Atlantic County
New Jersey
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Atlantic County
New Jersey
Cemeteries and Memorial Sites ofPoliticians in Atlantic County
Index to Locations AbseconPresbyterian Church Cemetery Absecon, Atlantic County, New Jersey
Egg Harbor CityCemetery Egg Harbor City, Atlantic County, New Jersey See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
Beth KehillahCemetery Egg Harbor Township, Atlantic County, New Jersey
|  Joseph Aaron Lazarow (1923-2008) — also known asJoseph Lazarow — of Atlantic City,AtlanticCounty, N.J.BornDecember17, 1923.Served in the U.S. Army during World War II;lawyer;mayorof Atlantic City, N.J., 1976-82.Jewish.Died in St. Petersburg,PinellasCounty, Fla.,January3, 2008 (age84 years, 17days).Interment at Beth Kehillah Cemetery.
| David M. Perskie (1913-1969) — of New Jersey. Born in Atlantic City,AtlanticCounty, N.J.,1913.County judge in New Jersey, 1966-69. Died in1969(ageabout56 years).Interment at Beth Kehillah Cemetery.
| Marvin D. Perskie (1920-1977) — of Wildwood Crest,Cape MayCounty, N.J.Born in Atlantic City,AtlanticCounty, N.J.,1920.Democrat. Member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Cape May County, 1966-67;defeated, 1967.Died in1977(ageabout57 years).Interment at Beth Kehillah Cemetery.
Laurel MemorialPark Egg Harbor Township, Atlantic County, New Jersey
| Frank S. Farley (1901-1977) — also known as"Hap" — of Ventnor City,AtlanticCounty, N.J.Born in Atlantic City,AtlanticCounty, N.J.,December5, 1901.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Atlantic County, 1938-40;member ofNewJersey state senate, 1941-71 (Atlantic County 1941-65, District 11966-67, District 2 1968-71); defeated, 1971; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from New Jersey,1944,1948,1952,1956,1960,1964,1968,1972;chairof Atlantic County Republican Party, 1945-47, 1959-64;delegateto New Jersey state constitutional convention from AtlanticCounty, 1947.Member,DeltaKappa Epsilon.Died in1977(ageabout75 years).Entombed at Laurel Memorial Park.
Atlantic CountyVeterans Cemetery Estell Manor, Atlantic County, New Jersey
Head of the RiverCemetery Estell Manor, Atlantic County, New Jersey
GreenmountCemetery Hammonton, Atlantic County, New Jersey
UnionCemetery Mays Landing, Atlantic County, New Jersey
Batsto - PleasantMills Cemetery Pleasant Mills, Atlantic County, New Jersey See alsoFindagravepage for this location.
Atlantic CityCemetery Pleasantville, Atlantic County, New Jersey
| Emerson Lewis Richards (1884-1963) — also known asEmerson L. Richards — of Atlantic City,AtlanticCounty, N.J.Born in Atlantic City,AtlanticCounty, N.J.,July 9,1884.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Atlantic County, 1912-14;member ofNewJersey state senate from Atlantic County, 1917-18, 1923-34;delegateto New Jersey convention to ratify 21st amendment at-large;elected 1933; candidate forGovernor ofNew Jersey, 1934; delegate to Republican National Convention fromNew Jersey,1936.Died in1963(ageabout78 years).Entombed at Atlantic City Cemetery.GreenwoodCemetery Pleasantville, Atlantic County, New Jersey
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