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Martyn Livingston Agens (1855-1909) —
also known as M. Livy Agens —
of Ludington, Mason
County, Mich.
Born in Orange, Essex
County, N.J., June 17,
1855.
Republican. Fruit
farmer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Mason County, 1905-09; died
in office 1909.
Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, Grange;
Odd Fellows.
Died, from spinal
meningitis and pneumonia,
in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., March
30, 1909 (age 53 years, 286
days).
Interment at Lakeview
Cemetery, Ludington, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of Alexander Mason Agens and Georgia (Dean) Agens; married to Eva A.
Holmes. |
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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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William H. Bright (b. 1863) —
of Ocean City, Cape May
County, N.J.; Wildwood, Cape May
County, N.J.
Born in Bridgehampton, Sanilac
County, Mich., October
21, 1863.
Real
estate and insurance
business; Cape
May County Sheriff, 1905-08; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New Jersey, 1912
(alternate), 1920;
chair of Cape May County Progressive Party, 1914; member of New
Jersey state senate from Cape May County, 1919-27.
Episcopalian.
Member, Odd Fellows.
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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George B. Cole (b. 1851) —
of Greenwich Township, Warren
County, N.J.; Lopatcong Township, Warren
County, N.J.
Born in Harmony Township, Warren
County, N.J., April 9,
1851.
Democrat. Farmer; Warren
County Sheriff, 1900; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Warren County, 1910-11.
Member, Odd Fellows; Redmen.
Burial location unknown.
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Louis Theodore DeRousse (1844-1921) —
also known as Louis T. DeRousse —
of Camden, Camden
County, N.J.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., May 29,
1844.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; accountant;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Camden County, 1895-97; Speaker of
the New Jersey State House of Assembly, 1896; postmaster at Camden,
N.J., 1898-1903.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Elks; Grand
Army of the Republic.
Died in West Oak Lane, Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., August
27, 1921 (age 77 years, 90
days).
Interment at Harleigh
Cemetery, Camden, N.J.
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Charles Reid English (b. 1886) —
also known as Charles R. English —
of Red Bank, Monmouth
County, N.J.
Born in Englishtown, Monmouth
County, N.J., May 18,
1886.
Republican. Automobile
dealer; mayor
of Red Bank, N.J., 1931-39.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Lions.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Perrine English and Anna (Reid) English; married, June 29,
1910, to Ethel Mount. |
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Joseph H. Forsyth (b. 1879) —
of Camden, Camden
County, N.J.
Born near Pemberton, Burlington
County, N.J., May 30,
1879.
Republican. Real
estate and insurance
business; member of New
Jersey state senate from Camden County, 1927-28.
Member, Elks;
Odd Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Job Hillman Gaskill (1804-1886) —
also known as Job H. Gaskill —
of Pemberton, Burlington
County, N.J.
Born in Springfield Township, Burlington
County, N.J., March
24, 1804.
Democrat. Farmer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Burlington County, 1854;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1864;
member of New
Jersey state senate from Burlington County, 1868-70.
Quaker.
Member, Odd Fellows.
Died in Pemberton, Burlington
County, N.J., September
14, 1886 (age 82 years, 174
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Pemberton, N.J.
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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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Joshua C. Haines (b. 1868) —
of Camden, Camden
County, N.J.
Born in Swedesboro, Gloucester
County, N.J., July 1,
1868.
Republican. Camden
County Sheriff, 1914-17; member of New
Jersey state senate from Camden County, 1918-20.
Presbyterian.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Tall
Cedars of Lebanon; Odd Fellows; Rotary.
Burial location unknown.
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Archibald Chapman Hart (1873-1935) —
also known as Archibald C. Hart —
of Hackensack, Bergen
County, N.J.; Teaneck, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born in Lennoxville (now part of Sherbrooke), Quebec,
February
27, 1873.
Democrat. Major in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
candidate for New
Jersey state senate from Bergen County, 1907; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1908;
U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 6th District, 1912-13, 1913-17.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Elks;
Odd Fellows; Foresters;
American Bar
Association.
Died in Teaneck, Bergen
County, N.J., July 24,
1935 (age 62 years, 147
days).
Interment at Hackensack
Cemetery, Hackensack, N.J.
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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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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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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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Samuel S. Kenworthy (b. 1889) —
of Belleville, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., April
10, 1889.
Newspaper
sports
editor; real
estate and insurance
business; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Essex County, 1924; mayor
of Belleville, N.J., 1932.
Episcopalian.
Member, Odd Fellows; Elks; Junior
Order; Patriotic
Order Sons of America.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel M. Kenworthy and Sarah Elizabeth (Sampson) Kenworthy;
married, December
24, 1915, to Mary Jane Graham. |
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Griffith Walker Lewis Jr. (1862-1915) —
also known as Griffith W. Lewis —
of Burlington, Burlington
County, N.J.
Born in Burlington, Burlington
County, N.J., July 1,
1862.
Republican. President, G.W. Lewis & Son, shoe
manufacturers; vice-president, Mechanics National Bank;
president, Burlington Electric
Light & Power Co.; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from New Jersey, 1904;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Burlington County, 1907-09;
member of New
Jersey state senate from Burlington County, 1910-12; chair of
Burlington County Republican Party, 1910; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 2nd District, 1912.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Odd Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died in Burlington, Burlington
County, N.J., August
28, 1915 (age 53 years, 58
days).
Interment at Odd
Fellows Cemetery, Burlington, N.J.
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LeRoy W. Loder (b. 1883) —
of Bridgeton, Cumberland
County, N.J.
Born in Bridgeton, Cumberland
County, N.J., December
5, 1883.
Democrat. Lawyer;
common pleas court judge in New Jersey, 1914-19; member of New
Jersey state senate from Cumberland County, 1932-34; member of New Jersey
Democratic State Committee, 1933.
Member, American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Patriotic
Order Sons of America.
Burial location unknown.
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Walter Madden (b. 1873) —
of Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in Tuckahoe, Cape May
County, N.J., July 10,
1873.
Democrat. Physician;
mayor
of Trenton, N.J., 1908-11; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New Jersey, 1912.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Eagles.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Burch Madden and Eleanor (Steelman) Madden; married to
Minnie J. Mentzler. |
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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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Charles A. Otto Jr. (b. 1888) —
of Elizabeth, Union
County, N.J.
Born in Elizabeth, Union
County, N.J., May 28,
1888.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Union County, 1927-33.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks;
Odd Fellows; Junior
Order; Kiwanis;
Foresters
of America; Delta
Chi.
Burial location unknown.
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Kevin Sung-Min Park (b. 1983) —
also known as Kevin Park —
of Edison, Middlesex
County, N.J.
Born in a hospital,
Columbia, Howard
County, Md., May 5,
1983.
Intern or volunteer staff for U.S. Sen. Frank
Lautenberg, Gov. Ruth
Ann Minner, U.S. Rep. Mike
Ferguson; presidential candidate.
Christian.
Korean
ancestry. Member, Delta
Kappa Epsilon; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Rotary;
Odd Fellows; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Still living as of 2004.
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Relatives:
Grandson of Sung-Koo Chi. |
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Charles Clarke Pilgrim (b. 1874) —
also known as Charles C. Pilgrim —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Bridgeton, Cumberland
County, N.J., September
6, 1874.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Essex County, 1915-16; Speaker of
the New Jersey State House of Assembly, 1916; member of New
Jersey state senate from Essex County, 1918-20.
Member, Junior
Order; Freemasons;
Odd Fellows.
Burial location unknown.
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Horace Griggs Prall (1881-1951) —
also known as Horace G. Prall —
of Lambertville, Hunterdon
County, N.J.
Born near Ringoes, Hunterdon
County, N.J., March 6,
1881.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Hunterdon County, 1926-27;
member of New
Jersey state senate from Hunterdon County, 1928-36; Governor of
New Jersey, 1935; common pleas court judge in New Jersey, 1937-42.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Odd Fellows; Grange.
Died in Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J., April
23, 1951 (age 70 years, 48
days).
Burial location unknown.
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John Rathbone Ramsey (1862-1933) —
of Hackensack, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born in Wyckoff, Bergen
County, N.J., April
25, 1862.
Republican. Lawyer; brick
manufacturer; banker; Bergen
County Clerk, 1895-1910; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New Jersey, 1908;
candidate for New
Jersey state senate from Bergen County, 1910; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 6th District, 1917-21.
Episcopalian.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Elks; Junior
Order.
Died in Hackensack, Bergen
County, N.J., April
10, 1933 (age 70 years, 350
days).
Interment at Hackensack
Cemetery, Hackensack, N.J.
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Isabelle McCullough Summers (b. 1887) —
also known as Isabelle M. Summers; Isabelle
McCullough —
of Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J.
Born in Belfast, Ireland (now Northern
Ireland), August
20, 1887.
Republican. Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Passaic County, 1926-29;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey,
1928,
1932.
Female.
Member, Odd Fellows; Order of the
Eastern Star.
Burial location unknown.
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Blanchard H. White (b. 1864) —
of Mt. Holly, Burlington
County, N.J.
Born in Springfield Township, Burlington
County, N.J., June 30,
1864.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Burlington County, 1910-12;
member of New
Jersey state senate from Burlington County, 1913-15, 1920-21.
Member, Freemasons;
Odd Fellows; Knights
of Pythias; Elks; Improved
Order of Red Men.
Burial location unknown.
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