Harold G. Hoffman

Harold Giles Hoffman (born February 7, 1896 in South Amboy , New Jersey , † June 4, 1954 in New York City ) was an American politician ( Republican Party ). From 1935 to 1938 he was governor of the state of New Jersey.

Early years and political advancement

Harold Hoffman attended South Amboy High School through 1913. Then he worked in the newspaper industry. During the First World War he served as a captain in the third regiment of the "New Jersey Infantry". After the war he became a banker and later president of the "South Amboy Trust Company".

Hoffman became a member of the Republican Party. Between 1920 and 1925 he was treasurer of the city of South Amboy and from 1923 to 1924 he was also a member of the New Jersey General Assembly . He then served as Mayor of South Amboy for two years. From 1927 to 1931 he was a member of the United States House of Representatives . He was then until 1935 the traffic commissioner of the state of New Jersey ( Motor Vehicle Commissioner ). In 1936 he took part as a delegate to the Republican National Convention in Cleveland , where Alf Landon was nominated as a presidential candidate. In New Jersey, too, he attended the regional congresses of his party every year from 1934 to 1937.

Governor of New Jersey

On November 6, 1934, Hoffman was elected as his party's candidate for governor of his state, into which he was introduced on January 15, 1935. During his three-year term of office, the transport committee was abolished and replaced by a single transport officer. At the same time, a new banking advisory board was created. Another innovation was the establishment of the State Compensation Commission, a state compensation or severance payment commission.

Another résumé

After his tenure on January 18, 1938, Hoffman was head of the Unemployment Compensation Commission . He held this office from 1938 to 1942 and later again from 1946 to 1954. In this office, however, there were irregularities and money withheld, which he was charged with. The then governor Robert B. Meyner exposed the matter and dismissed Hoffman from his office. During the Second World War , Hoffman was initially a major in a transport unit. Later he rose to lieutenant colonel. Governor Hoffman also published some books. He died in June 1954. He had three children with his wife, Lillie Moss.

Web links

• Harold Hoffman in the National Governors Association (English)
• Harold G. Hoffman in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
• Harold G. Hoffman in the database of Find a Grave (English)