Harleigh Cemetery is a historic

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located in both Collingswood and

Camden, New Jersey Camden is a city in and the county seat of Camden County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Camden is part of the Delaware Valley metropolitan area and is located directly across the Delaware River from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. At the 2020 ...

. Harleigh Cemetery and Crematorium is one of the oldest cemeteries in New Jersey. Named Camden County Veterans Cemetery in 2007, the current president is Louis Cicalese. Harleigh cemetery is over of lush mature grounds situated on the Cooper River a short drive from

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. The cemetery has been listed on the

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since 1995 (as ID #2829).

Notable burials

* David Baird Sr. (1839–1927), United States Senator from New Jersey from 1918–1919. *

David Baird Jr. David Baird Jr. (October 10, 1881February 28, 1955) was a U.S. Senator from New Jersey. Biography Born in Camden, New Jersey to Senator David Baird, Baird Jr. graduated from Lawrenceville School in 1899 and from Princeton University in 1903. ...

(1881–1955), United States Senator from New Jersey from 1929–1930. * Henry Charlton Beck (1902–1965), journalist, folklorist, author of a series of books about New Jersey history and forgotten towns *

Ella Reeve Bloor Ella Reeve "Mother" Bloor (July 8, 1862 – August 10, 1951) was an American labor organizer and long-time activist in the socialist and communist movements. Bloor is best remembered as one of the top-ranking female functionaries in the Communis ...

(1862–1951), radical labor organizer. * William J. Browning (1850–1920), represented

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from 1911–1920. * Albert E. Burling (1891 - 1960), Justice of the

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from 1947 to 1960. *

George C. Burling George Childs Burling (February 17, 1834 – December 24, 1885) was a United States Union Army officer during the American Civil War, serving mostly as Colonel (United States), colonel and commander of the 6th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry. Bu ...

(1834–1885),

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officer during the

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, serving mostly as

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and commander of the

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. * Ralph W. E. Donges (1875 - 1974), Justice of the

, 1930-1948 *

Carl McIntire Carl Curtis McIntire, Jr. (May 17, 1906 – March 19, 2002), known as Carl McIntire, was a founder and minister in the Bible Presbyterian Church, founder and long-time president of the International Council of Christian Churches and the Ame ...

(1906–2002), founder of and minister in the

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. *

Charlie Rice Charles R. Rice (March 1, 1920 – April 22, 2018), better known as Charlie Rice, was an American jazz drummer. Having played with Jimmy Oliver, Rice led the first house band at Philadelphia's Club 421, with a lineup including Vance Wilson, Bob ...

(1920–2018), jazz drummer *

William Joyce Sewell William Joyce Sewell (December 6, 1835 – December 27, 1901) was an Irish-American Republican Party politician, merchant, and military officer who served as a U.S. Senator from New Jersey for two non-consecutive terms from 1881 to 1887 an ...

(1835–1901), United States Senator from New Jersey from 1881–1887 and 1895–1901. *

John F. Starr John Farson Starr (March 25, 1818, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – August 9, 1904, Atlantic City, New Jersey), was an American Republican Party politician, who served in the United States House of Representatives, where he represented New Jersey' ...

(1818–1904), United States Senator from New Jersey from 1863–1867. *

Nick Virgilio Nicholas Anthony Virgilio (June 28, 1928 – January 3, 1989) was an internationally recognized haiku poet who is credited with helping to popularize the Japanese style of poetry in the United States. Early life Virgilio was born in Camden, New ...

(1928–1989),

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poet. * Joseph F. Wallworth (1876–1933), President of the

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Walt Whitman Walter Whitman (; May 31, 1819 – March 26, 1892) was an American poet, essayist and journalist. A humanist, he was a part of the transition between transcendentalism and realism, incorporating both views in his works. Whitman is among t ...

(1819–1892), Essayist and Poet. *

Charles A. Wolverton Charles Anderson Wolverton (October 24, 1880 – May 16, 1969) was a Republican Party politician who represented New Jersey's 1st congressional district in the United States House of Representatives for nearly 32 years, from 1927 to 1959. Car ...

(1880–1969), represented

from 1927–1959.Charles Anderson Wolverton
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''. Accessed August 16, 2007.

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