Charles Edison

Charles Edison
Edison in 1945
42nd Governor of New Jersey
In office
January 21, 1941 – January 18, 1944
Preceded byA. Harry Moore
Succeeded byWalter Evans Edge
46th United States Secretary of the Navy
In office
January 2, 1940 – June 24, 1940
Acting: July 7, 1939 – January 2, 1940
PresidentFranklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded byClaude A. Swanson
Succeeded byFrank Knox
Assistant Secretary of the Navy
In office
January 18, 1937 – January 1, 1940
PresidentFranklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded byHenry L. Roosevelt
Succeeded byLewis Compton
Personal details
Born(1890-08-03)August 3, 1890
West Orange, New Jersey, U.S.
DiedJuly 31, 1969(1969-07-31) (aged 78)
New York City, U.S.
Political partyRepublican (before 1940)
Democratic (1940–1962)
Conservative (1962–1969)
SpouseCarolyn Hawkins
ParentThomas Edison (father)
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Charles Edison (August 3, 1890 – July 31, 1969) was an American politician. He was the Assistant and then United States Secretary of the Navy, and served as the 42nd governor of New Jersey. Commonly known as "Lord Edison", he was a son of the inventor Thomas Alva Edison and Mina Miller Edison.