Clifford Ross Powell

Clifford Ross Powell (July 26, 1893 – March 30, 1973) was an American Republican Party acting governor of New Jersey from January 3, 1935 to January 8, 1935.^[1]

Biography

He was born in Lumberton, New Jersey on July 26, 1893.^[1]

He served in the United States Army during World War I as a Major General, and was Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly in 1925.

He was a member of the New Jersey Senate from Burlington County, New Jersey from 1928 to 1939. He served as acting governor for the last five days of his tenure as President of the New Jersey Senate, after A. Harry Moore resigned to take a seat in the United States Senate.^[2] In his brief time as Acting Governor, he took the opportunity to abolish the New Jersey State Recovery Administration, the state-level counterpart of the National Recovery Administration, which had been establishing minimum prices and other "fair competition" codes.^[3]

He died on March 30, 1973 in Burlington County Memorial Hospital.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Gen. Clifford R. Powell, 80; Jersey Senator Led Guard". New York Times. March 31, 1973, Saturday. p. 38. http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FA0915FF3E54137A93C3AA1788D85F478785F9. Retrieved 2007-06-14. "Maj. Gen. Clifford R. Powell, a retired commander of the New Jersey National Guard and a former State Senator and Assemblyman, died of a heart attack a Burlington County Memorial Hospital Wednesday. He was 80 years old and lived in Lumberton." 
2. ^ Peterson, Iver (October 21, 2001). "On Politics: The State's Next Governor? It Isn't Who You Think It Is". The New York Times: p. 14NJ-2. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/21/nyregion/on-politics-the-state-s-next-governor-it-isn-t-who-you-think-it-is.html. Retrieved July 21, 2009. 
3. ^ Buritt, Richard D. (January 13, 1935). "Republican's Coup Ends Jersey Codes". The New York Times: p. E6. 

Political offices
Preceded by Harry G. Eaton	Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly 1925	Succeeded by Ralph W. Chandless
Preceded by Emerson L. Richards	President of the New Jersey Senate 1934	Succeeded by Horace Griggs Prall
Preceded by A. Harry Moore	Governor of New Jersey 1935 (acting)	Succeeded by Horace Griggs Prall

Persondata
Name	Powell, Clifford Ross
Alternative names
Short description	American politician
Date of birth	July 26, 1893
Place of birth
Date of death	March 30, 1973
Place of death