 |
History and Government—Congressional Biographies—New JerseyEdwin Bell FORSYTHE
(1916-1984)
FORSYTHE, Edwin Bell, a
Representative from New Jersey; born in Westtown, Chester County,
Pa., January 17, 1916; attended the public schools; secretary,
Moorestown, N.J., Board of Adjustment, 1948-1952; member,
Moorestown Township Committee, 1953-1962; mayor of Moorestown,
1957-1962; member, executive board of New Jersey State League of
Municipalities, 1958-1962; chairman of Moorestown Planning Board,
1962-1963; member, New Jersey State senate, 1964-1970; delegate,
New Jersey Constitutional convention, 1966; delegate, Republican
National Convention, 1968; elected simultaneously as a Republican
to the Ninety-first and to the Ninety-second Congress by special
election, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of United
States Representative William Cahill, and reelected to the seven
succeeding Congresses (November 3, 1970-March 29, 1984); died in
Moorestown, N.J., March 29, 1984; cremated; ashes interred at Union
Street Friends Cemetery, Medford, N.J.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
Related Links
|
24 X 7
Private Tutor
|
24 x 7 Tutor Availability |
|
|
Unlimited Online Tutoring |
|
|
1-on-1 Tutoring |
|
