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Alfred Eastlack Driscoll (October 25, 1902 – March 9, 1975) was an American Republican Party politician, who served in the New Jersey Senate (1939–1941) representing Camden County, who served as the 43rd governor of New Jersey, and as president of Warner-Lambert (now a part of Pfizer).
Before he was the namesake of a well-traveled New Jersey bridge, Alfred E. Driscoll was a two-term New Jersey governor who used his office to push for a new state constitution; advance the cause of civil rights; improve the state’s infrastructure; and fight organized crime—among other achievements.
Alfred Eastlack Driscoll (October 25, 1902 – March 9, 1975) was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the son of Alfred Robie and Mattie (Eastlack) Driscoll. His ancestry can be traced to revolutionary Haddonfield, New Jersey.
Alfred E. Driscoll was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on October 25, 1902. His education was attained at Williams College, where he graduated in 1925, and at Harvard Law School, where he earned an LL.B. degree in 1928. After establishing his legal career, Driscoll entered into politics.
Jul 13, 2023 · NJ Gov. Alfred E. Driscoll in 1948 rejected U.S. army edict that National Guard would operate under old rules of racism.
- Charles Stile
Although Governor Driscoll was a Republican he was not a particularly partisan politician (appointing William J. Brennan, a Democrat, first to the Superior Court and then to the Supreme Court ) a fact which helped him bring parties together to modernize the New Jersey constitution.
Alfred Eastlack Driscoll (25 October 1902-9 March 1975) was the Republican Governor of New Jersey from 21 January 1947 to 19 January 1954, succeeding Walter Edge and preceding Robert B. Meyner. Alfred Eastlack Driscoll was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and raised in Haddonfield, New Jersey...
