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Frederick Townsend Martin (1849–1914), New York City writer and advocate for the poor; ... Fred Martin (footballer, born 1907) (1907–1978), English footballer;
Fred Thomas Martin (June 13, 1927 – October 10, 2022) was an American artist, writer and arts administrator and educator who was active in the San Francisco Bay Area art scene since the late 1940s. [1] He was a driving force of the Bay Area art scene from the mid 1950s until his retirement from the San Francisco Art Institute.
The Jersey City Public Schools is a comprehensive community public school district located in Jersey City, ... Fred W. Martin Center for the Arts [51] (481; PreK-8)
Begun as a grass-roots committee in the 1970s, the Afro-American Historical Society was formed by Captain Thomas Taylor (president of the Jersey City branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People), Theodore Brunson, (lay historian in Afro-American history), [10] Mrs. Nora Fant (long time and activist resident of Jersey City), and Mrs. Virginia Dunnaway (community ...
Jim McGreevey (born 1957), 52nd Governor of New Jersey (B) [182] John Gerald Milton (1881–1977), represented New Jersey in the United States Senate in 1938 (B) [183] A. Harry Moore (1877–1952), 39th Governor of New Jersey who was elected to serve three separate non-consecutive terms and also served in the U.S. Senate (B) [184]
1929 William Conrad (New Jersey) at Newark Airport was America's first air traffic controller. 1930 Fokker build's the world's largest passenger plane, a Fokker F.32 at Teterboro Airport. 1930 Eddie August Schneider of Jersey City, New Jersey established the transcontinental airspeed record for people under 18 years of age.
Mary R. Denman (1823-1899), first president of the New Jersey Woman's Christian Temperance Union [243] Ida Wharton Dawson (1860-1928), social worker; President, New Jersey State Federation of Women's Clubs [244] Muriel Fox (born 1928), feminist activist who was a co-founder of the National Organization for Women [245] [246]
The New Jersey Inventors Hall of Fame operated from 1987 to 2002 at the New Jersey Institute of Technology, from 2003 to 2007 with support from the Research and Development Council of New Jersey. Starting in 2008 it was under the aegis of Stevens Institute of Technology Office of Academic Entrepreneurship.