The Political Graveyard: Fort family of New Jersey

Fort family of New Jersey

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Some families traditionally (and perhaps properly) considered separately are joined together here if linked by marriage or otherwise. These groupings — even the names of the groupings, and the state or lists of states of main activity — are the result of a computer algorithm, not the choices of any historian or genealogist.

George Franklin Fort (1809-1872) — also known as George F. Fort — of Monmouth County, N.J. Born in 1809. Uncle of John Franklin Fort; granduncle of Franklin William Fort. Member of New Jersey state senate from Monmouth County, 1846-48; Governor of New Jersey, 1851-54. Died April 22, 1872. Interment at Methodist Cemetery, Pemberton, N.J.
- See also: National Governors Association biography.
John Franklin Fort (1852-1920) — also known as J. Franklin Fort — of East Orange, Essex County, N.J. Born March 20, 1852. Nephew of George Franklin Fort; father of Franklin William Fort. Republican. Governor of New Jersey, 1908-11; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1912; member, Federal Trade Commission, 1917-19; chair, Federal Trade Commission, 1919. Died November 17, 1920. Interment at Bloomfield Cemetery, Bloomfield, N.J.
- See also: National Governors Association biography.
Franklin William Fort (1880-1937) — also known as Franklin W. Fort — of East Orange, Essex County, N.J. Born in Newark, Essex County, N.J., March 30, 1880. Grandnephew of George Franklin Fort; son of John Franklin Fort and Charlotte Elizabeth (Stainsby) Fort; married, January 25, 1904, to Emita H. Ryan. Republican. Lawyer; Recorder of East Orange, 1907-08; manager, Eagle Fire Insurance Company; president, Lincoln National Bank; U.S. Representative from New Jersey 9th District, 1925-31; delegate to Republican National Convention from New Jersey, 1928. Presbyterian. Died in 1937. Interment at Bloomfield Cemetery, Bloomfield, N.J.
- See also: congressional biography.

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