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Leon Abbett's New Jersey: The Emergence of the Modern Governor, Memoirs, American Philosophical Society (vol. 243)

By Richard A. Hogarty, American Philosophical Society Staff (Contribution by)
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By Richard A. Hogarty, American Philosophical Society Staff (Contribution by)
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Following in the succession of his 25 predecessors, Leon Abbett twice served as governor of New Jersey in the late 19nth century. A lifelong Democrat, he was a dynamic and visionary party leader who guided the citizens of New Jersey into a new urban industrial age. While he was a machine politician and party boss, he was also a notable reformer. That was a formidable combination for his time. Grappling with a series of hot political issues and braving the passions and divisions spawned by t...

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