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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.
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Relatives: Son
of Lewis Charles Alberts and Sarah Jane (Atcheson) Alberts; married,
November
27, 1913, to Grace Marshall. |
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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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Franklin Haywood Berry (1904-1975) —
also known as Franklin H. Berry —
of Toms River, Ocean
County, N.J.
Born in Manahawkin, Ocean
County, N.J., May 15,
1904.
Lawyer;
bank
director; colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II; delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Ocean County,
1947.
Member, Kiwanis;
Sons
of the American Revolution; American Bar
Association; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Died in Toms River, Ocean
County, N.J., June 16,
1975 (age 71 years, 32
days).
Interment at Beach Avenue Cemetery, Manahawkin, N.J.
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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.
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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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Francis B. Davis (b. 1878) —
of Woodbury, Gloucester
County, N.J.
Born in Camden, Camden
County, N.J., March
12, 1878.
Republican. Lawyer; chair of
Gloucester County Republican Party, 1913-14; common pleas court
judge in New Jersey, 1917-22; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New Jersey, 1924,
1928;
member of New
Jersey state senate from Gloucester County, 1924-31.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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Richard Grant Augustus Donnelly (1841-1905) —
also known as Richard A. Donnelly —
of Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y., March 4,
1841.
Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; clothing
merchant; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Mercer County, 1880-81; mayor
of Trenton, N.J., 1884-86; New Jersey
state treasurer, 1895-1901.
Irish
and Scottish
ancestry. Member, Grand
Army of the Republic; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners; Elks.
Died February
27, 1905 (age 63 years, 360
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Peter Donnelly and Elizabeth (Grant) Donnelly; married to Sue A.
Davidson and Susie Isabel Gold. |
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Henry Meade Doremus (1851-1921) —
also known as Henry M. Doremus —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Morris
County, N.J., May 23,
1851.
Republican. Building
contractor; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Essex County, 1885-86;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1888,
1904,
1916,
1920;
Essex
County Sheriff, 1897-99; mayor of
Newark, N.J., 1903-06.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners.
Died in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., January
16, 1921 (age 69 years, 238
days).
Interment at Fairmount
Cemetery, Newark, N.J.
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Joseph Allen Frear Jr. (1903-1993) —
also known as J. Allen Frear, Jr. —
of Dover, Kent
County, Del.
Born in Rising Sun, Kent
County, Del., March 7,
1903.
Democrat. Banker;
president, Kent General Hospital,
1947-51; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Delaware, 1948,
1952
(member, Committee
on Permanent Organization), 1956,
1960;
U.S.
Senator from Delaware, 1949-61; member, U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission, 1961-63; candidate for Presidential Elector for
Delaware.
Member, American
Legion; Farm
Bureau; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners; Rotary;
Sigma
Nu.
Died January
15, 1993 (age 89 years, 314
days).
Interment at Odd Fellows Cemetery, Camden, Del.
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Oramel B. Fuller (1858-1935) —
of Ford River, Delta
County, Mich.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., January
22, 1858.
Republican. Lumber
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Delta District, 1893-98;
member of Michigan
state senate 30th District, 1901-04, 1907-08; injured in a fall
at the entrance to his home, about 1905, and paralyzed;
used a wheelchair
for the rest of his life; Michigan
state auditor general, 1909-32; defeated, 1932.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Knights
of Pythias; Elks.
Died in Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., November
4, 1935 (age 77 years, 286
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Muskegon, Mich.
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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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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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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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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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Louis Lippman (1864-1934) —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.; South Orange, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., October
30, 1864.
Republican. Banker; insurance
executive; delegate to Republican National Convention from New
Jersey, 1920
(alternate), 1928,
1932
(alternate).
Jewish.
German
ancestry. Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in South Orange, Essex
County, N.J., March
23, 1934 (age 69 years, 144
days).
Interment at Bnai Jeshurun Cemetery, Hillside, N.J.
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Relatives: Son
of Leopold Lippman and Elizabeth (Beumel) Lippman; married to May
Rosenstein. |
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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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Charles Anthony Meyer (b. 1864) —
also known as Charles A. Meyer —
of Andover, Sussex
County, N.J.
Born in Hoboken, Hudson
County, N.J., December
31, 1864.
Democrat. Civil
engineer; served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American
War; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Sussex County, 1909-12;
defeated, 1893.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
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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Edward Thomas Moore (b. 1881) —
also known as Edward T. Moore —
of Passaic, Passaic
County, N.J.
Born in Passaic, Passaic
County, N.J., July 3,
1881.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Passaic County, 1909-10; law
professor; vice-chair of
New Jersey Republican Party, 1934-39.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Sons of
the Revolution; Society
of Colonial Wars; Zeta
Psi; Freemasons;
Shriners; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Thomas Martin Moore and Sarah (Wickham) Moore; married 1931 to
Lillian Ring. |
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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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Henry J. Pierson (b. 1872) —
of Lititz, Lancaster
County, Pa.
Born in Lambertville, Hunterdon
County, N.J., August
1, 1872.
Republican. Paper
manufacturer; banker;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 17th District, 1933-40.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners; Elks.
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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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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William Thackara Read (1878-1954) —
also known as William T. Read —
of Camden, Camden
County, N.J.; Merchantville, Camden
County, N.J.
Born in Camden, Camden
County, N.J., November
22, 1878.
Republican. Lawyer; banker;
member of New
Jersey state senate from Camden County, 1912-16; resigned 1916;
New
Jersey state treasurer, 1916-28; delegate to Republican National
Convention from New Jersey, 1932,
1936
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1940
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1944;
delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Camden County,
1947.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Academy of Political and Social Science; Union
League; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners; Tall
Cedars of Lebanon.
Died in Camden, Camden
County, N.J., August
7, 1954 (age 75 years, 258
days).
Burial location unknown.
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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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Augustus W. Schwartz (b. 1867) —
of Elizabeth, Union
County, N.J.
Born in Elizabeth, Union
County, N.J., January
4, 1867.
Republican. Newspaper
advertising manager; fire
fighter; coal
and masons'
supplies dealer; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Union County, 1909-10.
Member, Freemasons;
Royal
Arch Masons; Knights
Templar; Royal
and Select Masters; Shriners; Independent
Order of Foresters; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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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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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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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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Joseph F. Wallworth (b. 1876) —
of Haddonfield, Camden
County, N.J.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., February
24, 1876.
Republican. Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Camden County, 1919-20;
member of New
Jersey state senate from Camden County, 1921-23; chair of
Camden County Republican Party, 1925-27.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners.
Burial location unknown.
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William J. Wells (1876-1940) —
of Montclair, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., December
15, 1876.
Republican. Accountant;
general manager, later president, R.H. Macy & Co. department
store; bank
director; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from New Jersey, 1936.
Member, Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died, from a heart
condition, in Mountainside Hospital,
Montclair, Essex
County, N.J., March
22, 1940 (age 63 years, 98
days).
Interment at The
Evergreens Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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John Van Buren Wicoff (1878-1952) —
also known as John V. B. Wicoff —
of Cranbury, Middlesex
County, N.J.; Plainsboro, Middlesex
County, N.J.
Born in Plainsboro, Middlesex
County, N.J., June 9,
1878.
Republican. Lawyer;
president, Broad Street National Bank of
Trenton; president, Trenton Bone Fertilizer
Company; candidate for New
Jersey state senate, 1936; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from New Jersey, 1944.
Presbyterian.
Dutch
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Society
of Colonial Wars; Sons of
the Revolution; Freemasons;
Knights
Templar; Shriners; Rotary.
Died February
25, 1952 (age 73 years, 261
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of John Wicoff and Catherine Lucretia (Britton) Wicoff; married, June 8,
1904, to Lavinia Ely Applegate; first cousin of C.
Raymond Wicoff. |
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Charles Anderson Wolverton (1880-1969) —
also known as Charles A. Wolverton —
of Camden, Camden
County, N.J.; Merchantville, Camden
County, N.J.
Born in Camden, Camden
County, N.J., October
24, 1880.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Camden County, 1915-18; Speaker of
the New Jersey State House of Assembly, 1918; Camden
County Prosecutor of the Pleas, 1918-23; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1920;
U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 1st District, 1927-59.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Knights
Templar; Shriners; Elks; Rotary;
Union
League.
Died in Camden, Camden
County, N.J., May 16,
1969 (age 88 years, 204
days).
Interment at Harleigh
Cemetery, Camden, N.J.
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