Editing Sea Girt, New Jersey (section)

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

*[[Lewis Benson]] (1906–1986), expert on the writings of [[George Fox]]<ref>[http://library.haverford.edu/file-id-838 Finding Aid for the LEWIS BENSON PAPERS, 1932-1986], [[Haverford College]] Library, February 2009. Accessed November 23, 2015. "Lewis Benson was born August 15, 1906 in his grandmother's house in Sea Girt, New Jersey, on the coast about 100 miles south of New York City."</ref>
*[[William T. Doyle]] (1926–2024), member of the [[Vermont Senate]] from 1969 to 2017, making him the longest-serving state legislator in Vermont history<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/106782766/william-t-doyle-of-sea-girt/ "Doyle is Delegate For President Ford"],''The Coast Star'', June 17, 1976. Accessed August 1, 2022, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "Dr. William T. Doyle, formerly of Sea 'Girt, will attend the Republican National Convention in Kansas City, Mo., as a delegate supporting President Gerald R. Ford."</ref>
*[[Frederick Bernard Lacey]] (1920–2017), [[United States federal judge|United States district judge]] of the [[United States District Court for the District of New Jersey]]<ref>Sullivan, Ronald. [https://www.nytimes.com/1975/08/28/archives/lacey-considered-as-77-candidate-some-republican-chiefs-see-us.html "lacey considered as '71 candidate"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', August 28, 1975. Accessed November 15, 2018. "Reached for comment at his summer home in Sea Girt, Judge Lacey refused to discuss any speculation about his candidacy."</ref><ref>[https://nj.gov/state/pdf/EO-223.pdf "Executive Order No. 223"], State of [[New Jersey]], April 17, 2017. Accessed November 15, 2018. "Whereas, Judge Lacey was born in Newark and resided in Sea Girt and Glen Ridge"</ref>
*[[Bruce Lefebvre]] (born 1969), [[executive chef]] at the [[Frog and the Peach]] in [[New Brunswick, New Jersey|New Brunswick]]<ref>[http://jamesbeard.starchefs.com/events/2006/08/004.shtml Bruce Lefebvre: The Frog and the Peach, New Brunswick, NJ], Starchefs.com. Accessed November 23, 2015. "A New Jersey native, Lefebvre is extremely familiar with his home state's fine produce. He grew up in Sea Girt along the Jersey Shore, and at the age of 15 started working as a dishwasher in a local restaurant."</ref>
*[[Elmer Matthews]] (1927–2015), lawyer and politician who served three terms in the [[New Jersey General Assembly]]<ref>Staff. [http://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/news/news/local-obituaries/elmer-m-matthews-veteran-lawyer-and-former-nj-legi/nj6np/ "Elmer M. Matthews, veteran, lawyer and former N.J. legislator, dies"], ''[[Palm Beach Daily News]]'', February 7, 2015. Accessed November 23, 2015. "Elmer M. Matthews of Palm Beach and Sea Girt, N.J., died Thursday, Feb. 5, 2015, after a brief illness. He was 87. Born in Orange, N.J., Mr. Matthews lived in South Orange, Verona, Bernardsville and Sea Girt, N.J., before moving to Palm Beach."</ref>
*[[Bill Parcells]] (born 1941), former NFL coach of the New York Giants, New England Patriots, New York Jets, and Dallas Cowboys<ref>[[Peter King (sportswriter)|King, Peter]]. [https://web.archive.org/web/20130207131657/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1024627/index.htm "The NFL: Coach in Waiting"], ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'', December 24, 2001, backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of February 7, 2013. Accessed November 23, 2015. "Bill Parcells isn't sure he wants to return to the game, but he's doing his homework. Sunday afternoon was still young as Bill Parcells sat in his living room in Sea Girt, N.J., four houses west of the Atlantic Ocean, with the whole world in his hands."</ref><ref>[[Bill Parcells|Parcells, Bill]]; and Demasio, Nunyo. [https://books.google.com/books?id=ahIcAwAAQBAJ&pg=PT486 ''Parcells: A Football Life''], p. 486. [[Crown Publishing Group|Crown/Archetype]], 2014. {{ISBN|9780385346368}}. Accessed November 23, 2015. "During Parcells's final season with the Patriots, Judy and her husband agreed to build a home in Sea Girt, New Jersey, so that they could live by the beach. The couple moved into the new beachside home just before Parcells joined the Jets in February 1997, causing him to rent a condominium on Long Island."</ref>
*[[Priscilla Ransohoff]] (1912–1992), education specialist at [[Fort Monmouth]], daughter of Sea Girt mayor L. H. Burnett<ref>{{Cite news |date=1947-12-01 |title=Dr. Ransohoff, Mrs. Johnston Are Married |pages=8 |work=Asbury Park Press |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121082150/dr-ransohoff-mrs-johnston-are-married/ |access-date=2023-03-18 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>
*[[Richie Regan]] (1930–2002), basketball player and coach who played in the NBA for the [[Sacramento Kings|Rochester / Cincinnati Royals]]<ref>[[Richard Goldstein (writer born 1942)|Goldstein, Richard]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/2002/12/26/sports/richie-regan-72-star-player-and-then-coach-at-seton-hall.html "Richie Regan, 72, Star Player And Then Coach at Seton Hall"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', December 26, 2002. Accessed November 15, 2018. "Richie Regan, a star guard on Seton Hall's 1953 National Invitation Tournament champions and later the university's basketball coach, athletic director and fund-raising director for athletics, died Tuesday at a hospital in Neptune, N.J. Regan, who lived in Sea Girt, N.J., was 72."</ref>
*[[Robert F. Stockton]] (1795–1866), [[United States Navy]] commodore, notable for his role in the capture of [[California]] during the [[Mexican–American War]]<ref>[http://www.monmouthhistory.org/Sections-read-45.html Library & Archives Manuscript Collections - Collection 31 Morris Family Papers, 1875-1968], The Monmouth County Historical Association. Accessed October 1, 2015. "In the early part of the nineteenth century the 800 acres which comprised Sea Girt were divided into two farms owned by men named Bell and Sherman. In 1835 Commodore Robert Stockton bought the farm from John Sherman and in 1847 Dr. Charles Montrose Graham of New York City bought the Bell farm."</ref>
*[[Alex Webster (American football)|Alex Webster]] (1931–2012), [[American football]] [[fullback (American football)|fullback]] and [[Halfback (American football)|halfback]] in the [[National Football League]] for the [[New York Giants]]. He was also the [[head coach]] of the Giants from [[1969 NFL season|1969]] to [[1973 NFL season|1973]]<ref>Sullivan, Joseph F. [https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1972/10/17/90726339.pdf "Sherwin's Bribery Trial Hears Opening Statements; Proceeding Against Cahill's Secretary of State and 2 Others May Become Test of Trenton Administration"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', October 17, 1972. Accessed November 23, 2015. "Even Alex Webster, the coach of the New York Giants, is listed among the potential witnesses. He is a resident of Sea Girt and is expected to be called as one of a number of character witnesses."</ref>
*[[Lawrence Aloysius Whipple]] (1910–1983), [[United States federal judge|United States district judge]] of the [[United States District Court for the District of New Jersey]]<ref>Waggoner, Walter H. [https://www.nytimes.com/1983/06/09/obituaries/lawrence-whipple-72-dies-sat-on-us-court-in-newark.html "Lawrence Whipple, 72, Dies; Sat On U.S. Court In Newark"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', June 9, 1983. Accessed March 18, 2020. "Judge Lawrence A. Whipple of Federal District Court in Newark died yesterday at Medicenter, a nursing home in Red Bank, N.J., of complications following open-heart surgery last September. He was 72 years old and lived in Sea Girt, N.J."</ref>