Walter E. Edge

Walter E. Edge
Edge c. 1915
36th Governor of New Jersey
In office
January 18, 1944 – January 21, 1947
Preceded byCharles Edison
Succeeded byAlfred E. Driscoll
In office
January 15, 1917 – May 16, 1919
Preceded byJames Fairman Fielder
Succeeded byWilliam Nelson Runyon (acting)
United States Senator
from New Jersey
In office
May 19, 1919 – November 21, 1929
Preceded byDavid Baird Sr.
Succeeded byDavid Baird Jr.
United States Ambassador to France
In office
November 21, 1929 – March 4, 1933
PresidentHerbert Hoover
Preceded byMyron T. Herrick
Succeeded byJesse I. Straus
Member of the New Jersey Senate from Atlantic County
In office
1910–1916
Preceded byEdward A. Wilson
Succeeded byEmerson L. Richards
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly
In office
1909
Personal details
Born(1873-11-20)November 20, 1873
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
DiedOctober 29, 1956(1956-10-29) (aged 82)
New York City, New York
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Lady Lee Phillips
Camilla Loyal Ashe Sewall

Walter Evans Edge (November 20, 1873 – October 29, 1956) was an American diplomat and Republican politician who served as the 36th governor of New Jersey, from 1917 to 1919 and again from 1944 to 1947, during both World War I and World War II. Edge also served as United States Senator representing New Jersey from 1919 to 1929 and as United States Ambassador to France from 1929 to 1933.