William Sulzer
William Sulzer | |
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Portrait by Edmonston c. 1909–1919 | |
| 39th Governor of New York | |
| In office January 1, 1913 – October 17, 1913 | |
| Lieutenant | Martin H. Glynn |
| Preceded by | John Alden Dix |
| Succeeded by | Martin H. Glynn |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York | |
| In office March 4, 1895 – December 31, 1912 | |
| Preceded by | Amos J. Cummings |
| Succeeded by | Herman A. Metz |
| Constituency | 11th district (1895–1903) 10th district (1903–1912) |
| Member of the New York Assembly | |
| In office January 1, 1914 – December 31, 1914 | |
| Preceded by | Jacob Silverstein |
| Succeeded by | Nathan D. Perlman |
| Constituency | 6th New York |
| In office January 1, 1890 – December 31, 1894 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas J. Creamer |
| Succeeded by | Jacob Kunzenman |
| Constituency | 14th New York (1890–1892) 10th New York (1893–1894) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 18, 1863 Elizabeth, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | November 6, 1941 (aged 78) New York City, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic (before 1913) Progressive "Bull Moose" (1913–1914) American (1914–1917) |
| Spouse | Clara Rodelheim (1908–1941) |
| Relatives | Charles August Sulzer (brother) |
| Education | Cooper Union Columbia University |
William Sulzer (March 18, 1863 – November 6, 1941), 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. 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.