Walter E. Edge
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Walter Evans Edge was an American diplomat and Republican politician who served as the 36th governor of New Jersey, from 1917 to 1919 and again from 1944 to 1947, during both World War I and World War
Edge c. 1915
Edge addressing a large crowd during World War I. Liberty bond banners adorn a nearby building.
Edge (right) with his Democratic Senate colleague Edward I. Edwards in 1924.
Autochrome portrait taken in Boulogne by Georges Chevalier, 1930
Alfred E. Driscoll
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Alfred Eastlack Driscoll was an American attorney and Republican Party politician who served as the 43rd governor of New Jersey from 1947 to 1954. As governor, he led the crusade for the 1947 state co
Walter E. Edge
…the Edge administration took a heavy toll on Hague, who retired from active politics in 1947 during the administration of Edge's successor, Republican Alfred E. Driscoll. Despite the defeat of constitutional revision, Edge was able to accomplish much of his program. A number of state boards and commissions were consolidated…
Driscoll in 1956
The Driscoll Bridge was named in his honor in 1974.