Cornelius Clarkson Vermeule (September 5, 1858 – February 1, 1950), was a

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and

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in New Jersey and New York.

Biography

Cornelius Clarkson Vermeule was born at Raritan Landing, New Jersey, on September 5, 1858, the son of Adrian Vermeule and Maria Vechte. Vermeule graduated from

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in 1878 and joined the

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. He married Carolyn Carpenter June 7, 1888, and they had two sons, Cornelius Clarkson Vermeule II and Warren Carpenter Vermeule. He died on February 1, 1950, in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital,

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, Vermeule retired from his position and was succeeded by his son, Cornelius Clarkson Vermeule II. He was a member of the

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, the

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, the

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and the

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References

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