St. John's Episcopal Cemetery, Salem
St. John's Episcopal Cemetery is a cemetery in Salem, the historic county seat of Salem County. Noted interments * Samuel Dick (1740–1812), delegate to the Continental Congress from New Jersey, 1784–1785 * Daniel Garrison (1782–1851), represented New Jersey's 3rd congressional district from 1823 to 1825; at-large from 1825 to 1827 * Jacob Hufty (1850-1814), represented New Jersey in the United States House of Representatives from 1809 to 1814 * Joseph Kille (1790–1865), represented New Jersey in the United States House of Representatives at-large from 1839 to 1841 * Clement Hall Sinnickson (1834–1919), represented New Jersey's 1st congressional district New Jersey's 1st congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The district, which includes Camden and South Jersey suburbs of Philadelphia, has been represented by Democrat Donald Norcross since November 2 ... from March 4, 1875, until March 3, 1879 * Thomas Sinnickson (17 ...
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Salem, New Jersey
Salem is a city in Salem County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the city's population was 5,146,DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 for Salem city, Salem County, New Jersey
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Joseph Kille
Joseph Kille (April 12, 1790 - March 1, 1865) was a Representative from New Jersey; born near Bridgeport, Gloucester County, N.J., April 12, 1790; pursued academic studies; located in Salem; sheriff of Salem County, New Jersey from 1822 to 1829, and county clerk A clerk is a white-collar worker who conducts general office tasks, or a worker who performs similar sales-related tasks in a retail environment. The responsibilities of clerical workers commonly include record keeping, filing, staffing service ... of Salem County from 1829 to 1839. He was a member of the New Jersey General Assembly in 1856. Kille was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-sixth Congress (March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1841). He died in Salem on March 1, 1865, and was interred there in St. John's Episcopal Cemetery. References 1790 births 1865 deaths Democratic Party members of the New Jersey General Assembly People from Salem County, New Jersey Burials at St. John's Episcopal Cemetery, ...
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The Political Graveyard
The Political Graveyard is a website and database that catalogues information on more than 277,000 American political figures and political families, along with other information. The name comes from the website's inclusion of burial locations of the deceased (when known). It is also a pun; where bodies are buried can refer to the politicians accused of crimes or touched by scandal. History The site was created in 1996 by Lawrence Kestenbaum, then an academic specialist at Michigan State University, and later on staff at the University of Michigan. Kestenbaum was formerly a county commissioner, and in 2004 was elected to be County Clerk/Register of Deeds of Washtenaw County, Michigan. The site and its underlying database were developed from a personal interest triggered by the ''Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress'', which was its original data source. Since then his personal research, and the information contributions of hundreds of volunteers have greatly expanded the ...
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Thomas J
Clarence Thomas (born June 23, 1948) is an American jurist who serves as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. He was nominated by President George H. W. Bush to succeed Thurgood Marshall and has served since 1991. After Marshall, Thomas is the second African American to serve on the Court and its longest-serving member since Anthony Kennedy's retirement in 2018. Thomas was born in Pin Point, Georgia. After his father abandoned the family, he was raised by his grandfather in a poor Gullah community near Savannah. Growing up as a devout Catholic, Thomas originally intended to be a priest in the Catholic Church but was frustrated over the church's insufficient attempts to combat racism. He abandoned his aspiration of becoming a clergyman to attend the College of the Holy Cross and, later, Yale Law School, where he was influenced by a number of conservative authors, notably Thomas Sowell, who dramatically shifted his worldview from progressive to ...
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Thomas Sinnickson (jurist)
Thomas Sinnickson (December 13, 1786 – February 17, 1873) was an American jurist and statesman from Salem, New Jersey. He represented New Jersey in the United States House of Representatives in 1828–1829. He was a judge of the court of errors and appeals of New Jersey, and a judge of the court of common pleas for twenty years. He was the nephew of Congressman Thomas Sinnickson (1744–1817) He was interred at St. John's Episcopal Cemetery in Salem, New Jersey Salem is a city in Salem County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the city's population was 5,146,

Thomas Sinnickson (merchant)
Thomas Sinnickson (December 21, 1744 – May 15, 1817) was an American merchant and statesman from Salem, New Jersey Salem is a city in Salem County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the city's population was 5,146,

New Jersey's 1st Congressional District
New Jersey's 1st congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The district, which includes Camden and South Jersey suburbs of Philadelphia, has been represented by Democrat Donald Norcross since November 2014. It is among the most reliably Democratic districts in New Jersey, as it is mainly made up of Democratic-dominated Camden County. Counties and municipalities in the district For the 118th and successive Congresses, based on redistricting following the 2020 census, the district contains all or portions of three counties and 52 municipalities.
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Clement Hall Sinnickson
Clement Hall Sinnickson (September 16, 1834 – July 24, 1919), was an American Republican Party politician, who served in the United States House of Representatives, where he represented New Jersey's 1st congressional district from 1875 to 1879. He is the grandnephew of Thomas Sinnickson, who was also a former Representative from New Jersey. Born in Salem, New Jersey, he attended private schools, and the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, before graduating from Union College, New York, in 1855. While at Union he became a member of Theta Delta Chi. After his collegiate career, he studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1858, commencing the practice of law in Salem. During the Civil War Sinnickson served as Captain in the Union Army. He was elected as a Republican to the Forty-fourth and Forty-fifth United States Congresses, serving in office from March 4, 1875, to March 3, 1879. After his stint in Washington, he resumed the practice of law in Salem. He also served as a ...
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United States House Of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, or simply the House, is the Lower house, lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the United States Senate, Senate being the Upper house, upper chamber. Together they comprise the national Bicameralism, bicameral legislature of the United States. The House's composition was established by Article One of the United States Constitution. The House is composed of representatives who, pursuant to the Uniform Congressional District Act, sit in single member List of United States congressional districts, congressional districts allocated to each U.S. state, state on a basis of population as measured by the United States Census, with each district having one representative, provided that each state is entitled to at least one. Since its inception in 1789, all representatives have been directly elected, although universal suffrage did not come to effect until after ...
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County Seat
A county seat is an administrative center, seat of government, or capital city of a county or civil parish. The term is in use in Canada, China, Hungary, Romania, Taiwan, and the United States. The equivalent term shire town is used in the US state of Vermont and in some other English-speaking jurisdictions. County towns have a similar function in the Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom, as well as historically in Jamaica. Function In most of the United States, counties are the political subdivisions of a state. The city, town, or populated place that houses county government is known as the seat of its respective county. Generally, the county legislature, county courthouse, sheriff's department headquarters, hall of records, jail and correctional facility are located in the county seat, though some functions (such as highway maintenance, which usually requires a large garage for vehicles, along with asphalt and salt storage facilities) may also be located or conducted ...
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Jacob Hufty
Jacob Hufty (1750 - May 20, 1814) was a U.S. Representative from New Jersey, serving three terms from 1809 to 1814. Early life and education Born in New Jersey in 1750, Hufty was a blacksmith by trade. He served as a private in the State militia. Freeholder for Salem Township, New Jersey, 1792. Hufty was elected overseer of the poor and collector of Salem Township, 1793. County justice of Salem County, New Jersey, 1797, county judge in 1798, and county justice and judge, 1804. He served as sheriff 1801–1804. Freeholder of Salem Township 1800–1804. He was a director of the Board of Chosen Freeholders, 1801. He served as a member of the New Jersey Legislative Council (now the New Jersey Senate) in 1804, 1806, and 1807. He was a county collector from 1805 to 1808. He served as judge of Orphans Court from 1805 to 1808. He also served as surrogate in 1808. Congress Hufty was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Eleventh and Twelfth Congresses and as a Federalist to the T ...
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New Jersey's 3rd Congressional District
New Jersey's 3rd congressional district is represented by Democrat Andy Kim of Moorestown who has served in Congress since 2019. It is one of seven districts that voted for Donald Trump in the 2020 presidential election while being held by a Democrat. The district is primarily suburban in character and covers a swath of towns along the NJ-PA border. Under the 2020 census map, the 3rd district will lose all of its towns in Ocean County, and will gain several towns in Burlington County, Mercer County, and Monmouth County. The district will gain two towns in Burlington County which includes Bass River and Washington. The district also will gain five towns in Mercer County which includes East Windsor, Hamilton, Hightstown, Lawrence, and Robbinsville. The district will gain all or parts of ten towns in Monmouth County which includes Allentown, Englishtown, Freehold Borough, Freehold Township (part), Holmdel, Manalapan, Marlboro, Millstone, Roosevelt, Upper Fre ...
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