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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.
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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.
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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.
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Campaign slogan
(1977): "No State Income Tax." |
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Frank J. Schlosser and Isabelle (Thompson) Schlosser; married to
Louise H. Droste. |
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of John Seymour and Selina Seymour. |
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Antonio Sindoni Siracusa and Lucy (Ruffu) Siracusa; married to
Anna B. Mattix. |
| | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
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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.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Michael Slattery and Margaret (Purcell) Slattery; married, February
14, 1906, to Lear E. Humphrey. |
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of James E. Smith and Amelia (Fisher) Smith; married, June 12,
1923, to Eleanor Gladys Gardner. |
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Hyman Solomon and Eva Solomon; married to Mona
Papierno. |
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Relatives: Son
of William Stafford and Mary (Brury) Stafford. |
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Gary S. Stein —
of New Jersey.
Lawyer; associate
justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1985-2002.
Still living as of 2002.
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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.
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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 |
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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