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Davis, Burge Upshaw (1894-1966)
Burge Upshaw Davis (1894–1966) was a longtime Englewood, New Jersey resident whose life blended family devotion, church leadership, and sustained commitment to youth and community life. Born in Apalachee, Georgia, in 1894, Davis moved north during the Great Migration and settled… -
Davis, Ethel McGhee (1899-1990)
Ethel Davis McGhee was an American social worker and educator. She was the first African American social worker in Englewood, New Jersey when she became the Director of Social Work at the Social Service Federation for Englewood's African American community in 1925. She worked… -
Davis, John Warren (1888-1980)
John Warren Davis was an educator and civil rights leader. He was president of West Virginia State University from 1919 to 1953. While in this position, Davis led the college to become fully accredited, making the institution one of the four black colleges and the first public… -
Davis, Maria Cheney (1882?-1992)
Maria Cheney Davis was one of Englewood’s most enduring community builders. Over the course of nearly half a century, she helped shape the city’s Black civic life through health advocacy, volunteer leadership, youth mentorship, and sustained service to Englewood Hospital and… -
Denning, Melvin Leslie (1895-1896)
Melvin Leslie Denning was the mayor of Englewood from 1948 to 1953. He was the first to use the direct distance dialing system to make a long-distance call. He was born in 1895 and died in 1986.Tags Politics -
Dismus, Janis Ellen Greene (1938?-1982)
Janis Ellen Greene Dismus was an educator. She graduated from Miami University with a B.A. in business. She also earned an M.A. in educational administration and counseling. In 1969 she was a guidance counselor at Teaneck High School. In 1975 she joined the Englewood Board of…Tags Education -
Dulles, Foster Rhea (1900-1970)
Foster Rhea Dulles was an educator, historian, and author. He was born in Englewood and graduated from Princeton University in 1921. He wrote for numerous newspapers including the New York Herald, the New York Herald Tribune, and the New York Evening Post. He taught as a… -
Dulles, William (1857-1915)
William Dulles was a lawyer and businessman. He attended Princeton University in 1878 and the University of Pennsylvania in 1880. He began practicing in New York in 1882. He also acted as treasurer of the Louisville, New Albany, and Chicago railroads. From 1889 to 1897 he was… -
Dwight, James Harrison (1830-1972)
James Harrison Dwight was the first minister of The First Presbyterian Church. This church is the oldest in Englewood. He served from 1860 to 1861. He continued after a leave of absence to serve in the Civil War. He resigned in 1867. He was the son of minister Harrison Gray Otis…Tags Religion -
Echols, Joseph G. (1917-1977)
Joseph G. Echols (March 23, 1917 – March 28, 1977) was an American football coach, college athletics administrator, and Negro league baseball player whose life bridged segregated sports worlds—from high school athletics in northern New Jersey, to Negro league baseball, to…