Editing Milford, New Jersey (section)

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

* [[Louis Adamic]] (1899–1951), Slovene-American author and translator<ref>Staff. [https://web.archive.org/web/20121103163145/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost_historical/access/119397586.html?dids=119397586:119397586&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=SEP+06,+1951&author=&pub=The+Washington+Post&desc=2+Clews+Cast+Doubt+On+Adamic+Suicide&pqatl=google "2 Clews Cast Doubt On Adamic Suicide"], ''[[The Washington Post]]'', September 6, 1951. Accessed November 15, 2012. "Two 'pieces of physical evidence' have been found at the scene of Louis Adamic's death which 'do not reconcile well with the suicide theory' advanced yesterday when the 52-year-old author was found shot in his lonely farmhouse at nearby Milford, H.T. Heisel, Hunterdon County prosecutor, said today."</ref>
* [[Carlton Cooley]] (1898–1981), violist and composer<ref>[http://www.stokowski.org/Philadelphia_Orchestra_Musicians.htm "A Chronological Listing of the Principal Musicians of the Philadelphia Orchestra with Biographical Remarks"], The Stokowski Legacy. Accessed January 3, 2015. "Carlton Cooley was born in Milford, New Jersey (west of New York City) on April 15, 1898."</ref>
* [[Elias Deemer]] (1838–1918) member of the [[United States House of Representatives]] from [[Pennsylvania]] from 1901 to 1907<ref>[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000186 "Deemer, Elias, (1838 - 1918)"], ''[[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]]''. Accessed January 3, 2015. "moved to Milford, N.J., in 1862 and engaged in business"</ref>
* [[Richard Egielski]] (born 1952), illustrator who was awarded the 1987 [[Caldecott Medal]] for his work in the book ''[[Hey, Al]]'', written by [[Arthur Yorinks]]<ref>Adelson, Fred B. [https://www.nytimes.com/2000/01/09/nyregion/art-children-s-page-turners-to-linger-over.html "ART; Children's Page Turners to Linger Over"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', January 9, 2000. Accessed November 15, 2012. "Both Richard Egielski of Milford and John Schoenherr of Delaware Township (near Stockton) are represented by illustrations from books aimed at ages 4 to 8, the youngest group."</ref>
* [[Wanda Gág]] (1893–1946), artist and author of children's books (''Millions of Cats'')<ref>[[Federal Writers' Project]]. [https://books.google.com/books?id=t6wmzEJvTGcC&pg=PA186&lpg=PA186 "New Jersey, a Guide to Its Present and Past"], p. 186. US History Publishers, 2007. {{ISBN|1-60354-029-6}}. Accessed January 10, 2011.</ref>
* Thomas Lowrey (1737–1809), settled in Milford in the 1790s and built the first hotel and grist mill on Bridge Street. He named the town Lowreytown, but it was renamed Millsford following his death in 1809<ref>
[http://www.milfordnjhistory.org/educational-resources/historically-significiant-people/7-thomas-lowrey Thomas Lowrey] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130814024836/http://www.milfordnjhistory.org/educational-resources/historically-significiant-people/7-thomas-lowrey |date=2013-08-14 }}, Milford Borough Historical Society. Accessed November 15, 2012.</ref>
* [[George C. Ludlow]] (1830–1900), 25th Governor of New Jersey<ref>[http://www.nga.org/cms/home/governors/past-governors-bios/page_new_jersey/col2-content/main-content-list/title_ludlow_george.html New Jersey Governor George Craig Ludlow], [[National Governors Association]]. Accessed January 3, 2015. "George C. Ludlow, the thirty-first governor of New Jersey, was born in Milford, New Jersey on April 6, 1830."</ref>
* Abigail Roberts (1791–1841), pioneer in religion and women's rights who was one of the first American women to serve as a minister and established the United Church in Milford<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140816141130/http://www.milfordnjhistory.org/educational-resources/historically-significiant-people/6-abigail-roberts Abigail Roberts], Milford Borough Historical Society, archived from [http://www.milfordnjhistory.org/educational-resources/historically-significiant-people/6-abigail-roberts the original] on August 16, 2014. Accessed September 18, 2015.</ref>