John J. Hainsworth Sr.
JOHN JAMES HAINSWORTH SR. was born in New York in 1881. By 1920 he had moved to Camden NJ, where he lived at 1009 Ferry Avenue, the corner of Ferry Avenue and Mulford Street, with his wife Sabina and eight children. More children came along, and by 1930 there were thirteen children at home and son John J. Jr., who had moved out to start his own family.
John J. Hainsworth served as the Democratic County committeeman from Camden’s Eighth Ward in the early 1930s, and supported Emma Hyland and Harry Maloney over Edward J. Kelleher for control of the county organization.
By 1947 John J. and Sabina Hainsworth had moved to 1728 Mulford Street. Their former home was, and still is in 2004, the home of the Progressive Democratic Club of the Eighth Ward. John J. Hainsworth passed away on March 31, 1958, survived by his wife. Sabina Hainsworth remained a Camden resident until her passing in July of 1976.
Son John James “Big Jim” Hainsworth Jr. was also politically active, and served as Camden County sheriff and as Deputy Register of Deeds. Grandson Joseph C. Hainsworth served for 31 years with the Camden Police Department. Grandson, John J. “Jim” Hainsworth III, was also active in Camden city and county politics. Another grandson, James R. Asher, served for over 29 years with the Camden Fire Department, retiring as District Chief in 1976.
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John J. Hainsworth Sr.
8th Ward Leaders Endorse Maloney
Camden Courier-Post —
Note: The newspaper misspelled Mr. Hainsworth’s name in this article.
Joint Statement Issued by Democratic County Committee Members
The candidacies of Harry L. Maloney and Mrs. Emma E. Hyland for the Democratic state committee, and the Regular Democratic ticket, were endorsed Tuesday night in a joint statement issued by Mrs. Catherine Corbett and John J. Hainesworth, members of the county committee from the Eighth ward.
“In view of the party’s progress under Maloney and Mrs. Hyland, the shaving of a 40,000 Republican majority to less than 3000 last year,” their statement says, “we are giving our wholehearted support to their continued leadership. Frederick Schorpp was committeeman in the Eighth ward until 1930, but he refused to work and allowed the Democratic vote to weaken.
“We have worked hard since to build up the party in the ward, and urge all voters now not to support Schorpp, who allowed the party to languish when it needed building up.”
Mrs. Corbett, who lives at 2008 South Seventh street, has been a resident of the ward for 25 years and a member of the county committee for four years and a resident in the ward for 46 years.
Ferdinand F. Larkin, who also pledged his support to the Maloney-Hyland ticket, is a candidate for freeholder. He has been a foreman at the New York Shipbuilding plant for 20 years, and lives at 1715 South Sixth street.
7 G.O.P. Members 2 Democrats Quit Committee Races
Camden Courier-Post —
No Shifts in Candidates Made as Withdrawal Deadline Passes
3 PETITIONS REJECTED
Passing of the deadline for withdrawals of primary petitions at 4 p. m. yesterday showed seven Republicans and two Democrats quitting the race for election on the Camden county Republican and Democratic county committees. In addition three Republicans were removed as candidates by City Clerk Otto E. Braun.
No changes were made by the Republican or Democratic organization leaders in the candidates for the county tickets, despite reports up to the last minute that substitutions would be made.
The candidates withdrawing follow:
Republicans
Glenwood F. Watson, “Regular Republican, First ward.
Bronislaw Derowski, Jr., “Regular Republican Repeal Sales Tax,” Seventh ward.
Joseph Witek, “Regular Republican,” Seventh ward.
Robert J. Gartland, “Independent Republican,” Eighth ward.
William J. Rose, “Republican Against Sales Tax,” Tenth ward.
Thomas W. Anderson, “Independent Republican,” Eleventh ward.
Joseph Munger, “Republican Against Sales Tax,” Eleventh ward.
Democrats
Louis Di Renzo, “Always Regular Democrat,” Third ward.
Francis J. Hufner, “Regular Democrat,” Eleventh ward.
Woycicck Pyzik, “New Deal Democrat,” Thirteenth ward.
Those removed because of insufficient legal signatures:
Republicans
James H. Beal, Fifth ward.
Georgia R. Green, “Regular Republican—Repeal Sales Tax,” Fifth ward.
Helen Derowski, “Republican—Against Sales Tax,” Seventh ward.
City Clerk Braun allowed the petitions of Michael Russian and Mrs. Norah Falvey, Democrats, in the Eighth ward. John J. Hainesworth and Mrs. Catherine Corbett claimed 23 of the 45 names on their petition were illegal but Braun decided that only 20 names were illegal, leaving 25 legal names, sufficient for filing.
2 Candidates Withdraw
Two candidates for Republican Assembly nominations were shown to have withdrawn. They are J. Lewis Kollin and Clarence Wolf. The ticket sponsored by the organization headed by David Baird, Jr., remains as it was filed, as follows:
Albert E. Burling, for Senate; Edwin G. Scovel, J. Claud Simon and Henry M. Evans for Assembly; Joseph H. Van Meter for sheriff; Leslie H. Ewing for county clerk, and Joshua C. Haines for register of deeds. Clyde W. Briggs and Clarence Dunkleberger are running independently for Assembly.
The Democratic candidates running are those sponsored by the organization of Harry L. Maloney and Mrs. Emma E. Hyland. They are Francis G. Homan for Senate; Herbert E. Beattie, Anthony F. Marino and Leon H. Rose for Assembly; Albert S. Marvel, Jr., for sheriff; Victor J. Scharle, for county clerk, and William L. May for register of deeds. Albert Neutze is running independently for sheriff.
Candidates seeking to run in the general election have until September 12 to file.
Birthday Party Given for Mrs. Anna Olsen
Camden Courier-Post —
A birthday party was held Tuesday night in honor of Mrs. Anna Olsen, of 1811 Broadway, by the Eighth Ward Roosevelt Democratic Club auxiliary at 521 Ferry avenue.
Talks were given by Mrs. Katherine Corbett, president; Edmund H. Olsen, husband of Mrs. Olsen; Custer Brelsford, John J. Hainsworth and Mrs. Olsen.
Among those who attended the party were Mrs. Elmira Schoeneman, Mrs. Mary Gifford, Mrs. J. Hainsworth, Mrs. Sarah Higgins, Mrs. Rose Mascio, Miss Emily Olsen, Miss Edna Olsen, Mrs. Katherine Kurtz, Mrs. Etta Smith, Mrs. Emma Percival, Mrs. Margaret Finelli, Mrs. Beryl Hoffbauer, Mrs. Stella Lochinic, Miss Dolly Higgins, Miss Rose Pierce, Mrs. Geraldine Olsen, Mrs. Grace Maise, Mrs. Margaret McLoughlin, Mrs. Margaret Lloyd, Mrs. Barrett, Mrs. Mildred Titus, James Hainsworth, Joseph Ballinghoff and John Mascio.
Hainsworth Rites Slated Saturday
Camden Courier-Post —
Services for John J. Hainsworth Sr., 76, father of J. James Jr., deputy register of deeds and former sheriff, will be held at 11 a. m. Saturday in the Frank J. Leonard Funeral Home, 1451 Broadway, where friends may call Friday night. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery.
Mr. Hainsworth died Monday in his home, 1728 Mulford st.
A native of Yonkers, N. Y., he lived for 72 years in Camden and was a former Eighth Ward Democratic committeeman and a charter member of the Eighth Ward Democratic Club. He was a foreman of the Camden Water Department, where he had been employed for the last 20 years.
Surviving in addition to the former sheriff, are his wife, Sabina M.; two sons, Joseph D., of Camden, and Frank C., of Haddon Heights; five daughters, Mrs. Madeline Foga, Mrs. Sabina Senatore, Mrs. Doris Brzozoski and Mrs. Florence Surowiec, all of Camden, and Mrs. Evelyn Brzozowski, of Seattle, Wash.; thirty-four grandchildren and nineteen great-grandchildren.
Remembered
John J. Hainsworth is fondly remembered by John Cianfrani.