About George Sebastian Silzer
Lived 1870 – 1940 (aged 70). George Sebastian Silzer was an American politician, lawyer, judge, governor, jurist and prosecutor.
George Sebastian Silzer (April 14, 1870 – October 16, 1940) was an American attorney, jurist, and Democratic Party politician who served as the 38th Governor of New Jersey from 1923 to 1926.
Early life Silzer was born on April 14, 1870, to Christina (née Zimmerman) and Theodore C. Silzer, a bar proprietor, in New Brunswick, New Jersey.
He attended local public grammar and high schools before reading law in the offices of J. Kearny Rice. He was admitted to the bar in 1892 and opened his own office in New Brunswick, which because increasingly successful until he became a state judge in 1914.
He died on October 16, 1940, of a heart attack as he was on his way to Newark Penn Station in Newark from his law offices in that city.
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American politician (1870–1940)
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George Sebastian Silzer was born on 14 April 1870 in New Brunswick.
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George Sebastian Silzer died on 16 October 1940 in Newark.
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George Sebastian Silzer was a politician, lawyer, judge, governor, jurist and prosecutor.
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