Princeton Cemetery is located in

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, United States. It is owned by the Nassau Presbyterian Church. In his 1878 history of Princeton, New Jersey, John F. Hageman refers to the cemetery as "The Westminster Abbey of the United States."

Notable burials

* Archibald Alexander (1772–1851),

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theologian * James Waddel Alexander (1804–1859), Presbyterian theologian and eldest son of Archibald Alexander * Joseph Addison Alexander (1809–1860), Presbyterian biblical scholar and third son of Archibald Alexander * William Cowper Alexander (1806–1874), politician, businessman and second son of Archibald Alexander * Frank Anscombe (1918–2001), statistician, known for Anscombe's quartet * John N. Bahcall (1934–2005), astrophysicist * George Wildman Ball (1909–1994), diplomat * George Dashiell Bayard (1835–1862), Civil War general *

Sylvia Beach Sylvia Beach (14 March 1887 – 5 October 1962), born Nancy Woodbridge Beach, was an American-born bookseller and publisher who lived most of her life in Paris, where she was one of the leading expatriate figures between World War I and World W ...

(1887–1962), bookshop owner * Harold H. Bender (1882–1951), philologist * John Berrien (1711–1772),

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Justice and owner of Rockingham, Washington's headquarters * William G. Bowen, (1933–2016), president of

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* Aaron Burr (1756–1836), controversial Revolutionary War hero and politician, third

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, killer of

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, adventurer who was eventually tried and acquitted of treason * Aaron Burr Sr. (1716–1757), Presbyterian minister, second president of

and father of Aaron Burr * Brendan Byrne (1924–2018), 47th governor of New Jersey *

Alonzo Church Alonzo Church (June 14, 1903 – August 11, 1995) was an American computer scientist, mathematician, logician, and philosopher who made major contributions to mathematical logic and the foundations of theoretical computer science. He is bes ...

(1903–1995), mathematician *

Grover Cleveland Stephen Grover Cleveland (March 18, 1837June 24, 1908) was the 22nd and 24th president of the United States, serving from 1885 to 1889 and from 1893 to 1897. He was the first U.S. president to serve nonconsecutive terms and the first Hist ...

(1837–1908), 22nd and 24th

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* Frances Folsom Cleveland Preston (1864–1947), wife of Grover Cleveland and First Lady of the United States * Ruth Cleveland (1891–1904), first child of Grover and Frances Cleveland and supposed name sake of the Baby Ruth candy bar * Edward Samuel Corwin (1878–1963), author and professor of law * Samuel Davies (1723–1761), president of

* Erling Dorf (1905–1984), Renowned paleobotanist, professor of Geology at

* Jonathan Edwards (1703–1758), president of Princeton University and

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theologian * Richard Stockton Field (1803–1870), US senator and

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* John Huston Finley (1863–1940), author, president of Knox College and

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* Donald B. Fullerton (1892–1985), missionary and founder of the Princeton Christian Fellowship * Harold Furth (1930–2002), physicist * George Horace Gallup (1901–1984), pollster * William Francis Gibbs (1886–1967), naval architect *

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(1906–1978), mathematician * Michael Graves (1934–2015), architect and product designer * Peter Charles Harris (1865–1951), adjutant general of the U.S. Army *

Charles Hodge Charles Hodge (December 27, 1797 – June 19, 1878) was a Reformed Presbyterian theologian and principal of Princeton Theological Seminary between 1851 and 1878. He was a leading exponent of the Princeton Theology, an orthodox Calvinist theo ...

(1797–1878), Calvinist theologian * David Hunter (1802–1886),

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General * Louis "Lajos" Jambor (1884–1954), Hungarian-born American painter, illustrator and muralist. * William Hallock Johnson (1865–1963), president of Lincoln University in Pennsylvania * Joseph Kargé (1823–1892), Civil War General and Princeton University professor * George Frost Kennan (1904–2005), diplomat * Alan Krueger (1960–2019), economist * Frank Lewin (1925–2008), composer *

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(1941–2001), philosopher * Edward Parke Custis Lewis (1837–1892), diplomat * John Maclean Jr. (1800–1886), president of Princeton University * Robert McNutt McElroy (1872–1959), historian and professor of history at Princeton University,

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, and

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*José Menendez (1944–1989) and Mary Louise (Kitty) Menendez (1941–1989), murder victims of their sons, Lyle and Erik Menendez * John O'Hara (1905–1970), author of '' Appointment in Samarra'', ''

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'', and many short stories * Moses Taylor Pyne (1855–1921), financier, philanthropist and owner of Drumthwacket Estate * Roger Atkinson Pryor (1828–1919), Special US Minister to Greece, US congressman from Virginia, Confederate congressman and general, journalist, New York Supreme Court justice * William Drew Robeson (1844–1918), father of singer, actor and activist Paul Robeson * Henry Norris Russell (1877–1957), astronomer * William Milligan Sloane (1850–1928), first US Olympic Committee president * Howard Alexander Smith (1880–1966), US senator from New Jersey * John P. Stockton (1826–1900), New Jersey attorney general and U.S. senator * Richard Stockton (1764–1828), U.S. senator from New Jersey *

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(1795–1866), naval officer * Lyman Spitzer (1914–1997), astronomer * John Renshaw Thomson (1800–1862), U.S. senator from New Jersey * William G. Thompson (1840–1904), mayor of

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* Augustus Trowbridge (1870–1934), professor and dean at

* John W. Tukey (1915–2000), statistician * Paul Tulane (1801–1887),

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benefactor *

John von Neumann John von Neumann ( ; ; December 28, 1903 – February 8, 1957) was a Hungarian and American mathematician, physicist, computer scientist and engineer. Von Neumann had perhaps the widest coverage of any mathematician of his time, in ...

(1903–1957), mathematician * Benjamin Breckinridge Warfield (1851–1921), Presbyterian theologian * Canvass White (1790–1834), engineer and inventor * Eugene Paul Wigner (1902–1995),

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-winning physicist * John Witherspoon (1723–1794), signer of the

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* William Willet (1867–1921), portraitist and stained glass designer

Gallery

File:Grover Cleveland family grave site, Princeton Cemetery.jpg, Graves of

(center), his wife Frances Folsom Cleveland Preston (right), and daughter Ruth Cleveland (left) File:Grave of Brendan Byrne in Princeton Cemetery.jpg, Grave of New Jersey Governor Brendan Byrne

References

External links

Nassau Presbyterian Church: Princeton CemeteryPrinceton Online: Princeton Cemetery
{{Authority control Cemeteries in Mercer County, New Jersey Princeton, New Jersey

1757 establishments in New Jersey Historic district contributing properties in Mercer County, New Jersey Tombs of presidents of the United States

Notable burials

Gallery

See also

References

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