George Theodore Werts
George Theodore Werts (March 24, 1846 – January 17, 1910) was an American attorney, judge, and Democratic Party politician who served as the 28th governor of New Jersey from 1893 to 1896.
George Theodore Werts | |
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| 28th Governor of New Jersey | |
| In office January 17, 1893 – January 21, 1896 | |
| Preceded by | Leon Abbett |
| Succeeded by | John W. Griggs |
| President of the New Jersey Senate | |
| In office 1889–1890 | |
| Preceded by | George H. Large |
| Succeeded by | Henry M. Nevius |
| Member of the New Jersey Senate from Morris County | |
| In office 1887–1893 | |
| Preceded by | James C. Youngblood |
| Succeeded by | Elias C. Drake |
| Mayor of Morristown, New Jersey | |
| In office 1886–1892 | |
| Preceded by | James Sullivan |
| Succeeded by | George T. Cobb |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 24, 1846 Hackettstown, New Jersey |
| Died | January 17, 1910 (aged 63) Jersey City, New Jersey |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Emma Stelle |
| Signature | |
His term in Governor coincided with the precipitous decline of the New Jersey Democratic Party amid the Panic of 1893 and growing ethnoreligious divisions in the state. Werts created the Palisades Interstate Park Commission which saved the New Jersey Palisades from being quarried for their rock.
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