George Sebastian Silzer

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George Sebastian Silzer (April 14, 1870 – October 16, 1940) served as the 38th Governor of New Jersey.

Biography

He was born on April 14, 1870 in New Brunswick, New Jersey. 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 from 1923 to 1926. He was appointed chairman of the New York Port Authority, 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 in Newark from his law offices in that city.

References

See also

• List of Governors of New Jersey

External links

• Biography of George Sebastian Silzer (PDF), New Jersey State Library
• New Jersey Governor George Sebastian Silzer, National Governors Association

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