Harold G. Hoffman | |
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.jpg) Hoffman c. 1934 | |
| 41st Governor of New Jersey | |
| In office January 15, 1935 – January 18, 1938 | |
| Preceded by | Horace Griggs Prall (acting) |
| Succeeded by | A. Harry Moore |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey's 3rd district | |
| In office March 4, 1927 – March 3, 1931 | |
| Preceded by | Stewart H. Appleby |
| Succeeded by | William H. Sutphin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Harold Giles Hoffman February 7, 1896 South Amboy, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | June 4, 1954 (aged 58) New York City, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse |
Lillie Moss (m. 1919) |
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Harold Giles Hoffman (February 7, 1896 – June 4, 1954) was an American businessman and Republican Party politician who served as the 41st Governor of New Jersey from 1935 to 1938. His time in office was marked by controversy over his support for a sales tax and interference in the Lindbergh kidnapping case. He died while subject to an investigation for embezzlement from his bank and the state government, which he confessed to his daughter before his death.
Hoffman also served two terms representing Middlesex, Monmouth, and Ocean counties (as New Jersey's 3rd congressional district) in the United States House of Representatives from 1927 to 1931, represented Middlesex in the New Jersey General Assembly, and served as mayor of South Amboy.