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Peter Anthony Quinn (1904-1974) —
also known as Peter A. Quinn —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 10,
1904.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Bronx County 6th District, 1936-44; U.S.
Representative from New York 26th District, 1945-47; defeated,
1946; municipal judge in New York, 1949-55; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1961-74.
Catholic.
Member, American
Arbitration Association; Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; Knights
of Columbus.
Died in Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y., December
23, 1974 (age 70 years, 227
days).
Interment at St.
Joseph's Cemetery, Hackensack, N.J.
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Benjamin J. Rabin (1896-1969) —
of Bronx, Bronx
County, N.Y.
Born in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., June 3,
1896.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer;
U.S.
Representative from New York 24th District, 1945-47; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1948-66.
Jewish.
Died in Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla., February
22, 1969 (age 72 years, 264
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Rochelle Park, N.J.
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Stuart Rabner (b. 1960) —
of Caldwell, Essex
County, N.J.
Born June 30,
1960.
Lawyer; law clerk for U.S. District Judge Dickinson
R. Debevoise, 1985-86; New
Jersey state attorney general, 2006-07; chief
justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 2007-.
Jewish.
Still living as of 2016.
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John J. Rafferty (b. 1896) —
of New Brunswick, Middlesex
County, N.J.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., April
17, 1896.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Middlesex County, 1931-35; mayor
of Middlesex, N.J., 1933; chair of
Middlesex County Democratic Party, 1934; Judge, New Jersey Court
of Errors and Appeals, 1935-47; delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Middlesex
County, 1947; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New Jersey, 1948.
Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus.
Burial location unknown.
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Reena Raggi (b. 1951) —
of New York.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., 1951.
Lawyer; law clerk to U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Thomas
E. Fairchild, 1976-77; U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, 1986; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of New York, 1987-2002;
Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, 2002-.
Female.
Still living as of 2006.
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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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Oliver Randolph —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Essex County, 1923; delegate
to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1932,
1936
(alternate); delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Essex County,
1947.
Methodist.
Member, Sigma
Pi Phi.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Bertha Baumann. |
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Charles A. Rathbun (1867-1927) —
of Madison, Morris
County, N.J.
Born in Madison, Morris
County, N.J., January
7, 1867.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New
Jersey state senate from Morris County, 1914-16.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Royal
Arcanum.
Died in 1927
(age about
60 years).
Interment at Atlantic
View Cemetery, Manasquan, N.J.
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Leo Frederick Rayfiel (1888-1978) —
also known as Leo F. Rayfiel —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, 1888.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 2nd District, 1939-44; U.S.
Representative from New York 14th District, 1945-47.
Jewish.
Died in Wayne, Passaic
County, N.J., November
18, 1978 (age about 90
years).
Interment at Wellwood
Cemetery, East Farmingdale, Long Island, N.Y.
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Edward R. Rayher (1883-1958) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Hartsdale, Westchester
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., August
20, 1883.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 9th District, 1921-22.
Died, in St. Joseph's Hospital,
Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J., May 12,
1958 (age 74 years, 265
days).
Interment at Cypress
Hills National Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Thomas Lynch Raymond Jr. (1875-1928) —
also known as Thomas L. Raymond —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in East Orange, Essex
County, N.J., April
26, 1875.
Republican. Lawyer; district judge in New Jersey 1st District,
1904; mayor of
Newark, N.J., 1915-17, 1925-28; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New Jersey, 1916,
1928;
candidate for Governor of
New Jersey, 1919.
Episcopalian.
Died in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., October
4, 1928 (age 53 years, 161
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William Thackara Read (1878-1954) —
also known as William T. Read —
of Camden, Camden
County, N.J.; Merchantville, Camden
County, N.J.
Born in Camden, Camden
County, N.J., November
22, 1878.
Republican. Lawyer; banker;
member of New
Jersey state senate from Camden County, 1912-16; resigned 1916;
New
Jersey state treasurer, 1916-28; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New Jersey, 1932,
1936
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1940
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1944;
delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Camden County,
1947.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Union
League; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Tall
Cedars of Lebanon.
Died in Camden, Camden
County, N.J., August
7, 1954 (age 75 years, 258
days).
Burial location unknown.
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George L. Record (c.1859-1933) —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Auburn, Androscoggin
County, Maine, about 1859.
Lawyer; Republican candidate for New
Jersey state senate, 1901; Republican candidate for New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1908; Republican candidate for U.S.
Representative from New Jersey, 1910; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New Jersey, 1912;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New Jersey; candidate for U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1918 (Republican primary), 1924
(Progressive).
Died, from a cerebral
hemorrhage, in State Street Hospital,
Portland, Cumberland
County, Maine, September
27, 1933 (age about 74
years).
Interment at Bayview
- New York Bay Cemetery, Jersey City, N.J.
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Alfred Reed (1839-1918) —
of Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in Mercer
County, N.J., December
23, 1839.
Lawyer; mayor
of Trenton, N.J., 1867-68; common pleas court judge in New
Jersey, 1869; associate
justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1875-95; vice-chancellor
of New Jersey court of chancery, 1895-1904.
Died December
6, 1918 (age 78 years, 348
days).
Interment at Ewing Church Cemetery, Ewing, N.J.
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Joseph Reed (1741-1785) —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J., August
27, 1741.
Lawyer; chief
justice of Pennsylvania state supreme court, 1777; Delegate
to Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1778; President
of Pennsylvania, 1778-81.
Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., March 5,
1785 (age 43 years, 190
days).
Original interment at Arch
Street Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.;
reinterment in 1867 at Laurel
Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pa.
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Rick Renzi (b. 1958) —
of Flagstaff, Coconino
County, Ariz.
Born in Fort Monmouth, Monmouth
County, N.J., June 11,
1958.
Republican. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from Arizona 1st District, 2003-09.
Catholic.
Still living as of 2014.
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Ronald C. Rice (b. 1968) —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born February
17, 1968.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from New Jersey, 1996,
2008;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 10th District, 2012.
African
ancestry. Member, Alpha
Phi Alpha.
Still living as of 2014.
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Emerson Lewis Richards (1884-1963) —
also known as Emerson L. Richards —
of Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J.
Born in Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J., July 9,
1884.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Atlantic County, 1912-14;
member of New
Jersey state senate from Atlantic County, 1917-18, 1923-34; delegate
to New Jersey convention to ratify 21st amendment at-large;
elected 1933; candidate for Governor of
New Jersey, 1934; delegate to Republican National Convention from
New Jersey, 1936.
Died in 1963
(age about
78 years).
Entombed at Atlantic
City Cemetery, Pleasantville, N.J.
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Sido L. Ridolfi (1913-2004) —
of Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J.; Titusville, Mercer
County, N.J.; Lawrenceville, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in 1913.
Democrat. Lawyer; counsel to Gov. Charles
Edison, 1941-42; Mercer
County Sheriff, 1948-51; member of New
Jersey state senate, 1954-71 (Mercer County 1954-65, District 6
1966-71); alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New Jersey, 1964.
Died in 2004
(age about
91 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Roberto A. Rivera-Soto (b. 1953) —
of Haddonfield, Camden
County, N.J.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., November
10, 1953.
Lawyer; associate
justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 2004-11.
Puerto
Rican ancestry.
Still living as of 2011.
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Relatives:
Married to Mary Catherine Mullaney. |
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Victor A. Rizzolo —
of Hillsborough Township, Somerset
County, N.J.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
lawyer; Somerset
County Judge, 1966-70; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1973-75 (District 8 1973, 16th
District 1974-75).
Still living as of 1975.
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Relatives:
Married to Mary C. Yanecek. |
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Aubrey Eugene Robinson Jr. (1922-2000) —
of District of Columbia.
Born in Madison, Morris
County, N.J., March
30, 1922.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; U.S.
District Judge for the District of Columbia, 1966-93.
African
ancestry. Member, Alpha
Phi Alpha.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Washington,
D.C., February
27, 2000 (age 77 years, 334
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Simeon Harrison Rollinson (1870-1935) —
also known as Simeon H. Rollinson —
of West Orange, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in West Orange, Essex
County, N.J., December
31, 1870.
Democrat. Lawyer; banker;
candidate for New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1898; mayor
of West Orange, N.J., 1922-34.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in West Orange, Essex
County, N.J., February
13, 1935 (age 64 years, 44
days).
Interment at Rosedale
Cemetery, Orange, N.J.
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John Carter Rose (1861-1927) —
also known as John C. Rose —
of Maryland.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., April
27, 1861.
Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for Maryland, 1898-1910; U.S.
District Judge for Maryland, 1910-22; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, 1922-27; died in
office 1927.
Died in Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J., March
26, 1927 (age 65 years, 333
days).
Interment at Loudon
Park Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
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Edgar H. Rossbach (born c.1903) —
of East Orange, Essex
County, N.J.
Born about 1903.
Lawyer; U.S.
Attorney for New Jersey, 1945-48.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Adam J. Rossbach. |
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Theodore Runyon (1822-1896) —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Somerville, Somerset
County, N.J., October
25, 1822.
Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for Presidential Elector for New
Jersey; general in the Union Army during the Civil War; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1864;
mayor
of Newark, N.J., 1864-66; candidate for Governor of
New Jersey, 1865; chancellor
of New Jersey court of chancery, 1873-87; U.S. Minister to Germany, 1893; U.S. Ambassador to Germany, 1893-96, died in office 1896.
French
Huguenot ancestry.
Died, of heart
failure, in Berlin, Germany,
January
27, 1896 (age 73 years, 94
days).
Interment at Mt.
Pleasant Cemetery, Newark, N.J.
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William Nelson Runyon (1871-1931) —
also known as William N. Runyon —
of Plainfield, Union
County, N.J.
Born in Plainfield, Union
County, N.J., March 5,
1871.
Republican. Lawyer; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Union County, 1915-17; member
of New
Jersey state senate from Union County, 1918-22; Governor of
New Jersey, 1919-20; defeated, 1919, 1922; delegate to Republican
National Convention from New Jersey, 1920;
U.S.
District Judge for New Jersey, 1923.
Died November
9, 1931 (age 60 years, 249
days).
Interment at Hillside
Cemetery, Scotch Plains, N.J.
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Anthony E. Russo (b. 1926) —
of Union Township, Union
County, N.J.
Born in Phillipsburg, Warren
County, N.J., August
8, 1926.
Democrat. Lawyer; member of New
Jersey state senate 20th District, 1978-81; defeated, 1981, 1983,
1987.
Still living as of 1987.
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John Rutherfurd (1760-1840) —
of Sussex
County, N.J.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., September
20, 1760.
Lawyer; candidate for Presidential Elector for New Jersey;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Sussex County, 1789-90; U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1791-98.
Slaveowner.
Died in Bergen
County, N.J., February
23, 1840 (age 79 years, 156
days).
Entombed at Christ
Church Cemetery, Belleville, N.J.
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Thomas Cox Ryerson (1788-1838) —
Born in 1788.
Lawyer; associate
justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1834-38; died in
office 1838.
Died in 1838
(age about
50 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Martin Ryerson and Rhoda (Hull) Ryerson; married to Hannah Amelia
Jarvis Ogden; great-grandfather of Henry
Thomas Kays. |
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