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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; Republican Presidential Elector
for New Jersey, 1901;
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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Thomas P. Merritt (b. 1844) —
of Reading, Berks
County, Pa.
Born in Mt. Holly, Burlington
County, N.J., September
29, 1844.
Democrat. Lumber business; mayor
of Reading, Pa., 1891-93.
Episcopalian.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Pittsburgh Post, May 28, 1892 |
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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;
Republican Presidential Elector for New Jersey, 1928.
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;
Republican Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1988
(voted for George
Bush and Dan
Quayle); 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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Edwin Donald Sterner (1894-1983) —
also known as E. Donald Sterner —
of Colts Neck, Monmouth
County, N.J.
Born in Belmar, Monmouth
County, N.J., January
3, 1894.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I;
lumberman; coal
dealer; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1928-29; member of New
Jersey state senate from Monmouth County, 1930-32; New Jersey
Republican state chair, 1934-35; New Jersey Highway Commissioner,
1935-42; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
New Jersey, 1944,
1968.
Died, in Jersey Shore Medical
Center, Neptune City, Monmouth
County, N.J., September
30, 1983 (age 89 years, 270
days).
Interment at Atlantic Cemetery, Colts Neck, N.J.
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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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