Harold W. Hannold (December 20, 1911 – March 7, 1995) was an American Republican Party politician who served in the New Jersey Senate from 1945 to 1959. He served as Senate President in 1952. Hannold's first elected office above the municipal level was on the Gloucester County

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. "His political career started at age 21, when he was elected a Westville member of the Gloucester County Republican Committee and then won seat on the Gloucester County Board of Freeholders." After serving three terms in the

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and 14 years in the Senate, Hannold resigned from office in May 1959, after being appointed by

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to serve on the

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. Born in

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, Hannold attended

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and the College of South Jersey (now

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), before receiving his law degree in 1934 at the South Jersey Law School (since renamed as

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.''Fitzgerald's Legislative Manual, State of New Jersey, 1971''
p. 359. J.A. Fitzgerald, 1971. Accessed November 20, 2017. "Harold W. Hannold (Rep., Westville) Mr. Hannold was born December 20, 1911, in Westville, New Jersey. He is the son of Chaikley C. Hannold and Bertha T. Hannold. He was graduated from the Woodbury High School, College of South Jersey and South Jersey Law School. receiving his LL.B. from the last-named institution in 1934."

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