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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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Andrew J. Campbell (1828-1894) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., 1828.
Republican. Architectural iron business; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 9th District, 1876; elected
U.S.
Representative from New York 10th District 1894, but died before
taking office.
Scottish
and English
ancestry.
Died, of Bright's
disease, in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
6, 1894 (age about 66
years).
Burial location unknown.
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John Bater Drayton (1826-1875) —
also known as John B. Drayton —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in New Jersey, 1826.
Flour and
feed
business; rolling mill overseer; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Hudson County, 1864.
English
ancestry.
Died in 1875
(age about
49 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Henry Drayton and Mary (Rood) Drayton; married, December
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John Fairfield Dryden (1839-1911) —
also known as John F. Dryden —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Temple, Franklin
County, Maine, August
7, 1839.
Republican. Founder and president, Prudential Insurance
Company of America; director, U.S. Steel Corporation;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New Jersey; U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1902-07; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New Jersey, 1904.
Presbyterian.
Died, from pneumonia
two weeks after surgery to remove gallstones,
in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., November
24, 1911 (age 72 years, 109
days).
Entombed at Mt.
Pleasant Cemetery, Newark, N.J.
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Samuel Fowler (1779-1844) —
of New Jersey.
Born in Newburgh, Orange
County, N.Y., October
30, 1779.
Physician;
iron manufacturer; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey at-large, 1833-37.
Died February
20, 1844 (age 64 years, 113
days).
Interment at North
Hardyston Cemetery, Hamburg, N.J.
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Edward Burd Grubb (1841-1917) —
also known as E. Burd Grubb —
of Burlington, Burlington
County, N.J.
Born in Burlington, Burlington
County, N.J., November
13, 1841.
Republican. Colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; iron
manufacturer; candidate for Governor of
New Jersey, 1889; U.S. Minister to Spain, 1890-92.
Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in 1917
(age about
75 years).
Interment at St.
Mary's Churchyard, Burlington, N.J.
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Harry Frank Guggenheim (1890-1971) —
also known as Harry F. Guggenheim —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in West End, Long Branch, Monmouth
County, N.J., August
23, 1890.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; mining and
smelting business; U.S. Ambassador to Cuba, 1929-33; co-founder, with his wife Alicia, of
Newsday, the daily newspaper
of Long Island, New York.
Jewish.
Died, of cancer,
in Sloan-Kettering Memorial Hospital,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., January
22, 1971 (age 80 years, 152
days).
Interment at Salem
Fields Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Hayward Augustus Harvey (1870-1914) —
also known as Hayward A. Harvey —
of Orange, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Orange, Essex
County, N.J., November
3, 1870.
Republican. Steel manufacturer; mining
business; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Essex County, 1896.
Presbyterian.
Killed by self-inflicted
gunshot,
in the Lackawanna Railroad station,
Orange, Essex
County, N.J., February
25, 1914 (age 43 years, 114
days).
Interment at Rosedale
Cemetery, Orange, N.J.
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Abram Stevens Hewitt (1822-1903) —
also known as Abram S. Hewitt —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Haverstraw, Rockland
County, N.Y., July 31,
1822.
Democrat. School
teacher; lawyer;
early manufacturer of wrought iron; U.S.
Representative from New York 10th District, 1875-79, 1881-87; Chairman
of Democratic National Committee, 1876-77; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1876;
member of Democratic
National Committee from New York, 1880; candidate for
Presidential Elector for New York; mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1887-88.
English
and French
Huguenot ancestry.
Died in Ringwood, Passaic
County, N.J., January
18, 1903 (age 80 years, 171
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Amos Henry Radcliffe (1870-1950) —
also known as Amos H. Radcliffe —
of Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J.
Born in Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J., January
16, 1870.
Republican. Blacksmith;
ironworker; structural iron manufacturer; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Passaic County, 1908-12; Passaic
County Sheriff, 1912-15; mayor
of Paterson, N.J., 1916-19; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 7th District, 1919-23.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Junior
Order.
Died in Baleville, Sussex
County, N.J., December
29, 1950 (age 80 years, 347
days).
Interment at Cedar
Lawn Cemetery, Paterson, N.J.
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John F. Schenck (b. 1905) —
of Flemington, Hunterdon
County, N.J.
Born February
19, 1905.
Republican. President, Foran Foundry and Manufacturing
Company; director, Hunterdon County National Bank; chair of
Hunterdon County Republican Party, 1945; delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Hunterdon
County, 1947.
Member, Grange.
Burial location unknown.
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Beekman Winthrop (1874-1940) —
of Westbury, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.
Born in Orange, Essex
County, N.J., September
18, 1874.
Republican. Lawyer; Governor of
Puerto Rico, 1904-07; U.S. Assistant Secretary of the Treasury,
1907-09; U.S. Assistant Secretary of the Navy, 1909-13; director,
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad,
Lackawanna Steel Co., and National City Bank.
Died November
10, 1940 (age 66 years, 53
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Samuel Gardiner Wright (1781-1845) —
also known as Samuel G. Wright —
of Imlaystown, Monmouth
County, N.J.
Born in Wrightstown, Burlington
County, N.J., November
18, 1781.
Whig. Merchant;
owner of iron furnaces; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 2nd District, 1845; died in office
1845.
Quaker.
Died near Imlaystown, Monmouth
County, N.J., July 30,
1845 (age 63 years, 254
days).
Interment at East
Branch Cemetery, Cox's Corner, N.J.; cenotaph at Congressional
Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
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