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State flag of New Jersey Location of New Jersey on U.S. map The following is a list of notable people born, raised, or closely associated with the U.S. state of New Jersey . This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
Harriet E. Derman (born 1943), politician who was elected to two terms in the New Jersey General Assembly and served as head of the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (B) [160] Edward I. Edwards (1863–1931), politician who was the 37th Governor of New Jersey; served in the United States Senate 1923–1929 [ 161 ]
Pages in category "Lists of people from New Jersey" The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Mary R. Denman (1823-1899), first president of the New Jersey Woman's Christian Temperance Union [238] Ida Wharton Dawson (1860-1928), social worker; President, New Jersey State Federation of Women's Clubs [239] Muriel Fox (born 1928), feminist activist who was a co-founder of the National Organization for Women [240] [241]
Kathleen Donovan (born 1952), County Executive of Bergen County, New Jersey, who had previously been County Clerk and a member of the New Jersey General Assembly [44] William H. J. Ely (1891–1942), district judge in New Jersey from 1924 to 1928 and represented Bergen County in the New Jersey Senate from 1932 to 1934 [ 45 ] [ 46 ]
This category includes people who were notable in the Province of New Jersey prior to the era of American Revolution.That is, they were notable before about 1765. People who are primarily associated with the Revolutionary era are located Category:People of New Jersey in the American Revolution, instead of this category.
Lonna Hooks, Secretary of State of New Jersey from 1994 to 1998, under Governor of New Jersey Christine Todd Whitman [214] Jeh Johnson (born 1957), lawyer and former government official who was United States Secretary of Homeland Security from 2013 to 2017 [215] Jim Johnson (born 1960), former Department of Treasury official and activist [216]
James Buchanan (1839–1900), represented New Jersey's 2nd congressional district from 1885 to 1893 [55] Newton A.K. Bugbee (1876–1965), businessman and politician who served as New Jersey State Comptroller and chairman of the New Jersey Republican State Committee, and was the Republican candidate for Governor of New Jersey in 1919 [56]