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Politicians in Real Estate and Development in New Jersey

  John A. Ackley (1854-1933) — of Vineland, Cumberland County, N.J. Born in Absecon, Atlantic County, N.J., July 14, 1854. Democrat. Auctioneer; real estate appraiser; justice of the peace; member of New Jersey state house of assembly from Cumberland County, 1913; member of New Jersey state senate from Cumberland County, 1914-16. Died in 1933 (age about 78 years). Interment at Siloam Cemetery, Vineland, N.J.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Robert Atcheson Alberts (b. 1872) — also known as Robert A. Alberts — of Jersey City, Hudson County, N.J. Born in Jersey City, Hudson County, N.J., October 19, 1872. Republican. President, C. B. Hewitt & Bros. paper and glue; vice-president, Albowe Realty Co.; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1928, 1932; delegate to New Jersey convention to ratify 21st amendment at-large; elected 1933. Protestant. Member, Freemasons; Royal Arch Masons; Scottish Rite Masons; Knights Templar; Shriners. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Lewis Charles Alberts and Sarah Jane (Atcheson) Alberts; married, November 27, 1913, to Grace Marshall.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Theodore Frelinguysen Appleby and Margaret Susanna (Mount) Appleby; married, April 10, 1889, to Alice C. Hoffman; father of Stewart Hoffman Appleby.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Oscar Louis Auf der Heide (1874-1945) — also known as Oscar L. Auf der Heide — of West New York, Hudson County, N.J. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., December 8, 1874. Democrat. Real estate and insurance business; director of several banks; member of New Jersey state house of assembly from Hudson County, 1907-10; mayor of West New York, N.J., 1914-17; Hudson County Freeholder, 1915-24; U.S. Representative from New Jersey, 1925-35 (11th District 1925-33, 14th District 1933-35); delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1928, 1932; delegate to New Jersey convention to ratify 21st amendment at-large; elected 1933; president, Elizabeth Brewing Co. Died in West New York, Hudson County, N.J., March 29, 1945 (age 70 years, 111 days). Interment at Hoboken Cemetery, North Bergen, N.J.
  Relatives: Son of Carl F. Auf der Heide and Louise Auf der Heide; married, August 18, 1895, to May G. Andras.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Jacob Bacharach and Betty (Nusbaum) Bacharach; married to Florence Scull.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Nathan Barnert (1838-1927) — of Paterson, Passaic County, N.J. Born in Posen, Prussia (now Poznan, Poland), September 20, 1838. Democrat. Tailor; clothing manufacturer; real estate business; mayor of Paterson, N.J., 1883-86, 1889-90; philanthropist. Jewish. Died, of pneumonia, in Paterson, Passaic County, N.J., December 23, 1927 (age 89 years, 94 days). Interment at Mt. Neboh Cemetery, Paterson, N.J.
  Relatives: Married to Miriam Phillips.
  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.
  Louis B. Blissard (1913-1998) — of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu County, Hawaii. Born in Port Norris, Cumberland County, N.J., July 15, 1913. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; lawyer; real estate developer; U.S. Attorney for Hawaii, 1954-61. Protestant. Member, American Bar Association; Freemasons; Knights Templar; Shriners; Jesters; Phi Delta Phi. Died May 12, 1998 (age 84 years, 301 days). Interment at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Hawaii.
  Relatives: Son of David Corson Blissard and Bertha Mae (Haines) Blissard; married, July 15, 1945, to Frances E. Morgan.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Albert M. Bradshaw (1838-1915) — of Lakewood, Ocean County, N.J. Born in New York, 1838. Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; real estate agent; postmaster at Bricksburgh, N.J., 1866-69, 1869-73; Lakewood, N.J., 1890-95, 1899-1913; member of New Jersey state house of assembly from Ocean County, 1870-71; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1896. Died in Lakewood, Ocean County, N.J., 1915 (age about 77 years). Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Lakewood, N.J.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Alfred C. Brooks (c.1897-1947) — of Rahway, Union County, N.J. Born in Rahway, Union County, N.J., about 1897. Republican. Real estate and insurance business; mayor of Rahway, N.J., 1931-34. Died, in the Pine Acres Nursing Home, Madison, Morris County, N.J., July 18, 1947 (age about 50 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of John R. Brooks; married to Irene Harriman.
  Albert Clark Chapin (1891-1950) — also known as Albert C. Chapin — of South Egremont, Egremont, Berkshire County, Mass.; Sea Girt, Monmouth County, N.J. Born in Richmond Hill, Queens, Queens County, N.Y., May 14, 1891. Interpreter; U.S. Vice Consul in Chefoo, 1917-18; Tientsin, 1918; Mukden, 1918; real estate broker. Died in Mendocino County, Calif., December 28, 1950 (age 59 years, 228 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Albert King Chapin and Emily A. (Schenck) Chapin; married, October 17, 1917, to Sarah Adele Mahan; second cousin four times removed of Daniel Chapin (1761-1821); third cousin twice removed of Chester William Chapin and John Putnam Chapin; third cousin thrice removed of Daniel Chapin (1791-1878) and Graham Hurd Chapin.
  Political family: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  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.
  Elias Mulford Condit (1841-1932) — also known as Elias M. Condit — of West Orange, Essex County, N.J. Born in Orange, Essex County, N.J., May 22, 1841. Republican. Surveyor; real estate business; member of New Jersey state house of assembly from Essex County, 1886-87; candidate for U.S. Representative from New Jersey, 1890; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1892. Died in West Orange, Essex County, N.J., March 13, 1932 (age 90 years, 296 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Ira Harrison Condit and Phebe Farrand (Mulford) Condit; married, November 29, 1870, to Sarah Louise Beach; great-grandson of Aaron Kitchell; first cousin twice removed of John Condit; first cousin thrice removed of Silas Condict; second cousin of Albert Pierson Condit; second cousin once removed of Silas Condit; second cousin twice removed of Lewis Condict; second cousin four times removed of Abraham Davenport; third cousin of Amzi Condit; third cousin once removed of Israel Dodd Condit, Simeon Harrison and Alfred Henry Condict; third cousin thrice removed of John Davenport and James Davenport; fourth cousin of Augustus William Cutler and Fillmore Condit; fourth cousin once removed of Simeon Harrison Rollinson.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Eastman family; Condit family of Orange, New Jersey (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Stephen J. Condit and Catherine Jane (Tappan) Condit; married 1881 to Ida Frances Rafter; first cousin thrice removed of Silas Condict; second cousin once removed of Alfred Henry Condict; second cousin twice removed of John Condit and Lewis Condict; third cousin once removed of Silas Condit and Israel Dodd Condit; fourth cousin of Augustus William Cutler, Albert Pierson Condit, Amzi Condit and Elias Mulford Condit; fourth cousin once removed of Simeon Harrison.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Eastman family; Condit family of Orange, New Jersey (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
Frederick W. Feldner Frederick W. Feldner (1865-1910) — of Baltimore, Md. Born in Baltimore, Md., June 1, 1865. Democrat. Lawyer; president, Cape May Hotel company; president, Furst-Clark Dredging company; real estate developer; Consul for Colombia in Baltimore, Md., 1901-07. Along with his wife, daughter, son-in-law, and chauffeur, he was killed when their car collided with a fast-moving Pennsylvania Railroad train, near Cape May, Cape May County, N.J., August 9, 1910 (age 45 years, 69 days). Interment at Loudon Park Cemetery, Baltimore, Md.
  Relatives: Son of Frederick Feldner and Dorothea Carolyn (Plitt) Feldner; married, January 23, 1888, to Amalia 'Mollie' Rausch.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Baltimore Sun, August 10, 1910
  William Henry Frederick Fiedler (1847-1919) — also known as William H. F. Fiedler — of Newark, Essex County, N.J. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., August 25, 1847. Democrat. Member of New Jersey state house of assembly from Essex County, 1878-79, 1882; mayor of Newark, N.J., 1880-82; defeated, 1904; U.S. Representative from New Jersey 6th District, 1883-85; postmaster; real estate business. Died in Newark, Essex County, N.J., January 1, 1919 (age 71 years, 129 days). Entombed at Fairmount Cemetery, Newark, N.J.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  James B. Furber (c.1868-1930) — of Rahway, Union County, N.J.; Linden, Union County, N.J. Born in Allegan, Allegan County, Mich., about 1868. Traveling salesman for National Cash Register Company; newspaper publisher; real estate developer; lawyer; mayor of Rahway, N.J., 1906, 1922-24; resigned 1906; charged with assault in connection with his participation in a Socialist rally in Rahway, N.J., May 31, 1919, which was ended by spraying the speaker and audience with a fire hose; Socialist candidate for U.S. Representative from New Jersey 5th District, 1920; candidate for Presidential Elector for New Jersey; elected (Democratic) mayor of Linden, N.J. 1930, but died before taking office. Suffered a paralytic stroke, while addressing a meeting of the Parent Democratic Club, and died soon after in St. Elizabeth Hospital, Elizabeth, Union County, N.J., November 12, 1930 (age about 62 years). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Father of Helen Josephine Furber (niece by marriage of George McGillivray).
  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.
  Cross-reference: Bob Franks
  The Dean and Betty Gallo Prostate Cancer Center, at the Cancer Institute of New Jersey, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, is partly named for him.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Arthur R. Gemberling — of Camden, Camden County, N.J.; Woodstown, Salem County, N.J. Born in Selinsgrove, Snyder County, Pa. Republican. College teacher; real estate broker; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1940; delegate to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Salem County, 1947. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Charles P. Gillen (1876-1956) — of Newark, Essex County, N.J.; North Arlington, Bergen County, N.J. Born in County Roscommon, Ireland, August 6, 1876. Democrat. Real estate business; mayor of Newark, N.J., 1917-21; candidate for Presidential Elector for New Jersey; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1932; delegate to New Jersey convention to ratify 21st amendment at-large; elected 1933. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Member, Knights of Columbus; Elks; Eagles. Died in New Jersey, June 30, 1956 (age 79 years, 329 days). Interment at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Newark, N.J.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Gillen and Mary A. (Conry) Gillen; married 1923 to Margaret Carey.
  See also Wikipedia article
  Gary Edward Greenblatt (1949-2010) — also known as Gary E. Greenblatt — of Vineland, Cumberland County, N.J. Born December 1, 1949. Democrat. Real estate broker; lawyer; candidate for New Jersey state house of assembly 1st District, 1975; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1976; director and vice-president, Covenant Bank; board chairman, Landis Savings Bank. Jewish. Died in Vineland, Cumberland County, N.J., April 8, 2010 (age 60 years, 128 days). Interment at Alliance Cemetery, Norma, N.J.
  Relatives: Son of Newton Greenblatt and Ruth (Rosenbaum) Greenblatt; married, March 25, 1979, to Barbara Cheryl Konell.
  Nelson Gerard Gross (1932-1997) — also known as Nelson G. Gross — of Hackensack, Bergen County, N.J.; Saddle River, Bergen County, N.J. Born January 9, 1932. Republican. Lawyer; member of New Jersey state house of assembly from Bergen County, 1962-63; candidate for New Jersey state senate District 13, 1965; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1968; chair of Bergen County Republican Party, 1969; New Jersey Republican state chair, 1969; candidate for U.S. Senator from New Jersey, 1970; real estate developer; restaurant owner. Jewish. Indicted in May 1973 on charges of falsifying a $5,000 contribution to the 1969 campaign of Gov. William T. Cahill, conspiring to commit tax evasion by disguising the contribution as a business expense, and counseling a witness to commit perjury; convicted in March 1974, and sentenced to two years jail; served six months. Kidnapped in Edgewater, N.J., robbed of $20,000, taken to New York, and stabbed to death, in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., September 17, 1997 (age 65 years, 251 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Albert Gross.
  Ogden Haggerty Hammond (1869-1956) — also known as Ogden H. Hammond — of Bernardsville, Somerset County, N.J. Born in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., October 13, 1869. Republican. Real estate business; director, First National Bank of Jersey City; president, railway and real estate development companies; member of New Jersey state house of assembly from Somerset County, 1915-16; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1916, 1924 (alternate), 1932; U.S. Ambassador to Spain, 1925-29. Presbyterian. Died October 29, 1956 (age 87 years, 16 days). Interment at St. Bernard's Cemetery, Bernardsville, N.J.
  Relatives: Son of John Henry Hammond and Sophia Vernon (Wolf) Hammond; married 1907 to Mary Picton Stevens; married 1917 to Margaret McClure Howland; father of Ogden H. Hammond Jr. and Millicent Hammond Fenwick.
  Political family: Hammond-Stevens family of Bernardsville, New Jersey (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also U.S. State Dept career summary — Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Frank Hoffman and Ada Crawford (Thom) Hoffman; married, September 10, 1919, to Lillie Moss.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial
  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.
  Relatives: Son of William F. James and Elizabeth A. (Williams) James; married, March 18, 1904, to Jennie M. Mingay.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Ila Kasofsky — of Fort Lee, Bergen County, N.J. Real estate broker; mayor of Fort Lee, N.J., 2007. Still living as of 2007.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Samuel M. Kenworthy and Sarah Elizabeth (Sampson) Kenworthy; married, December 24, 1915, to Mary Jane Graham.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Anthony Rudolph Kuser and Susan Fairchild (Dryden) Kuser; married, April 26, 1919, to Roberta Brooke Russell; married, September 6, 1930, to Vieva Marie Fisher; married to Grace Egglesfield; father of Anthony Dryden Marshall; grandson of John Fairfield Dryden.
  Political family: Dryden-Marshall family of New York City, New York.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Nicholas Low (1739-1826) — of New York, New York County, N.Y. Born in Middlesex County, N.J., March 30, 1739. Merchant; real estate developer; member of New York state assembly from New York County, 1787-89; delegate to New York convention to ratify U.S. constitution from New York County, 1788. Died in New York, New York County, N.Y., November 15, 1826 (age 87 years, 230 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Brother of Isaac Low.
  Political family: Low-Cuyler family of New York.
  Frederick W. McMurray (b. 1871) — of Wildwood, Cape May County, N.J. Born in Liverpool, England, March 7, 1871. Republican. Glass blower; manager of glass manufacturing plant; hotel owner; real estate business; member of New Jersey state house of assembly from Cape May County, 1928-31. Burial location unknown.
  A. Tony Montiero — of Elizabeth, Union County, N.J. Insurance agent; real estate agent; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1996; candidate for New Jersey state house of assembly 20th District, 2003 (Republican), 2011 (Democratic primary), 2015 (Democratic primary). Portugese ancestry. Member, Lions. Still living as of 2015.
  See also OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Hoffman Nickerson (1888-1965) — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Paterson, Passaic County, N.J., December 6, 1888. Republican. Real estate business; member of New York state assembly from New York County 27th District, 1916. Episcopalian. Died in Oyster Bay, Nassau County, Long Island, N.Y., March 24, 1965 (age 76 years, 108 days). Interment at St. Philip's Cemetery, Garrison, N.Y.
  Relatives: Son of Mary Louisa (Hoffman) Nickerson and Thomas White Nickerson, Jr.; married to Ruth Constance Comstock; father of Eugene Hoffman Nickerson; nephew of Stephen Westcott Nickerson.
  Political family: Nickerson family.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  William J. Powers (born c.1922) — also known as Bill Powers — of Miramar, Broward County, Fla. Born in Newark, Essex County, N.J., about 1922. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; real estate broker; candidate for mayor of Miramar, Fla., 1959, 1959, 1960. Member, American Legion; Kiwanis. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  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.
  David Roberts (b. 1956) — of Hoboken, Hudson County, N.J. Born July 14, 1956. Fire fighter; real estate developer; mayor of Hoboken, N.J., 2001-. Still living as of 2008.
  Relatives: Married 1984 to Anna Maria LaMastra.
  See also Wikipedia article
  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; candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; 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.
  Relatives: Son of Cesare 'Charlie' Secchia and Valerie (Smith) Secchia; married 1964 to Joan Peterson.
  Secchia Stadium (baseball field) at Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, is named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary
  John Francis Sinnott (c.1850-1918) — also known as John F. Sinnott — of Newark, Essex County, N.J. Born about 1850. Democrat. Real estate and insurance business; postmaster at Newark, N.J., 1916-18. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Died, from heart failure, in Newark, Essex County, N.J., May 1, 1918 (age about 68 years). Interment at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, East Orange, N.J.
  Relatives: Father of John Francis Sinnott Jr..
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Robert C. Smith (b. 1941) — also known as Bob Smith — of Manchester, Hillsborough County, N.H.; Wolfeboro, Carroll County, N.H.; Tuftonboro, Carroll County, N.H. Born in Trenton, Mercer County, N.J., March 30, 1941. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War; school teacher; real estate business; U.S. Representative from New Hampshire 1st District, 1985-90; defeated, 1980, 1982; resigned 1990; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Hampshire, 1988; U.S. Senator from New Hampshire, 1990-2003; defeated, 2002. Still living as of 2014.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — OurCampaigns candidate detail — Encyclopedia of American Loons
  Arthur R. Smock (b. 1885) — of Lakewood, Ocean County, N.J. Born in Asbury Park, Monmouth County, N.J., October 1, 1885. Republican. Real estate business; coal and ice dealer; member of New Jersey state house of assembly from Ocean County, 1926-29. Member, Elks; Patriotic Order Sons of America. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Charles L. Smock and Emily C. Smock; married 1911 to Ethel M. Worden.
  H. Donald Stewart (born c.1949) — of Woodstown, Salem County, N.J. Born in Woodbury, Gloucester County, N.J., about 1949. Democrat. Real estate and insurance business; member of New Jersey state house of assembly, 1972-81 (District 3-A 1972-73, 3rd District 1974-81); delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1976. Member, Jaycees; Exchange Club. Still living as of 1981.
  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.
  Relatives: Son of Barnabas King Stickle and Caroline (Tuttle) Stickle.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Henry R. Tatem (c.1859-1938) — also known as Harry R. Tatem — of Collingswood, Camden County, N.J. Born about 1859. Real estate and insurance business; president, Collingswood National Bank; mayor of Collingswood, N.J., 1895-96; postmaster at Collingswood, N.J., 1897-1903; member of New Jersey state house of assembly from Camden County, 1909-10. Died in Collingswood, Camden County, N.J., April 14, 1938 (age about 79 years). Burial location unknown.
  Louise R. Tatosian — also known as Louise Rohlfing — of Ridgewood, Bergen County, N.J. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y. Democrat. Real estate broker; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1948. Female. Episcopalian. Member, American Legion Auxiliary. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Alexander K. Tatosian.
  Lloyd Thompson (b. 1879) — of Westfield, Union County, N.J. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., March 17, 1879. Republican. Lawyer; newspaper editor; town clerk of Westfield, N.J., 1903-09; real estate investor; member of New Jersey state house of assembly from Union County, 1910-11. Congregationalist. Member, Order of Heptasophs. Burial location unknown.
  Howard D. Van Sant (1865-1925) — of Island Heights, Ocean County, N.J. Born in Camden, Camden County, N.J., April 13, 1865. Real estate business; mayor of Island Heights, N.J.; U.S. Consul in Guelph, 1905; Kingston, 1905-10; Dunfermline, 1910-22. Died September 1, 1925 (age 60 years, 141 days). Burial location unknown.
  Everett B. Vreeland (1911-1971) — of Montville, Morris County, N.J. Born April 26, 1911. Republican. Realtor; travel agent; member of New Jersey state house of assembly District 10-B, 1968-71; died in office 1971. Died August 20, 1971 (age 60 years, 116 days). Interment at Montville Dutch Reformed Churchyard, Montville, N.J.
  Relatives: Brother of James P. Vreeland Jr..
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Henry Witte (1817-1876) — also known as William H. Witte — of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa. Born in Morris County, N.J., October 4, 1817. Democrat. Merchant; real estate business; U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 4th District, 1853-55; newspaper editor. Died in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa., November 24, 1876 (age 59 years, 51 days). Interment at Durham Cemetery, Durham, Pa.
  Relatives: Married, June 18, 1840, to Mary Ann Haupt.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article
  Hubbard R. Yetman (1847-1924) — of Tottenville, Staten Island, Richmond County, N.Y. Born in Monmouth County, N.J., 1847. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; school teacher; civil engineer; real estate and insurance business; member of New York state assembly from Richmond County, 1889, 1892-93. Died in 1924 (age about 77 years). Interment at Bethel Methodist Churchyard, Tottenville, Staten Island, N.Y.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
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