The Jersey City news., 1905-10-28
Prominent Men Who Were
Born in the Mountains of
the sparsely Settled South
ern County
LEADERS IN EVERY LINE.
GENERAL KILPATRIcK WAS a
SUSSEX BoY-soAE OF THOSE
WHO WILL PLAY BIG ROLES IN.
THE STATES AFFAIRS.

Sussex County, although its population
is less than the Fourteenth Ward of this
city has produced scores Of men who
have gained d State reputation, if not
national one, says the Newark Adver-
tiser. While the county is a modest
and unpretending one, glance over the
names and birthplaces of Newark's lead
ing professional and business men will
show that not a few of those who have
brought fame to themselves and the city
Of their adoption are natives of Sussex
County.
Take. for instance, the NcCarter FAM
ily. The late Thomas n McCarter was
one of the most distinguished members
of the New Jersey bar His son, Thom-
as n. served as Attorney-Genera of the
State and is now president of the Public
Service Corporation; Robert Harris, an
other son, is Attorney General of the
State, and Uzal H. McCarter, another
son, is president of the Fidelity Trust
Company.
George R. Gray is not only success
full business man. but has occupied a
number of prominent positions, such as
city treasurer of Newark secretary of
the Board of Assessment and Revision
Eof Taxes, superintendent of the Newark
Aqueduct Board, State Treasurer, and is
new judge of the Court of Errors and
Appeals His brother the late Robert
Gray, was a keen, prosperous business
man. City Clerk James f. Connolly has
been tax commissioner, an Alderman for
this city, riparian commissioner for the
State, collector of internal revenue dur
ing the income tax period, consul of the
United States sin Japan, and holds at
present position in the city's employ.
Supreme Court Justice Francis J..
Swayze, City Counsel Joseph Coult,
James f. Howell. who is member of
4 the new City Hall Commission and a
member of the board of trustees of the
Free Public Library; John S. Gibson.
secretary of the Passaic Valley Sewer
age Commission; Judge Thomas Ander-
son, John L. Swayze, former secretary
to Governor Murphy and now one of the
prominent legal advisers Of the Bell Tel
ephone Company; the Grover bothers.
former Judge George H. Lambert, form
er SchooHl Commissioner M. J. Dewitt,
former School Commissioner Charles
Meyers, Judge Trusdell, and score of
pther local lawyers of standing, all hail
from Sussex County.
In the municipalities of Newark, Jer-
sey City, Paterson, Passaic and many
prominent cities in other States. they are
leaders in every avenue. Last year at
Trenton the Attorney-General of the
State. Robert H. McCarter. one of his
assistants, HaHryey Rorback; the Assis-
itant Secretary of the State, J. B. r.
Smith; the Governors private secretar,
John Il. Swayze, and the State Superin-
tendent of Public Instruction, Charles j.
Baxter, were all Sussex boys. Sussex
County also furnished three Governors,
Price. Haines and Griggs.
Haines was the last Governor under
the old constitution, and might have been
the first one under the new in 1916 had
he not declined the candidacy. He was
elected for second term in 1s47. Gov
erEor Haines was instrumental in estab-
fishing the State Normal School It Tren-
ton.
Two members of the cabinet came
from Susser, William A. Seward under
Lincoln, and John w. Griggs under Me-
iilley; also two Secretaries of State of
New Jersey, Henry G. Kelsey, who oc-
cppied the position twenty-seven years,
and Whitfield johnson; one Assistant
Secretary of State, ]. B. R. Smith; one
CLERK in Chancery, William B. Babbitt;
one First Assistant Postmaster-enera
William H. Johnson; one United States
Attorney General Griggs two State AT
tSrneys- General, the two MeCarters, and
fve members Of the State Supreme
Court Among these were John Cleaves
synmes, who was y delegatet 10 the Con
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