Holy Name Cemetery is a Catholic cemetery in Jersey City, New Jersey administered by the Archdiocese of Newark.
Description It was established in 1866 and at the end of calendar year 2002 has accepted 264,984 burials. The cemetery parcel is and all but has been developed and sold for burials. It is an active cemetery providing services to Catholic families.Archdiocese of Newark Catholic Cemeteries
Notable burials
James J. Donovan (1890–1971), Mayor of Bayonne, New Jersey 1939–43. Mark M. Fagan (1869–1955), Mayor of Jersey City, New Jersey Frank Hague (1876–1956), Mayor of Jersey City, New Jersey James A. Hamill (1877–1941), US CongressmanJames Alphonsus Hamill, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed August 4, 2007. Mickey Hughes (1866–1931), 19th-century Major League Baseball pitcher for the Brooklyn Bridegrooms.Mickey Hughes, Retrosheet. Accessed September 7, 2007. John V. Kenny (1894–1975), Mayor of Jersey City, New Jersey Michael McNamara (1839–1907), Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient Mary Teresa Norton (1875–1959), served 13 consecutive terms in the United States House of Representatives, from 1925 to 1951Mary Teresa Norton, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed August 15, 2007. Charles F. X. O'Brien (1879–1940), US Congressman Thomas F. X. Smith (1928–1996), Mayor of Jersey City, New Jersey Charles Stoneham (1876–1936), sports teams and racetrack owner T. James Tumulty (1913–1981), US Congressman
See also List of cemeteries in Hudson County, New Jersey
References
External links
Search for burials in the Archdiocese of Newark database Holy Name Cemetery at The Political Graveyard
People Buried in Jersey City from Encyclopedia Titanica Holy Name Cemetery at Interment