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Arthur Melville Agnew (b. 1878) —
also known as Arthur M. Agnew —
of Grantwood, Cliffside Park, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., November
22, 1878.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Bergen County, 1913-15;
candidate for New
Jersey state senate from Bergen County, 1916.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Elks;
Moose; Freemasons;
Kiwanis;
Union
League.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Agnew and Maria (McGovern) Agnew; married, October
20, 1910, to Elizabeth Johnston. |
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John Ralph Armellino (1921-2004) —
also known as John R. Armellino —
of West New York, Hudson
County, N.J.; West Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla.
Born in West New York, Hudson
County, N.J., February
21, 1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor
of West New York, N.J., 1955-71; alternate delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New Jersey, 1956,
1964.
Catholic.
Italian
ancestry. Member, Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Moose; Rotary;
Kiwanis;
Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Amvets.
Died September
17, 2004 (age 83 years, 209
days).
Interment at Flower
Hill Cemetery, North Bergen, N.J.
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John Boyd Avis (1875-1944) —
of Woodbury, Gloucester
County, N.J.
Born in Deerfield, Cumberland
County, N.J., July 11,
1875.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Gloucester County, 1902-05;
Speaker
of the New Jersey State House of Assembly, 1904-05; member of New
Jersey state senate from Gloucester County, 1906-08; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1912;
candidate for Presidential Elector for New Jersey; U.S.
District Judge for New Jersey, 1929-44; died in office 1944.
Presbyterian.
Member, Grange;
Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows; Moose; Foresters;
Redmen.
Died, in Price Memorial Hospital,
Camden, Camden
County, N.J., January
21, 1944 (age 68 years, 194
days).
Interment at Wenonah
Cemetery, Woodbury, N.J.
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Harry Bacharach (b. 1873) —
of Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., October
24, 1873.
Republican. Postmaster at Atlantic
City, N.J., 1901-11; mayor
of Atlantic City, N.J., 1912, 1916-20, 1930-35.
Jewish.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks;
Moose.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Jacob Bacharach and Betty (Nusbaum) Bacharach; married, September
16, 1901, to Hattie Hanstein. |
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John Carlyle Barbour (b. 1895) —
also known as John C. Barbour —
of Clifton, Passaic
County, N.J.
Born in Haledon, Passaic
County, N.J., April
18, 1895.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Passaic County, 1929-32;
member of New
Jersey state senate from Passaic County, 1933-36.
Member, Kiwanis;
Freemasons;
Shriners;
Junior
Order; Moose; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Elks; Sons of
the American Revolution.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of William J. Barbour and Anna Barbour. |
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William Warren Barbour (1888-1943) —
also known as W. Warren Barbour; "The
Champ" —
of Rumson, Monmouth
County, N.J.; Locust, Monmouth
County, N.J.
Born in Monmouth Beach, Monmouth
County, N.J., July 31,
1888.
Republican. Manufacturer;
business
executive; delegate to Republican National Convention from New
Jersey, 1928
(member, Resolutions
Committee); U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1931-37, 1938-43; appointed 1931;
defeated, 1936; died in office 1943; delegate
to New Jersey convention to ratify 21st amendment at-large;
elected 1933.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks;
Moose; Society
of Colonial Wars.
Amateur heavyweight boxing champion of the U.S. and Canada in
1910-11.
Died, from coronary
thrombosis, in Washington,
D.C., November
22, 1943 (age 55 years, 114
days).
Interment at Cedar
Lawn Cemetery, Paterson, N.J.
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Raymond E. Bowkley (1917-1965) —
of Lebanon Township, Hunterdon
County, N.J.
Born in Pittston, Luzerne
County, Pa., December
9, 1917.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; prisoner of
war in Germany; lawyer; insurance
broker; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Hunterdon County, 1952-61;
member of New
Jersey state senate from Hunterdon County, 1962-65; died in
office 1965.
Member, American
Legion; Moose; American
Judicature Society; Elks.
Died, from an infection,
in University of Pennsylvania Hospital,
Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., April
20, 1965 (age 47 years, 132
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Evelyn Tyrell. |
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Peter Angelo Cavicchia (1879-1967) —
also known as Peter A. Cavicchia —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Italy,
May
22, 1879.
Republican. Lawyer; law
professor; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey, 1931-37 (9th District 1931-33,
11th District 1933-37).
Presbyterian.
Italian
ancestry. Member, Elks;
Moose; Eagles;
Freemasons;
Sons
of Italy.
Died in Belleville, Essex
County, N.J., September
11, 1967 (age 88 years, 112
days).
Interment at Fairmount
Cemetery, Newark, N.J.
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Albert Comstock (b. 1881) —
of Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J.
Born in Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J., April
27, 1881.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Passaic County, 1925-27.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Elks;
Moose; Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Albert Comstock (died 1881); married, June 10,
1910, to Hetty Baum. |
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Ralph Waldo Emerson Donges (b. 1875) —
also known as Ralph W. E. Donges —
of Camden, Camden
County, N.J.; Collingswood, Camden
County, N.J.
Born in Donaldson, Schuylkill
County, Pa., May 5,
1875.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1916;
colonel in the U.S. Army during World War I; circuit judge in New
Jersey, 1920-30; associate
justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1930-48; superior
court judge in New Jersey, 1948-51.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Moose; Elks.
Entombed in mausoleum at Harleigh
Cemetery, Camden, N.J.
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Edward Irving Edwards (1863-1931) —
also known as Edward I. Edwards —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Bergen town (now part of Jersey City), Hudson
County, N.J., December
1, 1863.
Democrat. General
contractor; banker; New Jersey
state comptroller, 1911-17; member of New
Jersey state senate from Hudson County, 1919; Governor of
New Jersey, 1920-23; candidate for Democratic nomination for
President, 1920;
U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1923-29; defeated, 1928; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1924
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1928.
Episcopalian.
Welsh
and English
ancestry. Member, American
Bankers Association; Zeta
Psi; Freemasons;
Elks;
Moose; Eagles.
Depressed over political and financial misfortunes, the deaths of
those close to him, and his own poor health, he shot and
killed
himself, in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., January
26, 1931 (age 67 years, 56
days).
Interment at Bayview
- New York Bay Cemetery, Jersey City, N.J.
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James G. Egolf (c.1910-1959) —
of Rahway, Union
County, N.J.
Born about 1910.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor of
Rahway, N.J., 1951-53.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Kiwanis;
Moose.
Died, of a heart
attack, in Rahway, Union
County, N.J., January
5, 1959 (age about 49
years).
Burial location unknown.
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William P. Fitzpatrick (c.1941-1975) —
of Point Pleasant, Ocean
County, N.J.
Born about 1941.
Democrat. School
teacher; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly 10th District, 1974-75; died in
office 1975.
Catholic.
Member, Elks;
Moose; Knights
of Columbus.
While driving east on Route 70 near Burnt Tavern Road, he collided
head-on with another car, and was killed instantaneously, in
Brick Township, Ocean
County, N.J., March 1,
1975 (age about 34
years).
Interment at St.
Catharine Cemetery, Sea Girt, N.J.
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Relatives: Son
of William Fitzpatrick and Ruth Fitzpatrick. |
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Reuben Locke Haskell (1878-1971) —
also known as Reuben L. Haskell —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., October
5, 1878.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1908,
1920;
U.S.
Representative from New York 10th District, 1915-19; defeated,
1912; county judge in New York, 1920-25; candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1921.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Royal
Arcanum; Odd
Fellows; Elks; Knights
of Pythias; Moose; Delta
Chi.
Died in Westwood, Bergen
County, N.J., October
2, 1971 (age 92 years, 362
days).
Interment at Mt.
Repose Cemetery, Haverstraw, N.Y.
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John Dryden Kuser (1897-1964) —
also known as Dryden Kuser —
of Bernardsville, Somerset
County, N.J.; Reno, Washoe
County, Nev.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., September
24, 1897.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Somerset County, 1926-29;
member of New
Jersey state senate from Somerset County, 1930-35; insurance
agent; real estate
broker.
Member, American
Legion; Elks; Eagles;
Moose; Grange;
Audubon
Society.
Died, in Columbia-Presbyterian Medical
Center, Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., March 3,
1964 (age 66 years, 161
days).
Interment at St.
Bernard's Cemetery, Bernardsville, N.J.
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Rowland B. Mahany (1904-2000) —
of Titusville, Crawford
County, Pa.; Fort Myers, Lee
County, Fla.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., November
2, 1904.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1943-46; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 50th District, 1947-58, 1963-68; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Pennsylvania, 1958.
Episcopalian.
Member, Rotary;
Elks; Eagles;
Moose.
Died in Fort Myers, Lee
County, Fla., July 2,
2000 (age 95 years, 243
days).
Interment at Greendale
Cemetery, Meadville, Pa.
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Robert Baumle Meyner (1908-1990) —
also known as Robert B. Meyner —
of Phillipsburg, Warren
County, N.J.
Born in Easton, Northampton
County, Pa., July 3,
1908.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of New
Jersey state senate from Warren County, 1948-51; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1948
(alternate), 1952
(alternate), 1956,
1964,
1968,
1976;
Governor
of New Jersey, 1954-62; defeated, 1969; candidate for
Presidential Elector for New Jersey.
Member, American Bar
Association; Alpha
Chi Rho; Elks; Eagles;
Odd
Fellows; Moose; Rotary;
Grange.
Died May 27,
1990 (age 81 years, 328
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Phillipsburg
Cemetery, Phillipsburg, N.J.
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Arthur Harry Moore (1879-1952) —
also known as A. Harry Moore —
of Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., July 3,
1879.
Democrat. Lawyer; Governor of
New Jersey, 1926-29, 1932-35, 1938-41; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New Jersey, 1928,
1932,
1936,
1940,
1944,
1952;
U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1935-38.
Christian
Reformed. Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Grange;
Delta
Theta Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks;
Moose; Eagles;
Royal
Arcanum; Foresters.
Died from a heart
attack while driving
his car along State Highway 29 in Branchburg, Somerset
County, N.J., November
18, 1952 (age 73 years, 138
days).
Interment at Bayview
- New York Bay Cemetery, Jersey City, N.J.
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Charles Stewart Mott (1875-1973) —
also known as Charles S. Mott; C. S. Mott —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., June 2,
1875.
Served in the U.S. Navy during the Spanish-American War; mayor of
Flint, Mich., 1912-14, 1918-19; defeated, 1914; candidate in
Republican primary for Governor of
Michigan, 1920; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Michigan, 1924,
1940;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan.
Episcopalian.
Member, United
Spanish War Veterans; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Elks;
Moose; Kiwanis;
Rotary.
Vice-president of General
Motors. Philanthropist; founder of Charles Stewart Mott
Foundation.
Died in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., February
18, 1973 (age 97 years, 261
days).
Entombed at Glenwood
Cemetery, Flint, Mich.
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Thomas M. Muir (b. 1879) —
of Plainfield, Union
County, N.J.
Born in Plainfield, Union
County, N.J., August
26, 1879.
Civil
engineer; newspaper
work; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Union County, 1923-49.
Member, Elks;
Moose; Eagles;
Knights
of Pythias; Kiwanis.
Burial location unknown.
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Edward James Patten (1905-1994) —
of Perth Amboy, Middlesex
County, N.J.
Born in Perth Amboy, Middlesex
County, N.J., August
22, 1905.
Democrat. Mayor
of Perth Amboy, N.J., 1934-40; secretary
of state of New Jersey, 1954-62; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 15th District, 1963-81.
Member, NAACP; Eagles;
Moose; Elks; Kiwanis;
Knights
of Columbus.
Died September
17, 1994 (age 89 years, 26
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Joseph B. Perskie (1885-1957) —
of Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J.
Born in Alliance, Salem
County, N.J., July 20,
1885.
Republican. Lawyer; associate
justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1933-47.
Jewish.
Member, B'nai
B'rith; Elks; Eagles;
Moose.
Died May 29,
1957 (age 71 years, 313
days).
Interment at Beth
Kehillah Cemetery, Egg Harbor Township, Atlantic County, N.J.
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Firman M. Reeves (b. 1877) —
of Millville, Cumberland
County, N.J.
Born in Millville, Cumberland
County, N.J., September
20, 1877.
Republican. Pharmacist;
real
estate business; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Cumberland County, 1918-19;
member of New
Jersey state senate from Cumberland County, 1920-27.
Member, Elks; Eagles;
Moose; Redmen;
Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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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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