Cedar Lawn Cemetery is a
rural cemetery
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in
Paterson,
New Jersey
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, and is also considered one of the finest Victorian cemeteries in the
USA
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. Cedar Lawn Cemetery officially opened in September 1867, and recorded its first burial on September 27, 1867.
Cedar Lawn is located on a multi-acre plot bordered by Lakeview Avenue (
CR 624), Crooks Avenue,
I-80
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, and
NJ-20; the plot is also home to the adjacent Calvary Cemetery, a Roman Catholic burial ground. Over 85,000 people are interned at Cedar Lawn.
During the
Revolutionary War, the cemetery was farmland, owned by Annatje Von Riper, her son Henry Doremus, and Hessel Peterse. The British army plundered the three households on its march through New Jersey in November 1776.
Noted interments
*
John Bancker Aycrigg (1798–1856), represented
New Jersey
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in the
United States House of Representatives
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from 1837 to 1839 and 1841 to 1843.
*
William Warren Barbour (1888-1943) -
U.S. Senator from
New Jersey
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and amateur
Heavyweight boxing champion.
*
Charles Dyer Beckwith - (1838 – 1921)
American Republican Party politician
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from
New Jersey
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who represented
New Jersey's 5th congressional district
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from 1889 to 1891.
*
Nicholas M. Butler (April 2, 1862 – December 7, 1947) - co-winner with
Jane Addams
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of the 1931
Nobel Peace Prize
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. President of
Columbia University
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from 1902 to 1945 and of the
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace from 1925 to 1945.
Republican Party nominee for
Vice President of the United States
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under
President
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William Howard Taft
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in 1912, when the nominated vice presidential candidate
James S. Sherman died in office a few days before the
election
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.
*
Cornelius A. Cadmus (1844-1902), represented
New Jersey's 5th congressional district
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from 1891-1895.
*
Philemon Dickerson (1788-1862) - United States congressman and
12th Governor
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of
New Jersey
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, from 1836 to 1837.
*
Dow H. Drukker (1872-1963), represented
New Jersey's 6th congressional district
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from 1914-1919.
*
John W. Griggs
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(1849-1927),
29th Governor
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of
New Jersey
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, from 1896 to 1898.
U.S. Attorney General
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1898-1901.
*
Abraham Godwin (1763-1835), Fife Major
American Revolution
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*
Abraham Godwin Jr
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(1792-1849) first
Lieutenant
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of the expedition to
Canada
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in 1812 led by Generals
Brown
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and
Izard
*
Garret Hobart
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(1844-1899), 24th
Vice President of the United States
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.
*
Jennie Tuttle Hobart (1849-1941), wife of the former U.S. Vice President.
*
Ted Horn (1910-1948) -
American race car driver who won the
AAA National Championship
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in 1946, 1947, 1948.
*
William Hughes (1872-1918), politician who represented New Jersey in both houses of the
United States Congress
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.
*
Charles Joughin (1878-1956), Chief baker aboard the ill-fated ocean liner
RMS ''Titanic''. Known as the last survivor to leave the sinking ship and surviving for nearly two hours in the freezing waters.
*
Eugene W. Leake (1876-1959), represented
New Jersey's 9th congressional district from 1907 to 1909.
*
Amos H. Radcliffe (1870-1950), Mayor of
Paterson, New Jersey from 1916 - 1919, and represented
New Jersey's 7th congressional district
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from 1919 to 1923.
*
Julian Rix (1850-1903), noted American landscape artist.
*
John Ryle (1817–1887), Industrialist and prominent
silk manufacturer who pioneered the textile and is frequently referred to as the "Father of the U.S. Silk Industry", who also served as Mayor of
Paterson, New Jersey from 1869-1870. Ryle was also the Founder and First President of the Passaic Water Company, later the Passaic Valley Water Commission.
*
Mary Danforth Ryle (1833-1904), Philanthropist who donated millions to Paterson and other New Jersey historical and cultural institutions.
*
William Ryle (1834-1881), Industrialist who was reputed to be the world's largest importer of European silk in the United States in the late 19th century. William Ryle married Mary Danforth, who later donated millions to various Paterson and New Jersey institutions and charities. William Ryle was the nephew of John Ryle, widely regarded as the "Father of the U.S. Silk Industry."
*
James F. Stewart
James Fleming Stewart (June 15, 1851 in Paterson, New Jersey – January 21, 1904 in Paterson, New Jersey) was an American Republican Party politician who represented New Jersey's 5th congressional district in the United States House of Represent ...
(1851-1904), represented
New Jersey's 5th congressional district
New Jersey's 5th congressional district is represented by Democrat Josh Gottheimer, who has served in Congress since 2017. The district stretches across the entire northern border of the state and contains most of Bergen County, as well as p ...
in the
United States House of Representatives
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from to 1895 to 1903.
*There is one
Commonwealth war grave of a
Royal Canadian Air Force
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airman of
World War II
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.
CWGC casualty record.
References
External links
Political Graveyard: Cedar Lawn Cemetery
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1867 establishments in New Jersey
Cemeteries in Passaic County, New Jersey
Geography of Paterson, New Jersey
Buildings and structures in Paterson, New Jersey
Rural cemeteries