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Catherine M. Abate (b. 1947) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J., December
8, 1947.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New York, 1984
(alternate), 1996
(alternate), 2000,
2004;
member of New York
state senate 27th District, 1995-98; candidate for nomination for
New
York state attorney general, 1998.
Female.
Catholic.
Italian
ancestry. Member, National
Organization for Women; Americans
for Democratic Action.
Still living as of 2004.
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Leon Abbett (1836-1894) —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., October
8, 1836.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Hudson County, 1865-66,
1869-70; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey,
1872,
1876
(delegation chair), 1884,
1888
(member, Resolutions
Committee; speaker),
1892;
member of New
Jersey state senate from Hudson County, 1875-77; Governor of
New Jersey, 1884-87, 1890-93; associate
justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1893-94; appointed
1893; died in office 1894.
Died, from diabetes
and other conditions, in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., December
4, 1894 (age 58 years, 57
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Harold Arnold Ackerman (1928-2009) —
of New Jersey.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., February
15, 1928.
Lawyer; district judge in New Jersey, 1965-70; county judge in
New Jersey, 1970-73; superior court judge in New Jersey, 1973-79; U.S.
District Judge for New Jersey, 1979-94; took senior status 1994.
Died in West Orange, Essex
County, N.J., December
2, 2009 (age 81 years, 290
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Henry Elijah Ackerson Jr. (1880-1970) —
also known as Henry E. Ackerson, Jr. —
of Keyport, Monmouth
County, N.J.
Born in Holmdel, Monmouth
County, N.J., October
15, 1880.
Democrat. Bank
clerk; lawyer; bank
director; member of New
Jersey state senate from Monmouth County, 1915-19; circuit judge
in New Jersey, 1924-47; associate
justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1948-52.
Member, American Bar
Association; Royal
Arcanum.
Died, in the Arnold Walter Nursing
Home, Holmdel, Monmouth
County, N.J., December
9, 1970 (age 90 years, 55
days).
Interment at Holmdel
Cemetery, Holmdel, N.J.
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Raymond L. Acosta (1925-2014) —
of Hackensack, Bergen
County, N.J.; San Juan, San Juan
Municipio, Puerto Rico.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., May 31,
1925.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; FBI
special agent; U.S.
Attorney for Puerto Rico, 1980-82; U.S.
District Judge for Puerto Rico, 1982-94; took senior status 1994.
Hispanic
ancestry.
Died in Chapin, Lexington
County, S.C., December
23, 2014 (age 89 years, 206
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Herbert Adler (1959-2011) —
also known as John H. Adler —
of Cherry Hill, Camden
County, N.J.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., August
23, 1959.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New
Jersey state senate 6th District, 1991-2008; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 2004,
2008;
U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 3rd District, 2009-; defeated,
1990.
Jewish.
Died while recovering from heart
surgery, in connection with a staph
infection, in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., April 4,
2011 (age 51 years, 224
days).
Interment at Locustwood Memorial Park, Cherry Hill, N.J.
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Arthur Melville Agnew (b. 1878) —
also known as Arthur M. Agnew —
of Grantwood, Cliffside Park, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
22, 1878.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Bergen County, 1913-15;
candidate for New
Jersey state senate from Bergen County, 1916.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Elks; Moose; Freemasons;
Kiwanis;
Union
League.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Agnew and Maria (McGovern) Agnew; married, October
20, 1910, to Elizabeth Johnston. |
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Daniel Agnew (1809-1902) —
of Beaver, Beaver
County, Pa.
Born in Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J., January
5, 1809.
Lawyer; delegate
to Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1837-38;
district judge in Pennsylvania, 1851-63; justice of
Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1863-79; chief
justice of Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1873-79.
Irish
and Welsh
ancestry.
Died in Beaver, Beaver
County, Pa., March 9,
1902 (age 93 years, 63
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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.
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Archibald Stevens Alexander (1906-1979) —
also known as Archibald S. Alexander —
of Bernardsville, Somerset
County, N.J.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., October
28, 1906.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New Jersey, 1940
(alternate), 1948,
1952,
1956;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; candidate for U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1948 (Democratic), 1952; assistant
secretary of the U.S. Army, 1949-50; undersecretary, 1950-52; member
of Democratic
National Committee from New Jersey, 1952; New Jersey
state treasurer, 1954-55; candidate for New
Jersey state house of assembly District 6-A, 1969; candidate for
Presidential Elector for New Jersey.
Episcopalian.
Died in Bernardsville, Somerset
County, N.J., September
4, 1979 (age 72 years, 311
days).
Interment at St.
Bernard's Cemetery, Bernardsville, N.J.
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Charles Beatty Alexander (1849-1927) —
also known as Charles B. Alexander —
of Tuxedo Park, Orange
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
6, 1849.
Democrat. Lawyer; director and counsel for Equitable Life insurance
company; director of the Middletown & Unionville Railroad,
the Hocking Valley Railroad,
and several banks;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1912,
1916
(alternate), 1920;
member, New York State Board of Regents, 1913-27.
Presbyterian.
Member, Society
of Colonial Wars; Sons of
the American Revolution; Sons of
the Revolution; Society
of the Cincinnati; American Bar
Association.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., February
7, 1927 (age 77 years, 63
days).
Interment at Princeton
Cemetery, Princeton, N.J.
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Samuel Anthony Alito Jr. (b. 1950) —
also known as Samuel A. Alito, Jr.;
"Scalito" —
of New Jersey.
Born in Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J., April 1,
1950.
Lawyer; law clerk to U.S. Judge Leonard
I. Garth, 1976-77; U.S.
Attorney for New Jersey, 1987-90; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, 1990-2006; Associate
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 2006-.
Catholic.
Italian
ancestry. Member, Federalist
Society.
Still living as of 2017.
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Henry Crosby Allen (1872-1942) —
also known as Henry C. Allen —
of Little Falls, Passaic
County, N.J.; Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J.
Born in Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J., May 13,
1872.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 6th District, 1905-07; postmaster
at Paterson,
N.J., 1926-35 (acting, 1926).
Died in Mystic, Stonington, New London
County, Conn., March 7,
1942 (age 69 years, 298
days).
Interment at Cedar
Lawn Cemetery, Paterson, N.J.
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Joseph Altman (1892-1969) —
of Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J.
Born in Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y., December
30, 1892.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War
I; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Atlantic County, 1925-35; mayor
of Atlantic City, N.J., 1944-67.
Member, Elks; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Died in April, 1969
(age 76
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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Manfield G. Amlicke (1900-1984) —
of Passaic, Passaic
County, N.J.
Born in Passaic, Passaic
County, N.J., November
17, 1900.
Lawyer; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Passaic County, 1940-44; Speaker of
the New Jersey State House of Assembly, 1943.
Polish
ancestry.
Died in 1984
(age about
83 years).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Paterson, N.J.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph C. Amlicke and Magdalena Amlicke; married to Anne A.
Blanda. |
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memorial |
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Daniel Amster (born c.1926) —
of Ho-Ho-Kus, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born about 1926.
Democrat. Lawyer; chair of
Bergen County Democratic Party, 1960-65; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New Jersey, 1964.
Still living as of 1965.
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Anthony Dominick Andora (b. 1930) —
also known as Anthony D. Andora —
of East Paterson (now Elmwood Park), Bergen
County, N.J.; Franklin Lakes, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born in Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J., November
20, 1930.
Democrat. Lawyer; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New Jersey, 1964;
chair
of Bergen County Democratic Party, 1965-69; candidate for New
Jersey state senate 40th District, 1977; member of New Jersey
Democratic State Committee, 1981.
Catholic.
Member, Kappa
Delta Pi; Kappa
Phi Kappa; Association
of Trial Lawyers of America; American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Kiwanis;
Jaycees.
Still living as of 1981.
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Relatives: Son
of Anthony A. Andora and Theresa (Matera) Andora; married 1962 to
Colleen Gill. |
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Henry Hersey Andrew (b. 1858) —
also known as Henry H. Andrew —
of Union, Monroe
County, W.Va.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Asbury Park, Monmouth
County, N.J.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., April, 1858.
Republican. Newspaper
publisher; lawyer; candidate for West
Virginia state senate 8th District, 1898.
Episcopalian.
Member, Society
of Colonial Wars; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Burial location unknown.
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Robert Ernest Andrews (b. 1957) —
also known as Robert E. Andrews; Rob
Andrews —
of Bellmawr, Camden
County, N.J.; Haddon Heights, Camden
County, N.J.
Born in Camden, Camden
County, N.J., August
4, 1957.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 1st District, 1990-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
candidate for Governor of
New Jersey, 1997; candidate for U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 2008.
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Still living as of 2014.
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Woodbury Holt Apgar (b. 1861) —
Born in Annandale, Hunterdon
County, N.J., May 18,
1861.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for New
Jersey state senate, 1892.
Presbyterian.
Burial location unknown.
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Arthur B. Archibold (born c.1871) —
of Arlington (now part of Kearney), Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in New Jersey, about 1871.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from New Jersey, 1920.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Robert F. Archibold and Annie Archibold. |
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Norman Armour (1887-1982) —
of Gladstone, Somerset
County, N.J.; Princeton, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in Brighton, England
of American parents, October
14, 1887.
Lawyer; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Minister to Haiti, 1932-33, 1933-35; Canada, 1935-38; U.S. Ambassador to Chile, 1938-39; Argentina, 1939-44; Spain, 1945; Venezuela, 1950-51; Guatemala, 1954-55.
Episcopalian.
Member, Council on
Foreign Relations.
One of five retired diplomats who co-signed a famous 1954 letter
protesting U.S. Sen. Joe
McCarthy's attacks on the Foreign Service.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., September
27, 1982 (age 94 years, 348
days).
Interment at Princeton
Cemetery, Princeton, N.J.
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David Armstrong (c.1879-1963) —
of Rahway, Union
County, N.J.
Born about 1879.
Lawyer; mayor of
Rahway, N.J., 1943-44.
Presbyterian.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died, from a heart
ailment, in Rahway Memorial Hospital,
Rahway, Union
County, N.J., October
9, 1963 (age about 84
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Albion Barber. |
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Anthony Thomas Augelli (1902-1985) —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Orsara, Foggia, Italy,
March
27, 1902.
Lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for New Jersey, 1961-72; took senior status 1972.
Italian
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association.
Died in Spring Lake Heights, Monmouth
County, N.J., October
22, 1985 (age 83 years, 209
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Boyd Avis (1875-1944) —
of Woodbury, Gloucester
County, N.J.
Born in Deerfield, Cumberland
County, N.J., July 11,
1875.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Gloucester County, 1902-05;
Speaker
of the New Jersey State House of Assembly, 1904-05; member of New
Jersey state senate from Gloucester County, 1906-08; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1912;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New Jersey; U.S.
District Judge for New Jersey, 1929-44; died in office 1944.
Presbyterian.
Member, Grange;
Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Moose; Foresters;
Redmen.
Died, in Price Memorial Hospital,
Camden, Camden
County, N.J., January
21, 1944 (age 68 years, 194
days).
Interment at Wenonah
Cemetery, Woodbury, N.J.
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Samuel Beach Axtell (1819-1891) —
of Mt. Clemens, Macomb
County, Mich.; Amador
County, Calif.; San
Francisco, Calif.; Santa Fe, Santa Fe
County, N.M.
Born near Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio, October
14, 1819.
Democrat. Lawyer; Amador
County District Attorney, 1854; U.S.
Representative from California 1st District, 1867-71; Governor
of Utah Territory, 1875; Governor
of New Mexico Territory, 1875-78; justice of
New Mexico territorial supreme court, 1882-85.
Presbyterian.
Died in Morristown, Morris
County, N.J., August
6, 1891 (age 71 years, 296
days).
Interment at First
Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Morristown, N.J.
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