Notable People
Notable current and former residents of Lamington include:
- John Van Dyke (1807–1878), represented New Jersey's 4th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1847 to 1851.
- John Honeyman (1729–1822), alleged "spy of Washington" during the American Revolutionary War lived the last 30 years of his life in the Lamington area and is buried in the Lamington Presbyterian Church Cemetery (his original gravestone, as well as a document showing his assigned church pew, is exhibited inside the church building).
- Zebulon Pike (1779-1813), brigadier general and early explorer who was the namesake for Pikes Peak.
Notable burials:
- James Linn (1749–1821), was a United States Representative from New Jersey. Born in Bedminster Township, he was a member of the Provincial Congress of New Jersey in 1776, served in the Somerset County Militia during the Revolutionary War and is buried in the Lamington Presbyterian Church Cemetery.
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