Edward C. Stokes | |
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%2c_2-17-23_LCCN2016847236_(cropped).jpg) Stokes in 1923 | |
| 32nd Governor of New Jersey | |
| In office January 17, 1905 – January 21, 1908 | |
| Preceded by | Franklin Murphy |
| Succeeded by | John Franklin Fort |
| Member of theNew Jersey Senate fromCumberland County | |
| In office 1893–1903 | |
| Preceded by | Seaman R. Fowler |
| Succeeded by | Bloomfield Minch |
| Member of theNew Jersey General Assembly | |
| In office 1891 | |
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| Born | Edward Casper Stokes (1860-12-22)December 22, 1860 |
| Died | November 4, 1942(1942-11-04) (aged 81) |
| Party | Republican |
Edward Casper Stokes (December 22, 1860 – November 4, 1942) was an AmericanRepublican Party politician, who served as the 32ndgovernor of New Jersey, from 1905 to 1908.
Stokes was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1860. He attended the Friends School in Rhode Island, and graduated fromBrown University in 1883.
Stokes was elected to theNew Jersey General Assembly in 1891, and was a member of theNew Jersey Senate fromCumberland County between 1893 and 1901. He was the Governor between 1905 and 1908.
Stokes made his first attempt at theUnited States Senate in 1902 after the death ofWilliam Joyce Sewell, but fell short in voting by the Republican caucus, losing out toJohn F. Dryden.
Stokes won a narrow victory in the 1910 Republican primary for United States Senate, but two years before the direct election of Senators,Democrats controlled the legislature and Stokes was defeated. He was the Republican nominee for governor in 1913, but lost toJames F. Fielder. From 1919 to 1927, he was the Chairman of theNew Jersey Republican State Committee. Stokes ran for the U.S. Senate in 1928, but finished second in the Republican primary behindHamilton Fish Kean.[1] He chaired the state's GOP general election campaign that year.
Stokes was the President of Mechanics National Bank inTrenton and was President of the New Jersey Bankers Association. He lost much of his own money in the stock market crash, and in 1939 theNew Jersey Legislature voted to give him a $2,500-a-year pension. Stokes turned the money down and instead took a state job advising New Jersey's public information office.
Stokes died November 4, 1942, aged 81. He is buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery inMillville, New Jersey.
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| Preceded by | President of theNew Jersey Senate 1895 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Governor of New Jersey January 17, 1905 – January 21, 1908 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Republican Nominee forGovernor of New Jersey 1904 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Republican Nominee forGovernor of New Jersey 1913 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Chairman of theNew Jersey Republican State Committee 1919–1927 | Succeeded by |
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* UnderN.J.S.A. 52:15-5 (as amended in 2005), an acting governor serving for 180 continuous days or more is conferred the title of Governor. | ||
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