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Politicians in Horsedrawn Transportation Industries in New Jersey

William A. Hopson — of Paterson, Passaic County, N.J. Born in Paterson, Passaic County, N.J. Republican. Harness business; postmaster at Paterson, N.J., 1891-95. Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of Charles R. Hopson.   Jacob Hufty (d. 1814) — of Salem, Salem County, N.J. Born in New Jersey. Democrat. Blacksmith; Salem County Sheriff, 1801-04; U.S. Representative from New Jersey, 1809-14 (6th District 1809-11, at-large 1811-13, 3rd District 1813-14); died in office 1814. Died in Salem, Salem County, N.J., May 20, 1814. Interment at St. John's Episcopal Churchyard, Salem, N.J.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial   Samuel Laning (1765-c.1842) — of Camden, Camden County, N.J. Born in Moorestown, Burlington County, N.J., 1765. Builder; livery business; mayor of Camden, N.J., 1828-30; resigned 1830. Died about 1842 (age about 77 years). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of Samuel Laning and Esther (Gaskill) Laning; married, August 22, 1785, to Mercy Crispin; great-granduncle of Samuel Allen Laning; first cousin of John Lanning; second cousin thrice removed of Frederick B. Piatt; third cousin once removed of Absalom Price Lanning; third cousin twice removed of William Mershon Lanning; fourth cousin once removed of John Adams Dix.   Political family: Lockwood-Lanning family of New Jersey (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).   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.   Relatives: Son of James Radcliffe and Hannah (Stansfield) Radcliffe; married to Ruth Hartley.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial   Isaac R. Srope (c.1802-1862) — of Kingwood Township, Hunterdon County, N.J.; Frenchtown, Hunterdon County, N.J. Born about 1802. Democrat. Blacksmith; deputy sheriff; farmer; member of New Jersey state house of assembly from Hunterdon County, 1841-42, 1846-47; common pleas court judge in New Jersey, 1850. Died, of typhoid fever, Frenchtown, Hunterdon County, N.J., April 14, 1862 (age about 60 years). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Son of Christopher Srope; married, December 25, 1825, to Sarah Roelafson.   Harry C. Wheaton (1857-1921) — also known as "The Blacksmith Orator" — of Anglesea (now North Wildwood), Cape May County, N.J. Born in Petersburg, Cape May County, N.J., November 23, 1857. Democrat. Blacksmith; member of New Jersey state senate from Cape May County, 1913-15. Baptist. Member, Freemasons; Tall Cedars of Lebanon. Died in 1921 (age about 63 years). Interment at Cold Spring Presbyterian Cemetery, Cold Spring, N.J.   See also Find-A-Grave memorial

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