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Baird Jr., David b. October 10, 1881 d. February 28, 1955
US Senator. The son of Senator David Baird Sr., he pursued the family business of banking and lumber started by his father. In November 1929 he was appointed as a Senator from New Jersey to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Senator Walter E. Edge, who has been appointed United States Ambassador to France...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Harleigh Cemetery, Camden, Camden County, New Jersey, USA
Plot: Baird Mausoleum
Baird Sr., David b. April 7, 1839 d. February 25, 1927
US Senator. Born in Ireland, he immigrated to the United States in 1856. He rose to prominence through banking and the lumber business, and served a time as Camden County sheriff. In 1910 he had an unsuccessful run for the United States Senate, losing to Senator James E. Martine. However, he was appointed as a Senator from New Jersey to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of [Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Harleigh Cemetery, Camden, Camden County, New Jersey, USA
Plot: Baird Mausoleum
Bergen, Christopher Augustus b. 1841 d. 1905
US Congressman. Representated New Jersey in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1889 to 1893.
Evergreen Cemetery, Camden, Camden County, New Jersey, USA
Bloor, Ella Reeve b. July 8, 1862 d. August 10, 1951
Social Reformer. Born near Mariners Harbor, Staten Island, New York, Ella Reeve grew up in Bridgeton, New Jersey. After her marriage in 1882, she became involved in a number of reform movements, notably the Woman's Christian Temperance Union and the women's rights movement. In 1897 she joined the Social Democratic Party. In 1908 she became the first woman to run for state office when she filed for secretary of state of Connecticut. In 1910 she joined in forming the National Women's Committee of...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola)
Harleigh Cemetery, Camden, Camden County, New Jersey, USA
Plot: Highland Section
Browning, William b. April 11, 1850 d. March 24, 1920
US Congressman. Served as Chief Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1895 to 1911. He was 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 Henry C. Loudenslager, and served from 1911 to his death in office in 1920. His death took place in the United States Capitol Building. (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Harleigh Cemetery, Camden, Camden County, New Jersey, USA
Plot: Lakeview Section, Lot 72
Burling, George Childs b. February 17, 1834 d. December 24, 1885
Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. A prominent Burlington, New Jersey coal merchant prior to the Civil War, he was commissioned Captain and commander of Company F, 6th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry on September 9, 1861. He was promoted to Major of the regiment in March 1862 when John P. Van Leer was advanced to Lieutenant Colonel. He participated in the May 1862 Battle of Williamsburg, where the 6th New Jersey took heavy casualties. Lieutenant Colonel Van Leer was killed in the battle...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Harleigh Cemetery, Camden, Camden County, New Jersey, USA
Plot: Trinity Section, Lot 118
Cooper, Richard Matlack b. 1768 d. 1843
US Congressman. Elected to represent New Jersey At-Large in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1829 to 1833. Also served as a Member of the New Jersey State Legislature and State Court Judge. (Bio by: K)
Newton Burying Ground, Camden, Camden County, New Jersey, USA
Green, Edward "Danny" b. November 6, 1876 d. November 9, 1914
Major League Baseball Player. He was an outfielder, making his debut with the Chicago Orphans on August 17, 1898. For eight seasons, he played with the Chicago Orphans (1898-1901) and the Chicago White Sox from (1902-05). He died at age 38 from complications due to being hit by a bean ball and ended his career with a record of 1021 hits, 522 runs scored, 29 homeruns, 423 runs batted in and a .293 average. (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
New Camden Cemetery, Camden, Camden County, New Jersey, USA
Hamilton, Richard b. 1836 d. July 6, 1881
Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor. He served as a Coal Heaver in the Union Navy. His citation reads "Hamilton served on board the US Picket Boat No. 1, in action 27 October 1864, against the Confederate ram, Albemarle, which had resisted repeated attacks by our steamers and had kept a large force of vessels employed in watching her. The picket boat, equipped with a spar torpedo, succeeded in passing the enemy pickets within 20 yards without being discovered and then made for the Albemarle...[Read More] (Bio by: Don Morfe)
Evergreen Cemetery, Camden, Camden County, New Jersey, USA
Hatch, William B. b. July 30, 1838 d. December 15, 1862
Civil War Union Army Officer. He began his Civil War service just days after the Confederate bombardment of Fort Sumter, South Carolina, being commissioned and mustered on April 27, 1861 as a 1st Lieutenant and Adjutant of the 4th New Jersey Militia regiment, a three-month enlistment unit raised hastily to meet the Confederate threat. He served with his unit as it first manned the defenses of Washington, DC, then as it took part in the July 1861 First Bull Run Campaign, where it was held in...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Evergreen Cemetery, Camden, Camden County, New Jersey, USA
Hufty, Samuel b. January 1, 1834 d. June 7, 1913
Civil War Union Army Officer. He entered the Union Army during the Civil war with a commission of 1st Lieutenant in Company I, 9th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry in November 1861, and participated in the unit's February 1862 engagement at Roanoke, North Carolina. When Captain Henry Chew of Company I resigned due to ill health in March 1862, Samuel Hufty was promoted to Captain to fill the spot. He then led his company in the regiment's various battles in North Carolina and Southern Virginia from...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Harleigh Cemetery, Camden, Camden County, New Jersey, USA
Lennox, James Edgar "Ed" b. November 3, 1885 d. October 26, 1939
Major League Baseball Player. Began his career in 1906 with the Philadelphia Athletics. Played with the Brooklyn Superbas in 1909-1910, 1912 Chicago Cubs, and Pittsburgh Rebels in 1914-1915. Completed his career with 379 hits in 448 games with a .274 average. He was the third baseman of the famed Tinker-to-Evers-to-Chance double play trio with Chicago. (Bio by: Robert)
Evergreen Cemetery, Camden, Camden County, New Jersey, USA
Moore, Timothy Cummings b. July 10, 1824 d. November 14, 1913
Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. He was mustered in as an Ensign (2nd Lieutenant) in Company F, 4th New Jersey Militia on April 27, 1861, and served in the defenses of Washington, DC and in reserve during the July 1861 First Bull Run Campaign before being mustered out on July 31, 1861. Commissioned then as a Captain in the 6th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry, he was mustered in as commander of Company C on September 9, 1861, and served leading the unit until he resigned due to disability...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Harleigh Cemetery, Camden, Camden County, New Jersey, USA
Plot: Hillside Section, Lot 624
Robertson, William b. June 21, 1821 d. August 10, 1888
Civil War Union Army Officer. He served during the Civil War as Colonel and commander of the 24th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry. He led his unit through the December 1862 Battle of Fredericksburg, where it was part of the fruitless and bloody Union assaults on Marye's Heights, and in the May 1873 Battle of Chancellorsville.
Old Camden Cemetery, Camden, Camden County, New Jersey, USA
Sewell, William Joyce b. December 6, 1835 d. December 27, 1901
Civil War Union Brevet Major General, Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient, US Senator. Born in Ireland, he was orphaned at a young age, and emigrated to the United States in 1851. When the Civil War started, he raised a company of Volunteers, and was commissioned Captain and commander of Company C, 5th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry. He fought with his regiment in the Peninsular Campaign and at the Second Battle of Bull Run, and had been promoted to Lieutenant Colonel in July 1862. When the...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Harleigh Cemetery, Camden, Camden County, New Jersey, USA
Plot: Spring Grove Section, Lot 75
Sheppard, Melvin W. b. September 5, 1883 d. January 4, 1942
Olympic Athlete. A native of New Jersey, he won four Olympic gold medals and a silver medal in track events at the 1908 and 1912 Olympic Games. He also won seven national championships and set five world records. He was posthumously inducted into the United States Track Hall of Fame and the Unites States Olympic Hall of Fame. (Bio by: Jack Hanna)
New Camden Cemetery, Camden, Camden County, New Jersey, USA
Starr, John Farson b. March 25, 1818 d. August 9, 1904
US Congressman. An influential banker in Camden, he helped raise troops and provide for soldiers in the Union Army. He was elected to represent New Jersey's 1st District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1863 to 1867. He served as President of the Bank of Camden from 1974 until his death in Atlantic City, New Jersey in 1904. (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
Harleigh Cemetery, Camden, Camden County, New Jersey, USA
Plot: Spring Grove Section, Lot 27
Stewart, George W. b. March 25, 1839 d. November 17, 1911
Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He served during the Civil War as a First Sergeant in Company E, 1st New Jersey Volunteer Cavalry. He was awarded the CMOH for his bravery on April 5, 1865 at Paines Crossroads, Virginia. His citation reads simply "Capture of flag". His Medal was awarded to him on May 3, 1865. He was one of twelve 1st New Jersey Cavalry soldiers who was awarded the Medal of Honor for bravery during the Civil War (the others being Sergeant James T. Clancy...[Read More] (Bio by: Don Morfe)
New Camden Cemetery, Camden, Camden County, New Jersey, USA
Virgilio, Nicholas b. June 28, 1928 d. January 3, 1989
Poet. He is considered by many to have been America's finest "haiku" writer.
Harleigh Cemetery, Camden, Camden County, New Jersey, USA
Whitman, George W. b. November 28, 1829 d. December 20, 1901
Civil War Union Army Officer. Ten years younger than his famous poet brother, he was born in Brooklyn, New York. In 1834 he moved with his parents Walter and Louisa and his siblings to Long Island, New york. In "My Boys and Girls" Walt Whitman remembers happy boyhood times when he carried his brother on his shoulders, "his legs dangling down upon my breast, while I trotted for sport down a lane or over the fields" George received his basic fundamental education from his lauded older sibling...[Read More] (Bio by: R. Digati)
Harleigh Cemetery, Camden, Camden County, New Jersey, USA

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