Editing Dennis Township, New Jersey (section)

==Notable people==
{{Category see also|People from Dennis Township, New Jersey}}
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Dennis Township include:

* [[Richard S. Leaming]] (1828–1895), ship builder and politician who served in both the [[New Jersey General Assembly]] and the [[New Jersey Senate]] and on the [[Cape May County, New Jersey|Cape May County]] [[Board of County Commissioners (New Jersey)|Board of Chosen Freeholders]]<ref>Howe, Paul Sturtevant. [https://books.google.com/books?id=FoQ-AAAAYAAJ&pg=PA115 ''Mayflower Pilgrim Descendants in Cape May County, New Jersey''], p. 115. A. R. Hand, 1921. Accessed March 15, 2022. "Richard S. Leaming, born at South Dennis, New Jersey, 16 July 1828, died at Dennisville, New Jersey, 25 May 1895."</ref>
* [[Jonathan Maslow]] (1948–2008), author who wrote extensively about nature, with a focus on obscure and little-understood animals<ref>[[Margalit Fox|Fox, Margalit]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/24/arts/24maslow.html "Jonathan Maslow, 59, a Journalist and Naturalist, Dies"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', February 24, 2008. Accessed October 16, 2017. "Jonathan Maslow, a journalist and naturalist whose travels took him from the rain forests of Central America to the steppes of Central Asia, died on Tuesday in Greenwich, Conn. He was 59 and lived in Dennisville and Passaic Park, N.J."</ref>
* [[Jarrett Porter]] (born 1993), [[baritone]] known for his performances as an opera and [[lied]]er singer.<ref>[https://www.operasaratoga.org/jarrett-porter Jarrett Porter], [[Opera Saratoga]]. Accessed December 25, 2022. "Hometown: Dennisville, NJ"</ref>
* [[Willie Royster]] (1954–2015), catcher who played in four games for the [[Baltimore Orioles]] in 1981<ref>[http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/name/willie-royster-obituary?pid=1000000176622775 Willie A. Royster Obituary], [[Legacy.com]], November 23, 2015. Accessed September 14, 2016. "Royster, Willie A., 61, of Ocean View, NJ, passed away at home on Monday, November 23, 2015."</ref>
* [[Joshua Swain (New Jersey politician)|Joshua Swain]] (1778–1855), politician and inventor<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=nx0ZAAAAYAAJ&pg=PT31 ''Journal of the Proceedings of the Senate of the State of New Jersey''], p. 31. Accessed March 15, 2022. "The name of Joshua Swain, Jr., of Dennis township, in the county of Cape May, being on nomination as a Commissioner for taking the acknowledgment and proof of Deeds on motion."</ref>
* [[Jeff Van Drew]] (born 1953), U.S. Representative for [[New Jersey's 2nd congressional district]] and former member of the [[New Jersey Senate]], representing the [[New Jersey's 1st legislative district|1st legislative district]]<ref>[http://votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=24685 Assembly Member Jeff Van Drew profile], [[Project Vote Smart]]. Accessed August 8, 2007.</ref>