biography
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| (1873–1956)
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| biography:
| US senator, governor, and ambassador, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. A self-made advertising millionaire, he served in the New Jersey senate (Republican, 1911–16), and as governor of New Jersey (1917–20) reformed prison administration. In the US Senate (1920–9), he supported founding the bureau of the budget. He was appointed ambassador to France (1929–33), and later served as governor of New Jersey for a second time (1944–7), when he fought for state constitutional reforms. |
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