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John Carlyle Barbour (b. 1895) —
also known as John C. Barbour —
of Clifton, Passaic
County, N.J.
Born in Haledon, Passaic
County, N.J., April
18, 1895.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Passaic County, 1929-32;
member of New
Jersey state senate from Passaic County, 1933-36.
Member, Kiwanis;
Freemasons;
Shriners;
Junior Order; Moose; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William J. Barbour and Anna Barbour. |
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Edgar H. Ellis (b. 1894) —
of Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J.
Born in Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J., June 14,
1894.
Republican. Insurance
business; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Passaic County, 1926-28.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
American
Legion; Junior Order.
Burial location unknown.
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Guy Leverne Fake (1879-1957) —
also known as Guy L. Fake —
of Rutherford, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born in Cobleskill, Schoharie
County, N.Y., November
15, 1879.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War; lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Bergen County, 1907-08;
district judge in New Jersey 2nd District, 1909-24; U.S.
District Judge for New Jersey, 1929-48.
Presbyterian.
Member, Phi
Gamma Delta; Freemasons;
Elks;
Junior Order; United
Spanish War Veterans; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Died in Rutherford, Bergen
County, N.J., September
23, 1957 (age 77 years, 312
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Milton Elwood Fake and Mary Louise (Cook) Fake; married to Grace
Elizabeth Mucklow; first cousin of Kenneth
Hearn Fake. |
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Harry T. Hagaman (1869-1952) —
of Lakewood, Ocean
County, N.J.
Born in Toms River, Ocean
County, N.J., June 2,
1869.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Ocean County, 1917-19; member
of New
Jersey state senate from Ocean County, 1920-22; postmaster at Lakewood,
N.J., 1922-35.
Methodist.
Member, Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Junior Order; Redmen;
Foresters;
Patriotic
Order Sons of America.
Died in 1952
(age about
83 years).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Toms River, N.J.
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Frank Joseph Hanson (b. 1893) —
also known as Frank J. Hanson —
of Totowa, Passaic
County, N.J.
Born in Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J., March
12, 1893.
Republican. Real
estate and insurance
business; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Passaic County, 1927-29.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Junior Order; Elks; Exchange
Club.
Burial location unknown.
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Harold Giles Hoffman (1896-1954) —
also known as Harold G. Hoffman —
of South Amboy, Middlesex
County, N.J.
Born in South Amboy, Middlesex
County, N.J., February
7, 1896.
Republican. Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; real estate
business; banker; newspaper
columnist and radio
commentator; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Middlesex County, 1923-24; mayor
of South Amboy, N.J., 1925-27; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 3rd District, 1927-31; New Jersey
Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, 1930-35; Governor of
New Jersey, 1935-38; defeated in primary, 1940, 1946; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1936
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business); colonel in the U.S. Army during
World War II.
Methodist.
Member, Junior Order; Patriotic
Order Sons of America; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Elks; Eagles;
Royal
Arcanum.
Suspended
in 1954 as head of the New Jersey unemployment compensation system
for an investigation
of financial irregularities. Subsequently, when he died, his written
confession
of embezzlement
schemes was disclosed.
Died, of a heart
attack, in his room at the Blake Hotel,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., June 4,
1954 (age 58 years, 117
days).
Interment at Christ
Church Cemetery, South Amboy, N.J.
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Samuel S. Kenworthy (b. 1889) —
of Belleville, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., April
10, 1889.
Newspaper
sports
editor; real
estate and insurance
business; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Essex County, 1924; mayor
of Belleville, N.J., 1932.
Episcopalian.
Member, Odd
Fellows; Elks;
Junior Order; Patriotic
Order Sons of America.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel M. Kenworthy and Sarah Elizabeth (Sampson) Kenworthy;
married, December
24, 1915, to Mary Jane Graham. |
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John N. Klein (b. 1862) —
of Belleville, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Bellefonte, Centre
County, Pa., April
24, 1862.
Republican. Druggist;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Essex County, 1899-1900;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1912.
Christian
Reformed. Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Elks; Royal
Arcanum; Modern
Woodmen of America; Junior Order.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of David G. Klein and Maria (Pott) Klein; married 1890 to
Elizabeth Gephart. |
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Samuel Allen Laning (b. 1852) —
also known as Samuel A. Laning —
of Bridgeton, Cumberland
County, N.J.
Born in Bridgeton, Cumberland
County, N.J., August
10, 1852.
Democrat. Postmaster at Bridgeton,
N.J., 1887-90, 1894-96; newspaper
editor.
Presbyterian.
Member, Junior Order; Royal
Arcanum.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles E. Loizeaux (b. 1889) —
also known as Charlie Loizeaux —
of Plainfield, Union
County, N.J.
Born in Vinton, Benton
County, Iowa, January
22, 1889.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; mayor
of Plainfield, N.J., 1921; member of New
Jersey state senate from Union County, 1933-41; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1936.
Member, Rotary;
Elks; Freemasons;
Junior Order; Redmen.
Burial location unknown.
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James A. McWilliams (b. 1858) —
of Clayton, Gloucester
County, N.J.
Born in Williamstown, Gloucester
County, N.J., May 10,
1858.
Republican. Farmer; banker;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Gloucester County, 1927-32.
Member, Freemasons;
Junior Order.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles A. Otto Jr. (b. 1888) —
of Elizabeth, Union
County, N.J.
Born in Elizabeth, Union
County, N.J., May 28,
1888.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Union County, 1927-33.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Odd
Fellows; Junior Order; Kiwanis;
Foresters
of America; Delta
Chi.
Burial location unknown.
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Leonard Pikaart (1866-1924) —
of Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J.
Born in Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J., July 19,
1866.
Republican. Carpenter;
architect;
lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Passaic County, 1910-12.
Dutch
ancestry. Member, Grange;
Junior Order.
While repairing a chicken coop, he was accidentally
shot
in the heart, and killed, by a rifle held by 12-year-old Edward
Kupetz, in Hopewell Junction, Dutchess
County, N.Y., October
26, 1924 (age 58 years, 99
days).
Interment at Cedar
Lawn Cemetery, Paterson, N.J.
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Charles Clarke Pilgrim (b. 1874) —
also known as Charles C. Pilgrim —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Bridgeton, Cumberland
County, N.J., September
6, 1874.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Essex County, 1915-16; Speaker of
the New Jersey State House of Assembly, 1916; member of New
Jersey state senate from Essex County, 1918-20.
Member, Junior Order; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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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.
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John Rathbone Ramsey (1862-1933) —
of Hackensack, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born in Wyckoff, Bergen
County, N.J., April
25, 1862.
Republican. Lawyer; brick
manufacturer; banker; Bergen
County Clerk, 1895-1910; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New Jersey, 1908;
candidate for New
Jersey state senate from Bergen County, 1910; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 6th District, 1917-21.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Elks;
Junior Order.
Died in Hackensack, Bergen
County, N.J., April
10, 1933 (age 70 years, 350
days).
Interment at Hackensack
Cemetery, Hackensack, N.J.
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Wilbour Eddy Saunders (1894-1979) —
also known as Wilbour E. Saunders —
of Hightstown, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in Warwick, Kent
County, R.I., September
20, 1894.
Pastor;
chaplain;
school
headmaster; delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Mercer County,
1947; interim president,
Keuka College, 1965-66.
Baptist.
Member, American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Delta
Tau Delta; Freemasons;
Junior Order; Royal
Arcanum; Patriotic
Order Sons of America.
Died in 1979
(age about
84 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Colver Leeds Saunders and Harriet (Robertson) Saunders; married,
September
22, 1919, to Mildred A. Paige. |
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William Halstead Sutphin (1887-1972) —
also known as William H. Sutphin —
of Matawan, Monmouth
County, N.J.
Born in Browntown, Middlesex
County, N.J., August
30, 1887.
Democrat. Mayor
of Matawan, N.J., 1915-16, 1921-26; served in the U.S. Army
during World War I; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 3rd District, 1931-43; defeated,
1942; delegate
to New Jersey convention to ratify 21st amendment at-large;
elected 1933; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New
Jersey, 1948.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Elks;
Junior Order.
Died in Salisbury, Wicomico
County, Md., October
14, 1972 (age 85 years, 45
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Herbert Worthington Taylor (1869-1931) —
also known as Herbert W. Taylor —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Belleville, Essex
County, N.J., February
19, 1869.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Essex County, 1904-05; chair of
Essex County Republican Party, 1913-17; Essex
County Attorney, 1918-21; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 8th District, 1921-23, 1925-27;
defeated, 1926.
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Modern
Woodmen; Junior Order; Royal
Arcanum.
Died October
15, 1931 (age 62 years, 238
days).
Interment at East
Ridgelawn Cemetery, Delawanna, N.J.
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James H. Terrill (c.1862-1943) —
of Rahway, Union
County, N.J.
Born in Rahway, Union
County, N.J., about 1862.
Democrat. Pharmacist;
mayor
of Rahway, N.J., 1904-05.
Member, Junior Order.
Died in Rahway, Union
County, N.J., July 28,
1943 (age about 81
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Edmund Waring Wakelee (b. 1869) —
also known as Edmund W. Wakelee —
of Demarest, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born in Kingston, Ulster
County, N.Y., November
21, 1869.
Republican. Lawyer; utility
executive; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Bergen County, 1899-1900;
member of New
Jersey state senate from Bergen County, 1901-10; member of New Jersey
Republican State Committee, 1910; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New Jersey, 1940.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Delta
Upsilon; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Elks; Royal
Arcanum; Knights
of Honor; Junior Order.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Nicholas Wakelee and Eliza C. (Ingersoll) Wakelee. |
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Robert Hamilton Woodruff (b. 1875) —
also known as Robert H. Woodruff —
of Hackettstown, Warren
County, N.J.
Born in Washington, Warren
County, N.J., February
14, 1875.
Democrat. Physician;
director, People's National Bank of
Hackettstown; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Warren County, 1927-28.
Member, Freemasons;
Junior Order.
Burial location unknown.
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Roy T. Yates (1895-1960) —
of Passaic
County, N.J.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J., August
8, 1895.
Republican. Banker;
member of New Jersey
Republican State Committee, 1925-27; member of New
Jersey state senate from Passaic County, 1928-31; resigned 1931.
Member, Freemasons;
Junior Order; Patriotic
Order Sons of America.
Shot
in the abdomen, on August 14, 1931, by Miss Ruth Cranmer, in her
apartment in Manhattan, New York; this incident led to the discovery
that Miss Cranmer, apparently his mistress,
had also received checks from the State of New Jersey; the New Jersey
State Senate Judiciary committee began an investigation
into whether Sen. Yates should be impeached;
but then he resigned.
Died, of a heart
ailment, in Doctors Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March 8,
1960 (age 64 years, 213
days).
Interment somewhere
in Easton, Conn.
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Relatives:
Married to Elsie Southrope. |
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