Cedar Lawn Cemetery is a rural cemetery in Paterson, New Jersey, and is also considered one of the finest Victorian cemeteries in the USA. Cedar Lawn Cemetery officially opened in September 1867, and recorded its first burial on September 27, 1867. Cedar Lawn is located on a multi-acre plot bordered by Lakeview Avenue (CR 624), Crooks Avenue, I-80, and NJ-20; the plot is also home to the adjacent Calvary Cemetery, a Roman Catholic burial ground. Over 85,000 people are interned at Cedar Lawn. During the Revolutionary War, the cemetery was farmland, owned by Annatje Von Riper, her son Henry Doremus, and Hessel Peterse. The British army plundered the three households on its march through New Jersey in November 1776. Noted interments John Bancker Aycrigg (1798–1856), represented New Jersey in the United States House of Representatives from 1837 to 1839 and 1841 to 1843. William Warren Barbour (1888-1943) - U.S. Senator from New Jersey and amateur Heavyweight boxing champion. Charles Dyer Beckwith - (1838 – 1921) American Republican Party politician from New Jersey who represented New Jersey's 5th congressional district from 1889 to 1891. Nicholas M. Butler (April 2, 1862 – December 7, 1947) - co-winner with Jane Addams of the 1931 Nobel Peace Prize. President of Columbia University from 1902 to 1945 and of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace from 1925 to 1945. Republican Party nominee for Vice President of the United States under President William Howard Taft in 1912, when the nominated vice presidential candidate James S. Sherman died in office a few days before the election. Cornelius A. Cadmus (1844-1902), represented New Jersey's 5th congressional district from 1891-1895. Philemon Dickerson (1788-1862) - United States congressman and 12th Governor of New Jersey, from 1836 to 1837. Dow H. Drukker (1872-1963), represented New Jersey's 6th congressional district from 1914-1919. John W. Griggs (1849-1927), 29th Governor of New Jersey, from 1896 to 1898. U.S. Attorney General 1898-1901. Abraham Godwin (1763-1835), Fife Major American Revolution Abraham Godwin Jr (1792-1849) first Lieutenant of the expedition to Canada in 1812 led by Generals Brown and Izard Garret Hobart (1844-1899), 24th Vice President of the United States. Jennie Tuttle Hobart (1849-1941), wife of the former U.S. Vice President. Ted Horn (1910-1948) - American race car driver who won the AAA National Championship in 1946, 1947, 1948. William Hughes (1872-1918), politician who represented New Jersey in both houses of the United States Congress. Charles Joughin