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• Ackerman, Ernest Robinson    b. June 17, 1863  d. October 18, 1931
  US Congressman. He was elected to represent New Jersey's 5th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1919 until his death in office in 1931. His Congressional term was subsequently completed by Congressman Percy Hamilton Stewart.
  Hillside Cemetery, Scotch Plains, Union County, New Jersey, USA
  Plot: Section A, Division 6, Row 1, Lot 68
   
• Eaton, Charles Aubrey    b. March 28, 1868  d. January 23, 1953
  US Congressman. He was e;ected to represent two New Jersey Districts in the House of Representatives during his 28 years in office (1925 to 1953). He first represented the 4th District from 1925 to 1933, then the 5th District from 1933 to 1953. (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
  Hillside Cemetery, Scotch Plains, Union County, New Jersey, USA
   
• Freeman, Mary Eleanor Wilkins    b. October 31, 1852  d. March 13, 1930
  Author. She is best know for writing short stories about everyday, small-town people.
  Hillside Cemetery, Scotch Plains, Union County, New Jersey, USA
  Plot: Section D, Division 3, Row 8, Lot 2
   
• Hazel, Eddie   b. April 10, 1950  d. December 23, 1992
  Guitarist. He was a charter member of the influential and iconoclastic 1997 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame band "Parliament/Funkadelic". He was voted as Number 43 in Rolling Stone's "Most Influential Guitar Players Of All Time!" with his signature song, the 10-plus minute psychedelic funk-rock opus, 1971's "Maggot Brain" voted as Number 60 in the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame's "Top 100 Greatest Rock Songs Of All Time". He was born in Brooklyn, New York, but as a small child his mother relocated the...[Read More] (Bio by: Darius Diamante)
  Hillside Cemetery, Scotch Plains, Union County, New Jersey, USA
   
• Long, Eli    b. June 16, 1837  d. January 5, 1900
  Civil War Union Major General. Born in Woodford County, Kentucky, he graduated from the Kentucky Military Institute, appointed Lieutenant in the 1st US Cavalry in 1856 and served on the frontier. At the start of the Civil War, he organized the 4th Ohio Cavalry and was appointed Colonel. He saw action in the Tullahoma Campaign, Stones River, Chickamauga and meritorious services at Farmington Knoxville Tennessee, he was promoted Brigadier General in 1865. As a brigade commander of Cavalry in...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
  Hillside Cemetery, Scotch Plains, Union County, New Jersey, USA
  Plot: Section A, Division A, Row 4, Lot 96
   
• Lowry, Robert   b. March 12, 1826  d. November 25, 1899
  Hymnist. A professor of literature (Un­i­ver­si­ty at Lew­isb­urg, later re­named Buck­nell Un­i­ver­si­ty), Baptist minister, and composer of nearly 500 Gospel hymns. He al­so worked as a mu­sical editor at the Big­low Pub­lish­ing Com­pany. His most memorable works included "Shall We Gather at the River," and the beloved Easter hymn "Low in the Grave He Lay." (Bio by: Steve Corley)
  Hillside Cemetery, Scotch Plains, Union County, New Jersey, USA
   
• Martine, James Edgar    b. August 25, 1850  d. February 26, 1925
  US Senator. He was elected as a Senator from New Jersey to the United States Senate, serving from 1911 to 1917. (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
  Hillside Cemetery, Scotch Plains, Union County, New Jersey, USA
  Plot: Section C-1, Row 5/6, Lot 9
   
• Moore, Dudley (Dudley Stuart John)    b. April 19, 1935  d. March 27, 2002
  Actor, Comedian. He is most remembered for his roles in the films "10" and "Arthur." In June 2001, he was made a Commander of the British Empire (CBE). Born in Dagenham, east London, England, he became a comedian because of his short height (5 feet, 2 inches) and a defective left foot (a birth defect, this was surgically corrected when he was a young boy). He won a music scholarship to Oxford University, graduating in 1960, and was recruited for a comedy play "Beyond the Fringe," which played...[Read More] (Bio by: Kit and Morgan Benson)
  Cause of death: Pneumonia
  Hillside Cemetery, Scotch Plains, Union County, New Jersey, USA
  Plot: D-3
  GPS coordinates: 40.6036186, -74.3909912 (hddd.dddd)
   
• Runyon, William Nelson   b. March 5, 1871  d. November 9, 1931
  50th New Jersey Governor. As President of the New Jersey State Senate, he became the State’s acting Governor in 1919 when previous sitting Governor Walter E. Edge resigned after being elected to the United States Senate. Served as New Jersey’s Governor from 1919 to 1920, and ran for election for a full term, but he was defeated by Jersey City political boss Frank Hague’s acolyte Edward I. Edwards. (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
  Hillside Cemetery, Scotch Plains, Union County, New Jersey, USA
   
• Scott, Julian    b. February 15, 1846  d. July 4, 1901
  Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient, Artist. Served during the Civil War as a Drummer boy for Company E, 3rd Vermont Volunteer Infantry from 1861 to 1863. He was awarded the CMOH for his bravery at the Battle of Lees Mills, Virginia on April 16, 1862. His citation reads "Crossed the creek under a terrific fire of musketry several times to assist in bringing off the wounded". His Medal was issued in February 1865. At age 16, he was one of the youngest men to ever be awarded the CMOH...[Read More] (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
  Hillside Cemetery, Scotch Plains, Union County, New Jersey, USA
  Plot: Section A, Division A, Row 14, Lot 75
   
• Stewart, Percy Hamilton   b. January 10, 1867  d. June 30, 1951
  US Congressman. He was elected to represented New Jersey’s 5th District in the House of Representatives, having been appointed to fill the vacancy cuased by the death of Congressman Ernest R. Ackerson, and serving from 1931 to 1933. He unsuccessfully ran for US Senator. (Bio by: Russ Dodge)
  Hillside Cemetery, Scotch Plains, Union County, New Jersey, USA
   

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