Camden People - Thomas Guthridge

THOMAS GUTHRIDGE was born in New Jersey in December of 1854 to Mr. and Mrs. John Guthridge. His father worked as a gardener.

When the 1880 Census was taken, John Guthridge was a widower. The family, which included Thomas and siblings William, John, Deborah, and Richard, as well as a niece, Mary, lived at 427 Walnut Street.

William Guthridge was active in local politics in the 1890s. He was appointed Fish and Game Ward by Governor Werts on April 19, 1892. He was again appointed by the State Fish and Game Commission in April of 1895. He was still working in that capacity as late as November of 1907. He died the following year. The City Directory for 1906 states that he lived at 341 Spruce Street. He moved to Audubon shortly after the 1906 Directory was compiled.

Thomas Guthridge also served as a Fish and Game Warden. He was appointed to the Camden Police Department in 1902. He was still working as a policeman when he died, on January 26, 1918.

Thomas Guthridge's wife, Mary D. Guthridge, became quite active in local politics after women were given the right to vote. Serving on the Camden County Board of Freeholders from Camden's 7th Ward, she was the first woman to take a seat as a Camden County Freeholder, joining that body in 1930 and serving through at least 1931. Brother John Guthridge also served for a time with the Camden Police, as a special officer.

Philadelphia Inquirer
January 2, 1891

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St. John's Episcopal Church
Samuel Wilson
Louis Derousse
George Jones
Division Street
Thomas Guthridge

Philadelphia Inquirer
July 31, 1891

Frederick A. Rex - Christopher A. Bergen
Martin V. Bergen - Thomas Guthridge
Charles L. Roehr - Cooper Hospital
Royden Street - Pine Street
Joseph Hatch - Deborah Jones
South 4th Street - South 7th Street
Chestnut Street

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Philadelphia Inquirer
August 12, 1891

West Jersey Railroad
A.T. Davis
Mount Vernon Street

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Philadelphia Inquirer - July 29, 1893 Click on Images for Complete Article

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Lizzie Copliein - Stanley Murray - Walter Campbell - Charles A. Jordan Francis Crossley - Chief of Police William H. Davis - Thomas Guthridge John S. Smith - James Morrison - James Kelly - Foltz's Saloon Toone & Hollinshed - Kaighn Avenue - Sycamore Street - South 7th Street Baring Street - Chestnut Street

Philadelphia Inquirer - June 1, 1903

Benjamin T. Cattell - Thomas Guthridge - Isaac Lovett

Philadelphia Inquirer - November 14, 1903

William Guthridge - Thomas Guthridge
John Guthridge - Linden Street

Philadelphia Inquirer - November 18, 1903

William Guthridge - Thomas Guthridge
John Guthridge - Linden Street

Philadelphia Inquirer - January 24, 1904

North 8th Street - Penn Street - North 9th Street - North 10th Street Thomas Guthridge - William Dolan - R.C. Bowne - Cooper Hospital

Philadelphia Inquirer
July 25, 1904

Kaighn Avenue
South 7th Street
South 8th Street
Smith Clifton
Thomas Guthridge
Thomas Brothers

Philadelphia Inquirer - June 25, 1906
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Broadway - Mechanic Street - Thomas Guthridge

Trenton Evening Times
February 16, 1908

Al Davis' Saloon
Broadway
Clark Hill
Wilfred B. Wolcott
Charles H. Ellis
Murrell Dobbins
Thomas Brothers

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Philadelphia Inquirer
August 28, 1908

Harry L. Jones - George Horner
Howard Smith - Fred Lenz
Henry Miller - Edmund E. Read
Thomas Guthridge
O. Glen Stackhouse
Dr. Paul Mecray - John E. Rossell
North 2nd Street - North 4th Street
Cooper Street

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Philadelphia Inquirer - January 31, 1909

Kaighn Avenue - South 10th Street - Thomas Guthridge

Trenton Evening Times - March 20, 1909 Click on Images for Complete Article

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Clark Hill - Thomas Guthridge- Murrell Dobbins - Adam Davis Broadway - Harry W. Mines - Camden Pottery Company