James Fairman Fielder

James Fairman Fielder
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Acting Governor of New Jersey
In office March 1, 1913 – October 28, 1913
Preceded by	Woodrow Wilson as Governor
Succeeded by	Leon R. Taylor as Acting Governor
35th Governor of New Jersey
In office January 20, 1914 – January 15, 1917
Preceded by	Leon R. Taylor as Acting Governor
Succeeded by	Walter Evans Edge
Personal details
Born	February 26, 1867 Jersey City, New Jersey
Died	December 2, 1954 (aged 87) Newark, New Jersey
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Mabel Crowell Miller (1874-1953)
Religion	Episcopalian

James Fairman Fielder (February 26, 1867 – December 2, 1954) was an American politician of the Democratic party, who served as the 35th Governor of New Jersey, from 1913 to 1917, with a break of several months when he stepped down from office to avoid constitutional limits on serving successive terms.

Biography

He was born in Jersey City, New Jersey on February 26, 1867 to United States Congressman George Bragg Fielder.

After law school, he became a member of the New Jersey General Assembly representing Hudson County, New Jersey from 1903 to 1904. He was then a member of the New Jersey Senate from Hudson County from 1908 to 1913.

The New Jersey Senate convened in January 1913 after Woodrow Wilson had won the 1912 Presidential Election and Fielder was selected to serve as President of the New Jersey Senate. This set him up to become acting Governor of New Jersey starting on March 1, 1913.

Fielder resigned from his Senate office on October 28, 1913, so as to "create a vacancy in the governorship and avoid constitutional limits on succeeding himself". After winning "re-election," he took office on January 20, 1914, and served a full term in office, from January 20, 1914 to January 15, 1917.

Fiedler died on December 2, 1954 of a heart attack at Mountainside Hospital. He was buried in the mausoleum in Fairmount Cemetery, Newark.

See also

• List of Governors of New Jersey

External links

• Biography of James Fairman Fielder (PDF), New Jersey State Library
• Dead Governors of New Jersey – James F. Fielder
• James Fairman Fielder entry at The Political Graveyard
• James Fairman Fielder at Find a Grave

Political offices
Preceded by John Dyneley Prince	President of the New Jersey Senate 1913	Succeeded by James A. C. Johnson
Preceded by Woodrow Wilson Governor	Acting Governor of New Jersey March 1, 1913 – October 28, 1913	Succeeded by Leon R. Taylor Acting Governor
Preceded by Leon R. Taylor Acting Governor	Governor of New Jersey January 20, 1914 – January 15, 1917	Succeeded by Walter Evans Edge
Party political offices
Preceded by Woodrow Wilson	Democratic Nominee for Governor of New Jersey 1913	Succeeded by H. Otto Wittpenn