Editing Morris Plains, New Jersey (section)

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

[[File:Edward Mosberg.png|thumb|180px|[[Edward Mosberg]]]]
[[File:The Dillinger Escape Plan - Wacken Open Air 2017 11.jpg|thumb|180px|[[Ben Weinman]]]]
* [[Darron Collins]] (born 1970), human ecologist and academic administrator specializing in [[ethnobotany]], who became president of the [[College of the Atlantic]] in 2011<ref>Osby, Liv. [https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/255214307/ "Fellowship offers river of travel"], ''[[Daily Record (New Jersey)|Daily Record]]'', August 23, 1992. Accessed September 8, 2021, via [[Newspapers.com]]. "After living four years on a college campus, Morris Plains native Darron Collins will spend the next 12 months in an outdoor classroom, studying the rivers of Chile, Egypt and New Zealand."</ref>
* [[Michael Dogbe]] (born 1996), [[defensive end]] for the [[Arizona Cardinals]]<ref>Havsy, Jane. [https://www.dailyrecord.com/story/sports/nfl/2019/04/25/nfl-draft-michael-dogbe-parsippany-hills-temple-university-football/3522653002/ "Morris Plains made, #TempleTUFF Michael Dogbe selected in NFL Draft"], ''[[Daily Record (New Jersey)|Daily Record]]'', April 25, 2019. Accessed July 19, 2019. "Michael Dogbe of Morris Plains (right, No. 9) finished his Temple University career with 77 solo tackles (19.5 for loss), 8.5 sacks and five forced fumbles in 54 games."</ref>
* [[William Perry Fogg]] (1826–1909), author and adventurer<ref>[https://case.edu/ech/articles/f/fogg-william-perry William Perry Fogg], [[Encyclopedia of Cleveland History]] at [[Case Western Reserve University]]. Accessed July 19, 2019. "Fogg later came back to the U.S. and lived in Roselle, N.J., from 1901-08, then living in Morris Plains for the last year of his life."</ref>
* [[Robert Martin (New Jersey politician)|Robert Martin]] (born 1947), [[New Jersey Senate|State Senator]] who represented the [[New Jersey's 26th legislative district|26th Legislative District]] from 1993 to 2008<ref>[http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/members/martin.asp Legislative webpage for Robert J. Martin] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051102192438/http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/members/Martin.asp |date=2005-11-02 }}, accessed May 6, 2007.</ref>
* [[Richard Aldrich McCurdy]] (1835–1916), attorney, business executive and banker who was president of the [[Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York]] from 1885 to 1906<ref>[https://archive.org/details/prominentfamilie00week ''Prominent Families of New York''], p. 386. The Historical Company, 1897. Accessed May 19, 2016. "Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. McCurdy have a city residence in Fifth Avenue, and a country home in Morris Plains, N. J."</ref>
* [[Charley Molnar]] (born 1961), former head football coach at the [[University of Massachusetts Amherst]]<ref>Fleming, Kerri. [http://www.telegram.com/article/20111209/NEWS/112099835 "Charley Molnar new UMass football coach"], ''[[Telegram & Gazette]]'', December 9, 2011. Accessed September 8, 2015. "This will be the first experience in New England for Molnar, 50, a native of Morris Plains, N.J., and an alumnus of Lock Haven (Pa.) University."</ref>
* [[Edward Mosberg]] (1926-2022), Polish-American Holocaust survivor, educator and philanthropist<ref>Rubin, Debra. [https://jewishlink.news/features/53941-edward-mosberg-z-l "Edward Mosberg, z”l"], ''Jewish Link'', September 28, 2022. Accessed October 22, 2022. "Mosberg, a Morris Plains resident, was honored last October at the 43rd National Founders Day Dinner of Rutgers Chabad with its Ner Tamid Award for his global philanthropic work, preservation of Holocaust memory, Torah donations and support of Rutgers Chabad."</ref>
* [[Carol J. Murphy]] (1932–2011), member of the [[New Jersey General Assembly]] from 1992 to 2000<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/19980225004530/http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/html98/murphy.htm Assemblywoman Carol J. Murphy], [[New Jersey Legislature]], backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of February 25, 1998. Accessed June 11, 2010.</ref>
* [[Suzanne Scott]] (born 1965/66), CEO of [[Fox News]]<ref>[https://www.newjerseyhills.com/bernardsville_news/news/fox-news-ceo-now-calls-bernardsville-home/article_230bee4f-6090-5c51-9374-94d0213e6dd3.html "FOX News CEO now calls Bernardsville home"], ''The Bernardsville News'', December 9, 2021. Accessed November 17, 2022. "Scott has local roots, having grown up in Morris Plains and lived in Morristown for many years before coming to Bernardsville with her husband, Preston, and daughter, Margaux."</ref>
* [[Gustav Stickley]] (1858–1942), furniture manufacturer, design leader, publisher and the chief proselytizer for the [[American Craftsman]] style<ref>[http://www.visitnj.org/nj-museums/stickley-museum-craftsman-farms The Stickley Museum at Craftsman Farms], Visit New Jersey. Accessed May 19, 2016.</ref>
* [[Louis A. Thebaud]] (1859–1939), businessman, sportsman and philanthropist in the [[Gilded Age]]<ref>[http://appl.morrisplainsboro.org/Postcards/postcards-9.html Postcard No. 9], Morris Plains Historical Postcard Album. Accessed May 19, 2016. "'Idlewild', the estate of Louis A. Thebaud, stood in the vicinity of present-day Idlewild Drive."</ref>
* [[Jay Webber]] (born 1972), Assemblyman who has represented the [[New Jersey's 26th legislative district|26th Legislative District]] since 2008 and had served as [[Chairman of the New Jersey Republican State Committee]]<ref>Coughlin, Kevin. [http://www.nj.com/morristown/index.ssf/2009/06/christie_taps_morris_plains_at.html "Christie taps Morris Plains attorney Jay Webber as state GOP chairman"], [[NJ.com]], June 12, 2009. Accessed October 22, 2013. "Republican gubernatorial candidate Chris Christie yesterday tapped 37-year-old conservative Assemblyman Jay Webber of Morris Plains as the GOP party chairman."</ref>
* [[Elizabeth Weed]] (born 1940), feminist scholar, editor and university administrator who was the cofounder of the [[Pembroke Center for Teaching and Research on Women]]<ref>[https://www.brown.edu/initiatives/pembroke-oral-histories/speakers/elizabeth-weed-staff Elizabeth Weed], [[Pembroke Center for Teaching and Research on Women]]. Accessed June 14, 2021. "Elizabeth Weed was born in Morris Plains, New Jersey, to Marguerite and Edgar Weed in 1940."</ref>
* [[Ben Weinman]] (born 1975), of the band [[The Dillinger Escape Plan]]<ref>Garcia, Alfa. [http://www.northjersey.com/arts-and-entertainment/amped-up-band-in-a-way-remains-unplugged-1.969664 "Morris Plains-based metal rockers The Dillinger Escape Plan will perform in Manhattan"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', March 11, 2010. Accessed May 19, 2016. "Wilson and bandmates Greg Puciato, Jeff Tuttle, Billy Rymer and Ben Weinman (founding member and Morris Plains native) spend their performances dodging head stocks, guitars and body parts, at the same time challenging their listeners to participate."</ref>
* [[Arthur Whitney (politician)|Arthur Whitney]] (1871–1942), politician who served in both houses of the [[New Jersey Legislature]] and was the Republican nominee for Governor of New Jersey in 1925<ref>Staff. [https://www.nytimes.com/1942/11/20/archives/arthur-whitney-an-exlegislator-former-state-senator-from-morris.html "Arthur Whitney, An Ex-Legislator; Former State Senator From Morris County, N, J., Dies in Mendham at 71 Candidate For Governor Retired From Brokerage Firm of Goadby & Co. Here in 1916 to Enter Politics"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', November 20, 1942. Accessed July 17, 2022. ""Born in Morris Plains, N. J., Mr. Whitney received his education at St. Paul's School, Concord, N. H., which he left at the age of 17 to work for several years in an iron plant in Harrisburg, Pa."</ref>
* [[Paul Zimmerman (sportswriter)|Paul Zimmerman]] (1932–2018), football sportswriter for ''[[Sports Illustrated]]''<ref>[[Peter King (sportswriter)|King, Peter]]. [http://m.si.com/news/archive/archive/detail/2431140/full;jsessionid=F0D6F4875FE4085BBB17C228A9C4DA3F.cnnsi1 "In wake of signing/trade frenzy, a reminder: Free agency is overrated"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716065057/http://m.si.com/news/archive/archive/detail/2431140/full;jsessionid=F0D6F4875FE4085BBB17C228A9C4DA3F.cnnsi1 |date=2011-07-16 }}, ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'', March 9, 2010. Accessed January 13, 2011. "This was the enjoyable part of the weekend: having lunch with Paul Zimmerman and his wife Linda in Morris Plains, N.J., Saturday."</ref>