Edward C. Stokes

Edward Casper Stokes (born December 22, 1860 in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , † November 4, 1942 in Trenton , New Jersey ) was an American politician and governor of the state of New Jersey from 1905 to 1908 .

Early years and political advancement

Edward Stokes attended Friends School in Rhode Island and then until 1883 Brown University in Providence . Then he worked in the banking industry. Between 1889 and 1898 he was also a school councilor in Milville . Stokes was a member of the Republican Party . Between 1891 and 1892 he was a member of the New Jersey General Assembly ; from 1892 to 1901 he was a member of the State Senate , where he was its President in 1895. In 1902 he applied unsuccessfully for a seat in the US Senate . In 1900 he was vice chairman of his party in New Jersey. From 1901 to 1905 he was employed by a law firm. On November 8, 1904, he was elected governor of his state.

Governor of New Jersey and another résumé

Edward Stokes began his three-year term on January 17, 1905. During his reign, New Jersey railroad companies were taxed higher and some reform laws were passed. Due to a constitutional clause, he was not allowed to run again directly in 1907. So he resigned from his office on January 21, 1908. In 1912 he made a second, also unsuccessful, attempt to be elected to the US Senate, and in 1913 a renewed candidacy for the office of governor of New Jersey failed. Between 1919 and 1927, Stokes was chairman of his party in New Jersey. Another attempt at a seat in the US Senate failed in 1928. In 1936 he was chairman of the Republican congress in New Jersey.

Stokes was President of the Mechanics National Bank of Trenton and the New Jersey Bankers Association. The October 1929 stock market crash hit Stokes hard. He lost a lot of equity. For this reason, in 1939, the state of New Jersey offered him a pension of $ 2,500 a year. Stokes refused this offer. Instead, he became an advisor to the New Jersey's Public Information Office . Edward Stokes died in November 1942.

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SURNAME	Stokes, Edward C.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Stokes, Edward Casper (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	December 22, 1860
PLACE OF BIRTH	Philadelphia , Pennsylvania
DATE OF DEATH	November 4, 1942
Place of death	Trenton , New Jersey