Editing Bordentown, New Jersey (section)

==Notable people==
{{Category see also|People from Bordentown, New Jersey}}
[[File:BHS-TP Statue.JPG|thumb|150px|This statue on Prince Street honors Thomas Paine, who periodically lived in Bordentown]]
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Bordentown include:

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* [[Burgiss Allison]] (1753–1827), [[Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives]] from 1816–1820<ref>[https://history.house.gov/People/Detail/38335 Allison, Burgess], [[United States House of Representatives]]. Accessed July 22, 2020. "Allison, Burgess; a House Chaplain; born in Bordentown, Burlington County, N.J., August 17, 1753"</ref>
* [[Ricardo Almeida]] (born 1976), Brazilian-American mixed martial artist and Brazilian jiu-jitsu grappler<ref>Feitl, Steve. [https://archive.today/20130131175320/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/app/access/1994019431.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Mar+25,+2010&author=STEVE+FEITL&pub=Asbury+Park+Press&desc=Bordentown's+Ricardo+Almeida+faces+new+challenge+in+UFC&pqatl=google "Bordentown's Ricardo Almeida faces new challenge in UFC"], ''[[Asbury Park Press]]'', March 25, 2010. Accessed June 6, 2011.</ref>
* [[Al Aronowitz]] (1928–2005), rock journalist who claimed that [[Bob Dylan]] wrote his famous "[[Mr. Tambourine Man]]" in Aronowitz's former Berkeley Heights home<ref>[[Ben Sisario|Sisario, Ben]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/04/arts/music/al-aronowitz-77-a-pioneer-of-rock-n-roll-journalism-is-dead.html "Al Aronowitz, 77, a Pioneer Of Rock 'n' Roll Journalism"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', August 4, 2005. Accessed February 27, 2011.</ref>
* [[Clara Barton]] (1821–1912), in 1852 started the first free public school in New Jersey and later founded the [[American Red Cross]]<ref>Staff. [https://web.archive.org/web/20121107000655/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/courierpostonline/access/1844757241.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jan+11,+2000&author=&pub=Courier+Post&desc=Clara+Barton+started+first+free+public+school+in+N.J.&pqatl=google "Clara Barton started first free public school in N.J."], ''[[Courier-Post]]'', January 11, 2000. Accessed June 6, 2011. "Clara Barton, most famous for founding the American Red Cross, also was noted for her significant contributions to education when she lived in Bordentown..."</ref>
* [[Charlotte Bonaparte]] (1802–1839), artist and daughter of Joseph Bonaparte, whose works included a series of landscape paintings of New Jersey scenes<ref>Lurie, Maxine N.; and Mappen, Marc. [https://books.google.com/books?id=ZmLPKplSCawC&pg=PA86 "Bonaparte, Charlotte"], ''[[Encyclopedia of New Jersey]]'', p. 86. [[Rutgers University Press]], 2004. {{ISBN|9780813533254}}. Accessed October 23, 2013.</ref>
* [[Joseph Bonaparte]] (1768–1844), King of Naples and Sicily, King of Spain and the Indies and brother to [[Napoleon I of France]]<ref>Staff. [https://www.nytimes.com/1895/06/30/archives/a-bonaparte-in-jersey-exking-joseph-passed-his-years-of-exile-in.html "A Bonaparte In Jersey; Ex-King Joseph Passed His Years of Exile in Bordentown. Very Popular With The Town Folk His Fourth of July Celebrations and Skating Carnivals Are Still Remembered -- Many Distinguished Visitors."], ''[[The New York Times]]'', June 30, 1895. Accessed June 6, 2011. "Bordentown, N.J., June 29. -- This place enjoys the distinction of having had a King as a taxpayer -- Joseph Bonaparte, once King of Spain and Sicily, who had become an exile."</ref>
* [[Denise Borino-Quinn]] (1964–2010), actress who played the role of  [[List of characters from The Sopranos – friends and family#Ginny Sacramoni|Ginny Sacramoni]], the wife of New York mob boss [[Johnny Sack]] in ''[[The Sopranos]]''<ref>Staff. [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/sopranos-actress-denise-borin-quinn-33925 "''Sopranos'' Actress Denise Borin-Quinn Dies at 46; New Jersey native had no acting experience when she landed the role of Ginny Sacrimoni in the HBO series after attending an open casting call."], ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'', October 31, 2020. Accessed May 24, 2020. "Borino-Quinn, a Roseland native who lived in Bordentown, had no acting experience when she was hired in 2000 to play Ginny Sacrimoni, the mafia wife with a weight problem."</ref>
* [[Herb Conaway]] (born 1963), member of the [[New Jersey General Assembly]] who has represented the [[New Jersey's 7th legislative district|7th Legislative District]] since 1988<ref>[http://votesmart.org/candidate/24716/herbert-conaway-jr#.UmgEIOJOfOg Assembly Member Herbert 'Herb' C. Conaway Jr.], [[Project Vote Smart]]. Accessed October 23, 2013.</ref>
* [[Erica Dambach]] (born 1975), head coach of [[Penn State Nittany Lions women's soccer]] team<ref>[https://www.inquirer.com/philly/hp/sports/20080801_SOCCER.html "Soccer"], ''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]'', August 1, 2008. Accessed July 22, 2020. "U.S. assistant Erica Walsh is the head women's coach of Penn State and is from Bordentown, N.J."</ref>
* [[Robert Duncan (bishop)|Robert Duncan]] (born 1948), Anglican [[bishop]] who was the first [[Primate (bishop)|primate]] and [[archbishop]] of the [[Anglican Church in North America]] (ACNA), serving from June 2009 to June 2014<ref>Rodgers, Ann [https://www.post-gazette.com/local/region/2009/06/20/Bishop-Robert-Duncan-is-trading-sacred-places/stories/200906200160 "Bishop Robert Duncan is trading sacred places; After splitting from the Episcopal Church, Robert Duncan is about to become archbishop of another."], ''[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]]'', June 21, 2009. Accessed July 22, 2020. "Bishop Duncan, 60, grew up in Bordentown, N.J. His mother was mentally ill and violent, he said, and he was raised mostly by his grandparents. At 11, his parish priest led him to life-changing faith in Jesus."</ref>
* [[Dionne Farris]] (born 1968), singer-songwriter best known for her work as a vocalist with the hip-hop group [[Arrested Development (group)|Arrested Development]]<ref>Hardy, Ernest. [https://www.proquest.com/docview/292846621 "Breaking Through; She Isn't Crazy, She's Rekindled"], ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', October 30, 1994. Accessed October 23, 2013. "[Dionne Farris], raised by a single mother in Bordentown, N.J., hooked up with Atlanta's thriving R&B scene after moving there in 1990 and worked with the likes of producer Jermaine Dupri and the group TLC."</ref>
* [[Samuel C. Forker]] (1821–1900), represented [[New Jersey's 2nd congressional district]] in the [[United States House of Representatives]] from 1871–1873<ref>[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=F000274 Samuel Carr Forker], ''[[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]]''. Accessed August 15, 2007.</ref>
* [[Peter Gamble]] (1793–1814), midshipman who was killed in action at the [[Battle of Lake Champlain]] during the [[War of 1812]]<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20040313224539/http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/g1/gamble.htm ''Gamble''], ''[[Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships]]'', [[United States Navy]]. Accessed November 21, 2013. "Lt. Peter Gamble, was born in Bordentown, N.J.; appointed midshipman 16 January 1809; served on Macdonough's flagship Saratoga in the Battle of Lake Champlain, being killed in action while in the act of sighting his gun 11 September 1814. Macdonough deplored his loss and commended his gallantry in action."</ref>
* [[Richard Watson Gilder]] (1844–1909), poet, author and editor of ''[[The Century Magazine]]''<ref>Staff. [https://www.nytimes.com/1909/11/20/archives/richard-w-gilder-to-be-buried-today-telegrams-of-sympathy-from-all.html "Richard W. Gilder To Be Buried To-Day; Telegrams of Sympathy from All Parts of the Country Received by Editor's Family. To Lie In Bordentown Special Car Will Carry the Body and Members of the Poet's Family to the Town of His Birth."], ''[[The New York Times]]'', November 20, 1909. Accessed June 6, 2011. "Immediately after the services, which will be conducted by the Rev. Dr. Percy Stickney Grant, the body will be taken to Bordentown, N.J., where Mr. Gilder was born, for burial."</ref>
* [[Eric Hamilton (American football)|Eric Hamilton]] (born 1953), retired American football coach, who was head football coach at [[The College of New Jersey]] from 1977 through 2012<ref>[https://tcnjathletics.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/eric-hamilton/608 Eric Hamilton], [[The College of New Jersey]]. Accessed July 22, 2020. "Specifically, the Bordentown, NJ native was honored for his efforts in organizing and promoting the Mercer County area's 12th man Touchdown Club, which honors outstanding high school athletes each week during the regular season."</ref>
* [[Francis Hopkinson]] (1737–1791), author who was one of the signers of the [[United States Declaration of Independence|Declaration of Independence]]<ref name=NYT1979>Ferretti, Fred. [https://www.nytimes.com/1979/02/18/archives/new-jersey-weekly-about-new-jersey-its-bordentown-vs-the-state.html "About New Jersey; It's Bordentown vs. the State Bureaucracy"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', February 18, 1979. Accessed June 6, 2011. "THE state, it appears, is still out to get Bordentown. But little does it realize that the place where Thomas Paine was during much of the Revolutionary War; where Francis Hopkinson, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, lived; where Clara Barton began her first public school; where the first steam locomotive was tested and where Napoleon's brother lived will not be had that easily."</ref>
* [[Joseph Mailliard]] (1873–1945), ornithologist who served as a curator of ornithology at the [[California Academy of Sciences]]<ref>[https://sora.unm.edu/sites/default/files/journals/condor/v026n01/p0010-p0029.pdf "Autobiography of Joseph Mailliard"], ''The Condor''. Accessed September 5, 2023. "As a matter of fact, my first appearance occurred on December 30, 1857, in Bordentown, New Jersey, U. S. A., in a house just across the street from the onetime domain of Joseph Bonaparte."</ref>
* [[Joachim, 4th Prince Murat]] (1834–1901), Major-General in the French Army<ref>Staff. [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Ed5BAAAAIBAJ&sjid=m7gMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5310,131082&dq=joachim+4th+prince+murat+bordentown&hl=en "A Noted Prince of France is Dead"], ''[[Baltimore American]]'', October 25, 1901. Accessed October 23, 2013.</ref>
* [[Gia Maione]] (1941–2013), singer who was the wife of singer [[Louis Prima]]<ref>Edelstein, Jeff. [https://www.trentonian.com/2016/08/12/jeff-edelstein-from-bordentown-to-vegas-and-back-louis-prima-jr-is-in-town/amp/ "From Bordentown to Vegas and back: Louis Prima Jr. is in town"], ''[[The Trentonian]]'', August 12, 2016. Accessed June 3, 2022. "And 'back' is true; his mom, Gia Maione, was born in Roebling and spent a good chunk of her childhood in Bordentown before moving to Toms River."</ref>
* [[Joseph R. Malone]] (born 1949), former member of the New Jersey General Assembly who served as Bordentown's mayor from 1973 to 1993 and 2013 to 2017<ref>O'Sullivan, Jeannie. [http://www.burlingtoncountytimes.com/news/communities/edgewater-park/trio-wins-seats-on-bordentown-city-commission/article_8964b99f-7a86-5d0e-8638-d607e6c477c8.html "Trio wins seats on Bordentown City Commission"], ''[[Burlington County Times]]'', May 15, 2013. Accessed April 4, 2017. "Two incumbents and a longtime politician won four-year terms on the nonpartisan City Commission on Tuesday. Mayor James Lynch and Commissioner Zigmont Targonski won their re-election bids with 313 and 208 votes respectively. Joseph Malone, a former commissioner who served as a 30th District assemblyman from 1993 to 2012, received 337 votes."</ref>
* [[Edward McCall]] (1790–1853), officer in the [[United States Navy]] during the [[War of 1812]] who was awarded a [[Congressional Gold Medal]]<ref>Johnson, Kelly. [https://www.nj.com/mercer/index.ssf/2013/08/bordentown_to_honor_historical_patriot_captain_edward_mccall.html "Bordentown to honor historical patriot Captain Edward McCall"], ''[[The Times (Trenton)|The Times]]'', August 19, 2013. Accessed June 29, 2018. "Capt. Edward McCall, one of several historical patriots who have lived in Bordentown since it was settled in 1682, will be honored next month at a ceremony marking the 200th anniversary of a historic naval battle during the War of 1812."</ref>
* [[Joseph Menna]] (born 1974), sculptor<ref>Mucha, Peter [http://www.philly.com/philly/news/new_jersey/Sculptor_Joseph_Menna_carves_heroes_villains_from_virtual_clay.html "Carving heroes and villains from virtual clay; Joseph Menna has worked on everything from Jefferson to Batman to the world's biggest statue."], March 18, 2014. Accessed July 22, 2020. "Menna met his wife at the Steiglitz academy. Julianna Menna, a painter with her own fantasy-world style, specializes in portraying grotesque characters in ornate dress.... They’re raising three children in Bordentown, Burlington County."</ref>
* [[Rob Novak]] (born 1986), runner who specialized in the [[800 meters]]<ref>Libov, Charlotte. [http://healthymagazine.com/rob-novak-races-toward-his-olympic-dream/ "Rob Novak Races Toward His Olympic Dream"], ''Heathy Magazine''. Accessed July 22, 2020. "But in high school Novak yearned to play football. 'My mom always made sure I had my medicine in case I needed it,' says Novak. It turned out that not only did Novak not need the medication, he was destined to become a runner, even back there in Bordentown, N.J., where he grew up."</ref>
* [[Thomas Paine]] (1737–1809), American and French Revolution inspiration and author of many works, including "Common Sense" and "The Rights of Man"<ref name=NYT1979/>
* [[Chris Prynoski]] (born 1971), animator<ref>Furman, T.J. [http://www.pacpubserver.com/new/news/7-31-99/mtv.html "Bordentown native creates MTV cartoon: Cable network's newest show to premiere Tuesday"], ''[[Princeton Packet]]'', July 31, 1999. Accessed December 11, 2007.</ref>
* [[Pete Reed (aid worker)|Pete Reed]] (1989–2023), aid worker known for co-founding the medical humanitarian aid organization Global Response Medicine<ref>[https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/marine-corps-veteran-aid-worker-pete-reed-killed-in-ukraine/ "Gov. Phil Murphy remembers New Jersey native Pete Reed, who was killed while helping with evacuations in Ukraine"], ''[[WCBS-TV]]'', February 4, 2023. Accessed June 11, 2023. "United States Marine Corps veteran Pete Reed, 33, died after a missile hit his vehicle Thursday. He was a native of Bordentown in Burlington County."</ref>
* [[Danny Sammons]] (born 1984), former professional [[stock car racing]] driver who competed in the [[NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour]]<ref>[https://au.motorsport.com/stockcar/news/usar-danny-sammons-spotlight/1977364/ "USAR: Danny Sammons spotlight"], [[Motorsport.com]], June 26, 2002, updated November 3, 2009. Accessed September 4, 2024. "Eighteen-year-old Danny Sammons of Bordentown, NJ, who just graduated from Bordentown Regional High School with Honors Wednesday, June 19th, is starting to taste success in his sophomore season with the USAR Hooters ProCup Series."</ref>
* [[Joshua Shaw]] (1776–1860), English-American artist and inventor<ref>[[Biggs Museum of American Art]]. [https://books.google.com/books?id=BEFnj0rmsyIC&pg=PA26 ''150 Years of Philadelphia Painters and Paintings: Selections from the Sewell C. Biggs Museum of American Art''], p. 26. [[Library Company of Philadelphia]], 1999. {{ISBN|9781893287013}}. Accessed November 15, 2018. "Shaw emigrated to the United States in 1817, settled his family in Philadelphia by 1819, and mainly lived there until moving to Bordentown, New Jersey, by 1843."</ref>
* [[Harry W. Shipps]] (1926–2016), eighth [[Bishop of Georgia]]<ref>[http://archives.georgiaepiscopal.org/?page_id=1168 The Episcopacy of the Right Reverend Harry Woolston Shipps Eighth Bishop of Georgia], [[Episcopal Diocese of Georgia]]. Accessed September 11, 2022. "Bishop Shipps, born 28 January 1926, is a native of Bordentown, New Jersey."</ref>
* [[Charles Stewart (1778–1869)|Charles Stewart]] (1778–1869), United States Navy admiral, resided in Bordentown at the time of his death in 1869<ref>DeMasters, Karen. [https://www.nytimes.com/2000/10/01/nyregion/on-the-map-remembering-a-boarding-school-for-black-students.html "On The Map; Remembering a Boarding School for Black Students"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', October 1, 2000. Accessed November 4, 2007. "He founded the school in 1886 in his living room in New Brunswick and then moved it to Bordentown on the property of the family of Admiral Charles Stewart, the captain of the U.S.S. Constitution from 1813 to 1815."</ref>
* [[Ishod Wair]] (born 1991), professional skateboarder who was ''Thrasher'' magazine's Skater of the Year 2013<ref>[http://streetleague.com/pros/ishod-wair/ Ishod Wair], [[Street League Skateboarding]]. Accessed September 3, 2015.</ref><ref>Comegno, Carol. [http://www.courierpostonline.com/story/news/local/south-jersey/2015/08/20/ishod-wair-street-league-skateboarding-real-nike-eric-koston-david-atlas/32082271/ "South Jersey native flying high in skate world; Bordentown City-raised skateboarder made good Ishod Wair will compete in a major Street League Skateboarding competition in Newark."], ''[[Courier-Post]]'', August 21, 2015. Accessed September 3, 2015. "Ishod Wair gravitated toward basketball like most of his neighborhood friends growing up in Bordentown — and he was getting good at it."</ref><ref>Staff. [https://www.courierpostonline.com/story/news/local/south-jersey/2015/08/20/ishod-wair-street-league-skateboarding-real-nike-eric-koston-david-atlas/32082271/ "South Jersey native flying high in skate world"], ''[[Courier-Post]]'', August 20, 2015. Accessed January 3, 2019. "Bordentown City-raised skateboarder made good Ishod Wair will compete in a major Street League Skateboarding competition in Newark."</ref>
* [[Susan Waters]] (1823–1900), painter and photographer, who was active in the suffrage movement and in animal rights causes<ref>Bohlin, Virginia. [https://web.archive.org/web/20121107000708/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/boston/access/1972338481.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Feb+28,+2010&author=Virginia+Bohlin&pub=Boston+Globe&desc=Their+talents+demanded+a+canvas&pqatl=google "Their talents demanded a canvas"], ''[[The Boston Globe]]'', February 28, 2010. Accessed June 6, 2011. "Finally in 1866 after years of temporary residences the Waterses settled in Bordentown N.J. where she opened a studio and began painting landscapes."</ref>
* [[Joseph Wright (American painter)|Joseph Wright]] (1756–1793), artist and engraver who is credited as the designer of the [[Liberty Cap Large Cent]]<ref>[http://www.ettc.net/njarts/details.cfm?ID=10 Joseph Wright (1756 - 1793)] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140822114102/http://www.ettc.net/njarts/details.cfm?ID=10 |date=August 22, 2014 }}, Art & Architecture of New Jersey, [[Stockton University]]. Accessed October 23, 2013. "Wright was born in Bordentown, New Jersey in 1756."</ref>
* [[Patience Wright]] (1725–1786), America's first native-born sculptor<ref>Staff. [https://web.archive.org/web/20121107000814/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/csmonitor_historic/access/270342702.html?dids=270342702:270342702&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&date=Nov+15,+1945&author=&pub=Christian+Science+Monitor&desc=She+Modeled+Portraits+In+Wax&pqatl=google "She Modeled Portraits In Wax"], ''[[The Christian Science Monitor]]'', November 15, 1945. Accessed June 6, 2011. "ONE OF the most eccentric and interesting characters in early American art was Patience Lovell, born in 1725 at Bordentown, New Jersey. She acquired a wide reputation for clever portraits modeled in wax. Several examples of her work in this perishable medium have survived. She married in 1748 Joseph Wright, and it is as Patience Wright that she is generally known."</ref>
* [[Joshua M. Zeitz]] (born 1974), historian and writer who ran unsuccessfully for Congress in 2008 and served as a policy adviser to the Corzine Administration<ref>Levinsky, David. [http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=BURB&p_multi=WBCB&p_theme=burb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=1256DBD3DAC09A30&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM "Zeitz Appointment"], ''[[Burlington County Times]]'', December 17, 2008. Accessed October 23, 2013. "One-time congressional hopeful Josh Zeitz of Bordentown City is working in Trenton rather than Washington. Zeitz, 34, a history professor who unsuccessfully challenged Republican Chris Smith for the incumbent's 4th Congressional District seat in this year's election, was formally appointed as senior policy adviser to Gov. Jon S. Corzine on Monday."</ref>
* [[August Zeller]] (1863–1918), sculptor who was a student of [[Thomas Eakins]] and [[Auguste Rodin]]<ref>[http://www.antiquesandfineart.com/artists/artist_date.cfm?id=178913 August Zeller], ''Antiques & Fine Art Magazine''. Accessed October 16, 2019. "August Zeller (American, 1863-1918) was born in Bordentown, New Jersey in 1863."</ref>
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