George B. Harper

George B. Harper
New Jersey State Auditor
In office
1964–1981
Member of the New Jersey Senate from Sussex County
In office
January 1954 – 1964
Preceded byAlfred B. Littell
Succeeded byMilton Woolfenden Jr.
Personal details
Born(1918-12-05)December 5, 1918
Hackensack, New Jersey
DiedMarch 1, 1988(1988-03-01) (aged 69)
Layton, New Jersey
Political partyRepublican
Alma materPrinceton University

George B. Harper Sr. (December 5, 1918 – March 1, 1988) was an American Republican Party politician who served in the New Jersey Senate from 1954 to 1964. He was the son of baseball pitcher Harry Harper.[1][2]

A 1941 graduate of Princeton University, Harper served in the New Jersey Senate from 1954 to 1964, representing Sussex County. He resigned from office to become the New Jersey State Auditor, serving in that role until 1981. Harper died on March 1, 1988, at his home in the Layton section of Sandyston Township.[3]

  1. ^ "The Courier-News from Bridgewater, New Jersey on November 24, 1959 · Page 4". Newspapers.com. 1959-11-24. Retrieved 2017-01-04.
  2. ^ "The Courier-News from Bridgewater, New Jersey on September 4, 1964 · Page 22". Newspapers.com. 1964-09-04. Retrieved 2017-01-04.
  3. ^ Staff. "George B. Harper Sr. '41", Princeton Alumni Weekly, Volume 88. Accessed January 5, 2017. "George died at his home in Layton. N.J., on Mar. 1, 1988."