William Sulzer

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William Sulzer (1911)

William Sulzer (born March 18, 1863 in Elizabeth , New Jersey , † November 6, 1941 in New York City ) was an American politician and in 1913 governor of the state of New York . Between 1895 and 1912 he represented his state in the US House of Representatives .

Early years and political advancement

William Sulzer attended public schools in his home country and then Columbia College . After studying law and being admitted to the bar in 1884, he began to work in his new profession in New York. Politically, he became a member of the Democratic Party . From 1889 to 1894 he was a member of the New York State Assembly . In 1893 he was also President of the House. Between 1892 and 1912 Sulzer attended the respective Democratic National Conventions as a delegate and between March 4, 1895 and December 31, 1912 he was a member of Congress . There he was temporarily chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee.

Governor's term and impeachment proceedings

On November 5, 1912, William Sulzer was elected against the Republican Job E. Hedges as the new governor of his state. He took up this position on January 1, 1913. As governor, he tried to reduce the influence of the Tammany Hall Society, an organization close to his party, on politics. As a result, there was a power struggle between the governor and this organization, which accused him of misappropriating campaign funds. This culminated in impeachment proceedings that ended with Sulzer's removal. In the meantime, Vice Governor Martin H. Glynn has already been entrusted with the exercise of official duties. Sulzer was officially removed from office on October 17, 1913.

Another résumé

In the same year Sulzer was re-elected to the state parliament as an independent candidate. In 1914 he applied for the short-lived American Party that is not in connection with the front of the civil war existing American party stood unsuccessfully for a return to the governorship. In 1916 he turned down the nomination for the presidential candidate of this party. A candidacy would have been hopeless anyway, given the dominance of the two major parties in the United States. Then Sulzer worked again as a lawyer. He died in November 1941. William Sulzer was married to Clara Rodelheim.

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SURNAME Sulzer, William
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH March 18, 1863
PLACE OF BIRTH Elizabeth , New Jersey
DATE OF DEATH November 6, 1941
Place of death New York City