Horace Griggs Prall

Horace Griggs Prall (March 6, 1881 – April 23, 1951) was a New Jersey attorney and Republican politician. He served for a number of years as a state legislator and a short term as Acting Governor of the state in 1935.

Horace Griggs Prall
Governor of New Jersey (Acting)
In office January 8, 1935 – January 15, 1935
Preceded by	Clifford R. Powell (Acting)
Succeeded by	Harold G. Hoffman
Member of the New Jersey State Assembly
In office 1927–1928
Member of the New Jersey State Senate
In office 1928–1936
Personal details
Born	March 6, 1881 Amwell, New Jersey, U.S.
Died	April 23, 1951 (aged 70) Lambertville, New Jersey, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Alma mater	Harvard University New York University School of Law

Prall was born near Ringoes in East Amwell Township, New Jersey. He attended Harvard University (1906) and New York University School of Law (LL.B. 1908). After almost two decades of practicing law, Prall was elected to the legislature, first to the Assembly (1927–28), then to the State Senate (1928–36), serving as president of that body in his last two years of tenure. After the resignation of Governor A. Harry Moore, Prall served as Acting Governor for a brief period (January 3, 1935 – January 15, 1935). After completing his last term as a Senator, Prall became a judge on the Court of Common Pleas.

A resident of Lambertville, New Jersey, he died of a heart attack at the age of 70 on April 23, 1951, in Trenton, New Jersey.[1]

References

1. Staff. "Horace G. Prall", The New York Times, April 24, 1951. Accessed May 29, 2013. "Trenton, April 23 – Horace G. Prall of Lambertville, former State Senator and Judge of Hunterdon County, died in a hospital here today of a heart attack."

Sources

• Biography from the National Governors Association