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Coolidge, John Calvin, Jr. (1872-1933)
Calvin Coolidge (John Calvin Coolidge Jr.) was an attorney, public servant, and the 30th President of the United States whose career reflected a deep commitment to restraint, character, and civic responsibility. Raised in rural Vermont, Coolidge absorbed values of discipline and… -
Jones, Robert Earl (1910-2006)
Robert Earl Jones (1910–2006) was a pioneering American stage and screen actor whose long career spanned early Black theater, classic Hollywood, and postwar Broadway. Born in Mississippi, Jones left school at a young age and worked with his family as a sharecropper before…Tags Entertainment -
Frazier, Marion Leroy "Boo" (1930-2014)
Marion “Boo” Leroy Frazier (1930–September 13, 2014) was a pioneering music executive, radio broadcaster, and tour manager whose behind-the-scenes influence helped shape the modern music industry. Born in Cheraw, South Carolina, Frazier grew up surrounded by music and family,…Tags Music -
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 -
McQueen, Frank D. (?-?)
Frank D. McQueen was a Reverand. He founded Galilee Methodist Church in Englewood.Tags Religion -
Pearson, Edward Lawrence, Sr. (1888-1982)
Edward Lawrence Pearson Sr. was a Reverend. He founded the Galilee United Methodist Church in Englewood. he was also a minister at the A.M.E. Zion church in Orange, New Jersey, for seventy years. He retired in 1972. He married Estelle. He had three children, Edward Lawrence Jr.,… -
Abrams, Jack (1893-1964)
Jack Abrams was a police officer and police chief in Englewood. He started his career in 1911 as an auxiliary officer and joined the department in 1916. He served in World War I. In 1922 he became a sergeant and in 1924 he rose to captain. In 1937 he was one of the founders of…Tags Police -
Swift, Issac Louis (1910-1991)
Isaac Louis Swift was a pivotal Orthodox rabbi whose leadership helped shape Jewish religious life in Englewood and across Bergen County during the second half of the twentieth century. Born in Liverpool, England, into a distinguished rabbinic family, Swift was immersed from an… -
Quigley, Silverius J. (1880-1960)
Rev. Silverius J. Quigley, O. Carm. (born Joseph Quigley, March 6, 1880 – July 1960) was a Carmelite priest, educator, and church builder whose nearly six decades of priestly service shaped Catholic life in Englewood and Teaneck, New Jersey. A native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,… -
Brann, Henry Athanasius (1837-1921)
Henry Athanasius Brann was a Catholic priest, rector, educator, writer, and church builder whose long career bridged Ireland, Rome, New York, and northern New Jersey during the second half of the nineteenth century and the early twentieth. His life and ministry reflected the…