Charles A. Wolverton

U.S. Congressperson

1880 – 1969

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Who was Charles A. Wolverton?

Charles Anderson Wolverton was a Republican Party politician who represented New Jersey's 1st congressional district in the United States House of Representatives for nearly 32 years, from 1927 to 1959.

After receiving a law degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1900, Wolverton practiced law in his native Camden, New Jersey. He was Camden County prosecutor from 1906 to 1913 and special assistant attorney general of New Jersey in 1913 and 1914.

He was then elected to the New Jersey State House of Assembly becoming speaker in 1918. Wolverton first ran for a Congressional seat in 1926, winning that election and eventually serving 16 terms as a representative.

He eventually became chairman of the influential Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee. He retired from political office in 1958 to resume his legal practice; he died at age 88 and was interred in Harleigh Cemetery in Camden.

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Born
Oct 24, 1880
Camden
Also known as
  • Charles Wolverton
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • University of Pennsylvania
Lived in
  • Camden
Died
May 16, 1969
Camden

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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