George B. Harper Sr. (December 5, 1918 – March 1, 1988) was an American Republican Party politician who served in the New Jersey Senate from 1954 to 1964. He was the son of baseball pitcher

Harry Harper Harry Clayton Harper (April 24, 1895 – April 23, 1963) was an American professional baseball pitcher, businessman, and politician. He played in Major League Baseball for the Washington Senators, Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, and Brookly ...

. A 1941 graduate of

Princeton University Princeton University is a private research university in Princeton, New Jersey. Founded in 1746 in Elizabeth as the College of New Jersey, Princeton is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and one of the ...

, Harper served in the New Jersey Senate from 1954 to 1964, representing Sussex County. He resigned from office to become the New Jersey State Auditor, serving in that role until 1981. Harper died on March 1, 1988, at his home in the Layton section of Sandyston Township.Staff
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'', Volume 88. Accessed January 5, 2017. "George died at his home in Layton. N.J., on Mar. 1, 1988."

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Harper, George B. 1918 births 1988 deaths Republican Party New Jersey state senators Majority leaders of the New Jersey Senate People from Sandyston Township, New Jersey Presidents of the New Jersey Senate Princeton University alumni 20th-century American politicians