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Collins Bassett Allen (1866-1953) —
also known as Collins B. Allen —
of Salem, Salem
County, N.J.
Born in Mannington Township, Salem
County, N.J., August
9, 1866.
Republican. Farmer; Salem
County Sheriff, 1905-08; member of New
Jersey state senate from Salem County, 1915-23; defeated, 1913.
Member, Grange;
Knights of Pythias.
Died January
12, 1953 (age 86 years, 156
days).
Interment at East
View Cemetery, Salem, N.J.
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Clarence Edwards Case (1877-1961) —
also known as Clarence E. Case —
of Somerville, Somerset
County, N.J.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., September
24, 1877.
Republican. Lawyer; Somerset
County Judge, 1910-13; member of New
Jersey state senate from Somerset County, 1918-29; Governor of
New Jersey, 1920; associate
justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1929-46, 1948-52; chief
justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1946-48.
Christian
Reformed. Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Elks;
Knights of Pythias; Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Upsilon; Phi
Delta Phi; Rotary.
Died, from a heart
ailment, in Somerset Hospital,
Somerville, Somerset
County, N.J., September
3, 1961 (age 83 years, 344
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Royal Samuel Copeland (1868-1938) —
also known as Royal S. Copeland —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Suffern, Rockland
County, N.Y.
Born in Dexter, Washtenaw
County, Mich., November
7, 1868.
Homeopathic
physician; university
professor; mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1901-03; U.S.
Senator from New York, 1923-38; died in office 1938; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1924
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1936;
candidate in Democratic primary for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1937.
Methodist.
English
ancestry. Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Maccabees;
Knights of Pythias; Elks; American
Public Health Association.
Died in Washington,
D.C., June 17,
1938 (age 69 years, 222
days).
Interment at Mahwah
Cemetery, Mahwah, N.J.
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Andrew H. Demarest (1844-1896) —
of Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J.
Born in Small Lots (now part of Fair Lawn), Bergen
County, N.J., November
6, 1844.
Democrat. Grocer;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 5th District, 1894; postmaster at
Paterson,
N.J., 1895-96.
Member, Knights of Pythias.
Died in Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J., November
4, 1896 (age 51 years, 364
days).
Interment at Cedar
Lawn Cemetery, Paterson, N.J.
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Leonard Farbstein (1902-1993) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., October
12, 1902.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from New York County 4th District, 1933-56; U.S.
Representative from New York 19th District, 1957-71; defeated in
primary, 1970.
Jewish.
Member, B'nai
B'rith; American Bar
Association; Knights of Pythias; American
Jewish Congress; American
Judicature Society.
Died, of advanced heart
disease, at New York Downtown Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., November
9, 1993 (age 91 years, 28
days).
Interment at Cedar
Park Cemetery, Paramus, N.J.
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Oramel B. Fuller (1858-1935) —
of Ford River, Delta
County, Mich.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., January
22, 1858.
Republican. Lumber
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Delta District, 1893-98;
member of Michigan
state senate 30th District, 1901-04, 1907-08; injured in a fall
at the entrance to his home, about 1905, and paralyzed;
used a wheelchair
for the rest of his life; Michigan
state auditor general, 1909-32; defeated, 1932.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights of Pythias; Elks.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., November
4, 1935 (age 77 years, 286
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Muskegon, Mich.
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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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Reuben Locke Haskell (1878-1971) —
also known as Reuben L. Haskell —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., October
5, 1878.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1908,
1920;
U.S.
Representative from New York 10th District, 1915-19; defeated,
1912; county judge in New York, 1920-25; candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1921.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Royal
Arcanum; Odd
Fellows; Elks;
Knights of Pythias; Moose; Delta
Chi.
Died in Westwood, Bergen
County, N.J., October
2, 1971 (age 92 years, 362
days).
Interment at Mt.
Repose Cemetery, Haverstraw, N.Y.
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Charles A. Hoffman (b. 1863) —
of Danbury, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in High Bridge, Hunterdon
County, N.J., December
9, 1863.
Republican. Cigar
business; member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Danbury, 1903-06; member of
Connecticut
state senate 24th District, 1907-08.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Knights of Pythias; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Amos Hoffman. |
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William Francis James (1873-1945) —
also known as W. Frank James —
of Hancock, Houghton
County, Mich.
Born in Morristown, Morris
County, N.J., May 23,
1873.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
real
estate and insurance
business; Houghton
County Treasurer, 1901-04; mayor
of Hancock, Mich., 1908-10; member of Michigan
state senate 32nd District, 1911-14; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1915-35; defeated,
1934, 1936.
Methodist.
Cornish
ancestry. Member, United
Spanish War Veterans; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Odd
Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Maccabees;
Foresters;
Eagles.
Died in Arlington, Arlington
County, Va., November
17, 1945 (age 72 years, 178
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Abram Klenert (1869-1943) —
of Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J.
Born in Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J., February
16, 1869.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Passaic County, 1907;
defeated, 1909; common pleas court judge in New Jersey, 1913;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 7th District, 1928.
Jewish.
Member, Knights of Pythias.
Died, in his apartment at the Alexander Hamilton Hotel,
Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J., March 8,
1943 (age 74 years, 20
days).
Interment at Mt.
Neboh Cemetery, Paterson, N.J.
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Relatives: Son
of Victor Klenert and Rose Klenert; married to Bessie
Woods. |
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Griffith Walker Lewis Jr. (1862-1915) —
also known as Griffith W. Lewis —
of Burlington, Burlington
County, N.J.
Born in Burlington, Burlington
County, N.J., July 1,
1862.
Republican. President, G.W. Lewis & Son, shoe
manufacturers; vice-president, Mechanics National Bank;
president, Burlington Electric
Light & Power Co.; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from New Jersey, 1904;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Burlington County, 1907-09;
member of New
Jersey state senate from Burlington County, 1910-12; chair of
Burlington County Republican Party, 1910; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 2nd District, 1912.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Elks.
Died in Burlington, Burlington
County, N.J., August
28, 1915 (age 53 years, 58
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Burlington, N.J.
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LeRoy W. Loder (b. 1883) —
of Bridgeton, Cumberland
County, N.J.
Born in Bridgeton, Cumberland
County, N.J., December
5, 1883.
Democrat. Lawyer;
common pleas court judge in New Jersey, 1914-19; member of New
Jersey state senate from Cumberland County, 1932-34; member of New Jersey
Democratic State Committee, 1933.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Patriotic
Order Sons of America.
Burial location unknown.
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Walter Madden (b. 1873) —
of Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in Tuckahoe, Cape May
County, N.J., July 10,
1873.
Democrat. Physician;
mayor
of Trenton, N.J., 1908-11; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New Jersey, 1912.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Eagles.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Burch Madden and Eleanor (Steelman) Madden; married to
Minnie J. Mentzler. |
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Thomas M. Muir (b. 1879) —
of Plainfield, Union
County, N.J.
Born in Plainfield, Union
County, N.J., August
26, 1879.
Civil
engineer; newspaper
work; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Union County, 1923-49.
Member, Elks; Moose; Eagles;
Knights of Pythias; Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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William H. Parry (b. 1877) —
of Nutley, Essex
County, N.J.; Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Mt. Holly, Burlington
County, N.J., November
11, 1877.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state senate from Essex County, 1921-23.
Member, Royal
Arcanum; Knights of Pythias; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Harold Bertrand Wells (1876-1961) —
also known as Harold B. Wells —
of Bordentown, Burlington
County, N.J.
Born in Pemberton, Burlington
County, N.J., February
23, 1876.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state senate from Burlington County, 1916-19.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Knights of Pythias.
Died in Bordentown, Burlington
County, N.J., August
3, 1961 (age 85 years, 161
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Davis Coward Wells and Mary Adelaide (Reid) Wells; married, April
25, 1905, to Grace Ashton Heisler; married to Charlotte Russell
Bickerton. |
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Blanchard H. White (b. 1864) —
of Mt. Holly, Burlington
County, N.J.
Born in Springfield Township, Burlington
County, N.J., June 30,
1864.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Burlington County, 1910-12;
member of New
Jersey state senate from Burlington County, 1913-15, 1920-21.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Knights of Pythias; Elks; Improved
Order of Red Men.
Burial location unknown.
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