Robert B. Meyner

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Robert Baumle Meyner (born July 3, 1908 in Easton , Pennsylvania , †  May 27, 1990 in Phillipsburg , New Jersey ) was an American politician and governor of the state of New Jersey from 1954 to 1962 .

Early years and political advancement

Robert Meyner attended Phillipsburg High School until 1926 and then Lafayette College in Easton until 1930 . With a law degree at Columbia Law School , he completed his studies in 1933. He then became a successful criminal defense attorney. Politically, he was a member of the Democratic Party . As early as 1928 he supported Al Smith in his unsuccessful presidential candidacy. In 1941, Meyner ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the New Jersey Senate . During the Second World War he was a naval officer.

After the war, he ran again unsuccessfully for the US Congress in 1946 . A year later he was elected to the New Jersey Senate. In 1951 he was chairman of his party's regional convention for New Jersey and in 1952 he was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention . On November 3, 1953, he was elected as the candidate of his party for governor of his state, where he prevailed with 53:45 percent against the Republican Paul L. Troast.

Governor of New Jersey

Robert Meyner took up his new office on January 19, 1954. After re-election in 1957, he was able to remain in office until January 16, 1962. He advocated better education policy and reformed the government apparatus. At that time, the state's motorway network was also expanded. The postal voting system was introduced in public elections. Governor Meyner also exposed a fraud scandal involving former Governor Harold G. Hoffman and dismissed him from the position of Chairman of the Unemployment Insurance Commission. In 1960 Meyner was under discussion as a Democratic presidential candidate. At the nomination party congress, he received 43 votes and finished fourth. The nomination went to John F. Kennedy .

Another résumé

After the end of his governorship, Meyner returned to practice as a lawyer. In 1969 he sought to return to the office of governor, but lost significantly to the Republican applicant William T. Cahill . Then he withdrew from politics. Robert Meyner died in May 1990. He was married to Helen Stevenson Meyner (1929–1997), who was a member of the US House of Representatives for two terms from 1975 to 1979 .

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  1. ↑ Our Campaigns: NJ Governor - Nov.3, 1953
  2. ↑ Our Campaigns: NJ Governor - Nov.4, 1969
personal data
SURNAME Meyner, Robert B.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Meyner, Robert Baumle (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH July 3, 1908
PLACE OF BIRTH Easton , Pennsylvania
DATE OF DEATH May 27, 1990
Place of death Phillipsburg , New Jersey