| |  John Brandt — of Boca Raton,Palm BeachCounty, Fla.Born in New Jersey.Pharmacist;mayorof Boca Raton, Fla., 1962-63.Still living as of 1963. | | James Lockwood Conger (1805-1876) — of Mt. Clemens,MacombCounty, Mich.; St. Clair,St. ClairCounty, Mich.Born in Trenton,MercerCounty, N.J.,February18, 1805.Whig.Schoolteacher;lawyer;merchant;banker;patent medicine manufacturer;U.S.Representative from Michigan 3rd District, 1851-53.Died in St. Clair,St. ClairCounty, Mich.,April10, 1876 (age71 years, 52days).Interment atGreenLawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio; cenotaph atClintonGrove Cemetery, Clinton Township, Macomb County, Mich.| |  Relatives: Sonof David Beeman Conger and Hannah (Lockwood) Conger; married,December23, 1824, to Paulina Belvedere Clark; second cousin once removedofHanfordNichols Lockwood; second cousin thrice removed ofJohnHart; third cousin ofHomerNichols Lockwood andCharlesFranklin Conger; third cousin once removed ofDanielLockwood andHughConger; third cousin twice removed ofEbenezerLockwood,AlfredCollins Lockwood andDanielClark Joyce; third cousin thrice removed ofJohnAlsop,WilliamHenry Rossell andAsburyElliott Kellogg; fourth cousin ofThaddeusBetts,AnsonGriffith Conger,HarmonSweatland Conger,OmarDwight Conger,MooreConger,ChaunceyStewart Conger (1838-1916) andFrederickWard Conger; fourth cousin once removed ofHoratioLockwood,WalterBooth,AbielCase,AbrahamBogart Conger,EdwinHurd Conger,JamesW. Conger,FranklinBarker Conger,BennConger,FrankElisha Reed andChaunceyStewart Conger (1882-1963). | | | | Political family:Congerfamily of New York (subset of theFourThousand Related Politicians). | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | John Thomas Connor (1914-2000) — also known asJohn T. Connor;Jack Connor — Born in Syracuse,OnondagaCounty, N.Y.,November3, 1914.Lawyer;served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II;U.S.Secretary of Commerce, 1965-67.Catholic.Member,Council onForeign Relations;PhiKappa Psi.President and CEO of the Merckpharmaceutical company from1955; chairman and CEO of AlliedChemical,1967-79.Died, ofcancer,at Massachusetts GeneralHospital,Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,October6, 2000 (age85 years, 338days).Interment atMosswoodCemetery, Cotuit, Barnstable, Mass. | | Charles Leighton Hardwick (b. 1941) — also known asChuck Hardwick — of Westfield,UnionCounty, N.J.Born inPulaskiCounty, Ky.,November8, 1941.Republican. Member ofNewJersey state house of assembly, 1978-92;Speaker ofthe New Jersey State House of Assembly, 1986-90; delegate toRepublican National Convention from New Jersey,1980,1988;candidate forGovernor ofNew Jersey, 1989; senior vice-president for Government Relationsat the Pfizerpharmaceuticals firm.Still living as of 2003. | | William J. Harrison (1852-1909) — of Lakewood,OceanCounty, N.J.BornJanuary11, 1852.Democrat.Druggist; postmaster atLakewood,N.J., 1885-90, 1895-99; member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Ocean County, 1903; member ofNewJersey state senate from Ocean County, 1908-09; died in office1909.DiedMarch23, 1909 (age57 years, 71days).Interment atWoodlawnCemetery, Lakewood, N.J. | | John Johnstone (c.1661-1732) — of New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.; Perth Amboy,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.Born in Ochiltree, Ayrshire,Scotland,about 1661.Druggist;mayorof New York City, N.Y., 1714-19.Scottishancestry.Died in Perth Amboy,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.,September3, 1732 (ageabout 71years).Burial location unknown. | | John N. Klein (b. 1862) — of Belleville,EssexCounty, N.J.Born in Bellefonte,CentreCounty, Pa.,April24, 1862.Republican.Druggist; member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Essex County, 1899-1900;delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey,1912.ChristianReformed. Member,Sons ofthe American Revolution;Freemasons;Elks;RoyalArcanum;ModernWoodmen of America;JuniorOrder.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof David G. Klein and Maria (Pott) Klein; married1890 toElizabeth Gephart. |
 | George W. Merck (1894-1957) — of West Orange,EssexCounty, N.J.; Rupert,BenningtonCounty, Vt.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March29, 1894.Republican.Chemist;president (1925-49) and chairman (1949-57), Merck & Co.,pharmaceutical makers;delegateto New Jersey convention to ratify 21st amendment at-large;elected 1933; delegate to Republican National Convention from NewJersey,1948;alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Vermont,1956.Suffered acerebralhemorrhage, and died the next day, in Orange MemorialHospital,Orange,EssexCounty, N.J.,November9, 1957 (age63 years, 225days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives: Sonof George Merck and Friedrike (Schenck) Merck; married,September22, 1917, to Josephine Carey Wall; married1926 to SerenaStevens. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle | | | | Image source: Time Magazine, August 18,1952 |
| | J. M. Mitchell Jr. (b. 1866) — of Pennsylvania. Born in New Jersey,1866.Physician;druggist; U.S. Consular Agent inSan Pedro Sula, 1891-1925.Burial location unknown. | | Firman M. Reeves (b. 1877) — of Millville,CumberlandCounty, N.J.Born in Millville,CumberlandCounty, N.J.,September20, 1877.Republican.Pharmacist;real estatebusiness; member ofNewJersey state house of assembly from Cumberland County, 1918-19;member ofNewJersey state senate from Cumberland County, 1920-27.Member,Elks;Eagles;Moose;Redmen;Freemasons;Shriners.Burial location unknown. | | James H. Terrill (c.1862-1943) — of Rahway,UnionCounty, N.J.Born in Rahway,UnionCounty, N.J., about 1862.Democrat.Pharmacist;mayor ofRahway, N.J., 1904-05.Member,JuniorOrder.Died in Rahway,UnionCounty, N.J.,July 28,1943 (ageabout 81years).Burial location unknown.
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