Cattell, Alexander Gilmore b. February 12, 1816 d. April 8, 1894 US Senator. After serving in the New Jersey State Legislature in 1840, and as its clerk from 1842 to 1844, he rose to prominence as a banker and financier in Philadelphia, and was instrumental in organizing the Corn Exchange there. When Senator John P. Stockton’s seat was declared vacant due to an election dispute in 1866, he was elected as a Senator from New Jersey to the United States Senate to fill that vacancy, and served from 1866 to 1871. He chose not to run for another term when his...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge) Colestown Cemetery, Colestown, Camden County, New Jersey, USA
Cholister, George Robert b. December 18, 1898 d. October 21, 1924 US Navy Peacetime Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. Served in the United States Navy as a Boatswain's Mate First Class on board the light cruiser “USS Trenton” (CL-11). He was awarded the CMOH for his bravery during an accident while the ship was conducting gunnery drills near Norfolk, Virginia on October 20, 1924. His citation reads “For extraordinary heroism in the line of his profession on the occasion of a fire on board the U S.S. Trenton. At 3:35 on the afternoon of 20 October 1924...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge) Colestown Cemetery, Colestown, Camden County, New Jersey, USA Plot: Section D, Lot 6
Hay, Andrew Kessler b. January 19, 1809 d. February 7, 1881 US Congressman. A businessman with a number of successful ventures, he was elected as a Whig to represent New Jersey’s 1st District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1849 to 1851. He declined re-nomination for the seat, which subsequently went to Congressman Nathan Taylor Stratton. He served as President of the Camden and Atlantic Railroad Company from 1872 to 1876. (Bio by: Russ Dodge) Colestown Cemetery, Colestown, Camden County, New Jersey, USA
Patterson Jr., Francis Ford b. July 30, 1867 d. November 30, 1935 US Congressman. Rose to prominence as a journalist and newspaper editor, owning and publishing the Camden “Post-Telegram” from 1894 to 1923. Elected to represent New Jersey’s 1st District in the United States House of Representatives to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Congressman William J. Browning. He served from 1920 to 1924, when he was defeated for re-nomination (Congressman [Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge) Colestown Cemetery, Colestown, Camden County, New Jersey, USA
b. February 12, 1816 d. April 8, 1894