Editing Tuckerton, New Jersey (section)

==Notable people==
{{Category see also|People from Tuckerton, New Jersey}}
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Tuckerton include:
* [[Ezra Baker]] ({{circa|1765}}, date of death unknown), U.S. Representative from New Jersey<ref>[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B000060 "Baker, Ezra, (ca. 1765 - Death date unknown)"], ''[[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]]''. Accessed January 3, 2015.</ref>
* [[Mathilde Cottrelly]] (1851–1933), German-born stage actress, singer, producer and theater manager<ref>Staff. [https://www.newspapers.com/image/59989256/ "Mathilde Cottrelly"], ''[[Brooklyn Eagle|Brooklyn Daily Eagle]]'', June 17, 1933. Accessed January 3, 2015. "Mme. Mathilde Cottrelly, retired stage and light opera star, who began her career at the age of 8 and once was a European circus rider, died Thursday at her home in Tuckerton, N. J. of a heart attack."</ref>
* Gina Krasley (1991–2021), featured subject of the eighth season of ''[[My 600-lb Life]]''<ref>{{Cite web|last=Lawrence|first=Derek|date=2021-08-06|title='My 600-lb Life' alum Gina Krasley dies at 30|url=https://ew.com/tv/gina-krasley-dead-my-600-lb-life-alum-dies-30/|access-date=2021-08-06|website=EW.com|language=en}}</ref>
* [[W. Steelman Mathis]] (1898–1981), politician who served in the [[New Jersey Senate]] from 1941 to 1942 and 1947 to 1966.<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107639258/obituary-for-steelman-mathis-aged-82/ "W. Steelman Mathis, 82, top Ocean political figure"], ''[[Asbury Park Press]]'', September 20, 1981. Accessed August 15, 2022, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "He was born in Tuckerton and lived here 75 years."</ref>
* [[Ebenezer Tucker]] (1758–1845), member of the [[United States House of Representatives]] from New Jersey from 1825 to 1829 who was the borough's namesake<ref name=History>[http://www.tuckerton.com/tuckerton-history.htm History of Tuckerton, NJ], Welcome to Tuckerton. Accessed January 3, 2015. "It was from Ebenezer Tucker that Tuckerton received its name. In March 1789, Mr. Tucker hosted a feast at 'Clamtown' for the residents at which time they officially changed the name to Tuckerton."</ref><ref>[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=T000396 "Tucker, Ebenezer, (1758 - 1845)"], ''[[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]]''. Accessed January 3, 2015. "moved to what is now Tuckerton, N.J., which was named after him, where he engaged in mercantile pursuits and shipbuilding"</ref>