Historic rural cemetery
Mount Pleasant Cemetery is a historic
rural cemetery
[2] in the North Ward of
Newark in
Essex County, New Jersey , United States. It is located on the west bank of the
Passaic River in Newark's
Broadway neighborhood, opposite
Kearny . It occupies approximately 40 acres (162,000 m2 ) and was designed by Horace Baldwin.
[3]
The cemetery is listed on both the
New Jersey Register (ID #1284, since 1987) and the
National Register of Historic Places (Reference #87000836, since 1988).
[4]
The graves of some of Newark's most eminent citizens are within Mount Pleasant Cemetery. The cemetery is dominated by the marble mausoleum of
John Fairfield Dryden , the founder of
Prudential Financial . Other notable interments include
Marcus Lawrence Ward ,
Governor of New Jersey ;
Seth Boyden , inventor of
patent leather ; and Mary Stillman, first wife of
Thomas Edison . Mount Pleasant also contains graves of members of the Kinney,
Ballantine , and
Frelinghuysen families.
The cemetery itself was opened and incorporated in 1844, but there are graves that date back to the mid-17th century, which were moved from older graveyards that were crowded out due to development.
Notable burials
The gatehouse and entry complex as seen from inside the cemetery
Peter Ballantine (1791–1883)
Seth Boyden (1788–1870), inventor of
patent leather
[5]
Joseph Philo Bradley (1813–1892),
Associate Justice of the
Supreme Court of the United States , served on the
Electoral Commission that decided the disputed
1876 presidential election
Amanda Minnie Douglas (1831–1916), writer
John F. Dryden (1839–1911),
United States Senator and founder of
Prudential Financial
[6]
Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen (1817–1885), member of the
United States Senate representing New Jersey and a
United States Secretary of State
Charles Alling Gifford (1860-1937), architect
Edward W. Gray (1870–1942), represented
New Jersey's 8th congressional district from 1915–1919
[7]
George A. Halsey (1827–1894), represented
New Jersey's 7th congressional district from 1867–1869 and 1871–1873
[8]
Augustus A. Hardenbergh (1830–1889), represented
New Jersey's 7th congressional district from 1875–1879 and 1881–1883
[9]
Ray Liotta (1954-2022), actor
Franklin Murphy (1846–1920), 31st
Governor of New Jersey
Charles Wolcott Parker (1862–1948), Associate Justice of the
Supreme Court of New Jersey from 1907–1947
Thomas Baldwin Peddie (1808–1889),
Mayor of Newark
Alexander C.M. Pennington (1810–1867), represented
New Jersey's 5th congressional district from 1853–1857
[10]
William Pennington (1796–1862), 13th Governor of New Jersey and
Speaker of the House during his single term in Congress
Nehemiah Perry (1816–1881), member of the United States House of Representatives from New Jersey, Mayor of Newark
Theodore Runyon (1822–1896), Civil War general, Newark mayor, and U.S. ambassador to Germany
Marcus Lawrence Ward (1812–1884), 21st Governor of New Jersey and represented the state in Congress for one term
See also
References
^
"National Register Information System" .
National Register of Historic Places .
National Park Service . July 9, 2010.
^ Linden, Blanche M.G. (2007).
Silent City on a Hill: Picturesque Landscapes of Memory and Boston's Mount Auburn Cemetery . Amherst, Massachusetts: University of Massachusetts Press. p. 293.
ISBN
978-1-55849-571-5 . Retrieved September 20, 2019 .
^ Linden, Blanche M.G. (2007).
Silent City on a Hill: Picturesque Landscapes of Memory and Boston's Mount Auburn Cemetery . Cambridge, Massachusetts: University of Massachusetts Press. p. 293.
ISBN
978-1-55849-571-5 . Retrieved August 4, 2019 .
^
New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places: Essex County
Archived 2009-03-27 at the
Wayback Machine ,
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection , Historic Preservation Office, last updated August 6, 2007. Accessed August 26, 2007.
^
About Rutgers-Newark
Archived 2006-09-01 at the
Wayback Machine , accessed December 4, 2006
^
Congressional biography of John Fairfield Dryden , accessed December 3, 2006
^
Edward Winthrop Gray biography ,
United States Congress . Accessed July 28, 2007.
^
George Armstrong Halsey ,
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . Accessed September 26, 2007.
^
Augustus Albert Hardenbergh ,
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress . Accessed August 13, 2007.
^
Alexander C.M. Pennington ,
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
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