john, franklin, fort, march, 1852, november, 1920, american, republican, party, politician, served, 33rd, governor, jersey, from, 1908, 1911, uncle, george, franklin, fort, democratic, governor, jersey, from, 1851, 1854, 33rd, governor, jerseyin, office, janua. John Franklin Fort March 20 1852 November 17 1920 was an American Republican Party politician who served as the 33rd governor of New Jersey from 1908 to 1911 His uncle George Franklin Fort was a Democratic Governor of New Jersey from 1851 to 1854 John Franklin Fort33rd Governor of New JerseyIn office January 21 1908 January 17 1911Preceded byEdward C StokesSucceeded byWoodrow WilsonPersonal detailsBornMarch 20 1852Pemberton New JerseyDiedNovember 17 1920 aged 68 South Orange New JerseyPolitical partyRepublicanSpouseCharlotte E StainsbyAlma materAlbany Law School LL B Signature Contents 1 Biography 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksBiography editFort was born in Pemberton New Jersey on March 20 1852 He attended the Pennington Seminary and earned an LL B degree at Albany Law School in 1872 An attorney Fort was appointed by Governor George B McClellan a Democrat to the First District Court of Newark a position he held through subsequent Democratic administrations until he stepped down in 1886 Fort was a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1884 and 1896 In 1900 Governor Foster M Voorhees appointed him to the New Jersey Supreme Court where he remained until 1907 1 Fort was a delegate to the 1912 Republican National Convention In 1909 Fort was elected an honorary member of the New Jersey Society of the Cincinnati 2 In March 1917 President and former New Jersey Governor Woodrow Wilson appointed Fort to the Federal Trade Commission a position he held until November 1919 when he resigned due to illness He died in his South Orange home on November 17 1920 aged 68 and was buried at Bloomfield Cemetery in Bloomfield 3 See also editList of governors of New JerseyReferences edit Appointment by Governor Stokes Camden Courier Post September 26 1907 p 3 List of members of the Society of the Cincinnati in the state of New Jersey July 4 1911 Governor Fort Dies After Long Illness The Morning Call South Orange November 20 1920 p 1 Retrieved December 14 2020 via Newspapers com External links editBiography of John Franklin Fort PDF New Jersey State Library New Jersey John Franklin Fort National Governors Association Dead Governors of New Jersey bio for John Franklin Fort Dead Governors information for John Franklin Fort Political Graveyard info for John Franklin FortPolitical officesPreceded byEdward C Stokes New Jersey GovernorJanuary 21 1908 January 17 1911 Succeeded byWoodrow WilsonPreceded byDavid A Depue Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of New Jersey1900 1907 Succeeded byCharles Wolcott ParkerParty political officesPreceded byEdward C Stokes Republican Nominee for Governor of New Jersey1907 Succeeded byVivian M Lewis nbsp nbsp This article about a New Jersey politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This biography of a state judge in the United States is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Franklin Fort amp oldid 1128497109, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
