John Franklin Fort

33^rd Governor of New Jersey
John Franklin Fort

In office January 21, 1908 – January 17, 1911
Preceded by	Edward C. Stokes
Succeeded by	Woodrow Wilson

Born	March 20, 1852 Pemberton, New Jersey
Died	November 17, 1920 South Orange, New Jersey
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Charlotte E. Stainsby

John Franklin Fort (b. March 20, 1852 - d. November 17, 1920) was an American Republican Party politician, who served as the 33rd Governor of New Jersey, from 1908-1911. His uncle, George Franklin Fort, was a Democratic Governor of New Jersey from 1851-1854.

Fort was born in Pemberton, New Jersey on March 20, 1852. He attended the Pennington Seminary, and earned an LL.B. degree at Albany Law School in 1872.

An attorney, Fort was appointed by Governor George B. McClellan, a Democrat, to the First District Court of Newark, a position he held through subsequent Democratic administrations until he stepped down in 1886. Fort was a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1884 and 1896. In 1900, Governor Foster M. Voorhees appointed him to the New Jersey Supreme Court. Fort was a delegate to the 1912.

In March 1917, President (and former New Jersey Governor) Woodrow Wilson appointed Fort to the Federal Trade Commission, a position he held until November 1919 when he resigned due to illness. He died in his South Orange home on November 17, 1920, aged 68, and was buried at Bloomfield Cemetery, Bloomfield in Bloomfield.

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Preceded by Edward C. Stokes	New Jersey Governor January 21, 1908 – January 17, 1911	Succeeded by Woodrow Wilson

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