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• Adrain, Garnett Bowditch   b. December 15, 1815  d. August 17, 1878
  US Congressman. The son of prominent 19th century mathematician Robert Adrain, he was elected as a Democrat to represent New Jersey's 3rd Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from March 4, 1857 to March 3, 1861. After serving two terms, and being a vocal opponent of secession, he declined to run for a third term, and was succeeded by Congressman William G. Steele for the seat. (Bio by: T.L. Watson)
  Van Liew Cemetery, New Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA
   
• Gottlieb, Arthur    b. January 21, 1918  d. January 12, 1965
  Professional Football Player. He gained immortaility at Rutgers in the historic Rutgers-Princeton game of 1938. From Rutgers he played professional football with the Chicago Cardinals and the Philadelphia Eagles. He later became a physical education teacher and assistant football coach. (Bio by: Laurie)
  Van Liew Cemetery, New Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA
   
• Kirkpatrick, Littleton  b. October 19, 1787  d. August 15, 1859
  US Congressman. He was elected as a Democrat to represent New Jersey's 4th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1843 to 1845.
  Van Liew Cemetery, New Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA
   
• Mills, Eleanor R.    b. 1888  d. September 14, 1922
  Murder Victim. She was the 'choir singer,' of the infamous case of "The Minister and the Choir Singer" (also known as the Hall-Mills Murder). She and her illicit lover, the Reverend Edward Wheeler Hall, were killed and the murder remains unsolved.
  Van Liew Cemetery, New Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA
   
• Neilson, John    b. March 11, 1745  d. March 3, 1833
  Revolutionary War Militia Brigadier General, Continental Congressman. In 1758 he graduated from University of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia and engaged in mercantile pursuits in New Brunswick, 1769 to 1775. He was a member of the Revolutionary Army as Captain of the Jersey Militia in 1775, appointed Colonel of the Second Regiment, Middlesex County Militia, in 1776, Brigadier General of militia in 1777 and Deputy Quartermaster General for New Jersey, 1780 to 1783. He was a member of the...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
  Van Liew Cemetery, New Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA
   
• Paterson, William [cenotaph]    b. December 24, 1745  d. September 9, 1806
  Signer of the US Constitution, US Senator, 3rd Governor of New Jersey, US Supreme Court Justice. Born at Antrim in what today is northern Ireland. His father Richard Paterson brought the family to America, two years after his birth, landing in what today is Delaware where he began selling household goods, first as a traveling peddler and eventually purchasing a general store in Princeton. At fourteen he became a student at the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) which was just...[Read More] (Bio by: D C McJonathan-Swarm)
  Van Liew Cemetery, New Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA
   

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