Category: People
Famous or interesting people of Camden, NJ throughout the years.
Isaac Anderson
Isaac Anderson was primarily known as a Camden Firefighter from 1872 to around 1888, suffering an injury. He also worked for the Pennsylvania Railroad and as a stable boss.
Herbert Anderson
Herbert Anderson was a respected Camden police officer who served in the National Guard and U.S. Army after working as a wiper in an engine house.
Stephen Decatur Button
Stephen Button designed many well-known buildings and also the Richard Fetters School, Mickle School, the 1st Presbyterian and 2nd Presbyterian churches in Camden.
V. McClellan Fulton
V. McCLELLAN FULTON was born in Maryland around 1884. He had his first Studebaker dealership in 1909, and married at the age of 27. Known as "Mac" Fulton, he operated a Studebaker automobile agency in Camden for at least 30 years.
Charles T. Humes, Jr.
Charles T. Humes was a police captain for the Camden Police Department, as well as a reporter and columnist for the Courier-Post.
Stephen Parsons
Stephen Parsons owned a number of hotels in Camden and was a prominent member of the city in the mid-1800's. He was an active member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.
Skylar
Skylar served for ten years under the Camden Police Mounted Unit before he was retired as a Rutgers University Mounted Patrol, which is the only student-run mounted unit in the nation. He was a familiar sight all around Camden and in his second career, in and around the Rutgers campus on Penn Street west of North Fifth.
Soldier's Plots
Soldier's Plots in New Camden Cemetery, as per City of Camden Records
George S. Tempest
George S. Tempest was hired by Camden to run the police and fire departments during the Roaring Twenties and related criminal activity.
Dr. Reyouque E. H. H. Hyghcock
"Doctor" Hyghcock was a "voodoo doctor" and, independent of any police investigations, was a colorful character for Camden, NJ.