John Gerald Milton was a Democratic

Democratic Party (United States)

The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...

 United States Senator from New Jersey

New Jersey

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Born in Jersey City, New Jersey

Jersey City, New Jersey

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; attended the public schools; studied law; admitted to the bar in 1903 and commenced practice in Jersey City, N.J.; appointed on January 18, 1938, as a Democrat

Democratic Party (United States)

The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...

 to the United States Senate, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of A. Harry Moore

A. Harry Moore

Arthur Harry Moore was a Democrat who was the 39th Governors of New Jersey, serving three terms between 1926 and 1941. He was the longest-serving New Jersey Governor in the 20th century and the only New Jersey Governor elected to serve three separate non-consecutive terms...

 and served from January 18, 1938, to November 8, 1938, when a successor was elected; was not a candidate to fill the vacancy; resumed the practice of law; resided in Jersey City, New Jersey

Jersey City, New Jersey

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 where he died; interment in Holy Cross Cemetery, North Arlington, New Jersey

North Arlington, New Jersey

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