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William Sulzer

American politician and lawyer (1863-1941) · United States · On the map · Politicians · Died at 78

William Sulzer, nicknamed Plain Bill, was an American lawyer and politician. He was the 39th governor of New York serving for 10 months in 1913, and a long-serving U.S. representative from the same state.

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Sulzer was the first, and to date only, New York governor to be impeached and the only governor to be convicted on articles of impeachment. He broke with his sponsors at Tammany Hall, and they produced convincing evidence that Sulzer had falsified his sworn statement of campaign expenditures.

Country
United States
Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1863 to 1941 · aged 78