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Politician members in New Jersey

  Culver Barcalow (1823-1896) — of Somerville, Somerset County, N.J. Born in New Jersey, October 23, 1823. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue for the 3rd New Jersey District, 1879. Member, Grand Army of the Republic. Died June 1, 1896 (age 72 years, 222 days). Interment at New Somerville Cemetery, Somerville, N.J.
  Relatives: Married to Catherine M. Van Dervoort.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  James Austin Connolly (1843-1914) — also known as James A. Connolly — of Springfield, Sangamon County, Ill. Born in Newark, Essex County, N.J., March 8, 1843. Republican. Lawyer; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1873-76; U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Illinois, 1876-85, 1889-93; U.S. Representative from Illinois 17th District, 1895-99; defeated, 1886. Member, Grand Army of the Republic. Died, of cerebral hemorrhage, in Springfield, Sangamon County, Ill., December 15, 1914 (age 71 years, 282 days). Entombed in mausoleum at Oak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Ill.
  Relatives: Son of William Connolly and Margaret (Maguire) Connolly; married, February 9, 1862, to Mary Dunn.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  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.
  Relatives: Father-in-law of Charles Shimer Boyer.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Peter Donnelly and Elizabeth (Grant) Donnelly; married to Sue A. Davidson and Susie Isabel Gold.
  Edward Burd Grubb (1841-1917) — also known as E. Burd Grubb — of Burlington, Burlington County, N.J. Born in Burlington, Burlington County, N.J., November 13, 1841. Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; iron manufacturer; candidate for Governor of New Jersey, 1889; U.S. Minister to Spain, 1890-92. Member, Grand Army of the Republic. Died in 1917 (age about 75 years). Interment at St. Mary's Churchyard, Burlington, N.J.
  See also U.S. State Dept career summary
  Charles H. Houghton — of Metuchen, Middlesex County, N.J. Born in New York. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; lost a leg in a Civil War battle; U.S. Collector of Customs, 1875-82. Member, Grand Army of the Republic. Arrested in May 1882, and charged with embezzlement, fraud, and forgery; tried, convicted, and fined. Burial location unknown.
  James Scott Negley (1826-1901) — also known as James S. Negley — of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pa.; Plainfield, Union County, N.J. Born in East Liberty (now part of Pittsburgh), Allegheny County, Pa., December 22, 1826. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 22nd District, 1869-75, 1885-87; active in promotion and construction of railroads; president of several railroad companies. Swiss ancestry. Member, Grand Army of the Republic. Died in Plainfield, Union County, N.J., August 7, 1901 (age 74 years, 228 days). Interment at Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Henry Martin Nevius (1841-1911) — also known as Henry M. Nevius — of Monmouth County, N.J. Born in Freehold, Monmouth County, N.J., January 30, 1841. Major in the Union Army during the Civil War; lawyer; member of New Jersey state senate from Monmouth County, 1888-90. Member, Grand Army of the Republic. Wounded several times during the Civil War and lost his left arm. Died, of a stroke, January 30, 1911 (age 70 years, 0 days). Interment at Fair View Cemetery, Middletown, N.J.
  Alfred Oakley (1839-1892) — of Rutherford, Bergen County, N.J. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., October 16, 1839. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; banker; mayor of Rutherford, N.J., 1881-83. Episcopalian. Member, Grand Army of the Republic. Died October 19, 1892 (age 53 years, 3 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of George Oakley and Elizabeth (Travis) Oakley.
  William A. Prickitt (1839-1929) — of near Lakewood, Ocean County, N.J. Born in Monmouth County, N.J., March 20, 1839. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; banker; insurance business; stockbroker; U.S. Consul in Rheims, 1897-1905; U.S. Consul General in Auckland, 1905-14. Member, Loyal Legion; Grand Army of the Republic. Died in Atlantic Highlands, Monmouth County, N.J., January 6, 1929 (age 89 years, 292 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Farmingdale, N.J.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
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