Alfred E. Driscoll
Alfred Driscoll | |
|---|---|
Driscoll in 1956 | |
| 43rd Governor of New Jersey | |
| In office January 21, 1947 – January 19, 1954 | |
| Preceded by | Walter Evans Edge |
| Succeeded by | Robert B. Meyner |
| Member of the New Jersey Senate from Camden County | |
| In office 1939–1941 | |
| Preceded by | Albert E. Burling |
| Succeeded by | Bruce A. Wallace |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 25, 1902 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | March 9, 1975 (aged 72) Haddonfield, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse |
Antoinette Ware Tatem
(m. 1932) |
| Alma mater | Williams College Harvard Law School (LL.B.) |
Alfred Eastlack Driscoll (October 25, 1902 – March 9, 1975) was an American attorney and Republican Party politician who served as the 43rd governor of New Jersey from 1947 to 1954. As governor, he led the crusade for the 1947 state constitution, which strengthened the executive branch, streamlined the judiciary, and outlawed segregation in the state. He was the first governor to serve consecutive terms in office, as permitted by the new constitution. In his second term, he oversaw the completion and initial expansion of the New Jersey Turnpike and parts of the construction for the Garden State Parkway, the latter of which had its Rartian River Bridge renamed in his honor in 1974, at which he attended.
Prior to his election as governor, Driscoll represented Camden County in the New Jersey Senate from 1939 to 1941. He later served as president of Warner-Lambert (now a part of Pfizer).