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  Esther Salas (b. 1968) — Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, Calif., December 29, 1968. Lawyer; assistant public defender; U.S. District Judge for New Jersey, 2011-. Female. Cuban and Mexican ancestry. Still living as of 2017.
  See also federal judicial profile — Wikipedia article — Ballotpedia article — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
  Charles William Sandman Jr. (1921-1985) — also known as Charles W. Sandman, Jr. — of Cape May, Cape May County, N.J.; Erma Park, Cape May County, N.J. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., October 23, 1921. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer; member of New Jersey state senate from Cape May County, 1956-65; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1956 (alternate), 1960, 1964, 1968; Republican candidate for Governor of New Jersey, 1965 (primary), 1969 (primary), 1973; delegate to New Jersey state constitutional convention, 1966; U.S. Representative from New Jersey 2nd District, 1967-75. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Legion; Rotary; Theta Kappa Phi. Died in Cape May Court House, Cape May County, N.J., August 26, 1985 (age 63 years, 307 days). Interment at Cold Spring Presbyterian Cemetery, Cold Spring, N.J.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  C. Robert Sarcone (b. 1925) — of Newark, Essex County, N.J. Born in Newark, Essex County, N.J., August 3, 1925. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; member of New Jersey state house of assembly from Essex County, 1960-63; member of New Jersey state senate from Essex County, 1964-65; defeated, 1965; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1964; candidate for Governor of New Jersey, 1977. Member, American Bar Association; Veterans of Foreign Wars. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Campaign slogan (1977): "No State Income Tax."
  Samuel Tredwell Sawyer (1800-1865) — of Edenton, Chowan County, N.C.; Norfolk, Va. Born in Edenton, Chowan County, N.C., 1800. Lawyer; member of North Carolina house of commons, 1829-32; member of North Carolina state senate, 1834; U.S. Representative from North Carolina 1st District, 1837-39; newspaper editor; U.S. Collector of Customs, 1853-58; major in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Slaveowner. Died in Bloomfield, Essex County, N.J., November 29, 1865 (age about 65 years). Burial location unknown.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Reeve Schley (1881-1960) — of Far Hills, Somerset County, N.J. Born in Canandaigua, Ontario County, N.Y., April 28, 1881. Republican. Lawyer; banker; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1936, 1940 (member, Committee on Permanent Organization), 1944; Lend-Lease Administrator in charge of Soviet supplies, 1942; candidate for Presidential Elector for New Jersey. Died, of a cerebral hemorrhage, in Far Hills, Somerset County, N.J., June 26, 1960 (age 79 years, 59 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of William T. Schley; married to Kate deForest Prentice; father of Eleanor Prentice Schley; grandfather of Webster Bray Todd Jr. and Christine Todd Whitman.
  Political family: Todd-Whitman family of New Jersey.
  Frank G. Schlosser (b. 1901) — of Hoboken, Hudson County, N.J. Born in Hoboken, Hudson County, N.J., November 30, 1901. Lawyer; Hoboken City Recorder, 1930-34; delegate to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Hudson County, 1947. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Frank J. Schlosser and Isabelle (Thompson) Schlosser; married to Louise H. Droste.
  Isaac Williamson Scudder (1816-1881) — also known as Isaac W. Scudder — of Jersey City, Hudson County, N.J. Born in Elizabethtown, Essex County (now Elizabeth, Union County), N.J., 1816. Republican. Lawyer; Hudson County Prosecutor of the Pleas, 1845-55; director and counsel for railroad and canal companies; U.S. Representative from New Jersey 7th District, 1873-75. Died in Jersey City, Hudson County, N.J., September 10, 1881 (age about 65 years). Interment at St. John's Churchyard, Elizabeth, N.J.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Harry Lloyd Sears Jr. (1920-2002) — also known as Harry L. Sears — of Mountain Lakes, Morris County, N.J.; Mt. Arlington, Morris County, N.J. Born in Butler, Morris County, N.J., January 16, 1920. Republican. Lawyer; member of New Jersey state house of assembly from Morris County, 1962-67; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1964 (alternate), 1968 (alternate), 1972; member of New Jersey state senate District 10, 1968-71; resigned 1971; candidate for Governor of New Jersey, 1969. In 1972, he delivered a briefcase with $200,000 in cash from his client Robert Vesco to President Richard M. Nixon's re-election campaign; indicted in 1973 on bribery conspiracy charges; granted immunity from prosecution in exchange for his testimony against co-defendants John N. Mitchell and Maurice H. Stans, who were both acquitted. His license to practice law was suspended for three years. Died in Denville, Morris County, N.J., May 17, 2002 (age 82 years, 121 days). Burial location unknown.
  Arthur B. Seymour (b. 1876) — of Orange, Essex County, N.J.; East Orange, Essex County, N.J. Born in New Jersey, 1876. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1912. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John Seymour and Selina Seymour.
  Luther Shafer (b. 1848) — of Rutherford, Bergen County, N.J. Born in Montgomery, Orange County, N.Y., 1848. Lawyer; mayor of Rutherford, N.J., 1883-87, 1893-95. Burial location unknown.
  Bernard Michael Shanley III (1903-1992) — also known as Bernard M. Shanley — of Bernardsville, Somerset County, N.J. Born in Newark, Essex County, N.J., August 4, 1903. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; candidate for Presidential Elector for New Jersey; special counsel (1953-55) and deputy White House Chief of Staff (1955-57), for President Dwight D. Eisenhower; Republican candidate for U.S. Senator from New Jersey, 1958 (primary), 1964; member of Republican National Committee from New Jersey, 1960-64, 1968-92. Catholic. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society. Died February 25, 1992 (age 88 years, 205 days). Burial location unknown.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Robert Shaw (1907-1972) — of Caldwell, Essex County, N.J. Born in Jersey City, Hudson County, N.J., May 22, 1907. Lawyer; member of New Jersey state house of assembly from Essex County, 1937; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor of Caldwell, N.J., 1955-61; U.S. District Judge for New Jersey, 1962-72; died in office 1972. Died July 9, 1972 (age 65 years, 48 days). Burial location unknown.
  See also federal judicial profile — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
  Arthur J. Sills (1917-1982) — of Metuchen, Middlesex County, N.J. Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y., October 23, 1917. Democrat. Lawyer; New Jersey state attorney general, 1962-70; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1964. Jewish. Member, Phi Beta Kappa; American Bar Association; American Judicature Society. Died, following a stroke, in Perth Amboy General Hospital, Perth Amboy, Middlesex County, N.J., December 26, 1982 (age 65 years, 64 days). Interment at Beth Israel Memorial Park, Woodbridge, N.J.
  Relatives: Married to Mina Minzer.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
George S. Silzer George Sebastian Silzer (1870-1940) — also known as George S. Silzer — of New Brunswick, Middlesex County, N.J.; Metuchen, Middlesex County, N.J. Born in New Brunswick, Middlesex County, N.J., April 14, 1870. Democrat. Lawyer; member of New Jersey state senate from Middlesex County, 1907-12; Middlesex County Prosecutor of the Pleas, 1912-14; circuit judge in New Jersey, 1914-22; Governor of New Jersey, 1923-26; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1924; chairman, New York Port Authority, 1926-28. Died, from a heart attack, in Newark, Essex County, N.J., October 16, 1940 (age 70 years, 185 days). Cremated; ashes interred at Elmwood Cemetery, New Brunswick, N.J.
  Relatives: Son of Theodore C. Silzer and Christina (Zimmerman) Silzer; married to Henrietta T. Waite.
  See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Library of Congress
  Alexander Simpson (b. 1872) — of Jersey City, Hudson County, N.J. Born in Jersey City, Hudson County, N.J., June 12, 1872. Democrat. Lawyer; member of New Jersey state house of assembly from Hudson County, 1898, 1916, 1918; member of New Jersey state senate from Hudson County, 1920-30; candidate for U.S. Senator from New Jersey, 1930. Burial location unknown.
  Clement Hall Sinnickson (1834-1919) — of Salem, Salem County, N.J. Born in Salem, Salem County, N.J., September 16, 1834. Republican. Lawyer; served in the Union Army during the Civil War; U.S. Representative from New Jersey 1st District, 1875-79; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1880; common pleas court judge in New Jersey, 1896-1906. Died in Salem, Salem County, N.J., July 24, 1919 (age 84 years, 311 days). Interment at St. John's Episcopal Churchyard, Salem, N.J.
  Relatives: Son of John Sinnickson (1789-1862) and Rebecca Kay (Hall) Sinnickson; married, June 20, 1862, to Sarah M. Smith; nephew of Thomas Sinnickson (1786-1873); grandnephew of Thomas Sinnickson (1744-1817) and John Sinnickson (1755-1816); first cousin of Maria Sinnickson (who married Joseph Richard Chew); first cousin once removed of Henry Sinnickson; first cousin twice removed of William H. Chew.
  Political family: Pendleton-Lee family of Maryland (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Anthony Joseph Siracusa (1894-1938) — also known as Anthony J. Siracusa — of Atlantic City, Atlantic County, N.J. Born in Messina, Sicily, Italy, January 23, 1894. Republican. Lawyer; bank director; member of New Jersey state house of assembly from Atlantic County, 1924-34; Speaker of the New Jersey State House of Assembly, 1927. Member, Elks. Died in Atlantic City, Atlantic County, N.J., January 13, 1938 (age 43 years, 355 days). Interment at Greenwood Cemetery, Pleasantville, N.J.
  Relatives: Son of Antonio Sindoni Siracusa and Lucy (Ruffu) Siracusa; married to Anna B. Mattix.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Charles Sitgreaves (1803-1878) — of Phillipsburg, Warren County, N.J. Born in Easton, Northampton County, Pa., April 22, 1803. Democrat. Lawyer; member of New Jersey state house of assembly from Warren County, 1831, 1833; member of New Jersey state senate from Warren County, 1852-54; mayor of Phillipsburg, N.J., 1861-62; U.S. Representative from New Jersey 3rd District, 1865-69. Died in Phillipsburg, Warren County, N.J., March 17, 1878 (age 74 years, 329 days). Interment at Seventh Street Cemetery, Easton, Pa.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  John Lawrence Slattery (b. 1876) — also known as John L. Slattery — of Glasgow, Valley County, Mont. Born in Flemington, Hunterdon County, N.J., September 2, 1876. Republican. Lawyer; Valley County Attorney, 1907-08, 1913-14; member of Montana state senate, 1919-23; U.S. Attorney for Montana, 1921. Member, Delta Kappa Epsilon; Knights of Columbus. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Michael Slattery and Margaret (Purcell) Slattery; married, February 14, 1906, to Lear E. Humphrey.
  Ralph J. Smalley (b. 1895) — of North Plainfield, Somerset County, N.J. Born in North Plainfield, Somerset County, N.J., October 25, 1895. Republican. Lawyer; district judge in New Jersey, 1930; common pleas court judge in New Jersey, 1930; chair of Somerset County Republican Party, 1945; circuit judge in New Jersey, 1946; delegate to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Somerset County, 1947. Burial location unknown.
  George Armistead Smathers (1913-2007) — also known as George A. Smathers; "Georgeous George" — of Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade County), Fla. Born in Atlantic City, Atlantic County, N.J., November 14, 1913. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; U.S. Representative from Florida 4th District, 1947-51; U.S. Senator from Florida, 1951-69; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1952 (alternate; member, Committee on Rules and Order of Business), 1956 (alternate), 1968; candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 1960, 1968; lobbyist. Methodist; later United Church of Christ. Member, Jaycees; Elks; Kiwanis. Suffered a stroke, and subsequently died, in Indian Creek, Miami-Dade County, Fla., January 20, 2007 (age 93 years, 67 days). Interment at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
  Relatives: Son of Franklin Smathers and Lura (Jones) Smathers; married, March 19, 1939, to Rosemary Townley; married, January 4, 1974, to Carolyn Hyder; father of Bruce Armistead Smathers; nephew of William Howell Smathers.
  Political family: Smathers family of Miami, Florida.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Books about George Smathers: James C. Clark, Red Pepper and Gorgeous George: Claude Pepper's Epic Defeat in the 1950 Democratic Primary
  William Howell Smathers (1891-1955) — also known as William H. Smathers — of Margate City, Atlantic County, N.J. Born near Waynesville, Haywood County, N.C., January 7, 1891. Democrat. Lawyer; common pleas court judge in New Jersey, 1922; member of New Jersey state senate from Atlantic County, 1935-37; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1936, 1940, 1948; U.S. Senator from New Jersey, 1937-43; defeated, 1942. Died in a hospital at Asheville, Buncombe County, N.C., September 24, 1955 (age 64 years, 260 days). Interment at Green Hill Cemetery, Waynesville, N.C.
  Relatives: Son of Dr. Benjamin Franklin Smathers and Laura (Howell) Smathers; married 1917 to Syd Brady; married to Mary Jane Foley; uncle of George Armistead Smathers; granduncle of Bruce Armistead Smathers.
  Political family: Smathers family of Miami, Florida.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Albin Smith — of Paterson, Passaic County, N.J. Born in Franklin Furnace (now Franklin), Sussex County, N.J. Republican. Lawyer; member of New Jersey state house of assembly from Passaic County, 1918; member of New Jersey state senate from Passaic County, 1919-24. Burial location unknown.
  Edward Delafield Smith (1826-1878) — also known as E. Delafield Smith — of New York. Born in Rochester, Monroe County, N.Y., May 8, 1826. Lawyer; U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, 1861-65. Member, Union League. Died in Shrewsbury, Monmouth County, N.J., April 12, 1878 (age 51 years, 339 days). Interment at First Presbyterian Churchyard, Shrewsbury, N.J.
  Relatives: Son of Melania (Boughton) Smith and Archelaus Green Smith; married 1851 to Charlotte Eliphal Morgan; married to Margaret Johnson Morgan.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Howard Alexander Smith (1880-1966) — also known as H. Alexander Smith — of Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colo.; Princeton, Mercer County, N.J. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., January 30, 1880. Republican. Lawyer; treasurer of New Jersey Republican Party, 1934-41; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1940 (alternate), 1948, 1956; New Jersey Republican state chair, 1941-43; member of Republican National Committee from New Jersey, 1942-44; U.S. Senator from New Jersey, 1944-59. Member, Council on Foreign Relations; Society of Colonial Wars. Died in Princeton, Mercer County, N.J., October 27, 1966 (age 86 years, 270 days). Interment at Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, N.J.
  Relatives: Son of Dr. Abram Alexander Smith and Sue Lehn (Bender) Smith; married, June 21, 1902, to Helen Dominick; uncle of Peter Hoyt Dominick.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  William Francis Smith (1904-1968) — also known as William F. Smith — of Perth Amboy, Middlesex County, N.J.; New Brunswick, Middlesex County, N.J. Born in Perth Amboy, Middlesex County, N.J., February 24, 1904. Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Attorney for New Jersey, 1940-41; U.S. District Judge for New Jersey, 1941-61; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, 1961-68; died in office 1968. Catholic. Died, in St. Peter's Hospital, New Brunswick, Middlesex County, N.J., February 26, 1968 (age 64 years, 2 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John Stephan Smith and Ann Elizabeth (Owens) Smith; married, August 29, 1935, to Marie Cathers.
  See also federal judicial profile — Wikipedia article — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
  William Herda Smith (b. 1892) — of Newark, Essex County, N.J. Born in Newark, Essex County, N.J., January 4, 1892. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; candidate for New Jersey state house of assembly from Essex County, 1920, 1922; candidate for New Jersey state senate, 1923. Catholic. Member, Elks; Knights of Columbus. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of James E. Smith and Amelia (Fisher) Smith; married, June 12, 1923, to Eleanor Gladys Gardner.
  Frederick Smyth (1832-1900) — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in County Galway, Ireland, 1832. Democrat. Lawyer; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1876; candidate for Presidential Elector for New York; Justice of New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1896-1900; died in office 1900. Episcopalian; later Catholic. Member, Tammany Hall. Suffered a debilitating attack of vertigo, from which he never completely recovered, contracted pneumonia, and died, in the Dennis Hotel, Atlantic City, Atlantic County, N.J., August 18, 1900 (age about 68 years). Interment at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
  Charles Philip Snyder (1847-1915) — also known as Charles P. Snyder — of Charleston, Kanawha County, W.Va. Born in Charleston, Kanawha County, Va. (now W.Va.), June 9, 1847. Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of Charleston, W.Va., 1872-74; Kanawha County Prosecuting Attorney, 1876-84; delegate to Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1880 (Convention Vice-President); U.S. Representative from West Virginia 3rd District, 1883-89; criminal court judge in West Virginia, 1890-96; U.S. Consul in Ciudad Porfirio Diaz, 1897-1901. Died in Vineland, Cumberland County, N.J., August 21, 1915 (age 68 years, 73 days). Interment at Spring Hill Cemetery, Charleston, W.Va.
  Relatives: Son of David C. Snyder and Lucinda C. (Brawley) Snyder; married, November 25, 1875, to Jane Adelia Goshorn; father of Alban Goshorn Snyder.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Mark J. Sokolich (b. 1963) — of Fort Lee, Bergen County, N.J. Born in 1963. Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of Fort Lee, N.J., 2008-. Croatian ancestry. Still living as of 2016.
  Cross-reference: David Wildstein
  See also Wikipedia article
  Abraham Solomon (1906-1983) — of Bronx, Bronx County, N.Y. Born in New York City (unknown county), N.Y., January 21, 1906. Republican. Lawyer; candidate for New York state assembly from Bronx County 6th District, 1937, 1942; candidate for New York state senate 23rd District, 1938. Died, in Montefiore Hospital, Bronx, Bronx County, N.Y., April 15, 1983 (age 77 years, 84 days). Interment at Cedar Park Cemetery, Paramus, N.J.
  Relatives: Son of Hyman Solomon and Eva Solomon; married to Mona Papierno.
  Lee A. Solomon (b. 1954) — of Haddon Heights, Camden County, N.J.; Haddonfield, Camden County, N.J. Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., August 17, 1954. Republican. Lawyer; member of New Jersey state house of assembly 6th District, 1992-95; candidate for U.S. Representative from New Jersey 1st District, 1992; superior court judge in New Jersey, 2004-08, 2012-14; associate justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 2014-. Still living as of 2016.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Frank H. Sommer (b. 1872) — of Newark, Essex County, N.J. Born in Newark, Essex County, N.J., September 3, 1872. Lawyer; law professor; delegate to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Essex County, 1947. Burial location unknown.
  Darren Michael Soto (b. 1978) — of Orlando, Orange County, Fla. Born in Ringwood, Passaic County, N.J., February 25, 1978. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Florida state house of representatives, 2007-12; member of Florida state senate, 2012-16; U.S. Representative from Florida 9th District, 2017-. Puerto Rican and Italian ancestry. Still living as of 2018.
  See also congressional biography — Wikipedia article
  Samuel Lewis Southard (1787-1842) — also known as Samuel L. Southard — of Hunterdon County, N.J.; Trenton, Mercer County, N.J. Born in Basking Ridge, Somerset County, N.J., June 9, 1787. Democrat. Lawyer; member of New Jersey state house of assembly from Hunterdon County, 1815; resigned 1815; associate justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1815-20; candidate for Presidential Elector for New Jersey; U.S. Senator from New Jersey, 1821-23, 1833-42; died in office 1842; U.S. Secretary of the Navy, 1823-29; New Jersey state attorney general, 1829-33; Governor of New Jersey, 1832-33; chancellor of New Jersey court of chancery, 1832-33. Slaveowner. Died in Fredericksburg, Va., June 26, 1842 (age 55 years, 17 days). Interment at Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
  Relatives: Son of Henry Southard; brother of Isaac Southard; father of Virginia E. Southard (who married Ogden Hoffman).
  Political family: Southard-Hoffman family of New York and New Jersey.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
  George A. Spadoro — of Edison, Middlesex County, N.J. Democrat. Lawyer; member of New Jersey state house of assembly, 1988-91; mayor of Edison, N.J., 1994-2005; defeated in primary, 2005. Still living as of 2005.
  Relatives: Married to Catherine Miller.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Edward John Stack (1910-1989) — also known as Edward J. Stack; Ed Stack — of Pompano Beach, Broward County, Fla. Born in Bayonne, Hudson County, N.J., April 29, 1910. Lawyer; mayor of Pompano Beach, Fla., 1965-69; Broward County Sheriff, 1968-78; delegate to Republican National Convention from Florida, 1972; U.S. Representative from Florida 12th District, 1979-81. Died November 3, 1989 (age 79 years, 188 days). Burial location unknown.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  John A. Stafford (1884-1923) — of Paterson, Passaic County, N.J. Born in New Jersey, August 26, 1884. Democrat. Lawyer; candidate for mayor of Paterson, N.J., 1915. He worried his friends by talking about suicide, and was hospitalized overnight; the next day, he apparently threw himself in front of an oncoming train, and was killed, in Paterson, Passaic County, N.J., October 17, 1923 (age 39 years, 52 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of William Stafford and Mary (Brury) Stafford.
  Nelson F. Stamler (b. 1909) — of Union Township, Union County, N.J. Born in Elizabeth, Union County, N.J., May 4, 1909. Republican. Lawyer; member of New Jersey state house of assembly from Union County, 1960-62; member of New Jersey state senate, 1962-67 (Union County 1962-65, District 9 1966-67). Jewish. Member, B'nai B'rith. Burial location unknown.
  William Stanbery (1788-1873) — of Newark, Licking County, Ohio. Born in Essex County, N.J., August 10, 1788. Lawyer; member of Ohio state senate, 1824-25; U.S. Representative from Ohio 8th District, 1827-33; censured by the Congress for use of unparliamentary language, July 11, 1832. Died in Newark, Licking County, Ohio, January 23, 1873 (age 84 years, 166 days). Interment at Cedar Hill Cemetery, Newark, Ohio.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Francis A. Stanger Jr. (b. 1887) — of Cedarville, Cumberland County, N.J. Born in Glassboro, Gloucester County, N.J., September 17, 1887. Lawyer; common pleas court judge in New Jersey, 1929-34; delegate to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Cumberland County, 1947. Methodist. Burial location unknown.
  Gary S. Stein — of New Jersey. Lawyer; associate justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1985-2002. Still living as of 2002.
  See also Wikipedia article
  John Stevens III (1749-1838) — Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., June 26, 1749. Lawyer; inventor; New Jersey state treasurer, 1776-79; colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; successfully advocated for the first U.S. patent law (1790); innovated steam-powered ships and locomotives; built railroads in New Jersey. Member, American Philosophical Society. Died in Bergen Township, Bergen County (part now in Hoboken, Hudson County), N.J., March 6, 1838 (age 88 years, 253 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John Stevens and Elizabeth (Alexander) Stevens; brother of Mary Stevens (who married Robert R. Livingston); married, October 17, 1782, to Rachel Cox; grandson of James Alexander; great-grandnephew of Abraham de Peyster and Johannes de Peyster; second great-granduncle of Robert Reginald Livingston; first cousin of Philip Peter Livingston; first cousin once removed of William Alexander Duer, John Duer and Charles Ludlow Livingston; first cousin twice removed of Johannes DePeyster, William Duer and Denning Duer; first cousin thrice removed of Nicholas Fish, Hamilton Fish Jr. (1849-1936), John Kean and Hamilton Fish Kean; first cousin four times removed of Hamilton Fish Jr. (1888-1991) and Robert Winthrop Kean; first cousin five times removed of Hamilton Fish Jr. (1926-1996) and Thomas Howard Kean; first cousin six times removed of Hamilton Fish, Alexa Fish Ward and Thomas Howard Kean Jr.; second cousin once removed of Pierre Van Cortlandt, Matthew Clarkson and Henry Rutgers; third cousin of Philip Van Cortlandt, Pierre Van Cortlandt Jr. and Philip DePeyster.
  Political families: Livingston-Schuyler family of New York; Roosevelt family of New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The World War II Liberty ship SS John Stevens (built 1942 at Richmond, California; scrapped 1962) was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  William A. Stevens (b. 1879) — of Long Branch, Monmouth County, N.J. Born in Stapleton Heights, Staten Island, Richmond County, N.Y., July 19, 1879. Republican. Lawyer; member of New Jersey state senate from Monmouth County, 1920-29; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1924; New Jersey state attorney general, 1931. Interment at Greenlawn Cemetery, West Long Branch, N.J.
  James Fleming Stewart (1851-1904) — also known as James F. Stewart — of Paterson, Passaic County, N.J. Born in Paterson, Passaic County, N.J., June 15, 1851. Republican. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from New Jersey 5th District, 1895-1903. Died in 1904 (age about 53 years). Interment at Cedar Lawn Cemetery, Paterson, N.J.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Fletcher Wilbur Stites (1881-1933) — also known as Fletcher W. Stites — of Narberth, Montgomery County, Pa.; Lower Merion Township, Montgomery County, Pa. Born in Cape May, Cape May County, N.J., October 3, 1881. Republican. Lawyer; candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania; member of Pennsylvania state senate 12th District, 1923-26. Died in 1933 (age about 51 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Edgar Page Stites and Sarah Eldridge (Edmonds) Stites; married, June 5, 1906, to Edith Gillespie Austin; third cousin once removed of Christopher Smith Hand; fourth cousin of George Augustus Vare, Edwin H. Vare and William Scott Vare.
  Political family: Vare-Stites family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
  Gerald R. Stockman (b. 1935) — of Trenton, Mercer County, N.J. Born March 31, 1935. Democrat. Lawyer; member of New Jersey state house of assembly 13th District, 1978-81; member of New Jersey state senate 15th District, 1982-91; defeated, 1991, 1993. Still living as of 2014.
  See also Wikipedia article — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Edward Philip Stout (b. 1876) — also known as Edward P. Stout — of Jersey City, Hudson County, N.J. Born in Kingwood Township, Hunterdon County, N.J., November 17, 1876. Democrat. Lawyer; member of New Jersey state house of assembly from Hudson County, 1918; member of New Jersey state senate from Hudson County, 1931-40. Presbyterian. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Elks. Burial location unknown.
  Richard R. Stout (b. 1912) — of West Allenhurst, Monmouth County, N.J. Born in Ocean Grove, Monmouth County, N.J., September 21, 1912. Republican. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of New Jersey state senate, 1952-73 (Monmouth County 1952-65, District 5 1966-73); defeated, 1973; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1968, 1972 (alternate). Member, American Bar Association; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons. Burial location unknown.
  John Leake Newbold Stratton (1817-1899) — also known as John L. N. Stratton — of Mt. Holly, Burlington County, N.J. Born in Mt. Holly, Burlington County, N.J., November 27, 1817. Republican. Lawyer; banker; U.S. Representative from New Jersey 2nd District, 1859-63. Episcopalian. Died in Mt. Holly, Burlington County, N.J., May 17, 1899 (age 81 years, 171 days). Interment at St. Andrew's Graveyard, Mt. Holly, N.J.
  Relatives: Son of Dr. John Leake Stratton and Ann (Newbold) Stratton; married, September 14, 1842, to Caroline Elizabeth Newbold; second cousin of Charles Creighton Stratton; second cousin once removed of Benjamin Franklin Howey; third cousin thrice removed of Noah Phelps, Augustus Seymour Porter and Peter Buell Porter; fourth cousin once removed of Parmenio Adams, Joseph Churchill Strong, Ebenezer Strong, Nelson Platt Wheeler and William Egbert Wheeler.
  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 — Find-A-Grave memorial
William Sulzer William Sulzer (1863-1941) — also known as "Plain Bill" — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Elizabeth, Union County, N.J., March 18, 1863. Lawyer; member of New York state assembly, 1890-94, 1914 (New York County 14th District 1890-92, New York County 10th District 1893-94, New York County 6th District 1914); Speaker of the New York State Assembly, 1893; U.S. Representative from New York, 1895-1912 (11th District 1895-1903, 10th District 1903-12); delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1896, 1900, 1912 (speaker); Governor of New York, 1913; removed 1913; defeated, 1914, 1914. Presbyterian. German and Scotch-Irish ancestry. Member, Freemasons. Impeached and removed from office as governor, 1913. Died in New York City (unknown county), N.Y., November 6, 1941 (age 78 years, 233 days). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Hillside, N.J.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Sulzer and Lydia Sulzer; brother of Charles August Sulzer; married, January 7, 1908, to Clara Rodelheim.
  Cross-reference: Alexander S. Bacon
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography
  Image source: Men of Mark in America (1906)
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