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Tag: Theodore Roosevelt

Trailblazer: Walter Gilbert Alexander

January 20, 2020   12:59 amJanuary 20, 2020   12:59 am
Walter Gilbert Alexander (1880-1953), the son of former slaves, was the first African American to serve in the New Jersey State Assembly. A Republican, he was elected in 1920. Alexander was born in Virginia in 1880.  He went to college...
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Wilson helped New Jersey Democrats sweep in 1912, then lost the state in 1916

February 18, 2019   5:39 amJuly 5, 2020   6:53 pm
Democrat Woodrow Wilson remains the only New Jerseyan to win the presidency, but the former governor of New Jersey only carried New Jersey in one of his two White House bids. Wilson was elected in 1912, at the end of...
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How Independent presidential candidates fared in NJ

February 4, 2019   3:25 pm
Here’s a list of independent presidential candidates who won more than one-half of one percent of the statewide vote in New Jersey: 2016: Gary Johnson (1.87%), Jill Stein (0.98%) 2012: Gary Johnson (0.58%); Jill Stein (0.58%) 2008: Ralph Nader (0.55%)...
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Trailblazer: Walter Gilbert Alexander

January 21, 2019   12:30 amJanuary 21, 2019   2:51 am
Walter Gilbert Alexander (1880-1953), the son of former slaves, was the first African American to serve in the New Jersey State Assembly. A Republican, he was elected in 1920. Alexander was born in Virginia in 1880.  He went to college...
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