Index to Locations Berkeley HeightsSt. Mary'sCemeteryElizabethFirst Presbyterian ChurchBurial GroundElizabethFirst Presbyterian ChurchCemeteryElizabethFirst PresbyterianChurchyardElizabethSt. John's ChurchyardHillsideBnai Jeshurun CemeteryHillsideEvergreen CemeteryHillsideOheb Shalom CemeteryLindenRosedale and RosehillCemeteryPlainfieldGrace Episcopal ChurchCemeteryRahwayRahway CemeteryScotch PlainsHillside CemeteryScotch PlainsScotch Plains BaptistChurch CemeteryWestfieldFairview CemeteryWestfieldOld PresbyterianCemetery
St. Mary'sCemetery
Berkeley Heights, Union County, New Jersey
FirstPresbyterian Church Burial Ground
Elizabeth, Union County, New Jersey
FirstPresbyterian Church Cemetery
Elizabeth, Union County, New Jersey
| Politicians buriedhere: | | |  Stephen Crane (1709-1780) — of Elizabethtown, Essex County (now Elizabeth,UnionCounty), N.J.Born in Elizabethtown, Essex County (now Elizabeth,UnionCounty), N.J.,1709.Delegateto Continental Congress from New Jersey, 1774.Died in Elizabethtown, Essex County (now Elizabeth,UnionCounty), N.J.,July 1,1780 (ageabout 71years).Interment at First Presbyterian Church Cemetery.
FirstPresbyterian Churchyard
Elizabeth, Union County, New Jersey
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Elias Dayton (1737-1807) — of Elizabethtown, Essex County (now Elizabeth,UnionCounty), N.J.Born in Elizabethtown, Essex County (now Elizabeth,UnionCounty), N.J.,May 1,1737.General in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War;Delegateto Continental Congress from New Jersey, 1778; member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Essex County, 1791-92,1794-96;mayorof Elizabethtown, N.J., 1795-1805.Died in Elizabethtown, Essex County (now Elizabeth,UnionCounty), N.J.,October22, 1807 (age70 years, 174days).Interment at First Presbyterian Churchyard.
St. John'sChurchyard
61 Broad Street
Elizabeth, Union County, New Jersey
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Jonathan Dayton (1760-1824) — of Elizabethtown, Essex County (now Elizabeth,UnionCounty), N.J.Born in Elizabethtown, Essex County (now Elizabeth,UnionCounty), N.J.,October16, 1760.Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War; memberofNewJersey state house of assembly from Essex County, 1786-87, 1790,1814-15;Delegateto Continental Congress from New Jersey, 1787-89;member,U.S. Constitutional Convention, 1787;U.S.Representative from New Jersey at-large, 1791-99;Speaker ofthe U.S. House, 1795-99;U.S.Senator from New Jersey, 1799-1805.Episcopalian.Member,Societyof the Cincinnati;Freemasons.Arrestedin 1807 onchargesof conspiring withAaronBurr intreasonableprojects; gave bail and was released, but never brought to trial.Died in Elizabethtown, Essex County (now Elizabeth,UnionCounty), N.J.,October9, 1824 (age63 years, 359days).Entombed at St. John's Churchyard. | | Isaac Halsted Williamson (1767-1844) — also known asIsaac H. Williamson — of Elizabethtown, Essex County (now Elizabeth,UnionCounty), N.J.Born in Elizabethtown, Essex County (now Elizabeth,UnionCounty), N.J.,September27, 1767.Lawyer;member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Essex County, 1816;Governor ofNew Jersey, 1817-29;chancellorof New Jersey court of chancery, 1817-29;mayorof Elizabethtown, N.J., 1830-33; member ofNew JerseyState Council, 1831-32;delegateto New Jersey state constitutional convention, 1844.Died in Elizabethtown, Essex County (now Elizabeth,UnionCounty), N.J.,July 10,1844 (age76 years, 287days).Interment at St. John's Churchyard. | | John De Hart (1727-1795) — of Elizabethtown, Essex County (now Elizabeth,UnionCounty), N.J.Born in Elizabethtown, Essex County (now Elizabeth,UnionCounty), N.J.,July 25,1727.Delegateto Continental Congress from New Jersey, 1774-76; postmaster atElizabethtown,N.J., 1775-76;associatejustice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1776-77;mayorof Elizabethtown, N.J., 1789-95; died in office 1795.Died in Elizabethtown, Essex County (now Elizabeth,UnionCounty), N.J.,June 1,1795 (age67 years, 311days).Interment at St. John's Churchyard. | | Isaac Williamson Scudder (1816-1881) — also known asIsaac W. Scudder — of Jersey City,HudsonCounty, N.J.Born in Elizabethtown, Essex County (now Elizabeth,UnionCounty), N.J.,1816.Republican.Lawyer;HudsonCounty Prosecutor of the Pleas, 1845-55; director and counsel forrailroadandcanalcompanies;U.S.Representative from New Jersey 7th District, 1873-75.Died in Jersey City,HudsonCounty, N.J.,September10, 1881 (ageabout 65years).Interment at St. John's Churchyard.
Bnai JeshurunCemetery
Hillside, Union County, New Jersey
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Louis Lippman (1864-1934) — of Newark,EssexCounty, N.J.; South Orange,EssexCounty, N.J.Born in Newark,EssexCounty, N.J.,October30, 1864.Republican.Banker;insuranceexecutive; delegate to Republican National Convention from NewJersey,1920(alternate),1928,1932(alternate).Jewish.Germanancestry. Member,Elks;Freemasons;Shriners.Died in South Orange,EssexCounty, N.J.,March23, 1934 (age69 years, 144days).Interment at Bnai Jeshurun Cemetery.| |  Relatives: Sonof Leopold Lippman and Elizabeth (Beumel) Lippman; married to MayRosenstein. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
EvergreenCemetery
1137 N. Broad Street
Hillside, Union County, New Jersey
Listed in National Register of Historic Places, 1991
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Jerome Taylor Congleton (1876-1936) — also known asJerome T. Congleton — of Newark,EssexCounty, N.J.Born in Newark,EssexCounty, N.J.,August25, 1876.Republican.Lawyer;mayor ofNewark, N.J., 1928-33; delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom New Jersey,1932.MethodistorEpiscopalian.Member,American BarAssociation;Elks.Died, from aheartattack, while sittingin hiscar, in Newark,EssexCounty, N.J.,December10, 1936 (age60 years, 107days).Interment at Evergreen Cemetery. | | William Jay Magie (1832-1917) — also known asWilliam J. Magie — of Elizabeth,UnionCounty, N.J.Born in Elizabeth,UnionCounty, N.J.,December9, 1832.Republican.Lawyer;UnionCounty Prosecutor of the Pleas, 1866-71; member ofNewJersey state senate from Union County, 1876-78;associatejustice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1880-97;chiefjustice of New Jersey state supreme court, 1897-1900;chancellorof New Jersey court of chancery, 1900-08.Died in Elizabeth,UnionCounty, N.J.,January15, 1917 (age84 years, 37days).Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.| | Relatives:Married to Sarah Frances Baldwin. | | | | Epitaph: "The path of the just is asthe shining light." | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
| | John Kean (1852-1914) — of Elizabeth,UnionCounty, N.J.; Union Township,UnionCounty, N.J.Born in Union Township,UnionCounty, N.J.,December4, 1852.Republican.U.S.Representative from New Jersey 3rd District, 1883-85, 1887-89;candidate forGovernor ofNew Jersey, 1892; delegate to Republican National Convention fromNew Jersey,1896,1904;U.S.Senator from New Jersey, 1899-1911.DiedNovember4, 1914 (age61 years, 335days).Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof John Kean (1814-1895) and Lucinetta 'Lucy' (Halsted) Kean; brotherofHamiltonFish Kean; uncle ofRobertWinthrop Kean; granduncle ofThomasHoward Kean; great-grandson ofJohnKean (1756-1795); great-grandnephew ofPhilipPeter Livingston; great-granduncle ofThomasHoward Kean Jr.; second great-grandson ofPeterVan Brugh Livingston andLewisMorris; second great-grandnephew ofRobertLivingston (1708-1790),PhilipLivingston andWilliamLivingston; third great-grandson ofJamesAlexander; third great-grandnephew ofJohnLivingston,RobertLivingston (1688-1775) andGilbertLivingston; fourth great-grandson ofRobertLivingston the Elder andPieterVan Brugh; fourth great-grandnephew ofPieterSchuyler (1657-1724),Abrahamde Peyster,JohannesCuyler,Johannesde Peyster andJohannesSchuyler (1668-1747); first cousin ofNicholasFish andHamiltonFish Jr. (1849-1936); first cousin once removed ofHamiltonFish Jr. (1888-1991); first cousin twice removed ofCharlesLudlow Livingston (1800-1873) andHamiltonFish Jr. (1926-1996); first cousin thrice removed ofPeterRobert Livingston (1737-1794),WalterLivingston,JohnStevens III,HenryBrockholst Livingston,HamiltonFish (born 1951) andAlexaFish Ward; first cousin four times removed ofRobertGilbert Livingston,HenryGilbert Livingston andRobertR. Livingston (1718-1775); first cousin five times removed ofRobertLivingston the Younger,JohannesDePeyster,JohannesSchuyler (1697-1746),CornelisCuyler andJohnCruger Jr.; first cousin six times removed ofDavidDavidse Schuyler andMyndertDavidtse Schuyler; second cousin twice removed ofStephenVan Rensselaer,PhilipSchuyler Van Rensselaer,HenryWalter Livingston,PeterAugustus Jay (1776-1843),RensselaerWesterlo,EdwardPhilip Livingston,WilliamAlexander Duer,JohnDuer andWilliamJay; second cousin thrice removed ofRobertR. Livingston (1746-1813),PhilipVan Cortlandt,PierreVan Cortlandt Jr. andEdwardLivingston (1764-1836); second cousin four times removed ofStephanusBayard,PierreVan Cortlandt,PhilipJohn Schuyler,MatthewClarkson,PhilipP. Schuyler,StephenJohn Schuyler,HenryCruger andHenryRutgers; third cousin once removed ofPhilipSchuyler,PeterRobert Livingston (1789-1859),EdwardLivingston (1796-1840),WilliamDuer,HenryBell Van Rensselaer,DenningDuer,HenryBrockholst Ledyard andJohnJay II; third cousin twice removed ofHamiltonFish (1808-1893); third cousin thrice removed ofNicholasBayard,JeremiahVan Rensselaer,RobertVan Rensselaer,PieterSchuyler (1746-1792),JamesLivingston,PeterSamuel Schuyler,PhilipJeremiah Schuyler,PhilipDePeyster andJamesParker; fourth cousin ofKiliaenVan Rensselaer andCharlesLudlow Livingston (born 1870); fourth cousin once removed ofGilbertLivingston Thompson,JohnJacob Astor III,HerbertLivingston Satterlee,PeterAugustus Jay (1877-1933),BronsonMurray Cutting,RobertReginald Livingston andBrockholstLivingston. | | | | Political families:Livingston-Schuylerfamily of New York;Chapin-Fishfamily of New York City, New York;Keanfamily of New Jersey (subsets of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Find-A-Gravememorial |
 | William Sulzer (1863-1941) — also known as"Plain Bill" — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Elizabeth,UnionCounty, N.J.,March18, 1863.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1890-94, 1914 (New York County 14th District1890-92, New York County 10th District 1893-94, New York County 6thDistrict 1914);Speaker ofthe New York State Assembly, 1893;U.S.Representative from New York, 1895-1912 (11th District 1895-1903,10th District 1903-12); delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom New York,1896,1900,1912(speaker);Governorof New York, 1913; removed 1913; defeated, 1914, 1914.Presbyterian.GermanandScotch-Irishancestry. Member,Freemasons.Impeachedandremoved fromoffice as governor, 1913.Died in New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y.,November6, 1941 (age78 years, 233days).Interment at Evergreen Cemetery. | | William Chetwood (1771-1857) — of New Jersey. Born in Elizabethtown, Essex County (now Elizabeth,UnionCounty), N.J.,June 17,1771.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from New Jersey at-large, 1836-37;mayorof Elizabethtown, N.J., 1839-42.Died in Elizabeth,UnionCounty, N.J.,December17, 1857 (age86 years, 183days).Interment at Evergreen Cemetery. | | David Naar (1800-1880) — of Elizabethtown, Essex County (now Elizabeth,UnionCounty), N.J.; Trenton,MercerCounty, N.J.Born in St. Thomas, Danish West Indies (nowVirginIslands),November6, 1800.Democrat.Mayorof Elizabethtown, N.J., 1842-45; U.S. Consul inSt. Thomas, 1848;newspapereditor; delegate to Democratic National Convention from NewJersey,1860;NewJersey state treasurer, 1865.Jewish.Portugeseancestry. Member,Freemasons.Died in Trenton,MercerCounty, N.J.,February24, 1880 (age79 years, 110days).Interment at Evergreen Cemetery. | | Phineas Jones (1819-1884) — of Newark,EssexCounty, N.J.Born in Spencer,WorcesterCounty, Mass.,April18, 1819.Republican. Member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Essex County, 1873-74;U.S.Representative from New Jersey 6th District, 1881-83.DiedApril19, 1884 (age65 years, 1days).Interment at Evergreen Cemetery. | | Amos Clark Jr. (1828-1912) — of Elizabeth,UnionCounty, N.J.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,November8, 1828.Republican. Member ofNewJersey state senate from Union County, 1867-69;U.S.Representative from New Jersey 3rd District, 1873-75; defeated,1874.Died in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,October31, 1912 (age83 years, 358days).Interment at Evergreen Cemetery. | | John Brisbin (1818-1880) — of Tunkhannock,WyomingCounty, Pa.; Wilkes-Barre,LuzerneCounty, Pa.Born in Sherburne,ChenangoCounty, N.Y.,July 13,1818.U.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 11th District, 1851.Died in Newark,EssexCounty, N.J.,February13, 1880 (age61 years, 215days).Interment at Evergreen Cemetery. | | Charles August Sulzer (1879-1919) — also known asCharles A. Sulzer — of Sulzer,Prince ofWales-Hyder census area, Alaska.Born in Roselle,UnionCounty, N.J.,February24, 1879.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;member ofAlaskaterritorial senate 1st District, 1915-17; resigned 1917;Delegateto U.S. Congress from Alaska Territory, 1917-19, 1919; died inoffice 1919.Died in Sulzer,Prince ofWales-Hyder census area, Alaska,April28, 1919 (age40 years, 63days).Interment at Evergreen Cemetery. | | De Witt Clinton Stanford (1822-1881) — also known asDe Witt C. Stanford — of Penn Yan,YatesCounty, N.Y.; Elizabeth,UnionCounty, N.J.Born inAlbanyCounty, N.Y.,June 13,1822.Merchant;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Yates County, 1853.Died in Elizabeth,UnionCounty, N.J.,June 16,1881 (age59 years, 3days).Interment at Evergreen Cemetery. | | Howard P. Frothingham (1861-1907) — of Mt. Arlington,MorrisCounty, N.J.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March12, 1861.Stockbroker;mayorof Mt. Arlington, N.J., 1891.Following large financial losses, hejumpedfrom the second-story window of his home,fell about30 feet, fractured his skull, and subsequently died, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February2, 1907 (age45 years, 327days).Interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
Oheb ShalomCemetery
Hillside, Union County, New Jersey
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Meyer C. Ellenstein (1886-1967) — of Newark,EssexCounty, N.J.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,October15, 1886.Democrat.Dentist;delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey,1924(alternate),1940,1948;lawyer;mayorof Newark, N.J., 1933-41; Democratic candidate for PresidentialElector for New Jersey,1952.Jewish.DiedFebruary11, 1967 (age80 years, 119days).Interment at Oheb Shalom Cemetery.
Rosedale andRosehill Cemetery
355 East Linden Avenue
Linden, Union County, New Jersey
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Joseph Anthony LeFante (1928-1997) — also known asJoseph A. LeFante — of Bayonne,HudsonCounty, N.J.; Toms River,OceanCounty, N.J.Born in Bayonne,HudsonCounty, N.J.,September8, 1928.Democrat.Furnituremerchant; member ofNewJersey state house of assembly, 1970-76 (District 12-A 1970-73,31st District 1974-76);U.S.Representative from New Jersey 14th District, 1977-78; resigned1978; candidate forU.S.Senator from New Jersey, 1982.In the 1984 election, he headed a group called "Democrats forReagan-Bush.".Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,February26, 1997 (age68 years, 171days).Interment at Rosedale and Rosehill Cemetery. | | George Hudak (c.1935-1996) — of Linden,UnionCounty, N.J.Born about 1935. Democrat.Mayor ofLinden, N.J., 1983-87; member ofNewJersey state house of assembly 20th District, 1986-93.Died, probably from aheartattack, in Linden,UnionCounty, N.J.,November4, 1996 (ageabout 61years).Interment at Rosedale and Rosehill Cemetery. | | Harwood Edward Odery Fish (1875-1934) — also known asHarwood E. Fish — of Roselle Park,UnionCounty, N.J.Born in Otterville,Ontario,August23, 1875.Mayorof Roselle Park, N.J., 1912-16.Killedhimself withilluminatinggas, in Roselle Park,UnionCounty, N.J.,September4, 1934 (age59 years, 12days).Interment at Rosedale and Rosehill Cemetery.
Grace EpiscopalChurch Cemetery
Plainfield, Union County, New Jersey
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Jeremiah Eaton Cary (1803-1888) — of Cherry Valley,OtsegoCounty, N.Y.; Plainfield,UnionCounty, N.J.Born in Coventry,KentCounty, R.I.,April30, 1803.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from New York 21st District, 1843-45.Died in Rockville Centre,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y., June,1888(age85years, 0 days).Interment at Grace Episcopal Church Cemetery.
RahwayCemetery
Rahway, Union County, New Jersey
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Abraham Clark (1726-1794) — of Elizabethtown, Essex County (now Elizabeth,UnionCounty), N.J.Born near Elizabethtown, Essex County (now ElizabethUnionCounty), N.J.,February15, 1726.Delegateto Continental Congress from New Jersey, 1776-78, 1779-83,1787-89;signer,Declaration of Independence, 1776; member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Essex County, 1776, 1783-85;U.S.Representative from New Jersey at-large, 1791-94; died in office1794.Presbyterian.Slaveowner. Died in Rahway,UnionCounty, N.J.,September15, 1794 (age68 years, 212days).Interment at Rahway Cemetery; memorial monument atConstitutionGardens, Washington, D.C. | | Almeth White Hoff (1878-1950) — also known asAlmeth W. Hoff — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December24, 1878.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNew Yorkstate assembly from Kings County 18th District, 1911-12, 1914-15;defeated, 1933; alternate delegate to Republican National Conventionfrom New York,1944.Baptist.Member,Freemasons;RoyalArcanum.Died, from aheartailment, in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,September22, 1950 (age71 years, 272days).Interment at Rahway Cemetery. | | Benjamin Marsh Price (1809-1892) — also known asBenjamin M. Price — of Woodbridge,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.; Rahway,UnionCounty, N.J.Born in Rahway,UnionCounty, N.J.,October4, 1809.Democrat.Banker;member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Union County, 1858; delegateto Democratic National Convention from New Jersey,1864.Died in Rahway,UnionCounty, N.J.,September10, 1892 (age82 years, 342days).Interment at Rahway Cemetery.
HillsideCemetery
1401 Woodland Avenue
Scotch Plains, Union County, New Jersey
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | James Edgar Martine (1850-1925) — also known asJames E. Martine;"FarmerJim" —of Plainfield,UnionCounty, N.J.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,August25, 1850.Democrat. Candidate formayorof Plainfield, N.J., 1896;U.S.Senator from New Jersey, 1911-17; defeated, 1916; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from New Jersey,1912(speaker).DiedFebruary26, 1925 (age74 years, 185days).Interment at Hillside Cemetery. | | William Nelson Runyon (1871-1931) — also known asWilliam N. Runyon — of Plainfield,UnionCounty, N.J.Born in Plainfield,UnionCounty, N.J.,March 5,1871.Republican.Lawyer;member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Union County, 1915-17; memberofNewJersey state senate from Union County, 1918-22;Governor ofNew Jersey, 1919-20; defeated, 1919, 1922; delegate to RepublicanNational Convention from New Jersey,1920;U.S.District Judge for New Jersey, 1923.DiedNovember9, 1931 (age60 years, 249days).Interment at Hillside Cemetery. | | Charles Aubrey Eaton (1868-1953) — also known asCharles A. Eaton;"Doc" —of Natick,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.; Toronto,Ontario;Cleveland,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio; Watchung, North Plainfield,SomersetCounty, N.J.Born in Pugwash,NovaScotia,March29, 1868.Republican.Baptistminister;magazineeditor; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention fromNew Jersey,1920,1924;U.S.Representative from New Jersey, 1925-53 (4th District 1925-33,5th District 1933-53).Baptist.Member,UnionLeague.Died inWashington,D.C.,January23, 1953 (age84 years, 300days).Interment at Hillside Cemetery.  | Ernest Robinson Ackerman (1863-1931) — also known asErnest R. Ackerman — of Plainfield,UnionCounty, N.J.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,June 17,1863.Republican. President, LawrencePortlandCement Company;banker;Republican Presidential Elector for New Jersey,1897;member ofNewJersey state senate from Union County, 1906-11; delegate toRepublican National Convention from New Jersey,1908,1916;member ofNew Jerseystate board of education, 1918-20;U.S.Representative from New Jersey 5th District, 1919-31; died inoffice 1931.Presbyterian.Member,UnionLeague.He was elected to the American Philatelic SocietyHall ofFame in 2000.Died, ofheartdisease, in Plainfield,UnionCounty, N.J.,October18, 1931 (age68 years, 123days).Interment at Hillside Cemetery. | | Percy Hamilton Stewart (1867-1951) — also known asPercy H. Stewart — of Plainfield,UnionCounty, N.J.Born in Newark,EssexCounty, N.J.,January10, 1867.Democrat.Mayorof Plainfield, N.J., 1912;chair ofUnion County Democratic Party, 1914; alternate delegate toDemocratic National Convention from New Jersey,1928;Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for New Jersey,1928;U.S.Representative from New Jersey 5th District, 1931-33; candidateforU.S.Senator from New Jersey, 1932.DiedJune 30,1951 (age84 years, 171days).Interment at Hillside Cemetery.  | Hiram Roswell Steele (1842-1929) — of New Orleans,OrleansParish, La.; Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Stanstead,Quebec,July10, 1842.Republican.Lawyer;major in the Union Army during the Civil War;delegateto Louisiana state constitutional convention, 1868, 1879;Republican Presidential Elector for Louisiana,1868;Louisianastate attorney general, 1875-77.Died in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,November21, 1929 (age87 years, 134days).Interment at Hillside Cemetery.  | Charles Joel Fisk (1858-1922) — also known asCharles J. Fisk — of Plainfield,UnionCounty, N.J.Born in New Jersey,June 16,1858.Republican.Banker;delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey,1896(alternate),1900;mayorof Plainfield, N.J., 1897-1900.Englishancestry. Member,UnionLeague.Died, fromanginapectoris andmyocardialdegeneration, in the Bellevue-StratfordHotel,Philadelphia,PhiladelphiaCounty, Pa.,November27, 1922 (age64 years, 164days).Interment at Hillside Cemetery.| | Relatives: Sonof Harvey Fisk and Louisa (Green) Fisk; married1879 to LizzieRichey. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial | | | | Image source: Plainfield (N.J.)Courier-News, November 27, 1922 |
| | | John Peters Stevens (1868-1929) — also known asJ. P. Stevens — of Fanwood,UnionCounty, N.J.; Plainfield,UnionCounty, N.J.Born in North Andover,EssexCounty, Mass.,February2, 1868.Republican.Dry goodsmerchant; postmaster atFanwood,N.J., 1901-03; founder of J.P. Stevens textile firm; alternatedelegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey,1920;Republican Presidential Elector for New Jersey,1928.Member,UnionLeague.Died in Plainfield,UnionCounty, N.J.,October27, 1929 (age61 years, 267days).Interment at Hillside Cemetery. | | Joseph Washburn Yates (1826-1904) — also known asJoseph W. Yates — of Plainfield,UnionCounty, N.J.Born in Bristol,LincolnCounty, Maine,January30, 1826.Democrat.Shipcaptain;importerand exporter; member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Union County, 1871; delegateto Democratic National Convention from New Jersey,1876(member,ResolutionsCommittee),1892;Consulfor Liberia inNewYork, N.Y., 1881-97.Died in Lake Minnewaska,UlsterCounty, N.Y.,July 29,1904 (age78 years, 181days).Interment at Hillside Cemetery. | | Pierre Mali (1856-1923) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Verviers,Belgium,August19, 1856.Woollenmanufacturer;importingbusiness;Vice-Consulfor Belgium inNewYork, N.Y., 1889-99;Consulfor Belgium inNewYork, N.Y., 1899-1905;HonoraryConsul-General for Belgium inNewYork, N.Y., 1921.Belgianancestry.Died in Plainfield,UnionCounty, N.J.,October4, 1923 (age67 years, 46days).Interment at Hillside Cemetery. | | Frederick Washburn Yates (1866-1930) — also known asFrederick W. Yates — of Plainfield,UnionCounty, N.J.Born in Plainfield,UnionCounty, N.J.,March 9,1866.Lawyer;Consulfor Liberia inNewYork, N.Y., 1898-1904.Presbyterian.Died, fromhearttrouble, in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,October10, 1930 (age64 years, 215days).Interment at Hillside Cemetery.
Scotch PlainsBaptist Church Cemetery
333 Park Avenue
Scotch Plains, Union County, New Jersey
Founded 1742
See alsoFindagravepage for this location.| Politicians buriedhere: | | | George Kyte (1846-1900) — of Fanwood,UnionCounty, N.J.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,1846.Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Union County, 1891-93;UnionCounty Sheriff, 1894-97; mayor of Fanwood, N.J., 1898-1900.Died, frompneumonia,in Fanwood,UnionCounty, N.J.,May 5,1900 (ageabout 53years).Interment at Scotch Plains Baptist Church Cemetery.
FairviewCemetery
Westfield, Union County, New Jersey
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | Charles Newell Fowler (1852-1932) — also known asCharles N. Fowler — of Beloit,MitchellCounty, Kan.; Cranford,UnionCounty, N.J.; Elizabeth,UnionCounty, N.J.; Orange,EssexCounty, N.J.Born in Lena,StephensonCounty, Ill.,November2, 1852.Republican.Lawyer;banker;U.S.Representative from New Jersey, 1895-1911 (8th District1895-1903, 5th District 1903-11); member ofNew JerseyRepublican State Committee, 1898-1907.Died in Orange,EssexCounty, N.J.,May 27,1932 (age79 years, 207days).Interment at Fairview Cemetery. | | Arthur N. Pierson (b. 1867) — of Westfield,UnionCounty, N.J.Born in Westfield,UnionCounty, N.J.,June 23,1867.Republican. Wholesale sewer pipe andclayproducts business; member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Union County, 1915-22;Speaker ofthe New Jersey State House of Assembly, 1919; alternate delegateto Republican National Convention from New Jersey,1916;member ofNewJersey state senate from Union County, 1923-32.Interment at Fairview Cemetery. | | Robert Sayre MacCormack (1872-1938) — also known asRobert S. MacCormack — of Westfield,UnionCounty, N.J.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,1872.Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish-American War;president of afruitauction company; president, New YorkFreshFruit and Vegetable Exchange; director, Franklin NationalBank ofNew York;mayorof Westfield, N.J., 1936-38; died in office 1938.Member,Freemasons;Elks.Died, in MemorialHospital,Rahway,UnionCounty, N.J.,September7, 1938 (ageabout 66years).Interment at Fairview Cemetery.
Old PresbyterianCemetery
Westfield, Union County, New Jersey
| Politicians buriedhere: | | | William Radford (1814-1870) — of Yonkers,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.Born in Poughkeepsie,DutchessCounty, N.Y.,June 24,1814.Democrat.Merchant;villagepresident of Yonkers, New York, 1855-56;U.S.Representative from New York 10th District, 1863-67; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from New York,1864.Died in Yonkers,WestchesterCounty, N.Y.,January18, 1870 (age55 years, 208days).Interment at Old Presbyterian Cemetery.
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