Editing South Amboy, New Jersey (section)

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

* [[Don Campbell (American football)|Don Campbell]] (1916–1991), tackle who played for two NFL seasons<ref>[http://www.profootballarchives.com/camp02000.html Don Campbell] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150909183648/http://www.profootballarchives.com/camp02000.html |date=2015-09-09 }}, The Pro Football Archives. Accessed October 6, 2015.</ref>
* [[Allie Clark]] (1923–2012), champion of the [[1947 World Series|1947]] & [[1948 World Series|1948]] World Series<ref>[http://www.cardinalmccarrick.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=118&Itemid=116 Cardinal McCarrick High School Hall of Fame], accessed April 29, 2007. "He resides in South Ambov with his wife, Fran."</ref>
* [[Richard Field Conover]] (1858–1930), tennis player, lawyer and real estate manager<ref>[http://www.tennisarchives.com/player.php?playerid=5623 Richard Field Conover], Tennis Archives. Accessed October 6, 2015.</ref>
* [[Craig Coughlin]] (born 1958), [[New Jersey General Assembly]] member who has represented the [[New Jersey's 19th legislative district|19th Legislative District]] since 2010<ref>[http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/members/bio.asp?Leg=319 Assemblyman Craig J. Coughlin], [[New Jersey Legislature]]. Accessed October 6, 2015.</ref>
* [[Greg Evigan]] (born 1953), actor best known for appearing on the TV series ''[[B. J. and the Bear]]'' and ''[[My Two Dads]]''<ref>[http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_action=search&p_text_direct-0=0EB73D9673028954&p_field_direct-0=document_id Derek Jacobi Has Role in British Thriller 'Dead Again'], ''[[Lexington Herald-Leader]]'', November 22, 1991. Accessed January 1, 2016. "Evigan was born in South Amboy, N.J."</ref>
* [[John H. Froude]] (born 1930), politician who served in the [[New Jersey General Assembly]] from 1972 to 1980<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=oWgkAQAAIAAJ&q=%22south+river%22+%22John+H.+Froude%22 ''Fitzgerald's Legislative Manual, 1979''], p. 236. Accessed April 20, 2020. "John H. Froude. Dem.. South River - Assemblyman Froude was born in South Amboy Feb. 1, 1930."</ref>
* [[Monroe Green]] ({{circa|1904}}–1996), businessman and long-time advertising director of ''[[The New York Times]]''<ref>[[Robert McG. Thomas Jr.|Thomas Jr., Robert McG.]] [https://www.nytimes.com/1996/12/08/nyregion/monroe-green-92-times-advertising-director.html "Monroe Green, 92, Times Advertising Director"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', December 8, 1986. Accessed September 12, 2019. "The only child of the operator of a small clothing store in South Amboy, N.J., Mr. Green, whose father died when he was 10, worked his way through the University of Pennsylvania, went to work for Macy's after his graduation in 1927, and five years later, at the age of 27, was the store's advertising manager."</ref>
* [[Harold G. Hoffman]] (1896–1954), mayor, congressman for New Jersey's 3rd congressional district between 1927-1931, and 41st governor of New Jersey between1935-1938, for whom South Amboy Elementary School is named<ref>[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000685 Harold Giles Hoffman], ''[[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]]''. Accessed April 29, 2007.</ref>
* [[Benjamin Franklin Howell]] (1844–1933), Founder of [[Amboy Bank]], [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] congressman for New Jersey's [[New Jersey's 3rd congressional district|3rd congressional district]] between 1895-1911 , buried in Christ Church Cemetery
* [[Jack McKeon]] (born 1930), [[Manager (baseball)|manager]] of the [[2003 World Series]] Champion [[Florida Marlins]]<ref>Reusse, Patrick. [https://web.archive.org/web/20110517095550/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-109041021.html "McKeon, young Marlins work magic."], ''[[Star Tribune]]'', October 18, 2003. Accessed March 31, 2008. "Tom Kelly and Jack McKeon share the hometown of South Amboy, N.J."</ref>
* [[Johnny O'Brien]] (born 1930) and [[Eddie O'Brien (baseball)|Eddie O'Brien]] (1930–2014), twin baseball players for the [[Pittsburgh Pirates]]<ref>Raley, Dan. [http://www.seattlepi.com/preps/111661_twins08.shtml "Déjà two: A half-century apart, twins light up Seattle courts"], ''[[Seattle Post-Intelligencer]]'', March 8, 2003. Accessed June 19, 2007. "The O'Briens grew up in South Amboy, N.J., mainly as baseball players. They were cut from the basketball team as sophomores and juniors at St. Mary's High School for one reason: Too darn short.... The O'Briens never made it to the NBA. They were drafted by the old Milwaukee Hawks, but turned to pro baseball instead, as infielders and part-time pitchers. Each accepted a $25,000 signing bonus from the Pittsburgh Pirates and went straight to the majors, becoming the first set of twins to play together on the same big-league team, if not appear together on the same trading card."</ref>
* [[Charles Pettit]] (1736–1806), lawyer, merchant, and delegate to the [[Congress of the Confederation]]<ref>[http://www.worcesterart.org/collection/Early_American/Artists/peale_c/pettit/painting-discussion.html Charles Willson Peale - Charles Pettit, 1792], [[Worcester Art Museum]]. Accessed October 6, 2015. "Pettit moved from Burlington to South Amboy with Franklin, but their relationship was severed when the governor decided to maintain his support of British authority and Pettit sided with the Whigs."</ref>
* [[Thomas J. Scully]] (1864–1921), South Amboy mayor (1910-1911) and [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] congressman for New Jersey's [[New Jersey's 3rd congressional district|3rd congressional district]] between 1911-1921<ref>[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S000206 Thomas Joseph Scully], ''[[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]]''. Accessed July 25, 2007.</ref>
* [[Elmer Stout]] (1929–2013), football player<ref>[http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/app/obituary.aspx?pid=167126367 "Elmer Stout Obituary"], ''[[Asbury Park Press]]'', September 24, 2013. Accessed October 6, 2015. "Born in South Amboy, he had resided in South River until his retirement from the former Goodkind & O'Dea Consulting Engineers for whom he worked his entire career."</ref>
* [[Marques Townes]] (born 1995), basketball player for the [[Loyola Ramblers men's basketball]] team, who transferred out of Cardinal McCarrick after his sophomore year<ref>Haley, John. [http://highschoolsports.nj.com/news/article/-7339304767832722050/a-q-and-a-session-with-marques-townes-of-st-joseph-met-what-sport-will-he-play-in-college/ "Q and A session with Marques Townes of St. Joseph (Met.), what sport will he play in college?"], ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', January 28, 2014. Accessed March 26, 2018. "So that was the first thing I addressed with Townes, who grew up in Rahway, moved to South Amboy in the fifth grade and who now lives in Edison."</ref>
* [[Ted Weiss]] (1927–1992), politician who served in the [[United States House of Representatives]] for New York from 1977 until his death in 1992<ref>[https://bioguideretro.congress.gov/Home/MemberDetails?memIndex=W000258 "Weiss, Theodore S. (1927-1992)"], ''[[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]]''. Accessed September 21, 2020. "Weiss, Theodore S., a Representative from New York; born in Gava, Hungary, September 17, 1927; attended the primary schools of Hungary until 1938 when he emigrated to the United States and settled in South Amboy, N.J.; continued his education in the public schools of South Amboy; graduated from Hoffman High School, 1946"</ref>
* [[Timothy Wiltsey]] (1985–1991), child murder victim whose mother was convicted 25 years later,<ref>Sherman, Ted; Epstein, Sue. [http://www.nj.com/middlesex/index.ssf/2016/05/michelle_lodzinski_verdict_in_murder_of_timothy_wi.html "Michelle Lodzinski guilty of murdering son Timmy Wiltsey"], ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', May 18, 2016. Accessed May 18, 2016. "The former South Amboy resident had long denied she had anything to do with her son's death."</ref> a conviction vacated on appeal in 2021 by the [[New Jersey Supreme Court]]