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Charles Edison



Born: August 3, 1890 in West Orange, NJ
Died: July 31, 1969 in New York City, NY

Career:

  • Theater manager/playwright
  • Corporate president
  • Asst. Secretary of the Navy, 1937-1940
  • U.S. Secretary of the Navy, 1939-1940
  • Co-founder, Conservative Party of NY

Other notes:

  • Son of the inventor Thomas Alva Edison
  • Changed party affiliation from Republican to Democrat in 1940
  • Changed party affiliation from Democrat to Conservative in 1962


Election Results for Charles Edison


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YearAgeStatePartyOfficeDistrictStagePosVotes%
1940 49 NJ D Governor Primary 1 257,008 100.0%
1940 49 NJ D Governor General 1 984,407 51.4%


Age: Age as of July 1 of the year pertaining to this election.