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Orlando Louis Abbruzzese (b. 1922) —
also known as Orlando L. Abbruzzese —
of North Plainfield, Somerset
County, N.J.
Born in Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y., September
4, 1922.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; mayor
of North Plainfield, N.J., 1967; chair of
Somerset County Democratic Party, 1973-81; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1980.
Catholic.
Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Mario Abbruzzese and Erminia (Lomibo) Abbruzzese; married 1945 to Alice
Elaine Bacon. |
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Alex Abjornson (1924-2008) —
of Queens, Queens
County, N.Y.; Seargantsville, Hunterdon
County, N.J.; Melbourne, Brevard
County, Fla.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., July 21,
1924.
Conservative. Candidate for New York
state senate 10th District, 1966.
Danish
ancestry. Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Died June 15,
2008 (age 83 years, 330
days).
Interment at Rosemont
Cemetery, Rosemont, N.J.
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Relatives:
Married to Celeste Montgomery. |
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Hugh Joseph Addonizio (1914-1981) —
also known as Hugh J. Addonizio —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., January
31, 1914.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;
vice-president, A & C Tailoring
Co.; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 11th District, 1949-62; mayor of
Newark, N.J., 1962-70; defeated, 1970; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New Jersey, 1964.
Catholic.
Italian
ancestry. Member, Holy
Name Society; Veterans of Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Urban
League; NAACP; Elks; Lions; Kiwanis;
Rotary.
Indicted
in federal court, December, 1969, along with Municipal Judge Anthony
Giuliano, other city officials, and reputed organized
crime leader, Anthony 'Tony Boy' Boiardo, on extortion
and income
tax evasion charges
over a scheme to share kickbacks
from a sewer contracting company; pleaded not guilty; tried;
during the trial a witness identified him as recipient of thousands
of dollars in bribes;
convicted
in July, 1970; sentenced
to ten years in prison
and fined
$25,000; released in 1979.
Died in Red Bank, Monmouth
County, N.J., February
2, 1981 (age 67 years, 2
days).
Interment at Gate
of Heaven Cemetery, East Hanover, N.J.
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Joseph Altman (1892-1969) —
of Atlantic City, Atlantic
County, N.J.
Born in Yonkers, Westchester
County, N.Y., December
30, 1892.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Atlantic County, 1925-35; mayor
of Atlantic City, N.J., 1944-67.
Member, Elks; American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Died in April, 1969
(age 76
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
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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 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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Levin Hicks Campbell (b. 1927) —
also known as Levin H. Campbell —
of Massachusetts.
Born in Summit, Union
County, N.J., January
2, 1927.
Member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1963-65; U.S.
District Judge for Massachusetts, 1971-72; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit, 1972-92.
Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Still living as of 2018.
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James Colgate Cleveland (1920-1995) —
also known as James C. Cleveland —
of New London, Merrimack
County, N.H.
Born in Montclair, Essex
County, N.J., June 13,
1920.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; served in
the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; member of New
Hampshire state senate, 1950-62; U.S.
Representative from New Hampshire 2nd District, 1963-81.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Grange;
Rotary;
Freemasons;
Elks; Eagles.
Died December
3, 1995 (age 75 years, 173
days).
Burial location unknown.
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James Henry Roberts Cromwell (1896-1990) —
also known as James H. R. Cromwell —
of Somerville, Somerset
County, N.J.; Weehawken, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., June 4,
1896.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; vice-president,
Peerless Motor Car
Company; U.S. Minister to Canada, 1940; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New Jersey, 1940;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1940; president, Chemwood Corporation,
pulp
and paper manufacturers.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Military
Order of the World Wars; Marine
Corps League; American
Academy of Political and Social Science.
Died in 1990
(age about
94 years).
Burial location unknown.
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James J. Donovan (1890-1971) —
of Bayonne, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in Bayonne, Hudson
County, N.J., December
29, 1890.
Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; received the
Distinguished Service Cross for his heroism at Grand Pre, France, in
October, 1918; also received the Italian War Medal; Hudson
County Freeholder, 1935-39, 1951-54; mayor
of Bayonne, N.J., 1939-43.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Knights
of Columbus.
Helped convince the U.S. Navy to locate a base in Bayonne.
Died in Bayonne, Hudson
County, N.J., April
27, 1971 (age 80 years, 119
days).
Interment at Holy
Name Cemetery, Jersey City, N.J.
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Rodney P. Frelinghuysen (b. 1946) —
of Morristown, Morris
County, N.J.; Morris Plains, Morris
County, N.J.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., April
29, 1946.
Republican. Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1983-94; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 11th District, 1995-; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 2004,
2008.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Kappa
Alpha Society.
Still living as of 2014.
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Wayne Thomas Gilchrest (b. 1946) —
also known as Wayne T. Gilchrest —
of Kennedyville, Kent
County, Md.
Born in Rahway, Union
County, N.J., April
15, 1946.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Vietnam War;
school
teacher; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 1st District, 1991-; defeated, 1988.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Still living as of 2014.
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Francis J. Gorman (1924-1987) —
of Gloucester City, Camden
County, N.J.
Born in Gloucester City, Camden
County, N.J., November
19, 1924.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; served in the
U.S. Navy during the Korean conflict; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1972-79, 1982-87 (District 3-B
1972-73, 4th District 1974-79, 1982-87); resigned 1987; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1976.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Died July 8,
1987 (age 62 years, 231
days).
Burial location unknown.
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James Joseph Heffernan (1888-1967) —
also known as James J. Heffernan —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., November
8, 1888.
Democrat. Architect;
member of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1930-36, 1948; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New York, 1932;
delegate
to New York state constitutional convention 6th District, 1938;
U.S.
Representative from New York, 1941-53 (5th District 1941-45, 11th
District 1945-53).
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Columbus; Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Died in Long Branch, Monmouth
County, N.J., January
27, 1967 (age 78 years, 80
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Robert Winthrop Kean (1893-1980) —
also known as Robert W. Kean —
of Livingston, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Elberon, Monmouth
County, N.J., September
28, 1893.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army on the Mexican border; served in
the U.S. Army during World War I; banker;
elected (Wet) delegate
to New Jersey convention to ratify 21st amendment from Essex
County 1933; delegate to Republican National Convention from New
Jersey, 1936,
1960
(member, Resolutions
Committee), 1964;
U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 12th District, 1939-59; candidate
for U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1958; chair of
Essex County Republican Party, 1961.
Episcopalian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Died September
21, 1980 (age 86 years, 359
days).
Interment at St.
Bernard's Cemetery, Bernardsville, N.J.
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Relatives: Son
of Hamilton
Fish Kean and Katharine Taylor (Winthrop) Kean; married, October
18, 1920, to Elizabeth Stuyvesant Howard; father of Thomas
Howard Kean; nephew of John
Kean (1852-1914); grandfather of Thomas
Howard Kean Jr.; second great-grandson of John
Kean (1756-1795); second great-grandnephew of Philip
Peter Livingston; third great-grandson of Peter
Van Brugh Livingston; third great-grandnephew of Robert
Livingston (1708-1790), Philip
Livingston and William
Livingston; fourth great-grandson of James
Alexander; fourth great-grandnephew of John
Livingston, Robert
Livingston (1688-1775) and Gilbert
Livingston; fifth great-grandson of Robert
Livingston the Elder and Pieter
Van Brugh; fifth great-grandnephew of Pieter
Schuyler, Abraham
de Peyster, Johannes
Cuyler, Johannes
de Peyster and Johannes
Schuyler (1668-1747); first cousin once removed of Nicholas
Fish and Hamilton
Fish Jr. (1849-1936); first cousin thrice removed of Charles
Ludlow Livingston (1800-1873); first cousin four times removed of
Peter
Robert Livingston (1737-1794), Walter
Livingston, John
Stevens III and Henry
Brockholst Livingston; first cousin five times removed of Robert
Gilbert Livingston and Robert
R. Livingston (1718-1775); first cousin six times removed of Robert
Livingston the Younger, Johannes
DePeyster, Johannes
Schuyler (1697-1746), Cornelis
Cuyler and John
Cruger Jr.; first cousin seven times removed of David
Davidse Schuyler and Myndert
Davidtse Schuyler; second cousin of Hamilton
Fish Jr. (1888-1991); second cousin once removed of Hamilton
Fish Jr. (1926-1996); second cousin twice removed of Hamilton
Fish (born 1951) and Alexa
Fish Ward; second cousin thrice removed of Stephen
Van Rensselaer, Philip
Schuyler Van Rensselaer, Henry
Walter Livingston, Peter
Augustus Jay, Rensselaer
Westerlo, Edward
Philip Livingston, William
Alexander Duer, John
Duer and William
Jay; second cousin four times removed of Robert
R. Livingston (1746-1813), Philip
Van Cortlandt, Pierre
Van Cortlandt Jr. and Edward
Livingston (1764-1836); second cousin five times removed of Stephanus
Bayard, Pierre
Van Cortlandt, Philip
John Schuyler, Matthew
Clarkson, Philip
P. Schuyler, Stephen
John Schuyler, Henry
Cruger and Henry
Rutgers; third cousin twice removed of Philip
Schuyler, Peter
Robert Livingston (1789-1859), Edward
Livingston (1796-1840), William
Duer, Henry
Bell Van Rensselaer, Denning
Duer, Henry
Brockholst Ledyard and John
Jay II; third cousin thrice removed of Hamilton
Fish (1808-1893); fourth cousin once removed of Kiliaen
Van Rensselaer and Charles
Ludlow Livingston (born 1870). |
| | | Political families: Livingston-Schuyler
family of New York; Roosevelt
family of New York (subsets of the Four
Thousand Related Politicians). |
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biography — Govtrack.us
page |
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William Steelman Mathis (1898-1981) —
also known as W. Steelman Mathis —
of Toms River, Ocean
County, N.J.
Born in Tuckerton, Ocean
County, N.J., December
1, 1898.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of New
Jersey state senate from Ocean County, 1941-42, 1947-65; resigned
1942; served in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1952.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Died in Toms River, Ocean
County, N.J., September
19, 1981 (age 82 years, 292
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Toms River, 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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William Vincent Musto (1917-2006) —
also known as William V. Musto —
of Union City, Hudson
County, N.J.
Born in West Hoboken (now part of Union City), Hudson
County, N.J., March
27, 1917.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Hudson County, 1947-65; mayor
of Union City, N.J., 1962-70, 1974-82; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New Jersey, 1964,
1976;
member of New
Jersey state senate, 1966-82 (District 12 1966-73, 33rd District
1974-82); indicted
in 1981 on federal charges
that he took part in a scheme to collect $440,000 in kickbacks
from a construction company connected to organized
crime; convicted
in May 1982.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Elks.
Died February
27, 2006 (age 88 years, 337
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Richard A. Nest (1927-1999) —
of Fort Lee, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., 1927.
Accountant;
mayor
of Fort Lee, N.J., 1976-79.
Member, Lions;
Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Died, from a heart
attack, March
24, 1999 (age about 71
years).
Entombed in mausoleum at Madonna
Cemetery, Fort Lee, N.J.
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James Thomas Patterson (1908-1989) —
also known as James T. Patterson —
of Watertown, Litchfield
County, Conn.; Bethlehem, Litchfield
County, Conn.
Born in Naugatuck, New Haven
County, Conn., October
20, 1908.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 5th District, 1947-59; defeated,
1958, 1960, 1970.
Catholic.
Member, American
Legion; Disabled
American Veterans; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Marine
Corps League; Delta
Theta Pi; Elks.
Died in Camden, Camden
County, N.J., February
7, 1989 (age 80 years, 110
days).
Interment at St. Francis Cemetery, Naugatuck, Conn.
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Phelps Phelps (1897-1981) —
also known as Phelps von Rottenburg —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.; Newark, Essex
County, N.J.; Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J.; Wildwood, Cape May
County, N.J.
Born in Bonn, Germany,
May
4, 1897.
Member of New York
state assembly, 1924-28, 1937-38 (New York County 10th District
1924-28, New York County 3rd District 1937-38); delegate to
Republican National Convention from New York, 1932;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1936,
1948
(alternate); member of New York
state senate 13th District, 1939-42; served in the U.S. Army
during World War II; Governor of
American Samoa, 1951-52; U.S. Ambassador to Dominican Republic, 1952-53; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from New Jersey, 1956,
1960,
1964
(alternate); delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention, 1966.
Episcopalian.
Member, Sons of
the Revolution; Psi
Upsilon; Urban
League; Elks; American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Society
of Colonial Wars; Union
League; Delta
Theta Phi.
Died in Wildwood, Cape May
County, N.J., June 10,
1981 (age 84 years, 37
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Charles William Sandman Jr. (1921-1985) —
also known as Charles W. Sandman, Jr. —
of Cape May, Cape May
County, N.J.; Erma Park, Cape May
County, N.J.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., October
23, 1921.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state senate from Cape May County, 1956-65; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1956
(alternate), 1960,
1964,
1968;
Republican candidate for Governor of
New Jersey, 1965 (primary), 1969 (primary), 1973; delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention, 1966; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 2nd District, 1967-75.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Veterans of Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Rotary;
Theta
Kappa Phi.
Died in Cape May Court House, Cape May
County, N.J., August
26, 1985 (age 63 years, 307
days).
Interment at Cold
Spring Presbyterian Cemetery, Cold Spring, N.J.
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C. Robert Sarcone (b. 1925) —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J., August
3, 1925.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Essex County, 1960-63; member
of New
Jersey state senate from Essex County, 1964-65; defeated, 1965;
delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1964;
candidate for Governor of
New Jersey, 1977.
Member, American Bar
Association; Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Campaign slogan
(1977): "No State Income Tax." |
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Richard Schultz Schweiker (1926-2015) —
also known as Richard S. Schweiker —
of Worcester, Montgomery
County, Pa.; Lansdale, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Born in Norristown, Montgomery
County, Pa., June 1,
1926.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1952
(alternate), 1956
(alternate), 1972;
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 13th District, 1961-69; U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1969-81; U.S.
Secretary of Health and Human Services, 1981-83.
Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars; Amvets;
Sons
of the American Revolution; Lions; Kiwanis;
American
Legion.
Died, from complications of an infection,
in AtlantiCare Regional Medical
Center, Pomona, Atlantic
County, N.J., July 31,
2015 (age 89 years, 60
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Richard R. Stout (b. 1912) —
of West Allenhurst, Monmouth
County, N.J.
Born in Ocean Grove, Monmouth
County, N.J., September
21, 1912.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member of New
Jersey state senate, 1952-73 (Monmouth County 1952-65, District 5
1966-73); defeated, 1973; delegate to Republican National Convention
from New Jersey, 1968,
1972
(alternate).
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons.
Burial location unknown.
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William Halstead Sutphin (1887-1972) —
also known as William H. Sutphin —
of Matawan, Monmouth
County, N.J.
Born in Browntown, Middlesex
County, N.J., August
30, 1887.
Democrat. Mayor
of Matawan, N.J., 1915-16, 1921-26; served in the U.S. Army
during World War I; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 3rd District, 1931-43; defeated,
1942; delegate
to New Jersey convention to ratify 21st amendment at-large;
elected 1933; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New
Jersey, 1948.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons;
Elks; Junior
Order.
Died in Salisbury, Wicomico
County, Md., October
14, 1972 (age 85 years, 45
days).
Interment at Arlington
National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Frank Thompson Jr. (1918-1989) —
of Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in Trenton, Mercer
County, N.J., July 26,
1918.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Mercer County, 1950-54; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 4th District, 1955-80; defeated,
1980; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1964.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Implicated
in the Abscam sting, in which FBI agents impersonating Arab
businessmen offered bribes
to political figures; indicted
on June 18 and convicted
on December 3, 1980, on bribery
and conspiracy charges; sentenced
to three years in prison.
Died in 1989
(age about
70 years).
Burial location unknown.
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David S. Van Alstyne Jr. (b. 1897) —
of Englewood, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born in Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., January
3, 1897.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; investment
banker; stockbroker;
member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Bergen County, 1943; member
of New
Jersey state senate from Bergen County, 1944-53; delegate to
Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1944,
1948,
1952
(member, Credentials
Committee; speaker),
1968;
delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Bergen County,
1947; candidate for Presidential Elector for New Jersey.
Presbyterian.
Dutch
ancestry. Member, Sons of
the Revolution; American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of David Van Alstyne and Ella (Peay) Van Alstyne; married, October
20, 1923, to Janet Graham. |
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Stanley Washburn (1878-1950) —
of Lakewood, Ocean
County, N.J.
Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., February
7, 1878.
Republican. Newspaper
correspondent; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Minnesota, 1912;
president, Washburn Lignite Coal Co.,
Wilton, N.D., 1926-29; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 3rd District, 1932.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks; Delta
Psi; American
Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Reserve
Officers Association.
Died in 1950
(age about
72 years).
Burial location unknown.
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