Editing Washington, New Jersey (section)

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

* [[John Henry Brodhead]] (1898–1951), educator who served as president of the [[American Teachers Association]]<ref>[http://psychology.okstate.edu/museum/afroam/bio.html African-American Pioneers in Psychology: Brief Biographies], [[Oklahoma State University]]. Accessed May 27, 2015. "John Henry Brodhead - Born: 1898 in Washington, New Jersey"</ref>
* [[Johnston Cornish]] (1858–1920), former U.S. Member of Congress and Mayor of Washington<ref>[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=C000786 Johnston Cornish], ''[[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]]''. Accessed August 12, 2007.</ref>
* [[Halsey (singer)|Ashley Nicolette Frangipane]] (born 1994), female music artist known by her stage name, Halsey<ref>[https://www.billboard.com/artist/6281104/halsey/biography Halsey], ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''. Accessed May 27, 2015.</ref>
* [[Robert B. Groat]] (1888–1959), printer, publisher, and politician<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uva.x000504368&view=1up&seq=877&skin=2021|title=The Story of New Jersey|publisher=Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc.|year=1945|editor-last=Myers|editor-first=William Starr|editor-link=William Starr Myers|volume=V|location=New York, N.Y.|pages=1205–1206|language=en|via=[[HathiTrust]]}}</ref>
* [[Louisa Boyd Yeomans King]] (1863–1948), gardener and author<ref>Krapp, Kristine. [https://books.google.com/books?id=xD8OAQAAMAAJ&q=washington+%22Louisa+Boyd+Yeomans+King%22 ''Notable Twentieth Century Scientists: Supplement, Volume 5''], p. 249. [[Gale (publisher)|Gale]], 1998. {{ISBN|9780787627669}}. Accessed June 18, 2020. "Louisa Boyd Yeomans King was born on October 17, 1863, to Alfred Yeomans, a Presbyterian minister, and his wife, Elizabeth Blythe Ramsay, in Washington, New Jersey."</ref>
* [[Bobby Levine]] (1923–1997), jazz saxophonist<ref>Staff. [http://fultonhistory.com/Newspapers%2021/Hackettstown%20NJ%20Gazette/Hackettstown%20NJ%20%20Star%20Gazette%201997/Hackettstown%20NJ%20%20Star%20Gazette%201997%20-%201399.pdf "Obituaries"], ''The Star-Gazette (Hackettstown)'', "Bobby 'Lips' Levine, 74. formerly of Washington, died Sunday, Sept. 7. Born in Washington, he was a son of the late Earl and Celia Levine."</ref>
* [[Mary A. Marsh]] (born 1930), retired [[brigadier general (United States)|brigadier general]] in the [[United States Air Force]]<ref>[https://valor.militarytimes.com/hero/391488 Mary A. Marsh], The Hall of Valor Project. Accessed June 18, 2020. "Place of Birth: Washington, New Jersey"</ref>
* [[Ron Mrozinski]] (1930–2005), Major League Baseball pitcher who played parts of two seasons in the majors, 1954 and 1955, for the [[Philadelphia Phillies]]<ref>Staff. [https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/alt.obituaries/1UxNO_5ujGY "Ron Mrozinski, Former Philadelphia Phillies Pitcher"], ''[[Warren Reporter]]'', November 4, 2005. Accessed October 22, 2015. "Ronald Frank Mrozinski, 75, of Washington, beloved husband, father, grandfather and friend, died Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2005 in his home with his family by his side."</ref>
* [[Christian Sharps]] (1810–1874), inventor of the [[Sharps rifle]], the first commercially successful [[breech-loading rifle]]<ref>[http://www.american-firearms.com/american-firearms/z-html/company-S/Sharps/Sharps.html Sharps], american-firearms.com. Accessed May 27, 2015. "Christian Sharps, born in Washington, New Jersey in 1810."</ref>