Harold G. Hoffman

Harold Giles Hoffman (February 7, 1896–June 4, 1954) was an American politician who was the Republican Governor of New Jersey from 1935 to 1938.

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February 7 - 1896 - June 4 - 1954 - American - Republican - Governor - New Jersey - 1935 - 1938

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Harold Hoffman was born in South Amboy, New Jersey, attended public schools and graduated from South Amboy High School in 1913. He worked with a local newspaper until enlisting on July 25, 1917 as a private in the Third Regiment of the New Jersey Infantry, where he was subsequently promoted to the rank of captain.

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South Amboy, New Jersey - 1913 - July 25 - 1917

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After World War I, Hoffman returned to South Amboy and became an executive with the South Amboy Trust Company (Hoffman would later became the bank's president, a position he would hold until 1942).

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World War I - 1942

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