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William Brinkerhoff —
of Hudson
County, N.J.
Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Hudson County, 1870; member
of New
Jersey state senate from Hudson County, 1884-86.
Dutch ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Jon Stevens Corzine (b. 1947) —
also known as Jon Corzine —
of Hoboken, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Taylorville, Christian
County, Ill., January
1, 1947.
Democrat. Business
executive; U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 2001-06; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New Jersey, 2004,
2008
(delegation chair); Governor of
New Jersey, 2006-10; defeated, 2009.
Dutch ancestry. Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Still living as of 2014.
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Eugene Ezra Demarest (1907-1986) —
also known as Eugene E. Demarest —
of Hackensack, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born in Hackensack, Bergen
County, N.J., April
20, 1907.
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 7th District, 1954; mayor
of Hackensack, N.J., 1960-61; candidate for Governor of
New Jersey, 1961.
Swedish,
Dutch, and French
Huguenot ancestry.
Died August
7, 1986 (age 79 years, 109
days).
Interment at Hackensack
Cemetery, Hackensack, N.J.
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Dow Henry Drukker (1872-1963) —
also known as Dow H. Drukker —
of Passaic, Passaic
County, N.J.
Born in Sneek, Netherlands,
February
7, 1872.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 7th District, 1914-19.
Dutch ancestry.
Died in Lake Wales, Polk
County, Fla., January
11, 1963 (age 90 years, 338
days).
Interment at Cedar
Lawn Cemetery, Paterson, N.J.
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Jacob Evertson (1734-1807) —
of Dutchess
County, N.Y.
Born in South Amboy, Middlesex
County, N.J., January
3, 1734.
Member of New York
provincial congress, 1774-75; served in the Continental Army
during the Revolutionary War.
Presbyterian.
Dutch ancestry. Member, Freemasons.
Died in Pleasant Valley, Dutchess
County, N.Y., May 1,
1807 (age 73 years, 118
days).
Interment at Pleasant
Valley Presbyterian Churchyard, Pleasant Valley, N.Y.
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James Fairman Fielder (1867-1954) —
also known as James F. Fielder —
of Hudson
County, N.J.; Montclair, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., February
26, 1867.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Hudson County, 1903-04;
member of New
Jersey state senate from Hudson County, 1908-13; Governor of
New Jersey, 1913, 1914-17; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New Jersey, 1916;
vice-chancellor
of New Jersey court of chancery, 1919-46.
Episcopalian
or Congregationalist.
Dutch and English
ancestry.
Died, from a heart
condition, in Mountainside Hospital,
Montclair, Essex
County, N.J., December
2, 1954 (age 87 years, 279
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Fairmount
Cemetery, Newark, N.J.
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Samuel Wesley Fordyce (1840-1919) —
also known as S. W. Fordyce —
of Huntsville, Madison
County, Ala.; Hot Springs, Garland
County, Ark.; St.
Louis, Mo.
Born in Guernsey
County, Ohio, February
7, 1840.
Democrat. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; founder,
builder, president, receiver, and director of many railroads;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 1884,
1892;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Arkansas, 1888; delegate to Gold Democrat
National Convention from Arkansas, 1896.
Scottish
and Dutch ancestry. Member, Loyal
Legion.
Died in Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J., August
3, 1919 (age 79 years, 177
days).
Interment at Bellefontaine
Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.
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Joseph Sherman Frelinghuysen (1869-1948) —
also known as Joseph S. Frelinghuysen —
of Raritan, Somerset
County, N.J.; Far Hills, Somerset
County, N.J.
Born in Raritan, Somerset
County, N.J., March
12, 1869.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
fire
insurance business; insurance
underwriter; member of New
Jersey state senate from Somerset County, 1906-11; defeated,
1902; U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1917-23; defeated, 1922, 1928, 1930;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1920,
1924
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business), 1944;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New Jersey.
Dutch ancestry. Member, Grange;
Union
League; Freemasons;
Elks.
Died February
9, 1948 (age 78 years, 334
days).
Interment at St.
Bernard's Cemetery, Bernardsville, N.J.
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Pierre Mali (1856-1923) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Verviers, Belgium,
August
19, 1856.
Woollen
manufacturer; importing
business; Vice-Consul
for Belgium in New
York, N.Y., 1889-99; Consul
for Belgium in New
York, N.Y., 1899-1903; Honorary
Consul-General for Belgium in New
York, N.Y., 1921.
Belgian ancestry.
Died in Plainfield, Union
County, N.J., October
4, 1923 (age 67 years, 46
days).
Interment at Hillside
Cemetery, Scotch Plains, N.J.
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Ner Middleswarth (1783-1865) —
of Beavertown, Snyder
County, Pa.
Born in New Jersey, December
12, 1783.
Whig. Served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812; member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1815-41; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 15th District, 1848; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 10th District, 1853-55; county
judge in Pennsylvania, 1858.
Dutch ancestry.
Died in Beavertown, Snyder
County, Pa., June 2,
1865 (age 81 years, 172
days).
Interment at Union
Cemetery, Beavertown, Pa.
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Leonard Pikaart (1866-1924) —
of Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J.
Born in Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J., July 19,
1866.
Republican. Carpenter;
architect;
lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Passaic County, 1910-12.
Dutch ancestry. Member, Grange;
Junior
Order.
While repairing a chicken coop, he was accidentally
shot
in the heart, and killed, by a rifle held by 12-year-old Edward
Kupetz, in Hopewell Junction, Dutchess
County, N.Y., October
26, 1924 (age 58 years, 99
days).
Interment at Cedar
Lawn Cemetery, Paterson, N.J.
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Jacob Hendrick Trapp (1899-1992) —
also known as Jacob Trapp —
of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah; Denver,
Colo.; Summit, Union
County, N.J.; Santa Fe, Santa Fe
County, N.M.
Born in Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Mich., April
12, 1899.
Democrat. Unitarian
minister; poet;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1968.
Unitarian-Universalist.
Dutch ancestry.
Died in Santa Fe, Santa Fe
County, N.M., December
28, 1992 (age 93 years, 260
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Willen Jansz Trapp and Aafke 'Effie' (Hertog) Trapp; married, July 13,
1925, to Helen B. Whitmore. |
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David S. Van Alstyne Jr. (b. 1897) —
of Englewood, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., January
3, 1897.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; investment
banker; stockbroker;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Bergen County, 1943; member
of New
Jersey state senate from Bergen County, 1944-53; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1944,
1948,
1952
(member, Credentials
Committee; speaker),
1968;
delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Bergen County,
1947; candidate for Presidential Elector for New Jersey.
Presbyterian.
Dutch ancestry. Member, Sons of
the Revolution; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of David Van Alstyne and Ella (Peay) Van Alstyne; married, October
20, 1923, to Janet Graham. |
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Garret D. Van Reipen (1826-1899) —
of Hudson City (now part of Jersey City), Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Bergen town (now part of Jersey City), Hudson
County, N.J., January
26, 1826.
Democrat. Mayor
of Hudson City, N.J., 1856, 1863-70; served in the Union Army
during the Civil War; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Hudson County, 1863-64.
Dutch ancestry.
Died in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., August
1, 1899 (age 73 years, 187
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John B. Vreeland (b. 1852) —
of Morris
County, N.J.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., December
30, 1852.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state senate from Morris County, 1896-98; U.S.
Attorney for New Jersey, 1903-13.
Dutch and English
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George W. Vreeland and Sarah M. Vreeland; married, December
18, 1878, to Ida A. Piotrowski; married, June 2,
1897, to Ida King Smith. |
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Garrett Dorset Wall Vroom (b. 1843) —
also known as Garrett D. W. Vroom —
of Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J., December
17, 1843.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1876,
1888
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization); mayor
of Trenton, N.J., 1881-84.
Dutch and French
Huguenot ancestry. Member, Sons of
the Revolution.
Burial location unknown.
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Jacob Aaron Westervelt (1800-1879) —
also known as Jacob Westervelt —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.; Rockland
County, N.Y.
Born in Tenafly, Bergen
County, N.J., January
20, 1800.
Shipbuilder;
mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1853-55; member of New York
state assembly from Rockland County, 1857.
Dutch
Reformed. Dutch ancestry.
Died in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
21, 1879 (age 79 years, 32
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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John Van Buren Wicoff (1878-1952) —
also known as John V. B. Wicoff —
of Cranbury, Middlesex
County, N.J.; Plainsboro, Middlesex
County, N.J.
Born in Plainsboro, Middlesex
County, N.J., June 9,
1878.
Republican. Lawyer;
president, Broad Street National Bank of
Trenton; president, Trenton Bone Fertilizer
Company; candidate for New
Jersey state senate, 1936; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from New Jersey, 1944.
Presbyterian.
Dutch ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Society
of Colonial Wars; Sons of
the Revolution; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Rotary.
Died February
25, 1952 (age 73 years, 261
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Wicoff and Catherine Lucretia (Britton) Wicoff; married, June 8,
1904, to Lavinia Ely Applegate; first cousin of C.
Raymond Wicoff. |
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