John Gerald Milton

John Gerald Milton (January 21, 1881 – April 14, 1977) was a Democratic United States Senator from New Jersey.

Born in Jersey City, New Jersey; 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 to the United States Senate, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of A. Harry Moore 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 where he died; interment in Holy Cross Cemetery, North Arlington, New Jersey.

John Gerald Milton at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

United States Senate
Preceded by A. Harry Moore	United States Senator (Class 1) from New Jersey January 18, 1938 – November 8, 1938	Succeeded by William W. Barbour
Honorary titles
Preceded by George Radcliffe	Oldest living U.S. Senator July 29, 1974 – April 14, 1977	Succeeded by Hall Lusk

United States Senators from New Jersey

Class 1	Elmer Rutherfurd Davenport Schureman Ogden Condit Lambert Wilson Southard McIlvaine Bateman Dickerson Southard W. Dayton R. F. Stockton Thomson Field J. Wall Wright F. T. Frelinghuysen J. Stockton Randolph Sewell Blodgett J. Smith J. Kean Martine J. Frelinghuysen Edwards H. Kean Moore Milton Barbour Walsh H. Smith Williams Brady Lautenberg Corzine Menendez

Class 2	Paterson Dickinson F. Frelinghuysen R. Stockton J. Dayton Kitchell Condit Dickerson T. Frelinghuysen G. Wall Miller Wright Ten Eyck J. Stockton Cattell F. T. Frelinghuysen McPherson Sewell Dryden Briggs Hughes Baird Edge Baird, Jr. Morrow Barbour Smathers Hawkes Hendrickson Case Bradley Torricelli Lautenberg

Persondata
Name	Milton, John Gerald
Alternative names
Short description	American politician
Date of birth	January 21, 1881
Place of birth	Jersey City, New Jersey
Date of death	April 14, 1977
Place of death	Jersey City, New Jersey

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