James Wallwork

Who is James Wallwork?

James Harold Wallwork is an American Republican Party politician who served in both houses of the New Jersey Legislature and twice sought the Republican nomination for Governor.

Wallwork grew up in Montclair, New Jersey, and was a 1952 graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point. He was 13th in his class of 525. He attended the General Staff War College, where he finished first in his class of 400, and the Army Engineering School. He was the Company Commander of a Combat Engineer Company with the Army of Occupation in Germany. After he left active duty, he served as a Major in the Army National Guard.

Wallwork was elected to the Republican County Committee in Montclair in 1957, and served as an aide to Assemblyman C. Robert Sarcone, the Assembly Minority Leader, in 1963. He was an owner of Wallwork Bros., a plumbing, heating and refrigeration supply company, which was a family business that was started by his grandfather.

He was elected to the New Jersey General Assembly in 1963, defeating Democratic incumbent John J. Miller, Jr. by 2,185 votes. In 1965, he lost his bid for re-election to a second term, the casualty of Democratic Governor Richard J.