Frederic Remington

Frederic Remington Jr. (November 14, 1929 – January 2, 2016) was an American Republican Party politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1978 to 1982.

Early life and business career Remington graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in Elizabeth, New Jersey and attended Temple University and Newark College of Engineering. He served in the U.S. Coast Guard for two years. He was the Vice President and Director of the Peerless Tube Company. Peerless Tube, a family business, was among the first companies to incorporate plastic caps and necks in its squeezable metal tubes designed for toothpaste, paints and medicines.

Political career In 1967, Remington became a candidate for the New Jersey State Senate, but lost the Republican Primary by just 156 votes, 19,243 to 19,087, to Milton Waldor, who went on to win the General Election. He ran again for State Senator in 1971, winning the GOP primary but losing the General Election by nearly 12,000 votes. Coburn lost by 7,330 votes; Remington defeated Livingston Mayor Donald S. Coburn by 7,330 votes; incumbent Jane Burgio was the top vote getter with 34,859, followed by Remington (30,754), Coburn (23,434) and Bernard Reiner, a History Professor at Fairleigh Dickinson University (21,553).

Remington died on January 2, 2016.