Brown, Henry Willis b. July 5, 1816 d. October 25, 1892 Civil War Union Army Officer. Commissioned as Colonel and commander of the 3rd New Jersey Infantry. Served with distinction as a regimental commander in the famed First New Jersey Brigade. He commanded the brigade itself in the Battle of Chancellorsville (in the absence of its normal commander) and the Battle of the Wilderness (where he was wounded). Despite is wholly creditable battle record, his desire to be a General grated against superior officers, and he was discharged after his...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge) Central Cemetery, Beverly, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA Plot: Section 4, Lot 16
Dane, Nathan b. December 29, 1752 d. February 15, 1835 US Continental Congressman. He was admitted to the bar in 1778, opened a law practice in Beverly, Massachusetts and was a member of the State House of Representatives, 1782 to 1785. In 1785, he was elected a member of the Second Continental Congress, serving until 1788. He served in the State Senate in 1790, 1791 and 1794 to 1797. He was judge of the court of common pleas for Essex County in 1794 and commissioner to codify the laws of Massachusetts in 1795. Dane County, Wisconsin was named in...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith) Central Cemetery, Beverly, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
Rantoul Jr., Robert b. August 13, 1805 d. August 7, 1852 US Congressman, Senator. Elected as a Democrat to represent Massachusetts's 4th District in the Thirty-Second Congress, he served from 1851 until his death. Prior to this he had served for one month in the US Senate. Rantoul was born in Beverly, Massachusetts, and graduated from Harvard University in 1826. Three years later he was admitted to the bar in Salem, and his growing success in both the public and private sectors led him to settle in Boston in 1838. He was a member of the...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards) Central Cemetery, Beverly, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
b. July 5, 1816 d. October 25, 1892