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==Notable people== {{Category see also|People from Delanco Township, New Jersey}} People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Delanco Township include: * [[Helen Corinne Bergen]] (1868β?), author, journalist and critic<ref>Willard, Frances Elizabeth. [https://books.google.com/books?id=OEyu71Y-TZoC&pg=PA78 "Bergen, Miss Helen Corinne"], p. 97, ''American Women: Fifteen Hundred Biographies with Over 1,400 Portraits: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of the Lives and Achievements of American Women During the Nineteenth Century, Volumes 1-2''. Mast, Crowell & Kirkpatrick, 1897. "Bergen, Miss Helen Corinne, author and journalist, born in Delanco, N. J., 14th October, 1868."</ref> * [[Al Bunge]] (born 1937), former [[National Basketball Association]] first round pick (seventh pick overall) of the [[Golden State Warriors#1946β1962: Early years in Philadelphia|Philadelphia Warriors]] in the [[1960 NBA draft]]<ref>Kenney, Bob. [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57546467/al-bunge-from-delanco-played-at/ "'Pop' Vernon clinics still going strong"], ''[[Courier-Post]]'', March 28, 1982. Accessed August 17, 2020, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "He took a lanky youngster from nearby Delanco, Allen Bunge, and helped him become a star. The 6-9 Bunge led Riverside's biggest rival, Palmyra, to a state title in '56 and later was an All-American at Maryland and a first round NBA draft choice."</ref> * [[Joe Burk]] (1914β2008), competitive [[rowing (sport)|oarsman]] and [[coach (sport)|coach]]<ref>[http://veterans.delancotownship.com/person/Joseph%20W.%20βJoeβ%20Burk Joseph W. "Joe" Burk], Delanco Military Veterans Honor Roll, updated October 6, 2021. Accessed October 4, 2021. "Joseph William Burk was listed on the original Delanco WW II Honor Roll. He was born January 19, 1914 in Philadelphia, to Paul and Margurite Burk. Joe was the elder of the two Burk brothers of Delanco that grew up on a farm on Creek Road in Delanco.... Joe returned to Delanco after the war and returned to competitive rowing and coaching."</ref> * [[Herb Conaway]] (born 1963), physician who has served in the [[New Jersey General Assembly]] since 1998<ref>Reitmeyer, John. [http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=BURB&p_multi=WBCB&p_theme=burb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=1104AF80CA9B2A08&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM "Conaway picked to lead Assembly health panel Democrat is also doctor with office in Willingboro"], ''[[Burlington County Times]]'', January 21, 2006. Accessed November 25, 2013. "State Assemblyman Herb Conaway, D-7th of Delanco has been selected for the first time in his eight-year career as a lawmaker to head a full legislative committee."</ref> * [[Kenneth William Faulkner]] (born 1947), former member of the [[New Jersey General Assembly]], who was a teacher, school administrator and basketball coach at [[Burlington Township High School]]<ref>Mulvihill, Geoff. [https://web.archive.org/web/20150926234431/http://articles.philly.com/1997-08-14/news/25568085_1_assembly-seats-seventh-district-legislative-seat "Principal Is Tapped To Run For Assembly Ken Faulkner, A Burlington Twp. Middle School Chief, Won Key Gop Backing To Replace Carmine Desopo."], ''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]'', August 14, 1997. Accessed August 28, 2016. "Ken Faulkner, a middle school principal in Burlington Township, yesterday won key endorsements to replace Carmine DeSopo as a Republican candidate for State Assembly from the Seventh District. Faulkner, 49, a Delanco resident, has never run for elected office."</ref> * [[Thomas Fletcher (silversmith)|Thomas Fletcher]] (1787β1866), [[silversmith]]<ref>[https://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/36896 Artist: Henry Williams, American, 1787β1830 Thomas Fletcher (1787-1866)], [[Yale University Art Gallery]]. Accessed September 7, 2019. "Fletcher ran a boarding house in Philadelphia until 1850, when he moved to Delanco, New Jersey, where he lived until his death in 1866."</ref> * [[Samuel C. Forker]] (1821β1900), represented [[New Jersey's 2nd congressional district]] in the [[United States House of Representatives]] from 1871 to 1873<ref>[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=F000274 Samuel Carr Forker], [[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]]. Accessed August 15, 2007.</ref> * [[Albert McCay]] (1901β1969), served in the [[New Jersey Senate]] from 1952 to 1960<ref>[http://www.delancorepublicans.org/18.html Our club's namesake β Senator Albert McCay] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160810213145/http://www.delancorepublicans.org/18.html |date=2016-08-10 }}, Albert Mcay Republican Club of Delanco. Accessed December 10, 2014. "The late Senator Albert McCay was a fine gentleman of Delanco, a good neighbor to many and a man dedicated to public service. He served in the New Jersey Senate from 1952-60."</ref>
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