English ancestry. Died in Atlantic City, Atlantic County, N.J., March 18, 1919 (age 72 years, 30 days). Interment at Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
  Relatives: Son of William Julian Albert and Emily Jane (Jones) Albert; married to Olivia Patricia MacGill; second cousin thrice removed of John Eager Howard; third cousin once removed of Montgomery Blair and Francis Preston Blair Jr.; third cousin twice removed of George Howard and Benjamin Chew Howard; fourth cousin of James Lawrence Blair, Francis Preston Blair Lee, Gist Blair and Ethel Gist Cantrill; fourth cousin once removed of Edward Brooke Lee.
  Political family: Lee-Randolph family (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: U.S. passport application (1916)
  Maryanne Trump Barry (b. 1937) — also known as Maryanne Trump — of New Jersey. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., April 5, 1937. Lawyer; U.S. District Judge for New Jersey, 1983-99; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, 1999-2011; took senior status 2011; senior judge, 2011-. Female. German and Scottish ancestry. Still living as of 2016.
  Relatives: Sister of Donald John Trump.
  Political family: Trump family of New York City, New York.
  See also federal judicial profile — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  Charles A. Binder (1857-1891) — also known as John Roth — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., November 2, 1857. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly from New York County 10th District, 1884, 1886; accused in 1891 of embezzling $20,000 from the estate of Barbara Hausman; fled and became a fugitive, traveling under the alias "John Roth". German ancestry. Wounded by self-inflicted gunshot, in his room at the Sheridan House Hotel, and died there early the next morning, in Elizabeth, Union County, N.J., May 17, 1891 (age 33 years, 196 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Margaret Binder.
  See also Wikipedia article
  John August Britting (1898-1968) — also known as John A. Britting — of East Farmingdale, Suffolk County, Long Island, N.Y. Born in New Jersey, April 3, 1898. Republican. Deputy treasurer of Suffolk County, 1942-54; member of New York state assembly from Suffolk County 3rd District, 1955-56; called to testify in 1956 during an investigation of his handling of tax-foreclosed properties as deputy county treasurer (known as the "land grab" scandal), he took the Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination to refuse to answer questions; indicted on bribery and conspiracy charges for channeling properties to favored speculators and receiving part of the profits; tried in 1958 and convicted; sentenced to five to ten years in prison and fined $27,000; released pending appeal; also convicted in a related case in 1959; in 1960, his prison sentence was reduced to one to two years. German ancestry. Died in October, 1968 (age 70 years, 0 days). Interment at Sacred Heart Cemetery, Southampton, Long Island, N.Y.
  Relatives: Married to Edna Burns.
  Cross-reference: Cadman H. Frederick
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Armin Ernest Brunn (1860-1909) — also known as Armin E. Brunn — of South Woodstock, Woodstock, Windham County, Conn. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., December 18, 1860. Republican. Physician; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Woodstock; elected 1906. German and Irish ancestry. Shot by his brother, Constantine F. Brunn, mortally wounded, and died the next day, in South Woodstock, Woodstock, Windham County, Conn., September 30, 1909 (age 48 years, 286 days). His sister, Freda Brunn, was also shot, and died immediately; Constantine shot and killed himself at the scene. Interment at Fair Lawn Memorial Cemetery, Fair Lawn, N.J.
  Relatives: Son of Julius William Brunn and Charlotte Elizabeth (Going) Brunn; brother of Constantine Fernow Brunn.
  John Faucheraud Grimké (1752-1819) — also known as John Grimké — of Charleston, Charleston County, S.C. Born in Charleston, Charleston County, S.C., December 16, 1752. Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; lawyer; planter; member of South Carolina state house of representatives from St. Philip & St. Michael, 1781-83, 1784-90; common pleas court judge in South Carolina, 1783; intendant of Charleston, South Carolina, 1786-88; resigned 1788. French Huguenot and German ancestry. Died in Long Branch, Monmouth County, N.J., August 9, 1819 (age 66 years, 236 days). Interment somewhere in Long Branch, N.J.
  Relatives: Son of John Paul Grimké and Mary (Faucheraud) Grimké; married 1784 to Mary 'Polly' Smith; grandfather of Archibald Henry Grimké; first cousin of Elizabeth Grimke (who married John Rutledge); first cousin once removed of John Rutledge Jr..
  Political family: Middleton-Huger-Rutledge-Drayton family of Charleston, South Carolina (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Frank Snowden Katzenbach Jr. (1868-1929) — also known as Frank S. Katzenbach, Jr. — of Trenton, Mercer County, N.J. Born in Trenton, Mercer County, N.J., November 5, 1868. Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of Trenton, N.J., 1902-06; candidate for Governor of New Jersey, 1907; associate justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1920-29; died in office 1929. Presbyterian. German ancestry. Died, from sepsis resulting from a leg infection, in Mercer Hospital, Trenton, Mercer County, N.J., March 13, 1929 (age 60 years, 128 days). Interment at Ewing Church Cemetery, Ewing, N.J.
  Relatives: Son of Frank Snowden Katzenbach and Augusta Susan (Mushbach) Katzenbach; brother of Edward Lawrence Katzenbach; married, November 10, 1904, to Natalie (McNeal) Grunn; father of Frank Snowden Katzenbach III; uncle of Nicholas de Belleville Katzenbach; third great-grandnephew of John Imlay; first cousin four times removed of James Henderson Imlay.
  Political family: Katzenbach family of New Jersey.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Ardolph Loges Kline (1858-1930) — also known as Ardolph L. Kline — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Born near Newton, Sussex County, N.J., February 21, 1858. Republican. Colonel in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; mayor of New York City, N.Y., 1913; U.S. Representative from New York 5th District, 1921-23; defeated, 1922. Episcopalian. German and Scotch-Irish ancestry. Member, United Spanish War Veterans; Sons of Veterans; Royal Arcanum. Died in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., October 13, 1930 (age 72 years, 234 days). Interment at Holy Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Anthony Kline and Margaret (Busby) Kline; married, November 25, 1886, to Frances A. Phalon.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  William F. Kruse (1894-1952) — also known as Bill Kruse — of Illinois. Born in Hoboken, Hudson County, N.J., 1894. Bookkeeper; indicted in Chicago, 1918, along with former U.S. Rep. Victor L. Berger, and three others, for making speeches that encouraged disloyalty and obstructed military recruitment; tried and convicted; sentenced to twenty years in prison; the conviction was later overturned; Socialist candidate for U.S. Representative from Illinois 6th District, 1918, 1920; delegate to Socialist National Convention from Illinois, 1920; Socialist candidate for secretary of state of Illinois, 1921; Workers candidate for Governor of Illinois, 1928. German and Danish ancestry. Died in 1952 (age about 58 years). Burial location unknown.
  See also Wikipedia article
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Leopold Lippman and Elizabeth (Beumel) Lippman; married to May Rosenstein.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
Thomas Nast Thomas Nast (1840-1902) — of New York, New York County, N.Y.; Morristown, Morris County, N.J. Born in Landau, Germany, September 27, 1840. Republican. Naturalized U.S. citizen; news correspondent and cartoonist for Harper's Weekly and other magazines and newspapers; noted for his creation of such icons as the Republican elephant and Democratic donkey; instrumental in the downfall of New York City political boss William M. Tweed; U.S. Consul General in Guayaquil, 1902, died in office 1902. German ancestry. Member, Union League. Died, of yellow fever, in Guayaquil, Ecuador, December 7, 1902 (age 62 years, 71 days). Original interment somewhere in Guayaquil, Ecuador; reinterment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph Thomas Nast and Appolonia (Abriss) Nast; married, September 26, 1861, to Sarah Edwards.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: American Monthly Review of Reviews, June 1902
  Pat Nixon (1912-1993) — also known as Thelma Catherine Ryan; "Starlight" — of California. Born in Ely, White Pine County, Nev., March 16, 1912. Republican. School teacher; Second Lady of the United States, 1953-61; First Lady of the United States, 1969-74; speaker, Republican National Convention, 1972. Female. Protestant. Irish and German ancestry. Died, from lung cancer, in Park Ridge, Bergen County, N.J., June 22, 1993 (age 81 years, 98 days). Interment at Richard Nixon Library and Birthplace, Yorba Linda, Calif.
  Relatives: Daughter of William M. Ryan, Sr. and Katherine (Halberstadt) Ryan; married, June 21, 1940, to Richard Milhous Nixon.
  Political families: Eisenhower-Nixon family; Carroll family of Maryland (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The Patricia Nixon Elementary School (opened 1973; now Nixon Academy), in Cerritos, California, is named for her.  — Pat Nixon Park (established 1969), in Cerritos, California, is named for her.
  Epitaph: "Even when people can't speak your language, they can tell if you have love in your heart."
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Pauline H. Peterson — of Salem County, N.J. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. School teacher and principal; delegate to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Salem County, 1947. Female. English and German ancestry. Member, Order of the Eastern Star; Soroptimists; American Association of University Women; Delta Kappa Gamma. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Harold A. Peterson.
  Hermann Schoenfeld (1861-1926) — of Washington, D.C. Born in Oppeln, Prussia (now Opole, Poland), January 21, 1861. Naturalized U.S. citizen; university professor; U.S. Consul in Riga, 1893-94; Consul-General for Turkey in Washington, D.C., 1899-1910. German ancestry. Died in Wildwood Crest, Cape May County, N.J., July 4, 1926 (age 65 years, 164 days). Interment at Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Married to Johanna Richter.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Anthony Atwood Skirm — also known as Anthony A. Skirm — of Trenton, Mercer County, N.J. Mayor of Trenton, N.J., 1889-91. Presbyterian. German ancestry. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Edward Skirm; married to Rachel Myers.
William Sulzer William Sulzer (1863-1941) — also known as "Plain Bill" — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Elizabeth, Union County, N.J., March 18, 1863. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly, 1890-94, 1914 (New York County 14th District 1890-92, New York County 10th District 1893-94, New York County 6th District 1914); Speaker of the New York State Assembly, 1893; U.S. Representative from New York, 1895-1912 (11th District 1895-1903, 10th District 1903-12); delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1896, 1900, 1912 (speaker); Governor of New York, 1913; removed 1913; defeated, 1914, 1914. Presbyterian. German and Scotch-Irish ancestry. Member, Freemasons. Impeached and removed from office as governor, 1913. Died in New York City (unknown county), N.Y., November 6, 1941 (age 78 years, 233 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Hillside, N.J.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Sulzer and Lydia Sulzer; brother of Charles August Sulzer; married, January 7, 1908, to Clara Rodelheim.
  Cross-reference: Alexander S. Bacon
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography
  Image source: Men of Mark in America (1906)
  Jacob H. Ullmann (born c.1861) — also known as Jacob H. Ullman — of Carlstadt, Bergen County, N.J. Born in New York, about 1861. Republican. Florist; member of New Jersey state house of assembly from Bergen County, 1896-97; postmaster at Carlstadt, N.J., 1897-1901. German ancestry. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Jacob Ullmann.
  Abram Wildrick (1803-1871) — of Warren County, N.J. Born in Marksboro, Warren County, N.J., March 3, 1803. Member of New Jersey state house of assembly from Warren County, 1842-45; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of New Jersey state senate from Warren County, 1867-69. German ancestry. Died in Marksboro, Warren County, N.J., October 28, 1871 (age 68 years, 239 days). Interment at Marksboro Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Blairstown, N.J.
  Relatives: Son of George Wildrick and Catherine (Erwine) Wildrick; married to Charity Larrison; uncle of John Albright Wildrick; twin brother of Isaac Wildrick.
  Political family: Wildrick family of Blairstown, New Jersey.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Isaac Wildrick (1803-1892) — of Blairstown, Warren County, N.J. Born in Marksboro, Warren County, N.J., March 3, 1803. Democrat. Farmer; justice of the peace; Warren County Sheriff, 1839-41; U.S. Representative from New Jersey 3rd District, 1849-53; member of New Jersey state house of assembly from Warren County, 1883-85. German ancestry. Died in Blairstown, Warren County, N.J., March 22, 1892 (age 89 years, 19 days). Interment at Marksboro Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Blairstown, N.J.
  Relatives: Son of George Wildrick and Catherine (Erwine) Wildrick; married, April 10, 1832, to Nancy Fisher Cummins; father of John Albright Wildrick; twin brother of Abram Wildrick.
  Political family: Wildrick family of Blairstown, New Jersey.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  John Albright Wildrick (1838-1918) — also known as John A. Wildrick — of Blairstown, Warren County, N.J. Born in Blairstown, Warren County, N.J., November 17, 1838. Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; Warren County Clerk; member of New Jersey state house of assembly from Warren County, 1903-05; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1916. German ancestry. Died in Newark, Essex County, N.J., March 19, 1918 (age 79 years, 122 days). Interment at Marksboro Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Blairstown, N.J.
  Relatives: Son of Isaac Wildrick and Nancy Fisher (Cummins) Wildrick; nephew of Abram Wildrick.
  Political family: Wildrick family of Blairstown, New Jersey.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Peter Wintermute (1806-1876) — of Chemung County, N.Y. Born in Sussex County, N.J., August 20, 1806. Republican. Merchant; member of New York state assembly from Chemung County, 1859. German ancestry. Died in Horseheads, Chemung County, N.Y., May 4, 1876 (age 69 years, 258 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Peter Wintermute (1773-1837) and Sarah (Kiser) Wintermute; married 1841 to Emeline Lain.
  H. Otto Wittpen — of Jersey City, Hudson County, N.J. Democrat. Mayor of Jersey City, N.J., 1908-13; candidate for Governor of New Jersey, 1916. German ancestry. Interment at Hoboken Cemetery, North Bergen, N.J.
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