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William Sulzer
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Born
March 18
,
1863
·
Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA
Died
November 6
,
1941
·
New York City, New York, USA
Nicknames
Plain Bill
The People's Governor
Mini Bio
William Sulzer was born on March 18, 1863 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA. He was an actor, known for
The Governor's Boss (1915)
,
The Shame of the Empire State (1913)
and
Mutual Weekly, No. 13 (1913)
. He died on November 6, 1941 in New York City, New York, USA.
Trivia
Commonly refered to as 'The People's Governor' because of his emphasis on his work for the common man.
Governor of the state of New York in 1913, was impeached on October 13 of that year for refusing to follow orders from Tammany Hall.
Sulzer's political career provided the inspiration for the
Preston Sturges
film
The Great McGinty (1940)
.
Declined a Presidential Nomination by the American Party (1916)
Had a brother, Charles Alfred (1879-1919), and a sister, Clara (1868-1948). All three are buried together in a family plot at Evergreen Cemetary, Hillside, NJ.
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