Notable People
Notable current and former residents of East Amwell Township include:
- James Buchanan (1839–1900) represented New Jersey's 2nd congressional district from 1885 to 1893.
- Charles Lindbergh (1902–1974) and Anne Morrow Lindbergh (1906–2001), aviators. The Lindbergh kidnapping occurred at the family home in East Amwell, though press reports were filed from the nearby town of Hopewell.
- Andrew Maguire (born 1939), represented New Jersey's 7th congressional district from 1975 to 1981.
- David Stout Manners (1808–1884), Mayor of Jersey City, New Jersey from 1852 to 1857.
- Horace Griggs Prall (1881–1951), acting Governor of New Jersey in 1935.
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