Editing Burlington Township, New Jersey (section)

==Notable people==
{{Category see also|People from Burlington Township, New Jersey}}
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Burlington Township include:
* [[Kevin Baggett]] (born 1966), head coach of the [[Rider University]] men's basketball team<ref>Eggert, Steven. [http://www.rider.edu/news/2012/06/01/new-men-s-hoops-coach-baggett-meets-media "New Men's Hoops Coach Baggett Meets the MediaAfter 16 years as a Division I assistant, including the last six at Rider, Kevin Baggett was introduced as the Broncs' new head men's basketball coach on May 30 in the Athletics Hall of Fame Atrium."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141211010820/http://www.rider.edu/news/2012/06/01/new-men-s-hoops-coach-baggett-meets-media |date=December 11, 2014 }}, [[Rider University]], June 1, 2012. Accessed December 10, 2014. "That same energy, excitement, and passion for the game was visible at a press conference on Wednesday, May 30, when the Burlington Township, N.J, native was introduced as the 12th head coach in Rider's men's basketball history in the Athletics Hall of Fame Atrium."</ref>
* [[Breland (musician)|Breland]] (born 1995), country singer/songwriter<ref>Derfner, James. [https://peddienews.org/2329/news/daniel-breland-13-visits-peddie/ "Daniel Breland ’13 Visits Peddie"], ''The Peddie News'', October 27, 2022. Accessed December 18, 2022. "In the midst of a whirlwind tour for his highly anticipated debut album, ''Cross Country,'' Daniel Breland ’13 returned to the Peddie campus in September to surprise current seniors with a meet and greet.... This marks the Burlington, New Jersey native's second visit to campus after his now-platinum single, 'My Truck,' exploded on TikTok in 2019 and turned Breland into an overnight sensation."</ref>
* [[Thomas P. Foy]] (1951–2004), member of the [[New Jersey General Assembly]] and [[New Jersey Senate]] whose start in politics was on the Burlington Township Council<ref>via ''[[Associated Press]]''. [https://web.archive.org/web/20121104070540/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-98684040.html "Thomas P. Foy, 53; served as assemblyman and senator"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', September 3, 2004. Accessed November 21, 2013. "Mr. Foy began his political career as a Burlington Township councilman; his brother, Joseph, is the mayor there."</ref>
* [[Peter Hill (clockmaker)|Peter Hill]] (1767–1820), former slave who was the first African American clockmaker<ref>[https://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/search/object/nmah_856728 Peter Hill Tall Case Clock], [[National Museum of American History]]. Accessed June 11, 2020. "Peter Hill (1767-1820) is one of the few African American professional clockmakers known to have worked in antebellum America. A freed slave, he had a shop first in Burlington Township and then in Mount Holly, New Jersey--two small, predominantly Quaker communities near Philadelphia."</ref>
* [[Ka'dar Hollman]] (born 1994), [[American football]] [[cornerback]] who has played in the NFL for the [[Green Bay Packers]]<ref>Demovsky, Rob. [https://www.espn.com/blog/green-bay-packers/post/_/id/47155/kadar-hollman-from-unpacking-dunkin-donuts-trucks-to-the-packers "Ka'dar Hollman: From unpacking Dunkin' Donuts trucks to the Packers"], ''[[ESPN]]'', May 14, 2019. Accessed February 3, 2020. "Ka’dar Hollman sent his old high school coach, Tom Maderia, a message shortly after last month's NFL draft -- a simple thank-you note for what Maderia did for Hollman back at Burlington Township in New Jersey."</ref>
* [[Sybilla Righton Masters]] ({{circa|1676}}–1720), inventor who was the first person residing in [[Thirteen Colonies|the American colonies]] to be given an English [[patent]], which was issued in 1715 in her husband's name, as women were not allowed to have their own patents<ref>[http://www.njwomenshistory.org/discover/biographies/sybilla-righton-masters/ Sybilla Righton Masters], New Jersey Women's History. Accessed February 3, 2020. "Sybilla Righton Masters (unknown -1720) of Burlington Township obtained, under her husband's name, a British patent related to a new method of reducing corn into cornmeal."</ref>
* [[Balvir Singh]], politician who serves on the [[Burlington County, New Jersey|Burlington County]] [[Board of County Commissioners (New Jersey)|Board of County Commissioners]], elected in 2017 as the first Asian-American to win a countywide election in the county and the first [[Sikh-American]] to win a countywide election in New Jersey<ref>Hoover, Amanda. [http://www.nj.com/burlington/index.ssf/2017/11/sikh_candidates_beats_out_republicans_after_racial.html "Sikh candidate defeated incumbents despite racist, 'fear-mongering' ads"], NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], November 9, 2017. Accessed December 3, 2017. "A Democratic challenger will become the first Sikh to hold a countywide seat in the state after upsetting Republican incumbents in Tuesday's election.Balvir Singh, a 32-year-old math teacher at Burlington City High School and school board member in Burlington Township, ran as the first Burlington County-wide Asian candidate Tuesday."</ref>
* [[Rod Streater]] (born 1988), [[wide receiver]] who played in the NFL for the [[Cleveland Browns]]<ref>Staff. [http://www.burlingtoncountytimes.com/sports/high-school/nj/fall/football/streater-moore-schedule-football-camp/article_d758fbf6-e231-5d00-86f2-01551d488459.html "Streater, Moore schedule football camp"], ''[[Burlington County Times]]'', April 28, 2015. Accessed September 1, 2015. "Burlington Township natives Rod Streater and Kashif Moore will hold the second Catch Your Dream Football Camp on May 9."</ref>
* [[Bryan Warrick]] (born 1959), former professional basketball player who played five seasons in the NBA<ref>Friedman, Josh. [https://www.courierpostonline.com/story/sports/high-school/boys-basketball/2018/02/08/then-and-now-burlington-township-star-bryan-warrick/312047002/ "Then and now: Burlington Township star Bryan Warrick"], ''[[Courier-Post]]'', February 8, 2018. Accessed February 5, 2020. "Bryan Warrick - Burlington Township - Year graduated: 1978"</ref>