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Isaac Bacharach (1870-1956) —
also known as "Boardwalk Ike" —
of Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J.; Brigantine, Atlantic
County, N.J.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., January
5, 1870.
Republican. Real estate
business; lumber business; banker;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Atlantic County, 1911; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 2nd District, 1915-37; defeated,
1936; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1928
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee).
Jewish.
Member, Elks; Freemasons.
Died in Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J., September
5, 1956 (age 86 years, 244
days).
Interment at Mt.
Sinai Cemetery, Frankford, Philadelphia, Pa.
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David Baird (1839-1927) —
of Camden, Camden
County, N.J.
Born in Londonderry, Ireland (now Northern
Ireland), April 7,
1839.
Republican. Lumber business; banker; Camden
County Freeholder, 1876-80; Camden
County Sheriff, 1887-89, 1895-97; candidate for Presidential
Elector for New Jersey; delegate to Republican National Convention
from New Jersey, 1904,
1916;
U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1918-19; appointed 1918.
Died in Camden, Camden
County, N.J., February
25, 1927 (age 87 years, 324
days).
Interment at Harleigh
Cemetery, Camden, N.J.
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David Baird Jr. (1881-1955) —
of Camden, Camden
County, N.J.
Born in Camden, Camden
County, N.J., October
10, 1881.
Republican. Lumber business; director, First Camden National
Bank;
director, West Jersey & Seashore Railroad;
U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1929-30; candidate for Governor of
New Jersey, 1931.
Died in Camden, Camden
County, N.J., February
28, 1955 (age 73 years, 141
days).
Interment at Harleigh
Cemetery, Camden, N.J.
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William W. Betts (b. 1838) —
of Clearfield
County, Pa.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., May 1,
1838.
Democrat. Lumber business; real estate
business; president of the Clearfield gas and
water
companies; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 34th District, 1887-90.
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph Gardner Bradley (b. 1881) —
also known as J. G. Bradley —
of Dundon, Clay
County, W.Va.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., September
12, 1881.
Republican. Coal mining
magnate; organizer of Elk River Coal and
Lumber Co.; organizer of the Buffalo Creek & Gauley Railroad;
director, Central Iron and
Steel Co.; created the town of Widen, W.Va.; delegate to
Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1916,
1928;
chair
of Clay County Republican Party, 1917.
Episcopalian.
Burial location unknown.
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George Compton (b. 1869) —
of Hillside, Union
County, N.J.
Born in Scotland,
July
1, 1869.
Republican. General
contractor; lumber dealer; real estate
developer; bank
director; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Union County, 1923-29.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph P. Cooper —
of Rutherford, Bergen
County, N.J.
Lumber dealer; mayor
of Rutherford, N.J., 1891-93.
Burial location unknown.
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Grant Decker (1814-1890) —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Deckertown (now Sussex), Sussex
County, N.J., February
4, 1814.
Merchant;
miller;
lumber business; mayor of
Flint, Mich., 1855-56.
Episcopalian.
Died in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., July 30,
1890 (age 76 years, 176
days).
Interment at Glenwood
Cemetery, Flint, Mich.
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James Ford (1783-1859) —
of Lawrenceville, Tioga
County, Pa.
Born in Perth Amboy, Middlesex
County, N.J., May 4,
1783.
Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1824-25; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 9th District, 1829-33;
sawmill and grist mill
owner.
Died in Lawrenceville, Tioga
County, Pa., August
18, 1859 (age 76 years, 106
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Steuben County, N.Y.
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Oramel B. Fuller (1858-1935) —
of Ford River, Delta
County, Mich.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., January
22, 1858.
Republican. Lumber business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Delta District, 1893-98;
member of Michigan
state senate 30th District, 1901-04, 1907-08; injured in a fall
at the entrance to his home, about 1905, and paralyzed;
used a wheelchair
for the rest of his life; Michigan
state auditor general, 1909-32; defeated, 1932.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., November
4, 1935 (age 77 years, 286
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Muskegon, Mich.
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Robert E. Hand (b. 1854) —
of Cape May, Cape May
County, N.J.; Erma, Cape May
County, N.J.
Born in Erma, Cape May
County, N.J., June 28,
1854.
Republican. Contractor;
timber business; Cape
May County Freeholder, 1887-92; Cape
May County Sheriff, 1893; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New Jersey, 1896;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Cape May County, 1897; member
of New
Jersey state senate from Cape May County, 1898-1903, 1907-12.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1878 to Lizzie
W. Hoffman. |
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S. Roy Heath (b. 1884) —
of Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in Ewing Township, Mercer
County, N.J., 1884.
Lumber business; member of New
Jersey state senate from Mercer County, 1920-22.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel Heath; married 1910 to Janet
Field Curtis. |
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Charles Bell Houston (1845-1907) —
also known as Charles B. Houston —
of Millsboro, Sussex
County, Del.
Born in Sussex
County, Del., December
30, 1845.
Democrat. Lumber business; bank
director; director, Delaware, Maryland & Virginia Railroad;
member of Delaware
state senate from Sussex County, 1891-94.
Died, from a kidney
ailment, in Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J., June 25,
1907 (age 61 years, 177
days).
Interment at Millsboro
Cemetery, Millsboro, Del.
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John H. Lufbery —
of Rahway, Union
County, N.J.
Lumber business; mayor of
Rahway, N.J., 1860-61; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Union County, 1872-73.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Henrietta Freeman. |
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Peter J. McDonough —
of Plainfield, Union
County, N.J.
Republican. Lumber business; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1964-65, 1968-73 (Union County
1964-65, District 9-C 1968-73); member of New
Jersey state senate 22nd District, 1974-79; defeated, 1965;
resigned 1979.
Member, Elks; Kiwanis;
Jaycees.
Still living as of 1979.
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Relatives:
Married to Betty Driscoll. |
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Charles Lathrop Pack (1857-1937) —
also known as Charles L. Pack —
of Cleveland, Cuyahoga
County, Ohio; Lakewood, Ocean
County, N.J.
Born in Lexington, Sanilac
County, Mich., May 7,
1857.
Republican. Forester; president, American Forestry
Association, 1916-20; economist;
director, Seaboard National Bank, New
York; founder, Cleveland Trust Co.;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey,
1924;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New Jersey.
Presbyterian.
Member, Society
of Colonial Wars; Beta
Theta Pi; American
Forestry Association.
Died June 14,
1937 (age 80 years, 38
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George Willis Pack and Frances (Farman) Pack; married 1886 to Alice
Gertrude Hatch. |
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Charles Wesley Pitman (c.1816-1871) —
also known as Charles W. Pitman —
of Pottsville, Schuylkill
County, Pa.
Born in Medford, Burlington
County, N.J., about 1816.
School
principal; U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 14th District, 1849-51;
lumber business; Schuylkill
County Sheriff, 1871.
Died in Pottsville, Schuylkill
County, Pa., June 8,
1871 (age about 55
years).
Interment at Presbyterian
Cemetery, Pottsville, Pa.
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Peter Finley Secchia (1937-2020) —
also known as Peter F. Secchia —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.; Ferrysburg, Ottawa
County, Mich.
Born in Englewood, Bergen
County, N.J., April
15, 1937.
Republican. Chief executive, Universal Forest Products,
1971-89; owner of restaurants;
real
estate developer; member of Republican
National Committee from Michigan, 1980-88; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1984,
2000
(alternate), 2004;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; U.S. Ambassador to
Italy, 1989-93.
Italian
ancestry.
Died, from COVID-19
and other health issues, in East Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich., October
21, 2020 (age 83 years, 189
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William Winsor Smalley (1850-1916) —
also known as William W. Smalley —
of Bound Brook, Somerset
County, N.J.
Born in Middlesex
County, N.J., December
17, 1850.
Republican. Lumber business; banker;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Somerset County, 1907-10;
member of New
Jersey state senate from Somerset County, 1912-16; died in office
1916.
Died December
27, 1916 (age 66 years, 10
days).
Interment at Bound Brook Cemetery, Bound Brook, N.J.
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Relatives: Son
of John Smalley and Elizabeth (Winsor) Smalley; married to Emma
Skillman Cook and Jessie Moore Cook. |
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George W. Stickle (1854-1932) —
of Rockaway, Morris
County, N.J.
Born in Rockaway, Morris
County, N.J., August
29, 1854.
Republican. Lumber merchant; real estate
business; bank
director; delegate to Republican National Convention from New
Jersey, 1896
(alternate), 1900.
Died March
21, 1932 (age 77 years, 205
days).
Interment at First Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Rockaway, N.J.
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