George Sebastian Silzer (April 14, 1870October 16, 1940) served as the 38th
governor of New Jersey
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from 1923 to 1926.
Biography
He was born on April 14, 1870, in
New Brunswick, New Jersey.
[New Jersey Governor George Sebastian Silzer]
, National Governors Association
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. Accessed August 5, 2007. Silzer was a member of the New Brunswick board of aldermen from 1892 to 1896. He was a member of the
New Jersey Senate from Middlesex County from 1907 to 1912. He served as
Governor of New Jersey
The governor of New Jersey is the head of government of New Jersey. The office of governor is an elected position with a four-year term. There is a two consecutive term term limit, with no limitation on non-consecutive terms. The official r ...
from 1923 to 1926. He was appointed chairman of the
New York Port Authority
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, serving in that role from 1926 to 1928.
[ He died on October 16, 1940, of a heart attack as he was on his way to ]Pennsylvania Station
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in Newark from his law offices in that city.
See also
* List of governors of New Jersey
References
External links
Biography of George Sebastian Silzer (PDF)
New Jersey State Library
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New Jersey Governor George Sebastian Silzer
National Governors Association
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1870 births
1940 deaths
Democratic Party governors of New Jersey
Democratic Party New Jersey state senators
Politicians from New Brunswick, New Jersey
American Episcopalians
Candidates in the 1924 United States presidential election
20th-century American politicians
Chairmen of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
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