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==Notable people== {{Category see also|People from Mendham Township, New Jersey}} People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Mendham Township include: * [[Chris Christie]] (born 1962), former New Jersey Governor and United States Attorney<ref>Goldberg, Dan. [http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2010/04/chris_christie_prepares_to_lea.html "Gov. Chris Christie won't say how he voted on Mendham Township school budget"], ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', April 20, 2010. Accessed February 15, 2011.</ref> * [[Samuel Cochran]] (1871β1952), [[medical missionary]] and [[Philanthropy|philanthropist]] who worked for over 20 years in [[Eastern China]]<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/221536470/ "Dr. Cochran Dies at 81"], ''[[Courier News]]'', December 27, 1952. Accessed January 3, 2022, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "Dr. Samuel Cochran, a retired Presbyterian medical missionary to China and brother of Miss Jean C. Cochran of 1003 Park Ave., died yesterday (Dec. 26, 1952) at Newport, R. I. He was 81. He was born in Mendham, a son of the late Rev. I. W. Cochran, pastor, of the First Presbyterian Church of Mendham, and the late Mrs. Annie Carter Cochran."</ref> * [[Peter Dinklage]] (born 1969), Emmy and Golden Globe-winning actor who starred in ''[[The Station Agent]]'', ''[[Elf (film)|Elf]]'' and ''[[Game of Thrones]]''<ref>Minauti, Dave. [https://web.archive.org/web/20110629001425/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/dailyrecord/access/1813052081.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jan+16,+2004&author=Minauti+Dave&pub=Daily+Record&desc=Movie+with+Morris+ties+gets+3+Actors+Guild+nominations&pqatl=google "Movie with Morris ties gets 3 Actors Guild nominations: Filmed in county, 'The Station Agent' also stars Mendham Twp. native"], ''[[DailyDaily Record (New Jersey)|Daily Record]]'', January 16, 2004. Accessed February 15, 2011. "The star of the film, Mendham Township native Peter Dinklage, was nominated for outstanding performance by a male actor in a leading role."</ref> * [[Abner Doubleday]] (1819β1893), Civil War general and purported inventor of baseball<ref>Staff. [https://web.archive.org/web/20110629001439/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/baltsun/access/1733316362.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Jan+28,+1893&author=&pub=The+Sun+(1837-1985)&desc=DEATH+OF+GEN.+DOUBLEDAY&pqatl=google "Death Of Gen. Doubleday: His Services During Two Wars and Successive Promotions"], ''[[The Baltimore Sun]]'', January 28, 1893. Accessed February 15, 2011. "Gen. Abner Doubleday died last evening at his home in Mendham."</ref> * [[Sean Duffy]] (born 1971), currently serving as the 20th [[United States Secretary of Transportation]] under the [[Second presidency of Donald Trump|second presidency]] of [[Donald Trump]].<ref>[[David Wildstein|Wildstein, David]]. [https://newjerseyglobe.com/national/trump-pick-for-secretary-of-transportation-lives-in-new-jersey/ "Trump pick for Secretary of Transportation lives in New Jersey"], ''[[New Jersey Globe]]'', January 15, 2025. Accessed January 18, 2025. "Sean P. Duffy, a former Republican congressman from Wisconsin, purchased a home in Mendham Township in August 2021. He recently registered to vote in New Jersey β his registration becomes effective on January 31; that would put his registration date around January 10 of this year."</ref> * [[Morris Frank]] (1908β1980), co-founder of [[The Seeing Eye]]<ref>Staff. [https://web.archive.org/web/20110629001453/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/dailyrecord/access/1847113601.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Sep+20,+1999&author=&pub=Daily+Record&desc=MILLENNIUM+MOMENTS&pqatl=google "Millennium Moments"], ''[[Daily Record (New Jersey)|Daily Record]]'', September 20, 1999. Accessed February 15, 2011. "Morris Frank pioneer for blind. Morris S Frank lost his sight by age 16 but he became a man of tremendous vision. A longtime resident of Mendham Township, Frank was a pioneer of the Seeing Eye guide dog movement in the United States."</ref> * [[William Hillcourt|William "Green Bar Bill" Hillcourt]] (1900β1992), author and national official of the [[Boy Scouts of America]], at nearby [[Mortimer L. Schiff Scout Reservation|Schiff Scout Reservation]] from the 1930s to the 1970s<ref>via [[Associated Press]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/1992/11/14/obituaries/william-hillcourt-a-boy-scout-writer-and-columnist-92.html "William Hillcourt, A Boy Scout Writer And Columnist, 92"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', November 14, 1992. Accessed October 3, 2018. "His body will be returned to the United States later this month and buried alongside his wife in Mendham, N.J., where the Hillcourts lived for many years."</ref> * [[Whitney Houston]] (1963β2012), singer<ref>Friedman, Roger. [https://www.foxnews.com/story/whitney-houston-and-bobby-brown-addicted-to-each-other "Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown: 'Addicted to Each Other'"], ''[[Fox News]]'', September 14, 2006. Accessed August 14, 2007. "Houston owns an estate in Mendham, N.J., but it's likely that it's in her name only. Houston's family uses the Mendham home as their headquarters, and Brown is rarely seen there. Whitney bought the Mendham estate in 1987 for about $2.2 million, according to public records, with a $1.4 million mortgage."</ref> * [[Rick Merkt]] (born 1949), politician who represented the [[New Jersey's 25th legislative district|25th Legislative District]] in the [[New Jersey General Assembly]] from 1998 to 2010<ref>Ragonese, Lawrence. [http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2009/05/gop_gov_candidate_merkt_finish.html "GOP Gov candidate Merkt finishes running tour of N.J. towns"], ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', May 20, 2009. Accessed December 19, 2012. "Rick Merkt has ended his 'run' for governor. The 59-year-old Mendham Township Republican trotted 1.5 miles to the Morristown Green today at lunch hour, finishing a jogging tour that took him to all 566 municipalities in New Jersey in eight months."</ref><ref>[http://votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=24867 Assembly Member Richard A. 'Rick' Merkt], [[Project Vote Smart]]. Accessed August 17, 2007.</ref> * [[Anne M. Patterson]] (born 1959), Associate Justice of the [[New Jersey Supreme Court]]<ref>Staff. [http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2010/05/gov_chris_christie_nominates_l.html "Gov. Chris Christie nominates lawyer Anne M. Patterson to N.J. Supreme Court"], ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', May 3, 2010. Accessed May 11, 2017. "Patterson, 51, of Mendham Township, formerly served as a special assistant to the Attorney General and Deputy Attorney General of the State of New Jersey, according to her bio at Riker Danzig, a law firm where she is a partner."</ref> * [[Stewart G. Pollock]] (born 1932), Justice of the [[Supreme Court of New Jersey]] from 1979 to 1999<ref>[[David Kocieniewski|Kocieniewski, David]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/1999/02/26/nyregion/judge-leaving-high-court-after-20-years-as-unifier.html "Judge Leaving High Court After 20 Years as Unifier"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', February 26, 1999. Accessed June 14, 2016. "Judge Pollock was born in East Orange and raised in Brookside, back when it had only 1,300 residents and a four-room schoolhouse. He still lives there, although the suburban boom of the last half-century has expanded Brookside and made it one of wealthiest communities in central New Jersey."</ref> * [[Arthur Whitney (politician)|Arthur Whitney]] (1871β1942), politician who served in both houses of the [[New Jersey Legislature]] and was the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] nominee for [[Governor of New Jersey]] in 1925<ref>[https://www.morriscountynj.gov/Morris-County-News/Freeholders-Award-Historic-Marker-to-Mendham-Borough-for-Phoenix-House-Project "Freeholders Award Historic Marker to Mendham Borough for Phoenix House Project"], [[Morris County, New Jersey]], October 3, 2017. Accessed August 30, 2022. "Mendham Township resident and former State Senator Arthur Whitney purchased the house from the Phoenix family in 1919 and turned over the house to the community in 1938. The house has served as the Borough Hall since that time."</ref> * [[Temperance Wick]] (1758β1822), [[American Revolutionary War]] heroine<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nps.gov/morr/learn/historyculture/jockey-hollow.htm|title=Jockey Hollow - Morristown National Historical Park (U.S. National Park Service)}}</ref>
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