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Toms River, New Jersey. Political party. Republican. Thomas A. " Captain Tom " Mathis (June 7, 1869 – May 18, 1958) was an American politician and the Republican boss and racketeer of Ocean County, New Jersey during the early 20th century. [1] He served in the New Jersey Senate and was the Secretary of State of New Jersey from 1931 to 1941.
In 1850, Toms River became the county seat of the newly created Ocean County when it was formed out of southern Monmouth County. During the second half of the 19th century and the early decades of the 20th, many new towns were carved out of Dover Township, including Brick, Jackson, Lakewood, and Berkeley.
South Toms River is a borough in Ocean County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 3,643, [9] a decrease of 41 (−1.1%) from the 2010 census count of 3,684, [18] [19] which in turn reflected an increase of 50 (+1.4%) from the 3,634 counted in the 2000 census.
Mary R. Denman (1823-1899), first president of the New Jersey Woman's Christian Temperance Union [235] Ida Wharton Dawson (1860-1928), social worker; President, New Jersey State Federation of Women's Clubs [236] Muriel Fox (born 1928), feminist activist who was a co-founder of the National Organization for Women [237] [238]
Sportspeople from Toms River, New Jersey (34 P) Pages in category "People from Toms River, New Jersey" The following 66 pages are in this category, out of 66 total.
Manchester Township was incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 6, 1865, from portions of Dover Township (now Toms River Township). The township was named by William Torrey for Manchester, England. [21][22] Portions of the township were taken to form Lakehurst on April 7, 1921. [23]