George Sebastian Silzer (April 14, 1870October 16, 1940) served as the 38th governor of New Jersey from 1923 to 1926.
Biography
He was born on April 14, 1870, in
New Brunswick, New Jersey
New Brunswick is a city (New Jersey), city in and the county seat, seat of government of Middlesex County, New Jersey, Middlesex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.New Jersey Governor George Sebastian Silzer , National Governors Association. Accessed August 5, 2007. Silzer was a member of the New Brunswick board of aldermen from 1892 to 1896. He was a member of the
New Jersey Senate
The New Jersey Senate was established as the upper house of the New Jersey Legislature by the Constitution of 1844, replacing the Legislative Council. There are 40 legislative districts, representing districts with an average population of 232, ...
from Middlesex County from 1907 to 1912. He served as Governor of New Jersey from 1923 to 1926. He was appointed chairman of the New York Port Authority, serving in that role from 1926 to 1928. He died on October 16, 1940, of a heart attack as he was on his way to Pennsylvania Station in Newark from his law offices in that city.