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Henry Elijah Ackerson Jr. (1880-1970) —
also known as Henry E. Ackerson, Jr. —
of Keyport, Monmouth
County, N.J.
Born in Holmdel, Monmouth
County, N.J., October
15, 1880.
Democrat. Bank
clerk; lawyer; bank
director; member of New
Jersey state senate from Monmouth County, 1915-19; circuit judge
in New Jersey, 1924-47; associate
justice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1948-52.
Member, American Bar
Association; Royal Arcanum.
Died, in the Arnold Walter Nursing
Home, Holmdel, Monmouth
County, N.J., December
9, 1970 (age 90 years, 55
days).
Interment at Holmdel
Cemetery, Holmdel, N.J.
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Frederick W. Gnichtel (b. 1860) —
of Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., 1860.
Republican. Lawyer; mayor
of Trenton, N.J., 1906-08.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal Arcanum.
Burial location unknown.
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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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Almeth White Hoff (1878-1950) —
also known as Almeth W. Hoff —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
24, 1878.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 18th District, 1911-12, 1914-15;
defeated, 1933; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from New York, 1944.
Baptist.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal Arcanum.
Died, from a heart
ailment, in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., September
22, 1950 (age 71 years, 272
days).
Interment at Rahway
Cemetery, Rahway, N.J.
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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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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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John N. Klein (b. 1862) —
of Belleville, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Bellefonte, Centre
County, Pa., April
24, 1862.
Republican. Druggist;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Essex County, 1899-1900;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1912.
Christian
Reformed. Member, Sons of
the American Revolution; Freemasons;
Elks;
Royal Arcanum; Modern
Woodmen of America; Junior
Order.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of David G. Klein and Maria (Pott) Klein; married 1890 to
Elizabeth Gephart. |
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Ardolph Loges Kline (1858-1930) —
also known as Ardolph L. Kline —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born near Newton, Sussex
County, N.J., February
21, 1858.
Republican. Colonel in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;
mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1913; U.S.
Representative from New York 5th District, 1921-23; defeated,
1922.
Episcopalian.
German
and Scotch-Irish
ancestry. Member, United
Spanish War Veterans; Sons
of Veterans; Royal Arcanum.
Died in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., October
13, 1930 (age 72 years, 234
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Samuel Allen Laning (b. 1852) —
also known as Samuel A. Laning —
of Bridgeton, Cumberland
County, N.J.
Born in Bridgeton, Cumberland
County, N.J., August
10, 1852.
Democrat. Postmaster at Bridgeton,
N.J., 1887-90, 1894-96; newspaper
editor.
Presbyterian.
Member, Junior
Order; Royal Arcanum.
Burial location unknown.
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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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Harry J. Palmer (b. 1872) —
of Rosebank, Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y.; Port Richmond, Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y.
Born in Dover, Morris
County, N.J., February
28, 1872.
Democrat. Merchant;
member of New York
state senate 24th District, 1929-34.
Member, Elks; Kiwanis;
Royal Arcanum.
Burial location unknown.
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William H. Parry (b. 1877) —
of Nutley, Essex
County, N.J.; Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Mt. Holly, Burlington
County, N.J., November
11, 1877.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state senate from Essex County, 1921-23.
Member, Royal Arcanum; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Charles A. Rathbun (1867-1927) —
of Madison, Morris
County, N.J.
Born in Madison, Morris
County, N.J., January
7, 1867.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state senate from Morris County, 1914-16.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Royal Arcanum.
Died in 1927
(age about
60 years).
Interment at Atlantic
View Cemetery, Manasquan, N.J.
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Wilbour Eddy Saunders (1894-1979) —
also known as Wilbour E. Saunders —
of Hightstown, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in Warwick, Kent
County, R.I., September
20, 1894.
Pastor;
chaplain;
school
headmaster; delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Mercer County,
1947; interim president,
Keuka College, 1965-66.
Baptist.
Member, American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Delta
Tau Delta; Freemasons;
Junior
Order; Royal Arcanum; Patriotic
Order Sons of America.
Died in 1979
(age about
84 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Colver Leeds Saunders and Harriet (Robertson) Saunders; married,
September
22, 1919, to Mildred A. Paige. |
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George Nicholas Seger (1866-1940) —
also known as George N. Seger —
of Passaic, Passaic
County, N.J.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., January
4, 1866.
Republican. Builder;
mayor
of Passaic, N.J., 1911-19; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from New Jersey, 1916;
U.S.
Representative from New Jersey, 1923-40 (7th District 1923-33,
8th District 1933-40); died in office 1940.
Member, Royal Arcanum; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners;
Elks.
Died August
26, 1940 (age 74 years, 235
days).
Interment at Green-Wood
Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Herbert Worthington Taylor (1869-1931) —
also known as Herbert W. Taylor —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Belleville, Essex
County, N.J., February
19, 1869.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Essex County, 1904-05; chair of
Essex County Republican Party, 1913-17; Essex
County Attorney, 1918-21; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 8th District, 1921-23, 1925-27;
defeated, 1926.
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Modern
Woodmen; Junior
Order; Royal Arcanum.
Died October
15, 1931 (age 62 years, 238
days).
Interment at East
Ridgelawn Cemetery, Delawanna, N.J.
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Wesley A. Taylor (b. 1906) —
of East Orange, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Mays Landing, Atlantic
County, N.J., July 12,
1906.
Republican. Bookbinder;
Secretary
and Business
Representative, Bookbinders Local Union #62; delegate to
New Jersey AFL and other labor councils; vice-president,
Allied Printing Trades Council; delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Essex County,
1947.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal Arcanum.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Clarence A. Taylor and Almeda S. (Henry) Taylor. |
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Edmund Waring Wakelee (b. 1869) —
also known as Edmund W. Wakelee —
of Demarest, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born in Kingston, Ulster
County, N.Y., November
21, 1869.
Republican. Lawyer; utility
executive; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Bergen County, 1899-1900;
member of New
Jersey state senate from Bergen County, 1901-10; member of New Jersey
Republican State Committee, 1910; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New Jersey, 1940.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Delta
Upsilon; Phi
Delta Phi; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Elks;
Royal Arcanum; Knights
of Honor; Junior
Order.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Nicholas Wakelee and Eliza C. (Ingersoll) Wakelee. |
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