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Theodore Frank Appleby (1864-1924) —
also known as T. Frank Appleby —
of Asbury Park, Monmouth
County, N.J.
Born in Old Bridge, Middlesex
County, N.J., October
10, 1864.
Republican. Real
estate and insurance
business; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey,
1896;
mayor
of Asbury Park, N.J., 1908-12; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 3rd District, 1921-23; defeated,
1922.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Died, of heart
trouble, in Johns Hopkins Hospital,
Baltimore,
Md., December
15, 1924 (age 60 years, 66
days).
Interment at Chestnut
Hill Cemetery, Old Bridge, N.J.
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Charles M. Boswell (1860-1934) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Toms River, Ocean
County, N.J., December
28, 1860.
Republican. Minister;
offered prayer, Republican National Convention,
1900 ; corresponding secretary, Methodist Board of Home Missions and
Church Extension, 1906-17; corresponding secretary, Methodist
Episcopal Hospital,
1917-34; president, Ocean Grove Campmeeting Association, 1925-34.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Died, from pneumonia,
in Methodist Episcopal Hospital,
Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., December
20, 1934 (age 73 years, 357
days).
Interment at Westminster
Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pa.
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Herbert Brownell Jr. (1904-1996) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Peru, Nemaha
County, Neb., February
20, 1904.
Republican. Lawyer;
counsel for hotel
associations; author, "Manual of New York Hotel
and Restaurant
Law"; member of New York
state assembly from New York County 10th District, 1933-37;
defeated, 1931; delegate to Republican National Convention from New
York, 1936,
1944,
1948;
campaign manager, Thomas
E. Dewey for Governor of New York and for President; Chairman
of Republican National Committee, 1944-46; U.S.
Attorney General, 1953-57.
Methodist. Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Upsilon; Sigma
Delta Chi; Phi
Delta Phi; Order of
the Coif.
Died of cancer,
in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 1,
1996 (age 92 years, 71
days).
Interment at Hilltop Cemetery, Mendham, N.J.
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Henry Augustus Buchtel (1847-1924) —
also known as Henry A. Buchtel —
of Greencastle, Putnam
County, Ind.; Knightstown, Henry
County, Ind.; Richmond, Wayne
County, Ind.; Lafayette, Tippecanoe
County, Ind.; Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind.; East Orange, Essex
County, N.J.; Denver,
Colo.
Born near Akron, Summit
County, Ohio, September
30, 1847.
Republican. Ordained
minister; chancellor,
University of Denver, 1900-21; Governor of
Colorado, 1907-09.
Methodist.
Died October
22, 1924 (age 77 years, 22
days).
Interment at Fairmount
Cemetery, Denver, Colo.
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Tunis George Campbell (1812-1891) —
also known as Tunis G. Campbell —
of McIntosh
County, Ga.
Born in Middlebrook (unknown
county), N.J., April 1,
1812.
Minister;
abolitionist; delegate
to Georgia state constitutional convention, 1867; member of Georgia
state senate, 1868, 1869-72; expelled 1868; defeated, 1872; expelled
from the Georgia State Senate in 1868 based on the claim that only
whites could serve; charged
with falsely
imprisoning white men as Justice of of the Peace, and served a
year of hard
labor in Georgia's brutal leased labor system.
Methodist. African
ancestry.
Died in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., December
4, 1891 (age 79 years, 247
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Benjamin Budd Cannon (1866-1948) —
also known as B. Budd Cannon —
of Milton, Northumberland
County, Pa.
Born in New Jersey, December
18, 1866.
Candidate for Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania; served in the
U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Royal
Arch Masons.
Died January
27, 1948 (age 81 years, 40
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Alvah H. Cole (1884-1970) —
of Highland Park, Middlesex
County, N.J.
Born in Pleasant Run, Hunterdon
County, N.J., 1884.
Merchant;
mayor
of Highland Park, N.J., 1948-51.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Tall
Cedars of Lebanon; Elks; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Edison Lodge Nursing
Home, Edison, Middlesex
County, N.J., May 11,
1970 (age about 85
years).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, New Brunswick, N.J.
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Fillmore Condit (1855-1939) —
of Verona, Essex
County, N.J.; Santa Paula, Ventura
County, Calif.; Essex Fells, Essex
County, N.J.; Long Beach, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Roseland, Essex
County, N.J., September
5, 1855.
Grocer; invented
and manufactured
the Condit refrigerator door fastener; Essex
County Freeholder; real estate
business; New York representative for Union Oil Company
of California; founder, Long Beach Community Hospital
1924; mayor
of Long Beach, Calif., 1926-27.
Methodist. Member, Anti-Saloon
League.
Died in Long Beach, Los Angeles
County, Calif., January
6, 1939 (age 83 years, 123
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Prospect
Hill Cemetery, Caldwell, N.J.
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Jerome Taylor Congleton (1876-1936) —
also known as Jerome T. Congleton —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., August
25, 1876.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor of
Newark, N.J., 1928-33; delegate to Republican National Convention
from New Jersey, 1932.
Methodist or Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Elks.
Died, from a heart
attack, while sitting in his
car, in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., December
10, 1936 (age 60 years, 107
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Hillside, N.J.
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Royal Samuel Copeland (1868-1938) —
also known as Royal S. Copeland —
of Bay City, Bay
County, Mich.; Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Suffern, Rockland
County, N.Y.
Born in Dexter, Washtenaw
County, Mich., November
7, 1868.
Homeopathic
physician; university
professor; mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1901-03; U.S.
Senator from New York, 1923-38; died in office 1938; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1924
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1936;
candidate in Democratic primary for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1937.
Methodist. English
ancestry. Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Friendly
Sons of St. Patrick; Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Maccabees;
Knights
of Pythias; Elks; American
Public Health Association.
Died in Washington,
D.C., June 17,
1938 (age 69 years, 222
days).
Interment at Mahwah
Cemetery, Mahwah, N.J.
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Fred Pierce Corson (1896-1985) —
also known as Fred P. Corson —
of Jackson Heights, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; New Haven, New Haven
County, Conn.; Port Washington, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y.; Carlisle, Cumberland
County, Pa.; Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.; Cornwall, Lebanon
County, Pa.
Born in Millville, Cumberland
County, N.J., April
11, 1896.
Methodist
minister; president,
Dickinson College, 1934-44; Methodist Bishop of Philadelphia,
1944-68; offered prayer, Republican National Convention, 1948,
1952;
offered prayer, Democratic National Convention,
1948.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Union
League; Rotary;
Kappa
Sigma; Omicron
Delta Kappa; Tau
Kappa Alpha; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died, from a cerebral
hemorrhage after a fall, in
St. Petersburg, Pinellas
County, Fla., February
16, 1985 (age 88 years, 311
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Jeremiah Corson and Mary (Payne) Corson; married 1922 to
Frances Blount Beaman. |
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James Andrew Courter (b. 1941) —
also known as James A. Courter; Jim
Courter —
of Hackettstown, Warren
County, N.J.
Born in Montclair, Essex
County, N.J., October
14, 1941.
Republican. Served
in the Peace Corps; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey, 1979-91 (13th District 1979-83,
12th District 1983-91); candidate for Governor of
New Jersey, 1989.
Methodist.
Still living as of 2014.
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John K. Cowperthwaite (1787-1873) —
of Camden, Camden
County, N.J.
Born in Camden, Camden
County, N.J., 1787.
Democrat. Mayor of
Camden, N.J., 1844-45; defeated, 1854; magistrate and judge of
Camden County Court.
Methodist.
Died May 6,
1873 (age about 85
years).
Burial location unknown.
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Charles Francis Craver (1842-1925) —
of Grinnell, Poweshiek
County, Iowa; Harvey, Cook
County, Ill.; Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla.
Born in Franklinville, Gloucester
County, N.J., September
3, 1842.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member of Iowa
state house of representatives, 1876.
Methodist.
One of the founders of Craver & Steele, farm equipment manufacturers;
invented
the first
successful twelve-foot binder for cutting and binding small grain;
later, he was an oil
producer based in Oklahoma.
Died, of heart
trouble, in Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla., May 12,
1925 (age 82 years, 251
days).
Interment at Rose
Hill Memorial Park, Tulsa, Okla.
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Benjamin H. Crosby (b. 1859) —
of Tuckerton, Ocean
County, N.J.
Born in Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y., January
17, 1859.
Republican. Printer;
newspaper
editor and publisher; fire
chief; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Ocean County, 1908-10.
Methodist.
Burial location unknown.
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Elisha Egbert (1806-1870) —
of Indiana.
Born in Readington, Hunterdon
County, N.J., November
4, 1806.
School
teacher; lawyer;
probate judge in Indiana, 1834-38, 1848-52; member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1838-39; defeated, 1832; common
pleas court judge in Indiana, 1852-70.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons.
Died in South Bend, St. Joseph
County, Ind., November
4, 1870 (age 64 years, 0
days).
Interment at South
Bend City Cemetery, South Bend, Ind.
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Joseph H. Enos (1910-1973) —
of Paulsboro, Gloucester
County, N.J.
Born March
13, 1910.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly District 3-A, 1968-71.
Methodist.
Killed in an automobile
accident in Largo, Pinellas
County, Fla., March
22, 1973 (age 63 years, 9
days).
Interment at Eglinton
Cemetery, Clarksboro, N.J.
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Robert Douglas Franks (1951-2010) —
also known as Bob Franks —
of New Providence, Union
County, N.J.; Berkeley Heights, Union
County, N.J.
Born in Hackensack, Bergen
County, N.J., September
21, 1951.
Republican. Newspaper
owner; executive director of Raymond
H. Bateman's gubernatorial campaign, 1977; campaign consultant
for Gov. Thomas
H. Kean, 1981; campaign manager for U.S. Rep. James
A. Courter, 1982, and U.S. Rep. Dean
A. Gallo, 1984; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1980-92; New Jersey
Republican state chair, 1988-92; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 7th District, 1993-2001; candidate
for U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 2000; candidate for Governor of
New Jersey, 2001.
Methodist.
Died April 9,
2010 (age 58 years, 200
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Guy George Gabrielson (1891-1976) —
also known as Guy G. Gabrielson —
of East Orange, Essex
County, N.J.; Bernardsville, Somerset
County, N.J.; Ambler, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born in Sioux Rapids, Buena Vista
County, Iowa, May 22,
1891.
Republican. Lawyer;
president, Nicolet Asbestos Mines,
Danville, Quebec; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Essex County, 1926-29; Speaker of
the New Jersey State House of Assembly, 1929; member of Republican
National Committee from New Jersey, 1944-52; Chairman
of Republican National Committee, 1949-52; speaker, Republican National Convention, 1952.
Methodist. Member, American
Legion; Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Union
League.
Died in Point Pleasant, Ocean
County, N.J., May 1,
1976 (age 84 years, 345
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Dean Anderson Gallo (1935-1994) —
also known as Dean A. Gallo —
of West Orange, Essex
County, N.J.; Parsippany, Morris
County, N.J.
Born in Hackensack, Bergen
County, N.J., November
23, 1935.
Republican. Realtor;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1976-84; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 11th District, 1985-94; died in
office 1994.
Methodist.
Died, of prostate
cancer, in Denville, Morris
County, N.J., November
6, 1994 (age 58 years, 348
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Wayne Thomas Gilchrest (b. 1946) —
also known as Wayne T. Gilchrest —
of Kennedyville, Kent
County, Md.
Born in Rahway, Union
County, N.J., April
15, 1946.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Vietnam War;
school
teacher; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 1st District, 1991-; defeated, 1988.
Methodist. Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Still living as of 2014.
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Harry T. Hagaman (1869-1952) —
of Lakewood, Ocean
County, N.J.
Born in Toms River, Ocean
County, N.J., June 2,
1869.
Republican. Newspaper
editor and publisher; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Ocean County, 1917-19; member
of New
Jersey state senate from Ocean County, 1920-22; postmaster at Lakewood,
N.J., 1922-35.
Methodist. Member, Knights
of Pythias; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Odd
Fellows; Junior
Order; Redmen;
Foresters;
Patriotic
Order Sons of America.
Died in 1952
(age about
83 years).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Toms River, N.J.
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Frank Joseph Hanson (b. 1893) —
also known as Frank J. Hanson —
of Totowa, Passaic
County, N.J.
Born in Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J., March
12, 1893.
Republican. Real
estate and insurance
business; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Passaic County, 1927-29.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Junior
Order; Elks; Exchange
Club.
Burial location unknown.
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Harold Giles Hoffman (1896-1954) —
also known as Harold G. Hoffman —
of South Amboy, Middlesex
County, N.J.
Born in South Amboy, Middlesex
County, N.J., February
7, 1896.
Republican. Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; real estate
business; banker; newspaper
columnist and radio
commentator; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Middlesex County, 1923-24; mayor
of South Amboy, N.J., 1925-27; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 3rd District, 1927-31; New Jersey
Commissioner of Motor Vehicles, 1930-35; Governor of
New Jersey, 1935-38; defeated in primary, 1940, 1946; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1936
(member, Committee
on Rules and Order of Business); colonel in the U.S. Army during
World War II.
Methodist. Member, Junior
Order; Patriotic
Order Sons of America; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Elks; Eagles;
Royal
Arcanum.
Suspended
in 1954 as head of the New Jersey unemployment compensation system
for an investigation
of financial irregularities. Subsequently, when he died, his written
confession
of embezzlement
schemes was disclosed.
Died, of a heart
attack, in his room at the Blake Hotel,
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., June 4,
1954 (age 58 years, 117
days).
Interment at Christ
Church Cemetery, South Amboy, N.J.
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Solomon Porter Hood (1853-1943) —
of Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa., July 30,
1853.
Republican. U.S. Consul General in Monrovia, as of 1922-24; U.S. Minister to Liberia, 1922-26.
African Methodist Episcopal. African
ancestry. Member, Odd
Fellows; Elks.
Died in Atlantic Highlands, Monmouth
County, N.J., 1943
(age about
89 years).
Interment at Quinn
Chapel Cemetery, Atlantic Highlands, N.J.
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Frederick C. Hyer (b. 1874) —
of Union
County, N.J.
Born in Rahway, Union
County, N.J., December
10, 1874.
Democrat. Lawyer; newspaper
editor; candidate for New
Jersey state senate from Union County, 1908.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Elks; Royal
Arcanum; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Burial location unknown.
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Lewis Spencer Hyer (1839-1909) —
also known as Lewis S. Hyer —
of Rahway, Union
County, N.J.
Born in Freehold, Monmouth
County, N.J., March 1,
1839.
Democrat. Newspaper
publisher; mayor of
Rahway, N.J., 1874-75, 1888, 1889-91; candidate for New
Jersey state senate, 1881; common pleas court judge in New
Jersey, 1882-96.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Odd
Fellows.
Died in Rahway, Union
County, N.J., August
15, 1909 (age 70 years, 167
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William Francis James (1873-1945) —
also known as W. Frank James —
of Hancock, Houghton
County, Mich.
Born in Morristown, Morris
County, N.J., May 23,
1873.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
real
estate and insurance
business; Houghton
County Treasurer, 1901-04; mayor
of Hancock, Mich., 1908-10; member of Michigan
state senate 32nd District, 1911-14; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1915-35; defeated,
1934, 1936.
Methodist. Cornish
ancestry. Member, United
Spanish War Veterans; Freemasons;
Order of the
Eastern Star; Odd
Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Maccabees;
Foresters;
Eagles.
Died in Arlington, Arlington
County, Va., November
17, 1945 (age 72 years, 178
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Benjamin Franklin Jones (b. 1870) —
also known as Benjamin F. Jones —
of Maplewood, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
1, 1870.
Republican. Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Essex County, 1899-1900; Speaker of
the New Jersey State House of Assembly, 1900; district judge in
New Jersey, 1906-11; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from New Jersey, 1924.
Methodist. Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Lions; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Elias Kaighn (1799-1864) —
of Camden, Camden
County, N.J.
Born in Clarksboro, Gloucester
County, N.J., September
23, 1799.
Manufacturer;
mayor
of Camden, N.J., 1838-40.
Methodist.
Died November
4, 1864 (age 65 years, 42
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Daniel Clark Knowles (b. 1836) —
also known as Daniel C. Knowles —
of Tilton, Belknap
County, N.H.
Born in Yardville, Mercer
County, N.J., January
4, 1836.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; clergyman;
Prohibition candidate for Governor of
New Hampshire, 1894; Prohibition candidate for New
Hampshire state senate 6th District, 1902.
Methodist.
Burial location unknown.
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John McLean (1785-1861) —
of Ridgeville, Warren
County, Ohio; Clifton (now part of Cincinnati), Hamilton
County, Ohio.
Born in Morris
County, N.J., March
11, 1785.
Republican. Lawyer; newspaper
editor and publisher; U.S.
Representative from Ohio 1st District, 1813-16; justice of
Ohio state supreme court, 1816-22; Commissioner of the General
Land Office, 1822-23; U.S.
Postmaster General, 1823-29; Associate
Justice of U.S. Supreme Court, 1829-61; died in office 1861;
candidate for Republican nomination for President, 1856,
1860.
Methodist.
Slaveowner.
Died in Clifton (now part of Cincinnati), Hamilton
County, Ohio, April 4,
1861 (age 76 years, 24
days).
Interment at Spring
Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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John Gardner Murray (1857-1929) —
of Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala.; Baltimore,
Md.; Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Lonaconing, Allegany
County, Md., August
31, 1857.
Democrat. Episcopal
priest; Bishop of Maryland, 1911-29; Presiding Bishop of the
United States, 1926-29; offered prayer, Democratic National Convention,
1912.
Methodist; later Episcopalian.
Scottish
ancestry.
Died, of a stroke,
during a session
of the House of Bishops, in St. James Church,
Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J., October
3, 1929 (age 72 years, 33
days).
Interment at Druid
Ridge Cemetery, Pikesville, Md.
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Relatives: Son
of James Murray and Ann (Kirkwood) Murray; married, October
13, 1881, to Harriet May 'Hattie' Sprague; married, December
4, 1889, to Clara Alice Hunsicker. |
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Pauline Sims Puryear (b. 1900) —
also known as Pauline Puryear —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Savannah, Chatham
County, Ga., June 6,
1900.
Republican. Social
worker; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
New Jersey, 1948.
Female.
Methodist. African
ancestry. Member, Alpha
Kappa Alpha.
Burial location unknown.
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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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Oliver Randolph —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Essex County, 1923; delegate
to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1932,
1936
(alternate); delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Essex County,
1947.
Methodist. Member, Sigma
Pi Phi.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Bertha Baumann. |
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Hugh James Saxton (b. 1943) —
also known as H. James Saxton; Jim Saxton —
of Bordentown, Burlington
County, N.J.; Vincentown, Burlington
County, N.J.; Mt. Holly, Burlington
County, N.J.
Born in Nicholson, Wyoming
County, Pa., January
22, 1943.
Republican. School
teacher; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly 8th District, 1976-81; member of
New
Jersey state senate 8th District, 1982-84; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey, 1984-2003 (13th District 1984-93,
3rd District 1993-2003).
Methodist. Member, Rotary.
Still living as of 2014.
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Thelma Parkinson Sharp (1898-1983) —
also known as Thelma P. Sharp; Thelma
Parkinson —
of Vineland, Cumberland
County, N.J.
Born in Vineland, Cumberland
County, N.J., 1898.
Democrat. Member of New Jersey
Democratic State Committee, 1922-; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New Jersey, 1924,
1928,
1932,
1936,
1940,
1944,
1948,
1952,
1956;
co-chair, Committee on Permanent Organization, co-chair, 1952;
member, Arrangements Committee, 1964;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1930.
Female.
Methodist. Member, American
Association of University Women.
Died March
12, 1983 (age about 84
years).
Interment at Siloam Cemetery, Vineland, N.J.
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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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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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Newton Ivan Steers Jr. (1917-1993) —
also known as Newton Steers —
of Bethesda, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in Glen Ridge, Essex
County, N.J., January
13, 1917.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland, 1964
(delegation chair); Maryland
Republican state chair, 1964-66; member of Maryland
state senate, 1971-74, 1975-77; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 8th District, 1977-79; defeated,
1980.
Methodist.
Died in 1993
(age about
76 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Clyde W. Struble (b. 1895) —
of Ocean City, Cape May
County, N.J.
Born in Swartswood, Sussex
County, N.J., March
25, 1895.
Banker;
mayor
of Ocean City, N.J., 1943-47; delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Cape May
County, 1947.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks; Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William P. Struble and Malvina Struble; married, January
29, 1927, to Lucile Townsend. |
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Robert Guy Torricelli (b. 1951) —
also known as Robert G. Torricelli; "The
Torch" —
of New Milford, Bergen
County, N.J.; Englewood, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born in Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J., August
27, 1951.
Democrat. Lawyer; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 9th District, 1983-97; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1996
(delegation chair), 2000;
U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1997-2003.
Methodist. Member, American Bar
Association; Council on
Foreign Relations.
Still living as of 2014.
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Arthur T. Vanderbilt (1888-1957) —
of East Orange, Essex
County, N.J.; Short Hills, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., July 7,
1888.
Republican. Lawyer; law
partner of Nathan
L. Jacobs, 1928-34; delegate to Republican National Convention
from New Jersey, 1920
(alternate), 1936
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee), 1940,
1944;
circuit judge in New Jersey, 1947-48; chief
justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1948-57; died in
office 1957.
Methodist. Member, American Bar
Association; Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Phi
Beta Kappa; Phi
Delta Phi; Delta
Sigma Pi; Order of
the Coif; American
Political Science Association.
Died June 16,
1957 (age 68 years, 344
days).
Interment at Restland
Memorial Park, East Hanover, N.J.
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George Marvin Wallhauser (1900-1993) —
also known as George M. Wallhauser —
of Maplewood, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., February
10, 1900.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 12th District, 1959-65; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1964.
Methodist. Member, American
Legion; Freemasons;
Elks; Phi
Sigma Kappa.
Died in 1993
(age about
93 years).
Burial location unknown.
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George C. Warren Jr. (b. 1877) —
of Summit, Union
County, N.J.
Born in Barnegat, Ocean
County, N.J., October
15, 1877.
Republican. Stockbroker;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New Jersey; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1936.
Methodist. Member, Sons of
the Revolution; American
Forestry Association; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George C. Warren and Sarah M. (Cranmer) Warren. |
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Robert H. Weber (b. 1919) —
of Greenwich, Cumberland
County, N.J.
Born in Bridgeton, Cumberland
County, N.J., December
14, 1919.
Democrat. Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Cumberland County, 1958-59;
member of New
Jersey state senate from Cumberland County, 1960-65; defeated in
primary, 1967; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New
Jersey, 1964.
Methodist. Member, Rotary.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Harold Bertrand Wells (1876-1961) —
also known as Harold B. Wells —
of Bordentown, Burlington
County, N.J.
Born in Pemberton, Burlington
County, N.J., February
23, 1876.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state senate from Burlington County, 1916-19.
Methodist. Member, Freemasons;
Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Bordentown, Burlington
County, N.J., August
3, 1961 (age 85 years, 161
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Davis Coward Wells and Mary Adelaide (Reid) Wells; married, April
25, 1905, to Grace Ashton Heisler; married to Charlotte Russell
Bickerton. |
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Elmer H. Wene (1892-1957) —
of Vineland, Cumberland
County, N.J.
Born in Hunterdon
County, N.J., 1892.
Democrat. Poultry
farmer; radio station
president; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 2nd District, 1937-39, 1941-45;
defeated, 1950; candidate for U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1944; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New Jersey, 1944,
1948,
1952;
delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Cumberland
County, 1947; member of New
Jersey state senate from Cumberland County, 1947-49; Democratic
candidate for Governor of
New Jersey, 1949, 1953 (primary).
Methodist. Member, Rotary;
Freemasons;
Elks; Eagles;
Moose;
Redmen;
Grange.
Died in 1957
(age about
65 years).
Interment at Locust
Grove Cemetery, Quakertown, Pa.
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William Stephenson Yard (b. 1823) —
also known as William S. Yard —
of Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J., November
2, 1823.
Democrat. Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Mercer County, 1861, 1877;
common pleas court judge in New Jersey, 1868-73, 1878-93.
Methodist.
Burial location unknown.
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