Mount Olivet Cemetery, Newark
Encyclopedia
Mount Olivet Cemetery is a cemetery
in Newark
in the U.S. state
of New Jersey
.
Cemetery
A cemetery is a place in which dead bodies and cremated remains are buried. The term "cemetery" implies that the land is specifically designated as a burying ground. Cemeteries in the Western world are where the final ceremonies of death are observed...
in Newark
Newark, New Jersey
Newark is the largest city in the American state of New Jersey, and the seat of Essex County. As of the 2010 United States Census, Newark had a population of 277,140, maintaining its status as the largest municipality in New Jersey. It is the 68th largest city in the U.S...
in the U.S. state
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
of New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
.
Notable burials
- John T. DunnJohn T. DunnJohn Thomas Dunn was a U.S. Representative from New Jersey.Born in Tipperary, Ireland, Dunn immigrated to the United States with his father, who settled in New Jersey in 1845.He completed elementary studies at home....
(1838-1907), represented New Jersey in the United States House of RepresentativesUnited States House of RepresentativesThe United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from 1893 to 1895. - Charles P. GillenCharles P. GillenCharles P. Gillen was the Democratic mayor of Newark, New Jersey from 1917 to 1921....
(1876-1956), Mayor of Newark, New Jersey from 1917 to 1921.
External links
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery at The Political GraveyardThe Political GraveyardThe Political Graveyard is a website and database that catalogues information on more than 224,000 American political figures and political families, along with other information.-History:...
- Mount Olivet Cemetery at Find A GraveFind A GraveFind a Grave is a commercial website providing free access and input to an online database of cemetery records. It was founded in 1998 as a DBA and incorporated in 2000.-History:...