| Birth: | Mar. 16, 1829 | | Death: | Sep. 27, 1897 | 
Presidential Cabinet Secretary, US Congressman, Civil War Militia General. Served as a Brigadier General in the New Jersey Militia during the Civil War, and facilitated the raising and training of troops for the Union Army. Commanded the Camp Stockton training camp in Woodbury, New Jersey. Appointed by President Ulysses S. Grant to the cabinet post of Secretary of the Navy, serving from 1869 to 1877. He was elected to represent New Jersey's 1st District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1879 to 1883. Nephew of US Congressman John P.B. Maxwell. (bio by: Russ Dodge)
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Mary Isabelle Ogston Robeson (____ - 1910)*
*Calculated relationship
Search Amazon for George Robeson | | | Burial:
Belvidere Cemetery
Belvidere
Warren County
New Jersey, USA |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Record added: Mar 21, 1999
Find A Grave Memorial# 4868 |
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