Brendan Byrne
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| Brendan Thomas Byrne | |
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| In office 1974 – 1982 |
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| Preceded by | William T. Cahill |
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| Succeeded by | Thomas H. Kean |
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| Born | April 1, 1924 (age 83) Orange, New Jersey |
| Political party | Democratic |
Brendan Thomas Byrne (b. April 1, 1924, Orange, New Jersey) is an American Democratic Party politician from New Jersey, who served as the 47th Governor of New Jersey, from 1974 to 1982.
He was graduated from Princeton University, A.B., 1949, and Harvard University, LL.B, 1950.
He was a member of the Essex County, New Jersey and New Jersey State Bar Associations.
He also served as
- Editor of the Irish Law Reports.
- Essex County Prosecutor, 1959-1968.
- Vice President of the National District Attorneys Association, 1968.
- President of the New Jersey Public Utilities Commission, 1968-1970.
- Superior Court Judge, 1970-1973.
- Court Assignment Judge, 1973.
- Governor of the State of New Jersey, 1974-1982.
- Trustee of Princeton University, 1974-1982.
- Chairman of the Princeton University Council on New Jersey Affairs, 1985-1989.
- First Chair of the U.S. Marshalls Foundation.
- Member of the Advisory Board, National Judicial College.
- And as a member of the Board of Directors of the
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- Chelsea GA Carvel Foundation
- Elizabethtown Water Company
- Prudential Insurance Company
- Cali Realty Company.
The Brendan T. Byrne State Forest (formerly Lebanon State Forest) is named for him. The Brendan T. Byrne Arena in the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford was also named for him, although it was renamed the Continental Airlines Arena in 1996.
He is currently a partner at Carella, Byrne, Bain, Gilfillan, Cecchi, Stewart & Olstein in Roseland.
Byrne's son, Tom Byrne, was the New Jersey Democratic Party chair in the 1990s and was a prospective candidate for the U.S. Senate race in 2000, before withdrawing in favor of eventual winner Jon Corzine, now the state's governor.
| Preceded by William T. Cahill |
Governor of New Jersey 1974–1982 |
Succeeded by Thomas H. Kean |
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| Livingston • Paterson • Howell • Bloomfield • Ogden • W.S. Pennington • M. Dickerson • Williamson • Vroom • Southard • Seeley • P. Dickerson • W. Pennington • Haines • Stratton • Fort • Price • Newell • Olden • Parker • Ward • Randolph • Bedle • McClellan • Ludlow • Abbett • Green • Werts • Griggs • Voorhees • Murphy • Stokes • Fort • Wilson • Fielder • Edge • Edwards • Silzer • Moore • Larson • Hoffman • Edison • Driscoll • Meyner • Hughes • Cahill • Byrne • Kean • Florio • Whitman • DiFrancesco • McGreevey • Codey • Corzine |
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