Index to Locations Private or family graveyardsEwingEwing CemeteryEwingEwing Church CemeteryHamilton SquareFirst PresbyterianChurchyardHamilton SquarePresbyterian ChurchCemeteryHopewellFirst Baptist ChurchCemeteryLawrencevilleLawrencevilleCemeteryPrincetonUnknown locationPrincetonPrinceton CemeteryPrincetonSt. Paul's Roman CatholicChurch CemeteryPrincetonStony Brook Quaker MeetingHouse CemeteryTrentonFirst Baptist ChurchCemeteryTrentonFirst PresbyterianChurchyardTrentonFirst PresbyterianChurchyardTrentonFriends Burying GroundTrentonFriends GraveyardTrentonFriends Meeting House BurialGroundTrentonGreenwood CemeteryTrentonMercer CemeteryTrentonOur Lady of LourdesCemeteryTrentonRiverview CemeteryTrentonSt. Mary's CemeteryTrentonSt. Michael's EpiscopalChurchyard
Private or familygraveyard
Mercer County, New Jersey
| Politicians formerlyburied here: | | |  John Hart (c.1713-1779) — also known as"Honest John" — of Hopewell, Hunterdon County (nowMercerCounty), N.J.Born about 1713.HunterdonCounty Judge, 1768-75;Delegateto Continental Congress from New Jersey, 1776;signer,Declaration of Independence, 1776; member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Hunterdon County, 1776-78;Speaker ofthe New Jersey State House of Assembly, 1776-78.Died, fromkidneyfailure, in Hopewell, Hunterdon County (nowMercerCounty), N.J.,May 11,1779 (ageabout 66years).Original interment at in a private or family graveyard; reintermentin 1865 atFirst Baptist Church Cemetery,Hopewell, N.J.; memorial monument atConstitutionGardens, Washington, D.C.
EwingCemetery
78 Scotch Road
Ewing, Mercer County, New Jersey
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Edward Lawrence Katzenbach (1878-1934) — also known asEdward L. Katzenbach — of Trenton,MercerCounty, N.J.Born in Trenton,MercerCounty, N.J.,October21, 1878.Lawyer;counsel forbanks andpapercompanies;NewJersey state attorney general, 1924-29.Episcopalian.Member,American BarAssociation;Societyof Colonial Wars;Sons ofthe Revolution;PhiBeta Kappa;Rotary.Died in Trenton,MercerCounty, N.J.,December18, 1934 (age56 years, 58days).Interment at Ewing Cemetery. | | Marie Hilson Katzenbach (1882-1970) — also known asMarie H. Katzenbach;Marie Louise HuntHilson —of Trenton,MercerCounty, N.J.Born in Trenton,MercerCounty, N.J.,December8, 1882.Librarian;member, New Jersey State Board of Education, 1921-64;delegateto New Jersey state constitutional convention from Mercer County,1947.Female.Frenchancestry. Member,Daughters of theAmerican Revolution;ColonialDames.Died in Princeton,MercerCounty, N.J.,February4, 1970 (age87 years, 58days).Interment at Ewing Cemetery. | | Samuel Howard Woodson Jr. (1916-1999) — also known asS. Howard Woodson, Jr. — of Trenton,MercerCounty, N.J.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,May 8,1916.Democrat.Pastor;delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey,1964;member ofNewJersey state house of assembly, 1964-76 (Mercer County 1964-67,District 6-B 1968-73, 13th District 1974-76); resigned 1976.Baptist.Africanancestry.Died in Trenton,MercerCounty, N.J.,July 28,1999 (age83 years, 81days).Interment at Ewing Cemetery.
Ewing ChurchCemetery
100 Scotch Road
Ewing, Mercer County, New Jersey
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | William Mershon Lanning (1849-1912) — also known asWilliam M. Lanning — of Trenton,MercerCounty, N.J.Born in Ewingville (now part of Ewing),MercerCounty, N.J.,January1, 1849.Republican.Schoolteacher;lawyer;district judge in New Jersey, 1887-91;delegateto New Jersey state constitutional convention, 1894; president,Mechanics' NationalBank ofTrenton, 1899;U.S.Representative from New Jersey 4th District, 1903-04; resigned1904;U.S.District Judge for New Jersey, 1904-09;Judgeof U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, 1909-12; died inoffice 1912.Presbyterian.Died in Trenton,MercerCounty, N.J.,February16, 1912 (age63 years, 46days).Interment at Ewing Church Cemetery. | | Alfred Reed (1839-1918) — of Trenton,MercerCounty, N.J.Born inMercerCounty, N.J.,December23, 1839.Lawyer;mayorof Trenton, N.J., 1867-68; common pleas court judge in NewJersey, 1869;associatejustice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1875-95;vice-chancellorof New Jersey court of chancery, 1895-1904.DiedDecember6, 1918 (age78 years, 348days).Interment at Ewing Church Cemetery. | | Frank Snowden Katzenbach Jr. (1868-1929) — also known asFrank S. Katzenbach, Jr. — of Trenton,MercerCounty, N.J.Born in Trenton,MercerCounty, N.J.,November5, 1868.Democrat.Lawyer;mayorof Trenton, N.J., 1902-06; candidate forGovernor ofNew Jersey, 1907;associatejustice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1920-29; died inoffice 1929.Presbyterian.Germanancestry.Died, fromsepsisresulting from aleginfection, in MercerHospital,Trenton,MercerCounty, N.J.,March13, 1929 (age60 years, 128days).Interment at Ewing Church Cemetery. | | Frank Snowden Katzenbach III (1907-1964) — also known asFrank S. Katzenbach III — of Princeton,MercerCounty, N.J.Born in Florence,BurlingtonCounty, N.J.,June 7,1907.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey,1940.Died in1964(ageabout57 years).Interment at Ewing Church Cemetery.
FirstPresbyterian Churchyard
Hamilton Square, Mercer County, New Jersey
PresbyterianChurch Cemetery
Hamilton Square, Mercer County, New Jersey
First BaptistChurch Cemetery
Hopewell, Mercer County, New Jersey
Founded 1715
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | John Hart (c.1713-1779) — also known as"Honest John" — of Hopewell, Hunterdon County (nowMercerCounty), N.J.Born about 1713.HunterdonCounty Judge, 1768-75;Delegateto Continental Congress from New Jersey, 1776;signer,Declaration of Independence, 1776; member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Hunterdon County, 1776-78;Speaker ofthe New Jersey State House of Assembly, 1776-78.Died, fromkidneyfailure, in Hopewell, Hunterdon County (nowMercerCounty), N.J.,May 11,1779 (ageabout 66years).Original interment ata private or familygraveyard, Mercer County, N.J.; reinterment in 1865 at FirstBaptist Church Cemetery; memorial monument atConstitutionGardens, Washington, D.C. | | Jonathan Hunt Blackwell (1841-1919) — also known asJonathan H. Blackwell — of Trenton,MercerCounty, N.J.Born in Hopewell,MercerCounty, N.J.,December20, 1841.Democrat.Merchant;member ofNewJersey state senate from Mercer County, 1875-77;New Jerseystate treasurer, 1885; appointed 1885.Englishancestry. Member,Sons ofthe Revolution.Died in1919(ageabout77 years).Interment at First Baptist Church Cemetery.
LawrencevilleCemetery
Lawrenceville, Mercer County, New Jersey
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Joseph Lamb Bodine (1883-1950) — also known asJoseph L. Bodine — of Trenton,MercerCounty, N.J.Born in Trenton,MercerCounty, N.J.,November6, 1883.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Attorney for New Jersey, 1919-20;U.S.District Judge for New Jersey, 1920-29; resigned 1929;associatejustice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1929-48; superiorcourt judge in New Jersey, 1948.Presbyterian.Member,American BarAssociation.DiedJune 10,1950 (age66 years, 216days).Interment at Lawrenceville Cemetery.| |  Relatives: Sonof Joseph L. Bodine and Frances P. (Davis) Bodine; married,December24, 1918, to Gertrude Scudder. |
| | Absalom Price Lanning (1809-1886) — also known asAbsalom P. Lanning — ofMercerCounty, N.J.Born in Lawrenceville,MercerCounty, N.J.,September18, 1809.Member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Mercer County, 1868-69.Died in Lawrenceville,MercerCounty, N.J.,September26, 1886 (age77 years, 8days).Interment at Lawrenceville Cemetery.
UnknownLocation
Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey
PrincetonCemetery
Witherspoon Street
Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey
Founded 1760
| Politicians buriedhere: |  | Grover Cleveland (1837-1908) — also known asStephen Grover Cleveland;"UncleJumbo";"The Veto Mayor";"GroverThe Good";"The Sage of Princeton";"Dumb Prophet";"Buffalo Hangman";"The Veto President";"Beast ofBuffalo";"Big Steve" —of Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.; Princeton,MercerCounty, N.J.; Tamworth,CarrollCounty, N.H.Born in Caldwell,EssexCounty, N.J.,March18, 1837.Democrat.Lawyer;ErieCounty Sheriff, 1870-73;mayorof Buffalo, N.Y., 1882; resigned 1882;Governor ofNew York, 1883-85;Presidentof the United States, 1885-89, 1893-97; defeated, 1888.Presbyterian.Member,SigmaChi.Elected to theHallof Fame for Great Americans in 1935.Died in Princeton,MercerCounty, N.J.,June 24,1908 (age71 years, 98days).Interment at Princeton Cemetery; statue atCityHall Grounds, Buffalo, N.Y.| | Relatives: Sonof Rev. Richard Falley Cleveland and Anne (Neal) Cleveland; married,June2, 1886, toFrancesClara Folsom (first cousin once removed ofBenjaminFolsom); father ofRichardFolsom Cleveland (son-in-law ofThomasFrank Gailor; brother-in-law ofFrankHoyt Gailor); first cousin once removed ofFrancisLandon Cleveland; second cousin ofJamesHarlan Cleveland; second cousin once removed ofJamesHarlan Cleveland Jr.; second cousin twice removed ofJonathanUsher andJosephWheeler Bloodgood; third cousin once removed ofJohnPalmer Usher andRobertCleveland Usher; third cousin thrice removed ofEphraimSafford andIsaiahKidder; fourth cousin once removed ofSamuelLord andRollinUsher Tyler. | | | | Political family:Cleveland-Harlanfamily (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Cross-reference:HenryT. Ellett —WilsonS. Bissell —DavidKing Udall —EdwardS. Bragg —ThomasF. Grady —LymanK. Bass —GeorgeB. Cortelyou —J.Hampton Hoge —WilliamGorham Rice —J.Scott Harrison —BenjaminFolsom | | | | Cleveland counties inArk. andOkla. arenamed for him. | | | | MountCleveland, a volcano onChuginadakIsland, Alaska, isnamed forhim. — ThetownofGrover,North Carolina, isnamed forhim. — The ClevelandNationalForest (established 1908), inSanDiego,Riverside,Orangecounties, California, isnamed forhim. | | | | Other politicians named for him:GroverC. Cook—GroverC. Meyrs—GroverC. Talbot—GroverC. Helm—GroverC. Robertson—G. C.Cooley—GroverA. Whalen—GroverC. Taylor—GroverC. Winn—GroverC. Luke—GroverC. Albright—GroverCleveland Welsh—GroverC. Belknap—GroverC. Worrell—GroverB. Hill—GroverC. Dillman—GroverC. Brenneman—GroverC. George—GroverC. Mitchell—GroverC. Ladner—GroverC. Hall—GroverC. Tye—GroverC. Cisel—GroverC. Hedrick—GroverC. Hunter—GroverC. Montgomery—GroverC. Farwell—GroverC. Gillingham—GroverC. Studivan—GroverC. Layne—GroverC. Hudson—GroverC. Combs—GroverC. Snyder—GroverC. Guernsey—GroverC. Henderson—GroverC. Smith—GroverC. Jackson—GroverC. Hunter—GroverC. Bower—GroverC. Land—GroverC. Moritz—GroverC. Gregg—GroverC. Richman, Jr.—GroverC. Anderson—GroverC. Chriss—GroverC. Allen—GroverC. Criswell—GroverC. Brown—GroverC. Robinson III—GroverC. Robinson IV | | | | Coins and currency: Hisportraitappeared on the U.S. $20 bill (1914-28), and on the $1,000 bill(1928-46). | | | | Campaign slogan (1884): "We love himfor the enemies he has made." | | | | Opposition slogan (1884): "Ma, Ma,Where's My Pa?" | | | | See alsoNationalGovernors Association biography —Wikipediaarticle —NNDBdossier —Internet Movie Databaseprofile —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail | | | | Books about Grover Cleveland: AlynBrodsky,GroverCleveland : A Study in Character — H. Paul Jeffers,AnHonest President: The Life and Presidencies of GroverCleveland — Mark Wahlgren Summers,Rum,Romanism, & Rebellion : The Making of a President,1884 — Henry F. Graff,GroverCleveland — Troy Senik,AMan of Iron: The Turbulent Life and Improbable Presidency of GroverCleveland — Mike Resnick, ed.,AlternatePresidents [anthology] — Jeff C. Young,GroverCleveland (for young readers) | | | | Critical books about Grover Cleveland:Matthew Algeo,ThePresident Is a Sick Man: the Supposedly Virtuous Grover ClevelandSurvives a Secret Surgery at Sea and Vilifies the CourageousNewspaperman Who Dared Expose the Truth — CharlesLachman,ASecret Life : The Lies and Scandals of President GroverCleveland | | | | Image source: New York Red Book1896 |
| | | Aaron Burr (1756-1836) — also known asAaron Edwards — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Newark,EssexCounty, N.J.,February6, 1756.Democrat. Colonel in the Continental Army during the RevolutionaryWar;lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1784-85, 1797-99, 1800-01 (New York County1784-85, 1797-99, Orange County 1800-01);New Yorkstate attorney general, 1789-91; appointed 1789;U.S.Senator from New York, 1791-97;VicePresident of the United States, 1801-05; KilledAlexanderHamilton in aduel,July 11, 1804;triedfortreasonin 1807; found not guilty.Presbyterian.Slaveowner. Died, after severalstrokes,at the Winants or Port RichmondHotel,Port Richmond, Staten Island,RichmondCounty, N.Y.,September14, 1836 (age80 years, 221days).Interment at Princeton Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Aaron Burr (1716-1757) and Esther (Edwards) Burr; brother of SarahBurr (who marriedTappingReeve); married,July 2,1782, to Theodosia (Bartow) Prevost (first cousin twice removedofFrancisStebbins Bartow); married1833 to Eliza(Bowen) Jumel; father of Theodosia Burr (who marriedJosephAlston); nephew ofPierpontEdwards; third great-grandson ofThomasWillett; ancestor ofKarlaBallard; first cousin ofTheodoreDwight andHenryWaggaman Edwards; first cousin four times removed ofAnsonFoster Keeler; second cousin ofJohnDavenport andJamesDavenport; second cousin once removed ofTheodoreDavenport; second cousin twice removed ofCharlesRobert Sherman; second cousin thrice removed ofCharlesTaylor Sherman,WilliamTecumseh Sherman,LampsonParker Sherman,JohnSherman andEvertHarris Kittell; second cousin four times removed ofChaunceyMitchell Depew,EzekielGilbert Stoddard,StillmanStephen Light andBlancheM. Woodward; second cousin five times removed ofAlfredWalstein Bangs,JohnClarence Keeler,LouisEzekiel Stoddard,JohnCecil Purcell andArthurCallen Kittell Jr.; third cousin ofBenjaminTallmadge; third cousin once removed ofFrederickAugustus Tallmadge; third cousin twice removed ofEliThacher Hoyt,GeorgeSmith Catlin,JohnAppleton,HowkinBulkley Beardslee,JosephPomeroy Root andEdwardWilliams Hooker; third cousin thrice removed ofGreeneCarrier Bronson,AbijahCatlin,DavidMunson Osborne,GeorgeLandon Ingraham,DwightArthur Silliman andCharlesDunsmore Millard; fourth cousin ofNoahPhelps andHezekiahCase; fourth cousin once removed ofParmenioAdams,ElishaPhelps,AmbroseTuttle,JesseHoyt,AbielCase,HenryFisk Janes,JairusCase,JohnLeslie Russell,GeorgeWashington Wolcott,WilliamDean Kellogg andAlmonCase. | | | | Political family:Edwards-Burr-Davenportfamily of Connecticut (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | Cross-reference:JonathanDayton —NathanielPendleton —JohnSmith —JohnTayler —WalterD. Corrigan, Sr. —CowlesMead —LutherMartin —WilliamP. Van Ness —SamuelSwartwout —WilliamWirt —TheophilusW. Smith | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —NNDBdossier —Find-A-Gravememorial | | | | Books about Aaron Burr: Milton Lomask,AaronBurr: The Years from Princeton to Vice President,1756-1805 — Milton Lomask,AaronBurr: The Conspiracy and Years of Exile, 1805-1836 —Joseph Wheelan,Jefferson'sVendetta : The Pursuit of Aaron Burr and theJudiciary — Buckner F. Melton Jr.,AaronBurr : Conspiracy to Treason — Thomas Fleming,Duel:Alexander Hamilton, Aaron Burr, and the Future ofAmerica — Arnold A. Rogow,AFatal Friendship: Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr —H. W. Brands,TheHeartbreak of Aaron Burr — David O. Stewart,AmericanEmperor: Aaron Burr's Challenge to Jefferson'sAmerica — Donald Barr Chidsey,Thegreat conspiracy: Aaron Burr and his strange doings in theWest — Mike Resnick, ed.,AlternatePresidents [anthology] | | | | Fiction about Aaron Burr: Gore Vidal,Burr |
| | John Witherspoon (1723-1794) — of Princeton, Somerset County (nowMercerCounty), N.J.Born in Gifford, Haddingtonshire,Scotland,February5, 1723.Presbyterianminister;Delegateto Continental Congress from New Jersey, 1776;signer,Declaration of Independence, 1776; member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Somerset County, 1783, 1789;delegateto New Jersey convention to ratify U.S. constitution fromSomerset County, 1787.Presbyterian.Scottishancestry.Becameblindin 1792.Died near Princeton,MercerCounty, N.J.,November15, 1794 (age71 years, 283days).Interment at Princeton Cemetery; memorial monument atConstitutionGardens, Washington, D.C. | | Frances Folsom Cleveland Preston (1864-1947) — also known asFrances Clara Folsom;Frances FolsomCleveland —of Princeton,MercerCounty, N.J.Born in Buffalo,ErieCounty, N.Y.,July 21,1864.FirstLady of the United States, 1886-89, 1893-97.Female.Died inBaltimore,Md.,October29, 1947 (age83 years, 100days).Interment at Princeton Cemetery.| | Relatives:Daughter of Oscar Folsom and Emma (Harmon) Folsom; married,June 2,1886, toGroverCleveland; married,February10, 1913, to Thomas Jecks Preston; mother ofRichardFolsom Cleveland; first cousin once removed ofBenjaminFolsom. | | | | Political family:Cleveland-Harlanfamily (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | ClevelandHallof Languages (built 1911), at WellsCollege,Aurora,New York, isnamed forher. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial —OurCampaignscandidate detail |
 | George Francis McAneny (1869-1953) — also known asGeorge McAneny — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Greenville (now part of Jersey City),HudsonCounty, N.J.,December24, 1869.Boroughpresident of Manhattan, New York, 1910-13; executive manager,New YorkTimes, 1916-21.Died in Princeton,MercerCounty, N.J.,July 29,1953 (age83 years, 217days).Interment at Princeton Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof George Francis McAneny and Katherine (Dilaway) McAneny; married,January4, 1900, to Marjorie Jacobi. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Library ofCongress |
 | Norman Armour (1887-1982) — of Gladstone,SomersetCounty, N.J.; Princeton,MercerCounty, N.J.Born in Brighton,Englandof American parents,October14, 1887.Lawyer;Foreign Service officer; U.S. Minister toHaiti, 1932-33, 1933-35;Canada, 1935-38; U.S. Ambassador toChile, 1938-39;Argentina, 1939-44;Spain, 1945;Venezuela, 1950-51;Guatemala, 1954-55.Episcopalian.Member,Council onForeign Relations.One of five retired diplomats who co-signed a famous 1954 letterprotesting U.S. Sen.JoeMcCarthy's attacks on the Foreign Service.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,September27, 1982 (age94 years, 348days).Interment at Princeton Cemetery. | | Robert Francis Goheen (1919-2008) — also known asRobert F. Goheen — of Princeton,MercerCounty, N.J.Born, of American parents, in Vengurla,India,August15, 1919.Colonel in the U.S. Army during World War II;universityprofessor;president,Princeton University, 1957-72; U.S. Ambassador toIndia, 1977-80.Died in Princeton,MercerCounty, N.J.,March31, 2008 (age88 years, 229days).Interment at Princeton Cemetery. | | John Potter Stockton (1826-1900) — also known asJohn P. Stockton — of Trenton,MercerCounty, N.J.Born in Princeton,MercerCounty, N.J.,August2, 1826.Democrat. U.S. Minister toPapal States, 1858-61; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from New Jersey,1864,1876(member,CredentialsCommittee),1880;U.S.Senator from New Jersey, 1865-66, 1869-75;NewJersey state attorney general, 1877-92.Died in New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y.,January22, 1900 (age73 years, 173days).Interment at Princeton Cemetery. | | William Stryker Gummere (1852-1933) — also known asWilliam S. Gummere;"Dollar-A-LifeGummere" —of Newark,EssexCounty, N.J.Born in Trenton,MercerCounty, N.J.,June 24,1852.Republican.Lawyer;circuit judge in New Jersey, 1890;associatejustice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1895-1901; appointed1895;chiefjustice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1901-33.Died, ofpneumonia,in St. BarnabasHospital,Newark,EssexCounty, N.J.,January26, 1933 (age80 years, 216days).Interment at Princeton Cemetery. | | George Frost Kennan (1904-2005) — also known asGeorge F. Kennan — of Pennsylvania. Born in Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,February16, 1904.Foreign Service officer; U.S. Vice Consul inTallinn, as of 1929; U.S. Consul inBerlin, as of 1932; U.S. Ambassador toSoviet Union, 1952;Yugoslavia, 1961; the government of the Soviet Uniondeclaredhimpersonanon grata on October 3, 1952; received the 1956PulitzerPrize in History for his bookRussia Leaves the War;received the 1968PulitzerPrize in Biography for hisMemoirs; received thePresidentialMedal of Freedom in 1989.Member,Council onForeign Relations.Died in Princeton,MercerCounty, N.J.,March17, 2005 (age101 years,29 days).Interment at Princeton Cemetery. | | George Wildman Ball (1909-1994) — also known asGeorge W. Ball — of Princeton,MercerCounty, N.J.Born in Des Moines,PolkCounty, Iowa,December21, 1909.U.S. Representative toUnited Nations, 1968.Died atNew YorkHospital, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 26,1994 (age84 years, 156days).Interment at Princeton Cemetery. | | John Renshaw Thomson (1800-1862) — also known asJohn R. Thomson — of Princeton,MercerCounty, N.J.Born in Pennsylvania,1800.Democrat.U.S.Senator from New Jersey, 1853-62; died in office 1862.Died in1862(ageabout62 years).Interment at Princeton Cemetery. | | Alexander Taggart McGill (1845-1900) — also known asAlexander T. McGill — of Jersey City,HudsonCounty, N.J.Born in Allegheny (now part of Pittsburgh),AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,October20, 1845.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Hudson County, 1874-75;HudsonCounty Prosecutor of the Pleas, 1877-82;HudsonCounty Law Judge, 1882-87;chancellorof New Jersey court of chancery, 1887-1900; died in office 1900;candidate forGovernor ofNew Jersey, 1895.Died in Jersey City,HudsonCounty, N.J.,April21, 1900 (age54 years, 183days).Interment at Princeton Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Rev. Alexander T. McGill. |
| | Howard Alexander Smith (1880-1966) — also known asH. Alexander Smith — of Colorado Springs,El PasoCounty, Colo.; Princeton,MercerCounty, N.J.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,January30, 1880.Republican.Lawyer;treasurer ofNew Jersey Republican Party, 1934-41; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from New Jersey,1940(alternate),1948,1956(member,ResolutionsCommittee);New JerseyRepublican state chair, 1941-43; member ofRepublicanNational Committee from New Jersey, 1942-44;U.S.Senator from New Jersey, 1944-59.Member,Council onForeign Relations;Societyof Colonial Wars.Died in Princeton,MercerCounty, N.J.,October27, 1966 (age86 years, 270days).Interment at Princeton Cemetery.  | Henry van Dyke (1852-1933) — of Princeton,MercerCounty, N.J.Born in Germantown, Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,November10, 1852.Poet;U.S. Minister toNetherlands, 1913-17;Luxembourg, 1913-17.Presbyterian.DiedApril10, 1933 (age80 years, 151days).Interment at Princeton Cemetery. | | Richard Stockton (1764-1828) — of New Jersey. Born in New Jersey,April17, 1764.U.S.Attorney for New Jersey, 1789-91;U.S.Senator from New Jersey, 1796-99;U.S.Representative from New Jersey 2nd District, 1813-15; member ofNew Jersey state legislature, 1810; received 8 electoral votes forVice-President,1820.Slaveowner. DiedMarch 7,1828 (age63 years, 325days).Interment at Princeton Cemetery. | | Robert Field Stockton (1795-1866) — also known asRobert F. Stockton — of New Jersey. Born in Princeton,MercerCounty, N.J.,August20, 1795.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during the War of 1812; served inthe U.S. Navy during the Mexican War;MilitaryGovernor of California, 1846-47;U.S.Senator from New Jersey, 1851-53.Slaveowner. Died in Princeton,MercerCounty, N.J.,October7, 1866 (age71 years, 48days).Interment at Princeton Cemetery.| | Relatives: SonofRichardStockton (1764-1828); father ofJohnPotter Stockton; grandson ofRichardStockton (1730-1781); grandfather ofRichardStockton (c.1857-1929). | | | | Political family:Stocktonfamily of Princeton, New Jersey (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | ThecityofStockton,California, isnamed forhim. — ThecityofStockton,Missouri, isnamed forhim. — TheboroughofStockton,New Jersey, isnamed forhim. — ThecityofFortStockton, Texas, isnamed forhim. — Stockton Creek, atidalchannel inMonrovia,Liberia, isnamed forhim. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article |
| | Edward Parke Custis Lewis (1837-1892) — also known asEdward P. C. Lewis — ofHudsonCounty, N.J.Born in1837.Democrat. Member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Hudson County, 1878; delegateto Democratic National Convention from New Jersey,1880;U.S. Minister toPortugal, 1885-89.Died in1892(ageabout55 years).Interment at Princeton Cemetery. | | Richard Stockton Field (1803-1870) — of Salem,SalemCounty, N.J.; Princeton,MercerCounty, N.J.Born inBurlingtonCounty, N.J.,December31, 1803.Republican.Lawyer;NewJersey state attorney general, 1838-41;delegateto New Jersey state constitutional convention, 1844;U.S.Senator from New Jersey, 1862-63;U.S.District Judge for New Jersey, 1863-70; resigned 1870.Died in Princeton,MercerCounty, N.J.,May 25,1870 (age66 years, 145days).Interment at Princeton Cemetery.  | Roger Atkinson Pryor (1828-1919) — also known asRoger A. Pryor — ofPetersburg,Va.; New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born near Petersburg,DinwiddieCounty, Va.,July 19,1828.Democrat.U.S.Representative from Virginia 4th District, 1859-61;Delegatefrom Virginia to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62;Representativefrom Virginia in the Confederate Congress, 1862; general in theConfederate Army during the Civil War; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from New York,1876,1888;common pleas court judge in New York, 1890-95;Justice ofNew York Supreme Court 1st District, 1896-99.Died, ofpneumonia,in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March14, 1919 (age90 years, 238days).Interment at Princeton Cemetery. | | Barbara Boggs Sigmund (1939-1990) — also known asBarbara B. Sigmund;"MayorBarbara" —of Princeton,MercerCounty, N.J.BornMay 27,1939.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey,1980;candidate forU.S.Senator from New Jersey, 1982;mayorof Princeton, N.J., 1984-90; died in office 1990; candidate forGovernorof New Jersey, 1989.Female.Losther left eye to cancer in 1982.DiedOctober10, 1990 (age51 years, 136days).Interment at Princeton Cemetery. | | Hezekiah Mount (1813-1886) — of Princeton,MercerCounty, N.J.Born in New Jersey,July 24,1813.Mayorof Princeton, N.J., 1864-65.Died in New Jersey,July 4,1886 (age72 years, 345days).Interment at Princeton Cemetery. | | Edward Dickinson Duffield (1871-1938) — also known asEdward D. Duffield — of South Orange,EssexCounty, N.J.Born in Princeton,MercerCounty, N.J.,March 3,1871.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Essex County, 1904-05;villagepresident of South Orange, New Jersey, 1917; delegate toRepublican National Convention from New Jersey,1920(chair,CredentialsCommittee;speaker),1936;president, PrudentialInsuranceCompany, 1922-38;actingpresident, Princeton University, 1932-33; director, AmericanTelephoneandTelegraphCompany.Presbyterian.Member,American BarAssociation.Suffered astroke,and died the next day, in South Orange,EssexCounty, N.J.,September17, 1938 (age67 years, 198days).Interment at Princeton Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof John Thomas Duffield and Sarah Elizabeth (Green) Duffield;married,April21, 1897, to Josephine Reade Curtis; married1916 toBarbara Freeman. |
| | Joseph Ross Stevenson (1866-1939) — also known asJ. Ross Stevenson — of Sedalia,PettisCounty, Mo.; Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.; New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y.;Baltimore,Md.; Princeton,MercerCounty, N.J.Born in Ligonier,WestmorelandCounty, Pa.,March 1,1866.Democrat.Pastor;collegeprofessor;offered prayer, Democratic National Convention,1912 ;president,Princeton Theological Seminary, 1914-36.Presbyterian.Died in Princeton,MercerCounty, N.J.,August13, 1939 (age73 years, 165days).Interment at Princeton Cemetery. | | John Milton Fessenden (1804-1883) — also known asJohn M. Fessenden — Born in Warren,BristolCounty, R.I.,December21, 1804.Civilengineer; worked oncanalsandrailroads;U.S. Consul inDresden, 1850-54.Died inWashington,D.C.,February8, 1883 (age78 years, 49days).Interment at Princeton Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof John Fessenden and Abigail Miller (Child) Fessenden; married,May 21,1834, to Mary Pierce Bumstead; married,June 25,1868, to Sarah Ann Murphy; second cousin twice removed ofHenryNichols Blake; third cousin ofSamuelClement Fessenden (1784-1869),BenjaminFessenden andCharlesBackus Hyde Fessenden; third cousin once removed ofWilliamPitt Fessenden,WalterFessenden,SamuelClement Fessenden (1815-1882),ThomasAmory Deblois Fessenden,WilliamFessenden Allen,JosephPalmer Fessenden,SamuelFessenden (1845-1903) andRobertFiske Bradford; third cousin twice removed ofJamesDeering Fessenden,FrancisFessenden,JoshuaAbbe Fessenden,SamuelFessenden (1847-1908) andOliverGrosvenor Fessenden; third cousin thrice removed ofCharlesMilton Fessenden; fourth cousin once removed ofTimothyPitkin,PeterRawson Taft,EbenezerOliver Grosvenor andCharlesGrenfill Washburn. | | | | Political families:Fessenden#1 family of Maine and Massachusetts;Fessenden#2 family of Portland, Maine (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | Charles Beatty Alexander (1849-1927) — also known asCharles B. Alexander — of Tuxedo Park,OrangeCounty, N.Y.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December6, 1849.Democrat.Lawyer;director and counsel for Equitable Lifeinsurancecompany; director of the Middletown & UnionvilleRailroad,the Hocking ValleyRailroad,and severalbanks;delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1912,1916(alternate),1920;member, New York State Board of Regents, 1913-27.Presbyterian.Member,Societyof Colonial Wars;Sons ofthe American Revolution;Sons ofthe Revolution;Societyof the Cincinnati;American BarAssociation.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February7, 1927 (age77 years, 63days).Interment at Princeton Cemetery.
St. Paul's RomanCatholic Church Cemetery
Nassau Street
Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Joseph Stanislaus Hoff (1868-1960) — also known asJoseph S. Hoff — of Princeton,MercerCounty, N.J.BornDecember9, 1868.Democrat.Chair ofMercer County Democratic Party, 1913-20, 1925;mayorof Princeton, N.J., 1930-36; alternate delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from New Jersey,1940.DiedJuly 25,1960 (age91 years, 229days).Interment at St. Paul's Roman Catholic Church Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Ignatz Hoff and Bridget Della (Dowd) Hoff; married,September11, 1907, to Emily Louisa Thompson. |
Stony BrookQuaker Meeting House Cemetery
Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Richard Stockton (1730-1781) — of New Jersey. Born near Princeton,MercerCounty, N.J.,October1, 1730.Associatejustice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1774;Delegateto Continental Congress from New Jersey, 1776;signer,Declaration of Independence, 1776.Presbyterian.Member,Freemasons.DiedFebruary28, 1781 (age50 years, 150days).Interment at Stony Brook Quaker Meeting House Cemetery; memorialmonument atConstitutionGardens, Washington, D.C. | | Charles Smith Olden (1799-1876) — also known asCharles S. Olden — ofMercerCounty, N.J.Born in Princeton,MercerCounty, N.J.,February19, 1799.Member ofNewJersey state senate from Mercer County, 1845-50;Governor ofNew Jersey, 1860-63; Presidential Elector for New Jersey,1872.Died in Princeton,MercerCounty, N.J.,April 7,1876 (age77 years, 48days).Interment at Stony Brook Quaker Meeting House Cemetery.
First BaptistChurch Cemetery
Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | James Jefferson Wilson (1775-1824) — also known asJames J. Wilson — of Trenton, Hunterdon County (nowMercerCounty), N.J.Born inEssexCounty, N.J.,1775.Democrat.Newspapereditor and publisher;HunterdonCounty Surrogate, 1808; member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Hunterdon County, 1809-11,1822;U.S.Senator from New Jersey, 1815-21; resigned 1821; postmaster atTrenton,N.J., 1821-24.Died in Trenton, Hunterdon County (nowMercerCounty), N.J.,July 28,1824 (ageabout 49years).Interment at First Baptist Church Cemetery.
FirstPresbyterian Churchyard
Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Charles Ewing (1780-1832) — of Trenton,MercerCounty, N.J.Born in Bridgeton,CumberlandCounty, N.J.,June 8,1780.Lawyer;Federalist candidate forNewJersey state house of assembly, 1815;chiefjustice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1824-32.Died, fromcholera,in Trenton,MercerCounty, N.J.,August5, 1832 (age52 years, 58days).Interment at First Presbyterian Churchyard; cenotaph atRiverview Cemetery. | | John Beatty (1749-1826) — ofMiddlesexCounty, N.J.Born in Neshaminy,BucksCounty, Pa.,December10, 1749.Colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; memberofNewJersey State Council from Middlesex County, 1781-82;Delegateto Continental Congress from New Jersey, 1784-85;delegateto New Jersey convention to ratify U.S. constitution fromMiddlesex County, 1787; member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Middlesex County, 1789;U.S.Representative from New Jersey at-large, 1793-95;secretaryof state of New Jersey, 1795-1805.Died in Trenton,MercerCounty, N.J.,May 30,1826 (age76 years, 171days).Interment at First Presbyterian Churchyard. | | Aaron Dickinson Woodruff (1762-1817) — also known asAaron D. Woodruff — of Trenton, Hunterdon County (nowMercerCounty), N.J.Born in Elizabeth,UnionCounty, N.J.,September12, 1762.Lawyer;member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Hunterdon County, 1791,1793-98, 1800, 1802;NewJersey state attorney general, 1793-1811, 1812-17; died in office1817;mayorof Trenton, N.J., 1794-97.Died in Changewater,WarrenCounty, N.J.,1817(ageabout54 years).Interment at First Presbyterian Churchyard.| | Relatives: Sonof Elias Woodruff and Mary (Joline) Woodruff; married,September14, 1786, to Grace Lowrey. |
FirstPresbyterian Churchyard
Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey
Friends BuryingGround
Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Richard Howell (1754-1802) — ofGloucesterCounty, N.J.Born in Newark,New CastleCounty, Del.,October23, 1754.Major in Continental Army during the Revolutionary War;lawyer;delegateto New Jersey convention to ratify U.S. constitution fromGloucester County, 1787;Governor ofNew Jersey, 1793-1801;chancellorof New Jersey court of chancery, 1793-1801.Member,Societyof the Cincinnati.Died in Burlington,BurlingtonCounty, N.J.,April28, 1802 (age47 years, 187days).Interment at Friends Burying Ground. | | Lambert Cadwalader (1742-1823) — of Pennsylvania; New Jersey. Born in Trenton,MercerCounty, N.J., December,1742.Delegateto Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1776; served inthe Continental Army during the Revolutionary War;Delegateto Continental Congress from New Jersey, 1784-87;U.S.Representative from New Jersey at-large, 1789-91, 1793-95.Slaveowner. Died in Trenton,MercerCounty, N.J.,September13, 1823 (age80 years, 0days).Interment at Friends Burying Ground.
FriendsGraveyard
Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | George Clymer (1739-1813) — of Pennsylvania. Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,March16, 1739.Delegateto Continental Congress from Pennsylvania, 1776;signer,Declaration of Independence, 1776;delegateto Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1776; member ofPennsylvaniastate house of representatives, 1785;member,U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787;U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania at-large, 1789-91.Episcopalian.Died in Morrisville,BucksCounty, Pa.,January23, 1813 (age73 years, 313days).Interment at Friends Graveyard; memorial monument atConstitutionGardens, Washington, D.C.
Friends MeetingHouse Burial Ground
Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Philemon Dickinson (1739-1809) — of Delaware; New Jersey. Born near Trappe,TalbotCounty, Md.,April 5,1739.General in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War;Delegateto Continental Congress from Delaware, 1782-83;U.S.Senator from New Jersey, 1790-93.Died near Trenton,MercerCounty, N.J.,February4, 1809 (age69 years, 305days).Interment at Friends Meeting House Burial Ground.
GreenwoodCemetery
Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Elijah Cubberley Hutchinson (1855-1932) — also known asElijah C. Hutchinson — of Trenton,MercerCounty, N.J.Born in Windsor,MercerCounty, N.J.,August7, 1855.Republican.Merchantmiller; member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Mercer County, 1896-97;member ofNewJersey state senate from Mercer County, 1899-1904; alternatedelegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey,1912;U.S.Representative from New Jersey 4th District, 1915-23; defeated,1922.Died in Trenton,MercerCounty, N.J.,June 25,1932 (age76 years, 323days).Interment at Greenwood Cemetery.
MercerCemetery
Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Ira Wells Wood (1856-1931) — also known asIra W. Wood — of Trenton,MercerCounty, N.J.Born in Wilkes-Barre,LuzerneCounty, Pa.,June 19,1856.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Mercer County, 1899-1900;U.S.Representative from New Jersey 4th District, 1904-13.Died in Trenton,MercerCounty, N.J.,October5, 1931 (age75 years, 108days).Interment at Mercer Cemetery. | | John Manners (1786-1853) — ofHunterdonCounty, N.J.Born inHunterdonCounty, N.J.,April 8,1786.Member ofNewJersey state senate from Hunterdon County, 1850-52.Baptist.Died, from "affection of theheart," inClinton,HunterdonCounty, N.J.,June 24,1853 (age67 years, 77days).Interment at Mercer Cemetery.
Our Lady ofLourdes Cemetery
Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey
RiverviewCemetery
Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey
| Politicians buriedhere: |  | George Brinton McClellan (1826-1885) — also known asGeorge B. McClellan;"LittleMac" —of New Jersey. Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,December3, 1826.Democrat. General in the Union Army during the Civil War; candidateforPresidentof the United States, 1864;Governor ofNew Jersey, 1878-81.Member,Freemasons;LoyalLegion.DiedOctober29, 1885 (age58 years, 330days).Interment at Riverview Cemetery; statue erected 1907 atConnecticutAvenue, Washington, D.C. | | William Lewis Dayton (1807-1864) — also known asWilliam L. Dayton — of Trenton,MercerCounty, N.J.Born in Basking Ridge,SomersetCounty, N.J.,February17, 1807.Lawyer;member ofNew JerseyState Council, 1837;associatejustice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1838;U.S.Senator from New Jersey, 1842-51; Republican candidate forVicePresident of the United States, 1856;NewJersey state attorney general, 1857-61; U.S. Minister toFrance, 1861-64, died in office 1864.Died inFrance,December1, 1864 (age57 years, 288days).Interment at Riverview Cemetery. | | Mercer Beasley (1815-1897) — of Trenton,MercerCounty, N.J.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,1815.Lawyer;Whig candidate formayorof Trenton, N.J., 1851;chiefjustice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1864-97; died inoffice 1897.Died, frombronchialpneumonia, in Trenton,MercerCounty, N.J.,February19, 1897 (ageabout 81years).Interment at Riverview Cemetery. | | John Taylor Bird (1829-1911) — of Bloomsbury,HunterdonCounty, N.J.; Clinton,HunterdonCounty, N.J.; Flemington,HunterdonCounty, N.J.; Trenton,MercerCounty, N.J.Born in Bloomsbury,HunterdonCounty, N.J.,August16, 1829.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from New Jersey 3rd District, 1869-73;delegateto New Jersey state constitutional convention, 1876;vice-chancellorof New Jersey court of chancery, 1882-96.Died in Trenton,MercerCounty, N.J.,May 6,1911 (age81 years, 263days).Interment at Riverview Cemetery. | | John H. Backes (1864-1935) — of Trenton,MercerCounty, N.J.Born in Trenton,MercerCounty, N.J.,August18, 1864.Lawyer;vice-chancellorof New Jersey court of chancery, 1913-27.Died in Trenton,MercerCounty, N.J.,June 15,1935 (age70 years, 301days).Interment at Riverview Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof John Backes and Mary (Hannes) Backes; married to Elizabeth C.Hattersley. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | Frank Obadiah Briggs (1851-1913) — also known asFrank O. Briggs — of Trenton,MercerCounty, N.J.Born in Concord,MerrimackCounty, N.H.,August12, 1851.Republican.Mayorof Trenton, N.J., 1899-1902;New Jerseystate treasurer, 1902-05;U.S.Senator from New Jersey, 1907-13.Died in Trenton,MercerCounty, N.J.,May 8,1913 (age61 years, 269days).Interment at Riverview Cemetery. | | A. Dayton Oliphant (1887-1963) — of Trenton,MercerCounty, N.J.; Princeton,MercerCounty, N.J.Born in Trenton,MercerCounty, N.J.,October28, 1887.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Mercer County, 1915-17;MercerCounty Prosecutor of the Pleas, 1918-23;chair ofMercer County Republican Party, 1921; circuit judge in NewJersey, 1927-45;associatejustice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1945-46, 1948-57;chancellorof New Jersey court of chancery, 1946-48.Presbyterian.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanJudicature Society;Societyof the Cincinnati;PhiDelta Theta;Societyof Colonial Wars.Died in Trenton,MercerCounty, N.J.,June 25,1963 (age75 years, 240days).Interment at Riverview Cemetery. | | William Halstead (1794-1878) — ofHunterdonCounty, N.J.Born in Elizabeth,UnionCounty, N.J.,June 4,1794.Whig.Lawyer;state supreme court reporter, 1821-32;HunterdonCounty Prosecuting Attorney, 1824-29, 1833-37;U.S.Representative from New Jersey at-large, 1837-39, 1841-43;U.S.Attorney for New Jersey, 1850-53; colonel in the Union Armyduring the Civil War.Died in Trenton,MercerCounty, N.J.,March 4,1878 (age83 years, 273days).Interment at Riverview Cemetery. | | David Lane Powers (1896-1968) — also known asD. Lane Powers — of Trenton,MercerCounty, N.J.Born in Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,July 29,1896.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Mercer County, 1928-30;U.S.Representative from New Jersey 4th District, 1933-45.Died in Feasterville,BucksCounty, Pa.,March28, 1968 (age71 years, 243days).Interment at Riverview Cemetery. | | James Ewing (1744-1823) — ofCumberlandCounty, N.J.; Trenton,MercerCounty, N.J.Born in Greenwich,CumberlandCounty, N.J.,July 12,1744.Merchant;member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Cumberland County, 1778-79;mayorof Trenton, N.J., 1797-1803.Died in Trenton,MercerCounty, N.J.,October23, 1823 (age79 years, 103days).Interment at Riverview Cemetery. | | John Hart Brewer (1844-1900) — also known asJ. Hart Brewer — of Trenton,MercerCounty, N.J.Born in Woodsville,MercerCounty, N.J.,March29, 1844.Republican.Manufacturer;member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Mercer County, 1876;U.S.Representative from New Jersey 2nd District, 1881-85; delegate toRepublican National Convention from New Jersey,1888.Died in Trenton,MercerCounty, N.J.,December21, 1900 (age56 years, 267days).Interment at Riverview Cemetery. | | Samuel Duncan Oliphant (1824-1904) — of Uniontown,FayetteCounty, Pa.; Trenton,MercerCounty, N.J.Born inFayetteCounty, Pa.,August1, 1824.Lawyer;burgessof Uniontown, Pennsylvania, 1852-53; colonel in the Union Armyduring the Civil War.Died in Trenton,MercerCounty, N.J.,October23, 1904 (age80 years, 83days).Interment at Riverview Cemetery. | | Richard Coulter Oliphant (1852-1910) — also known asRichard C. Oliphant — of Trenton,MercerCounty, N.J.Born in Uniontown,FayetteCounty, Pa.,1852.HonoraryVice-Consul for Paraguay inTrenton,N.J., 1903-04.Died in Trenton,MercerCounty, N.J.,1910(ageabout58 years).Interment at Riverview Cemetery. | Other politicians whohave (or had) monuments here: | | | Charles Ewing (1780-1832) — of Trenton,MercerCounty, N.J.Born in Bridgeton,CumberlandCounty, N.J.,June 8,1780.Lawyer;Federalist candidate forNewJersey state house of assembly, 1815;chiefjustice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1824-32.Died, fromcholera,in Trenton,MercerCounty, N.J.,August5, 1832 (age52 years, 58days).Interment atFirst Presbyterian Churchyard;cenotaph at Riverview Cemetery.
St. Mary'sCemetery
Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Richard Joseph Hughes (1909-1992) — also known asRichard J. Hughes — of Trenton,MercerCounty, N.J.; Princeton,MercerCounty, N.J.Born in Florence,BurlingtonCounty, N.J.,August10, 1909.Democrat.Lawyer;candidate forU.S.Representative from New Jersey 4th District, 1938;chair ofMercer County Democratic Party, 1944-45; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from New Jersey,1948(alternate),1964,1968(chair,CredentialsCommittee;speaker),1972;county judge in New Jersey, 1948-52; superior court judge in NewJersey, 1952-61;Governor ofNew Jersey, 1962-70; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from New Jersey, 1970-73;chiefjustice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1973-79.Catholic.Member,Elks;Knightsof Columbus;PhiKappa Theta.Died, ofcongestiveheart failure, in Boca Raton,Palm BeachCounty, Fla.,December7, 1992 (age83 years, 119days).Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery. | | Harry Heher (1889-1972) — of Trenton,MercerCounty, N.J.Born in Trenton,MercerCounty, N.J.,March20, 1889.Democrat.Lawyer;chair ofMercer County Democratic Party, 1921;New JerseyDemocratic state chair, 1922-32; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from New Jersey,1924(member,Platformand Resolutions Committee),1928,1932;associatejustice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1933-59.Catholic.Member,American BarAssociation;AmericanJudicature Society;AmericanLaw Institute;Knightsof Columbus.Died at Morris HallHealthand Rehabilitation Center, Trenton,MercerCounty, N.J.,October17, 1972 (age83 years, 211days).Interment at St. Mary's Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof John Heher and Anna (Spelman) Heher; married,August5, 1925, to Anne Egan. |
St. Michael'sEpiscopal Churchyard
Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | David Brearley (1741-1790) — also known asDavid Brearly — ofHunterdonCounty, N.J.Born in Trenton,MercerCounty, N.J.,June 11,1741.Lawyer;colonel in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War;delegateto New Jersey state constitutional convention, 1776;chiefjustice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1779-89;member,U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787;delegateto New Jersey convention to ratify U.S. constitution fromHunterdon County, 1787; Presidential Elector for New Jersey,1789;U.S.District Judge for New Jersey, 1789-90; died in office 1790.Episcopalian.Member,Societyof the Cincinnati;Freemasons.Died in Trenton,MercerCounty, N.J.,August16, 1790 (age49 years, 66days).Interment at St. Michael's Episcopal Churchyard.
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