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Arthur MacArthur (1815-1896) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Glasgow, Scotland,
January
26, 1815.
Democrat. Lawyer; Lieutenant
Governor of Wisconsin, 1856-58; Governor of
Wisconsin, 1856; circuit judge in Wisconsin 2nd Circuit,
1856-69; Associate
Justice, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia,
1870-87; retired 1887.
Died in Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J., August
26, 1896 (age 81 years, 213
days).
Interment at Rock
Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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William Browning Mackay Jr. (1876-1935) —
also known as William B. Mackay, Jr. —
of Hackensack, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born in Greenock, Scotland,
August
21, 1876.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New
Jersey state senate from Bergen County, 1917-28; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1920;
circuit judge in New Jersey, 1929-35.
Leading advocate of a vehicular tunnel under the Hudson River;
sponsored New Jersey legislation for construction of the George
Washington Bridge.
Died, of heart
disease, in Hackensack, Bergen
County, N.J., February
27, 1935 (age 58 years, 190
days).
Interment at Hackensack
Cemetery, Hackensack, N.J.
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John Van Antwerp MacMurray (1881-1960) —
also known as John Van A. MacMurray —
of Princeton, Mercer
County, N.J.; Lutherville, Baltimore
County, Md.; Norfolk, Litchfield
County, Conn.
Born in Schenectady, Schenectady
County, N.Y., October
6, 1881.
Lawyer; U.S. Consul General in Bangkok, 1907-08; U.S. Minister to China, 1925-29; Estonia, 1933-36; Latvia, 1933-36; Lithuania, 1933-36; U.S. Ambassador to Turkey, 1936-41.
Died in Norfolk, Litchfield
County, Conn., September
25, 1960 (age 78 years, 355
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas Michael Madden (1907-1976) —
also known as Thomas M. Madden —
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., March
28, 1907.
Lawyer; assistant U.S. Attorney; U.S.
District Judge for New Jersey, 1945-68; took senior status 1968.
Died in Collingswood, Camden
County, N.J., March
29, 1976 (age 69 years, 1
days).
Interment at New St. Mary's Cemetery, Bellmawr, N.J.
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William Jay Magie (1832-1917) —
also known as William J. Magie —
of Elizabeth, Union
County, N.J.
Born in Elizabeth, Union
County, N.J., December
9, 1832.
Republican. Lawyer; Union
County Prosecutor of the Pleas, 1866-71; member of New
Jersey state senate from Union County, 1876-78; associate
justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1880-97; chief
justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1897-1900; chancellor
of New Jersey court of chancery, 1900-08.
Died in Elizabeth, Union
County, N.J., January
15, 1917 (age 84 years, 37
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Hillside, N.J.
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Relatives:
Married to Sarah Frances Baldwin. |
| | | Epitaph: "The path of the just is as
the shining light." |
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memorial |
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Rowland B. Mahany (1904-2000) —
of Titusville, Crawford
County, Pa.; Fort Myers, Lee
County, Fla.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., November
2, 1904.
Republican. Lawyer; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1943-46; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 50th District, 1947-58, 1963-68; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Pennsylvania, 1958.
Episcopalian.
Member, Rotary;
Elks; Eagles;
Moose.
Died in Fort Myers, Lee
County, Fla., July 2,
2000 (age 95 years, 243
days).
Interment at Greendale
Cemetery, Meadville, Pa.
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Joseph James Maraziti (1912-1991) —
also known as Joseph J. Maraziti —
of Boonton, Morris
County, N.J.
Born in Boonton, Morris
County, N.J., June 15,
1912.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Morris County, 1958-67;
member of New
Jersey state senate District 10, 1968-72; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1968;
U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 13th District, 1973-75.
Died in Boonton, Morris
County, N.J., May 20,
1991 (age 78 years, 339
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph A. Maressa (b. 1923) —
of Atco, Camden
County, N.J.; Waterford, Camden
County, N.J.; Blackwood, Camden
County, N.J.
Born in Chesilhurst, Camden
County, N.J., October
17, 1923.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state senate, 1972-81 (District 3-B 1972-73, 4th District
1974-81); delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey,
1976.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; American
Legion; Kiwanis.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Gene R. Mariano (b. 1905) —
of Camden, Camden
County, N.J.; Haddonfield, Camden
County, N.J.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., April
29, 1905.
Democrat. Lawyer; municipal judge in New Jersey, 1937-42;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1940
(alternate), 1944.
Catholic.
Burial location unknown.
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Ralph J. Marra Jr. (born c.1953) —
of Cranford, Union
County, N.J.
Born about 1953.
Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for New Jersey, 2008-09.
Italian
ancestry.
Still living as of 2012.
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Alexander Martin (1740-1807) —
of Guilford
County, N.C.
Born in Hunterdon
County, N.J., 1740.
Lawyer; Governor of
North Carolina, 1782-85, 1789-92; Delegate
to Continental Congress from North Carolina, 1786; member,
U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; U.S.
Senator from North Carolina, 1793-99.
Slaveowner.
Died in Rockingham
County, N.C., November
2, 1807 (age about 67
years).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Stokes County, N.C.
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Joseph Hillyer Thayer Martin (1850-1926) —
also known as Joseph H. T. Martin —
of Woodbridge, Middlesex
County, N.J.
Born in January, 1850.
Republican. Lawyer; delegate to Republican National Convention
from New Jersey, 1888.
Died in Woodbridge, Middlesex
County, N.J., February
12, 1926 (age 76 years, 0
days).
Interment at First Presbyterian Churchyard, Woodbridge, N.J.
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Joseph Hillyer Thayer Martin (b. 1875) —
also known as J. H. Thayer Martin —
of Woodbridge, Middlesex
County, N.J.
Born in Rahway, Union
County, N.J., March
22, 1875.
Lawyer; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Middlesex County, 1904-05.
Burial location unknown.
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Lewis J. Martin (1844-1913) —
of Newton, Sussex
County, N.J.
Born near Deckertown (now Sussex), Sussex
County, N.J., February
22, 1844.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Sussex County, 1879-81;
county judge in New Jersey, 1881-96; member of New
Jersey state senate from Sussex County, 1898-1903; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 6th District, 1913; died in office
1913.
Dropped dead, from heart
disease, in Union
Station, Washington,
D.C., May 5,
1913 (age 69 years, 72
days).
Interment at Newton
Cemetery, Newton, N.J.
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Luther Martin (1748-1826) —
of Somerset
County, Md.
Born in New Brunswick, Middlesex
County, N.J., February
20, 1748.
Lawyer; Maryland
state attorney general, 1778-1805, 1818-22; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Maryland, 1784; member,
U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787; defense attorney for Samuel
Chase in his 1805 impeachment trial, and for Aaron
Burr in his 1807 treason trial.
Episcopalian.
Slaveowner.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., July 10,
1826 (age 78 years, 140
days).
Interment at Trinity
Churchyard, Manhattan, N.Y.
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William J. Martini (b. 1947) —
also known as Bill Martini —
of New Jersey.
Born in Passaic, Passaic
County, N.J., January
10, 1947.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 8th District, 1995-97; defeated,
1996; U.S.
District Judge for New Jersey, 2002-15; took senior status 2015.
Still living as of 2015.
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Edward Louis Masry (1932-2005) —
also known as Edward L. Masry —
of Thousand Oaks, Ventura
County, Calif.
Born in Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J., July 29,
1932.
Lawyer; his successful lawsuit against Pacific Gas & Electric,
over contamination of drinking water in the town of Hinckley,
California, was the subject of the movie Erin Brockovich
(2000); mayor
of Thousand Oaks, Calif., 2001-02.
Syrian
ancestry.
Died, from complications of diabetes,
in Los Robles Regional Medical
Center, Thousand Oaks, Ventura
County, Calif., December
5, 2005 (age 73 years, 129
days).
Interment at Pierce Brothers Valley Oaks Memorial Park, Westlake Village,
Calif.
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William Massa (born c.1921) —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born about 1921.
Lawyer; candidate for mayor
of Jersey City, N.J., 1985.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Gail Dennise Thomas Mathieu —
also known as Dennise Mathieu —
of New Jersey.
Born in New Jersey.
Lawyer; Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador to Niger, 2002-.
Female.
African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2003.
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Isaiah Matlack (1895-1963) —
of Interlaken, Monmouth
County, N.J.
Born in Elizabeth, Union
County, N.J., July 5,
1895.
Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for New Jersey, 1948.
Died in Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., February
8, 1963 (age 67 years, 218
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William Carroll Matlack and Bernardine (Martin) Matlack; married,
September
10, 1919, to Ethel Marie Mullan. |
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Alexander J. Matturri (1913-1992) —
also known as Alex Matturri; "Mr.
Clean" —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., November
24, 1913.
Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World
War II; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New Jersey, 1952; member of New
Jersey state senate District 11, 1968-71; candidate for mayor of
Newark, N.J., 1970; superior court judge in New Jersey, 1977-83.
Catholic.
Italian
ancestry.
Died in Boynton Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla., January
14, 1992 (age 78 years, 51
days).
Interment somewhere
in Montclair, N.J.
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George Clifford Maxwell (1771-1816) —
also known as George C. Maxwell —
of New Jersey.
Born in Sussex
County, N.J., May 31,
1771.
Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for New Jersey, 1801-03; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey at-large, 1811-13.
Died in Flemington, Hunterdon
County, N.J., March
16, 1816 (age 44 years, 290
days).
Interment at Pleasant
Ridge Cemetery, Raritan Township, Hunterdon County, N.J.
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John Patterson Bryan Maxwell (1804-1845) —
of Belvidere, Warren
County, N.J.
Born in Flemington, Hunterdon
County, N.J., September
3, 1804.
Lawyer; newspaper
editor; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey at-large, 1837-39, 1841-43.
Died in Belvidere, Warren
County, N.J., November
14, 1845 (age 41 years, 72
days).
Interment at Belvidere
Cemetery, Belvidere, N.J.
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William McAdoo (1853-1930) —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Ireland,
October
25, 1853.
Democrat. Lawyer; law partner with William
Gibbs McAdoo (no relation); member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Hudson County, 1882; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 7th District, 1883-91.
Died in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., June 7,
1930 (age 76 years, 225
days).
Interment at Woodlawn
Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.
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Albert R. McAllister (b. 1879) —
of Bridgeton, Cumberland
County, N.J.
Born in Cumberland
County, N.J., November
4, 1879.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Cumberland County, 1910,
1912; member of New
Jersey state senate from Cumberland County, 1928-31.
Burial location unknown.
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James William McCarthy (1872-1939) —
also known as James W. McCarthy —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., September
8, 1872.
Republican. Lawyer; assistant prosecuting attorney; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1912;
Hudson
County Judge, 1918-23; member of New Jersey
Republican State Committee, 1928; U.S.
Attorney for New Jersey, 1928; U.S.
District Judge for New Jersey, 1928-29; resigned 1929; chair of
Hudson County Republican Party, 1929-33.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., June 28,
1939 (age 66 years, 293
days).
Interment at Bayview
- New York Bay Cemetery, Jersey City, N.J.
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Thomas F. McCran (b. 1875) —
of Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., December
2, 1875.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Passaic County, 1910-12;
member of New
Jersey state senate from Passaic County, 1916-18.
Interment at St.
Nicholas Cemetery, Lodi, N.J.
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Allan Langdon McDermott (1854-1908) —
also known as Allan L. McDermott —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in South Boston, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., March
30, 1854.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Hudson County, 1880-81;
district judge in New Jersey, 1883-86; New Jersey
Democratic state chair, 1885-95; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New Jersey, 1896;
member of New
Jersey state senate from Hudson County, 1899-1900; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey, 1900-07 (7th District 1900-03,
10th District 1903-07).
Died in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., October
26, 1908 (age 54 years, 210
days).
Interment at Hoboken
Cemetery, North Bergen, N.J.
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Francis X. McDermott (b. 1924) —
also known as Frank X. McDermott —
of Westfield, Union
County, N.J.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., October
15, 1924.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1964-67, 1976-77 (Union County
1964-67, 20th District 1976-77); member of New
Jersey state senate District 9, 1968-73; defeated, 1973, 1977;
candidate for Governor of
New Jersey, 1969.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Presumably named
for: Francis
Xavier |
| | | Relatives: Married to Patricia
Keogh. |
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Thomas McEwan Jr. (1854-1926) —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J., February
26, 1854.
Republican. Civil
engineer; lawyer; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New Jersey, 1892,
1896
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization; speaker);
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Hudson County, 1894; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 7th District, 1895-99; banker.
Died in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., September
11, 1926 (age 72 years, 197
days).
Interment at Flower
Hill Cemetery, North Bergen, N.J.
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Alexander Taggart McGill (1845-1900) —
also known as Alexander T. McGill —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Allegheny (now part of Pittsburgh), Allegheny
County, Pa., October
20, 1845.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Hudson County, 1874-75; Hudson
County Prosecutor of the Pleas, 1877-82; Hudson
County Law Judge, 1882-87; chancellor
of New Jersey court of chancery, 1887-1900; died in office 1900;
candidate for Governor of
New Jersey, 1895.
Died in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., April
21, 1900 (age 54 years, 183
days).
Interment at Princeton
Cemetery, Princeton, N.J.
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Relatives: Son
of Rev. Alexander T. McGill. |
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Peter James McGinnis (b. 1875) —
also known as Peter J. McGinnis —
of Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J.
Born in Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J., September
2, 1875.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New
Jersey state senate from Passaic County, 1913-15.
Burial location unknown.
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Cornelius Augustine McGlennon (1878-1931) —
also known as Cornelius A. McGlennon —
of East Newark, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in East Newark, Hudson
County, N.J., December
10, 1878.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New
Jersey state senate from Hudson County, 1917-18; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 8th District, 1919-21; defeated,
1920; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1920;
state court judge in New Jersey, 1924.
Died in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., June 13,
1931 (age 52 years, 185
days).
Interment at Holy
Sepulchre Cemetery, East Orange, N.J.
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Edward A. McGrath —
of Elizabeth, Union
County, N.J.
Lawyer; district judge in New Jersey 1st District, 1924;
common pleas court judge in New Jersey, 1932; law
professor; delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Union County,
1947.
Member, American
Legion.
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph V. McKee (1889-1956) —
also known as James W. Dawson; "Holy
Joe" —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., August
8, 1889.
School
teacher; lawyer; author;
member of New York
state assembly from Bronx County 7th District, 1918-23; municipal
judge in New York, 1924-26; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New York, 1932,
1936,
1940,
1944;
mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1932; defeated, 1932, 1933 (Recovery);
elected (Wet) delegate
to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment 1933, but did not
serve; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 23rd District, 1938.
Catholic.
Scottish
ancestry.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., January
28, 1956 (age 66 years, 173
days).
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, N.Y.
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Donald Holman McLean (1884-1975) —
also known as Donald H. McLean —
of Elizabeth, Union
County, N.J.
Born in Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J., March
18, 1884.
Republican. Lawyer; chair of
Union County Republican Party, 1919-21; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 6th District, 1933-45; Judge, New
Jersey Court of Errors and Appeals, 1945-48; superior court judge in
New Jersey, 1948-54.
Episcopalian.
Died, in Fanny Allen Hospital,
Winooski, Chittenden
County, Vt., August
19, 1975 (age 91 years, 154
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Vail
Memorial Cemetery, Parsippany, N.J.
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John McLean (1785-1861) —
of Ridgeville, Warren
County, Ohio; Clifton (now part of Cincinnati), Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in Morris
County, N.J., March
11, 1785.
Republican. Lawyer; newspaper
editor and publisher; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 1st District, 1813-16; justice of
Ohio state supreme court, 1816-22; Commissioner of the General
Land Office, 1822-23; U.S.
Postmaster General, 1823-29; Associate
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1829-61; died in office 1861;
candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1856,
1860.
Methodist.
Slaveowner.
Died in Clifton (now part of Cincinnati), Hamilton
County, Ohio, April 4,
1861 (age 76 years, 24
days).
Interment at Spring
Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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James Clifford McNally (1863-1920) —
of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah; Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Staffordshire, England,
May
12, 1863.
Naturalized U.S. citizen; lawyer; U.S. Consul General in Bogotá, 1898-99; Guatemala City, 1899-1902; U.S. Consul in Liège, 1902-07; Nanking, 1907-10; Tsingtao, 1910-14; U.S. Vice Consul in Hamburg, as of 1917; Curaçao, as of 1919.
Died, in the Hotel
Ostend, Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J., August
5, 1920 (age 57 years, 85
days).
Interment at St. Mary Catholic Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas McNally and Mary (Moran) McNally; married 1891 to Agnes
Keane. |
| | | Epitaph: "My Dearie." |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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Edward P. Meany (1854-1938) —
of Morristown, Morris
County, N.J.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., May 13,
1854.
Democrat. Lawyer; vice-president, New Mexico Central and
Southern Railway;
one of the organizers of the American Bell
Telephone Company, and counsel to American Telephone and
Telegraph Company; director, Colonial Life
Insurance Company of America; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New Jersey, 1896,
1900;
chair
of Morris County Democratic Party, 1914.
Irish
and English
ancestry.
Died in Santa Barbara, Santa
Barbara County, Calif., November
24, 1938 (age 84 years, 195
days).
Interment at Mt.
Pleasant Cemetery, Newark, N.J.
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Relatives: Son
of Edward Augustine Meany and Maria Lavina (Shannon) Meany; married
to Rosalie Behr; married 1923 to Andrie
Chesnal. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Library of
Congress |
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Harold Raymond Medina (1888-1990) —
also known as Harold R. Medina —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., February
16, 1888.
Lawyer; law
professor; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 1947-51; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, 1951-58; took
senior status 1958.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Died in Westwood, Bergen
County, N.J., March
14, 1990 (age 102 years,
26 days).
Interment at Westhampton
Cemetery, Westhampton Beach, Long Island, N.Y.
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Henry Meigs (1782-1861) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn., October
28, 1782.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during the War of
1812; member of New York
state assembly from New York County, 1817-18; U.S.
Representative from New York 2nd District, 1819-21.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 20,
1861 (age 78 years, 204
days).
Original interment at St. Luke's Cemetery, Manhattan, N.Y.; reinterment at St.
Peter's Churchyard, Perth Amboy, N.J.
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Relatives: Son
of Josiah
Meigs and Clara (Benjamin) Meigs; married, February
19, 1806, to Julia Austin; father of Henry
Meigs Jr.; nephew of Return
Jonathan Meigs, Sr.; uncle of John
Forsyth Jr.; first cousin of Return
Jonathan Meigs Jr.; first cousin once removed of Return
Jonathan Meigs III; second cousin of Martin
Chittenden; second cousin once removed of Timothy
Pitkin and Chittenden
Lyon; second cousin twice removed of Benjamin
Lewis Fairchild; third cousin of William
Whiting Boardman; third cousin once removed of John
Willard; third cousin twice removed of Roger
Calvin Leete and Mabel
Thorp Boardman; fourth cousin of Elijah
Hunt Mills, William
Woodbridge, Bela
Edgerton, Isaac
Backus, Heman
Ticknor, Martin
Olds, Eliphalet
Adams Bulkeley, John
Leslie Russell, Henry
Titus Backus and Joshua
Perkins; fourth cousin once removed of Thomas
Chittenden, Elisha
Hotchkiss Jr., Elisha
Hunt Allen, Anson
Levi Holcomb, Gouverneur
Morris, Ensign
Hosmer Kellogg, Alfred
Peck Edgerton, William
Dean Kellogg, Charles
Jenkins Hayden, Joseph
Ketchum Edgerton, Morgan
Gardner Bulkeley, Leslie
Wead Russell, William
Henry Bulkeley, Charles
Hazen Russell, John
Clarence Keeler, Henry
Stark Culver and Hiram
Bingham. |
| | | Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin
family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
| | | See also congressional
biography — Govtrack.us
page — Wikipedia article |
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Robert Menendez (b. 1954) —
also known as Bob Menendez —
of Union City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
1, 1954.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Union City, N.J., 1986-92; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1987-91; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New Jersey, 1988,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
member of New
Jersey state senate, 1991-92; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 13th District, 1993-; U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 2006-.
Catholic.
Cuban
ancestry.
Still living as of 2016.
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Ayres Phillips Merrill (1825-1883) —
of Natchez, Adams
County, Miss.; New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Natchez, Adams
County, Miss., December
24, 1825.
Lawyer; evacuated from Natchez during the Civil War, along
with other Northern sympathizers, with the help of Gen. Ulysses
S. Grant; U.S. Minister to Belgium, 1876-77.
Died in New Jersey, September
16, 1883 (age 57 years, 266
days).
Interment at Natchez
City Cemetery, Natchez, Miss.
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Louis J. Messano (d. 1974) —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New Jersey, 1952
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1956,
1960;
chair
of Hudson County Democratic Party, 1959.
Catholic.
Italian
ancestry.
Died in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., 1974.
Interment at Holy
Name Cemetery, Jersey City, N.J.
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Robert Baumle Meyner (1908-1990) —
also known as Robert B. Meyner —
of Phillipsburg, Warren
County, N.J.
Born in Easton, Northampton
County, Pa., July 3,
1908.
Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Navy during World War II;
member of New
Jersey state senate from Warren County, 1948-51; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1948
(alternate), 1952
(alternate), 1956,
1964,
1968,
1976;
Governor
of New Jersey, 1954-62; defeated, 1969; candidate for
Presidential Elector for New Jersey.
Member, American Bar
Association; Alpha
Chi Rho; Elks; Eagles;
Odd
Fellows; Moose; Rotary;
Grange.
Died May 27,
1990 (age 81 years, 328
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Phillipsburg
Cemetery, Phillipsburg, N.J.
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John Gerald Milton (1881-1977) —
also known as John Milton —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., January
21, 1881.
Democrat. Lawyer; Hudson
County Prosecutor, 1923-28; U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1938; appointed 1938; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1940;
delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Hudson County,
1947.
Died in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., April
14, 1977 (age 96 years, 83
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, North Arlington, N.J.
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Clifford J. Minor —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Lawyer; municipal judge in New Jersey, 2000; candidate for mayor of
Newark, N.J., 2010.
African
ancestry.
Still living as of 2010.
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Alfred Egidio Modarelli (1898-1957) —
also known as Alfred E. Modarelli —
of Union City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Union City, Hudson
County, N.J., November
27, 1898.
Lawyer; municipal judge in New Jersey, 1925-34; U.S.
Attorney for New Jersey, 1948-51; U.S.
District Judge for New Jersey, 1951-57; died in office 1957.
Member, American
Legion; Elks; American Bar
Association.
Suffered a stroke,
and died four hours later, in Christ Hospital,
Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., September
22, 1957 (age 58 years, 299
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Alfred Kean Moe (b. 1874) —
also known as Alfred K. Moe —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.; Elizabeth, Union
County, N.J.
Born in Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y., October
5, 1874.
Lawyer; U.S. Consul in Tegucigalpa, 1902-04; Dublin, 1904-09; Bordeaux, 1909-14; commissioner of public works, Elizabeth,
N.J., from 1926.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Alfred Myron Moe and Sarah (Mahony) Moe; married 1906 to
Charlotte Campbell. |
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Abbot Low Moffat (1901-1996) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Hightstown, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 12,
1901.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 15th District, 1929-43; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1938.
Died, of cancer,
at a retirement
home in Hightstown, Mercer
County, N.J., April
17, 1996 (age 94 years, 341
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Douglas Maxwell Moffat (1881-1956) —
Born in New Jersey, November
16, 1881.
Lawyer; U.S. Ambassador to Australia, 1956, died in office 1956.
Died in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia,
August
30, 1956 (age 74 years, 288
days).
Interment at Memorial
Cemetery of St. John's Church, Laurel Hollow, Long Island, N.Y.
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James Smith Monroe (b. 1854) —
also known as James S. Monroe —
of Ironwood, Gogebic
County, Mich.
Born in Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J., December
29, 1854.
Republican. Superintendent
of schools; lawyer; member of Michigan
state house of representatives, 1901-10 (Gogebic District
1901-02, Gogebic County 1903-10); defeated, 1912.
Christian
Reformed. Member, Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Peter Smith Monroe and Harriet (FitzGerald) Monroe; married, July 13,
1882, to Emma C. Mitchell. |
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Arthur Harry Moore (1879-1952) —
also known as A. Harry Moore —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., July 3,
1879.
Democrat. Lawyer; Governor of
New Jersey, 1926-29, 1932-35, 1938-41; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New Jersey, 1928,
1932,
1936,
1940,
1944,
1952;
U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1935-38.
Christian
Reformed. Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Grange;
Delta
Theta Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks; Moose; Eagles;
Royal
Arcanum; Foresters.
Died from a heart
attack while driving
his car along State Highway 29 in Branchburg, Somerset
County, N.J., November
18, 1952 (age 73 years, 138
days).
Interment at Bayview
- New York Bay Cemetery, Jersey City, N.J.
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Edward Thomas Moore (b. 1881) —
also known as Edward T. Moore —
of Passaic, Passaic
County, N.J.
Born in Passaic, Passaic
County, N.J., July 3,
1881.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Passaic County, 1909-10; law
professor; vice-chair of
New Jersey Republican Party, 1934-39.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sons of
the Revolution; Society
of Colonial Wars; Zeta
Psi; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Martin Moore and Sarah (Wickham) Moore; married 1931 to
Lillian Ring. |
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J. Francis Moroney —
of Phillipsburg, Warren
County, N.J.
Lawyer; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Warren County, 1935; delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Warren County,
1947.
Burial location unknown.
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John L. Morrissey (b. 1908) —
of Camden, Camden
County, N.J.
Born in Camden, Camden
County, N.J., December
30, 1908.
Lawyer; member of New
Jersey state senate from Camden County, 1945-47; delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Camden County,
1947.
Burial location unknown.
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Dwight Whitney Morrow (1873-1931) —
also known as Dwight W. Morrow —
of Englewood, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born in Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va., January
11, 1873.
Republican. Lawyer; banker;
U.S. Ambassador to Mexico, 1927-30; U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1930-31; died in office 1931.
Suffered a cerebral
hemorrhage, and died soon after, in Englewood, Bergen
County, N.J., October
5, 1931 (age 58 years, 267
days).
Interment at Brookside
Cemetery, Englewood, N.J.
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Charles E. Murphy (c.1895-1959) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J., about 1895.
Democrat. Newspaper
reporter; served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New
York, 1944;
New York City Corporation Counsel, 1947; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1948-59; died in office
1959; Justice of the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court
2nd Department, 1954-59; died in office 1959.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Knights
of Columbus.
Died, from a heart
attack, in Brooklyn Hospital,
Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., November
22, 1959 (age about 64
years).
Interment at St. Johns Cemetery, Pawling, N.Y.
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Relatives:
Married to Elizabeth Sawyer. |
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Francis D. Murphy (b. 1900) —
of West New York, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in West New York, Hudson
County, N.J., November
11, 1900.
Lawyer; delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Hudson County,
1947.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus.
Burial location unknown.
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Michael Murphy (b. 1949) —
of Chatham Township, Morris
County, N.J.
Born in 1949.
Democrat. Lawyer; Morris
County Prosecutor, 1990-95.
Still living as of 2014.
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William Michael Murphy Jr. (b. 1949) —
also known as W. Michael Murphy —
of Chatham, Morris
County, N.J.
Born in 1949.
Democrat. Lawyer; Morris
County Prosecutor, 1990; candidate for Governor of
New Jersey, 1997; candidate for Presidential Elector for New
Jersey.
Still living as of 2000.
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Frank J. Murray (b. 1884) —
of Orange, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 17,
1884.
Republican. Lawyer; banker;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Essex County, 1912; mayor of
Orange, N.J., 1913-14, 1922-34; resigned 1934; New Jersey
state comptroller, 1934-41; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New Jersey, 1944;
delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Essex County,
1947.
Burial location unknown.
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James Francis Murray Jr. (1919-1965) —
also known as James F. Murray, Jr. —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., May 11,
1919.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; member of
New
Jersey state senate from Hudson County, 1954-57.
Catholic.
Died, following a heart
attack, in St. Francis Hospital,
Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., March
12, 1965 (age 45 years, 305
days).
Interment at Holy
Name Cemetery, Jersey City, N.J.
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Relatives: Son
of Jane (Wallace) Murray; married to Bianca Maria
Vite. |
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