Editing Swedesboro, New Jersey (section)

==Notable people==
{{Category see also|People from Swedesboro, New Jersey}}
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Swedesboro include:
* [[Kenneth A. Black Jr.]] (1932–2019), politician who served in the [[New Jersey General Assembly]] from [[New Jersey's 3rd legislative district|District 3A]] from 1968 to 1974<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=riVMAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Kenneth+A.+Black%22+%22Penns+Grove%22 ''Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey, Volume 195, Part 1''], p. 395. J.A. Fitzgerald., 1972. Accessed December 6, 2022. "Kenneth A. Black, Jr. (Rep., Pennsville) Assemblyman Black was born in Swedesboro, December 23, 1932."</ref>
* [[Dorien Bryant]] (born 1985), former college football wide receiver for the [[Purdue Boilermakers]] and [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] signatory<ref>[http://purduesports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/bryant_dorien00.html Dorien Bryant] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080110172045/http://purduesports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/bryant_dorien00.html |date=January 10, 2008 }}, [[CSTV]]. Accessed January 6, 2008.</ref>
* [[Charles G. Garrison]] (1849–1924), physician, lawyer, and judge who served as Associate Justice of the [[New Jersey Supreme Court]] from 1888 to 1893 and from 1896 to 1900<ref>Sackett, William E. [https://books.google.com/books?id=a783AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA202 ''Scannell's New Jersey's First Citizens: Biographies and Portraits of the Notable Living Men and Women of New Jersey with informing glimpses into the State's History and Affairs''], p. 202. [[J. J. Scannell]], 1918. Accessed July 15, 2016. "Charles G. Garrison - Merchantville - Jurist. Born in Swedesboro, Gloucester County, August 3, 1849; son of Rev. Joseph Fithian Garrison."</ref>
* [[Charles Garrison Harker]] (1837–1864), brigadier general in the [[Union Army]] during the [[American Civil War]]<ref>''[[Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography]]''</ref>
* [[Benjamin Franklin Howey]] (1828–1893), politician who represented [[New Jersey's 4th congressional district]] from 1883 to 1885<ref>[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000869 Benjamin Franklin Howey], ''[[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]]''. Accessed October 11, 2015.</ref>
* [[William Nicholson Jeffers]] (1824–1883), [[United States Navy]] officer<ref>[http://www.answers.com/topic/william-nicholson-jeffers-1 Answers.com - William Nicholson Jeffers]. Accessed July 15, 2008.</ref>
* [[Kenneth Lacovara]] (born 1961), paleontologist best known for his discovery of [[Dreadnoughtus]]<ref>Riordan, Kevin. [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/119833627/kenneth-lacovara-of-swedesboro/ "New wave digging those fossils"], ''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]'', July 14, 2013. Accessed February 27, 2023, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "'It's been a rough summer for us, with the weather,' says Lacovara, who's 52 and lives in Swedesboro."</ref>
* [[Ted Laux]] (1919–1965), NFL football player who played for the [[Philadelphia Eagles]] and the "[[Steagles]]", a temporary merger between the Eagles and [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] due to [[World War II]]-era player shortages<ref>[http://www.nfl.com/player/tedlaux/2519159/careerstats Ted Laux], [[NFL.com]]. Accessed October 11, 2015.</ref>
* [[Stephen Mallozzi]] (born 2001), professional stock car racer in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series<ref>Ramspacher, Andrew. [https://news.virginia.edu/content/his-dad-fights-cancer-uva-student-nears-completion-their-nascar-dream "As His Dad Fights Cancer, This UVA Student Nears Completion Of Their NASCAR Dream"], ''[[University of Virginia|UVA Today]]'', July 6, 2022. Accessed July 9, 2022. "Stephen J. Mallozzi, the active, optimistic and talkative son of Stephen A. Mallozzi, was holed up in his bedroom, feeling down and not saying a whole lot. It was January 2021 and 'S.J.,' as he’s better known in the Mallozzis' Swedesboro, New Jersey, home, was a few days removed from his 20th birthday and a week shy of returning to Charlottesville to begin the spring semester of his second year at the University of Virginia."</ref>
* [[Earl Rapp]] (1921–1992), professional baseball outfielder and scout<ref>Bedingfield, Gary. [http://baseballinwartime.com/player_biographies/rapp_earl.htm Earl Rapp], Baseball in Wartime, August 24, 2007. Accessed October 11, 2015. "Earl W. Rapp was born on May 20, 1921, in Corunna, Michigan, about 90 miles northwest of Detroit. At a young age his family moved to Swedesboro, New Jersey, where he lettered at high school in baseball, basketball, football and track."</ref>
* [[Charles C. Stratton]] (1796–1859), 15th [[Governor of New Jersey]]<ref>[http://www.ettc.net/njarts/details.cfm?ID=289 Stratton House, Swedesboro] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130825150227/http://www.ettc.net/njarts/details.cfm?ID=289 |date=2013-08-25 }}, [[Stockton University]] Art & Architecture of New Jersey. Accessed August 25, 2013. "Located in Swedesboro, New Jersey, Stratton House (also known as Stratton Hall) was built in 1794 by its original owner Dr. James Stratton, M.D.... Charles C. Stratton, a graduate of Rutgers College, a member of the State General Assembly, a Congressman from 1837-1839 and 1841-1843, and New Jersey Governor from 1845-1848, called Stratton Hall home until his death on March 30, 1859."</ref>
* [[Joseph Pere Bell Wilmer]] (1812–1878), second [[Episcopal Church (United States)|Episcopal]] bishop of [[Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana|Louisiana]]<ref>Batterson, Hermon Griswold. [https://books.google.com/books?id=PVJDAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA223 ''A Sketch-book of the American Episcopate''], p. 223. Lippincott, 1891. Accessed October 11, 2015. "The Right Reverend Joseph Pere Bell Wilmer, D.D. The second Bishop of Louisiana, was born in Swedesborough, New Jersey, on the 11th day of February, A.D. 1812."</ref>