Edward J. Hart | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromNew Jersey's14th district | |
| In office January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1955 | |
| Preceded by | Oscar L. Auf der Heide |
| Succeeded by | T. James Tumulty |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Edward Joseph Hart (1893-03-25)March 25, 1893 Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | April 20, 1961(1961-04-20) (aged 68) |
| Resting place | St. Catharine's Cemetery, inSea Girt, New Jersey |
| Political party | Democratic |
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| Education | St. Peter's College Georgetown University |
Edward Joseph Hart (March 25, 1893 – April 20, 1961) was an AmericanDemocratic Party politician who representedNew Jersey's14th congressional district in theUnited States House of Representatives from 1935 to 1955.
Hart was born inJersey City, New Jersey on March 25, 1893. He attendedSt. Peter's Preparatory School[1]and later graduated fromSt. Peter's College in 1913. In 1924, he graduated from the law department ofGeorgetown University.
Hart was secretary to the Excise Commission,Washington, D.C. from 1913 to 1917, and chief field deputy, Internal Revenue Bureau from 1916 to 1921. He was admitted to the District of Columbia bar in 1924 and to the New Jersey bar in 1925. He practiced law in Jersey City since 1927 and was assistant corporation counsel of Jersey City from 1930 to 1934.
He was chairman of theNew Jersey Democratic State Committee from 1944 until 1953.[2][3]
He was elected as aDemocrat to the Seventy-fourth and to the nine succeeding Congresses, serving in Congress from January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1955. In Congress he was chairman of the Committee on War Claims (Seventy-eighth Congress),House Committee on Un-American Activities (Seventy-ninth Congress) and theHouse Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries (Eighty-first and Eighty-second Congresses). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1954.
After leaving Congress, Hart was a member of State Board of Public Utility Commissioners from 1955 to 1960.
Hart married Loretta O'Connell in 1936; the couple had no children.[4] He died in the West Allenhurst section ofOcean Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey on April 20, 1961, and was interred in St. Catharine's Cemetery, inSea Girt, New Jersey.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromNew Jersey's 14th congressional district January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1955 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Chairman of theNew Jersey Democratic State Committee 1944–1953 | Succeeded by |
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Italics indicates acting chairman | ||
