Harold W. Hannold Explained

Harold W. Hannold
Office:Member of the New Jersey Senate from Gloucester County
Term Start:1945
Term End:1959
Predecessor:John G. Sholl
Successor:Thomas F. Connery
Birth Date:20 December 1911
Birth Place:Westville, New Jersey
Party:Republican

Harold W. Hannold (December 20, 1911 – March 7, 1995) was an American Republican Party politician who served in the New Jersey Senate from 1945 to 1959.[1] He served as Senate President in 1952.[2]

Hannold's first elected office above the municipal level was on the Gloucester County Board of Chosen Freeholders.[3] After serving three terms in the New Jersey General Assembly and 14 years in the Senate, Hannold resigned from office in May 1959, after being appointed by Governor of New Jersey Robert B. Meyner to serve on the New Jersey State Parole Board.[4]

Born in Westville, New Jersey, Hannold attended Woodbury Junior-Senior High School and the College of South Jersey (now Rutgers University–Camden), before receiving his law degree in 1934 at the South Jersey Law School (since renamed as Rutgers School of Law–Camden).[5] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Courier-News from Bridgewater, New Jersey on February 10, 1959 · Page 5 . Newspapers.com . 1959-02-10 . 2017-01-25.
  2. Book: Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey: 2004 Edition. 1900. Lawyers Diary and Manual, LLC. 9781577411871. en.
  3. Hagenmayer, S. Joseph. "Harold Hannold, former state senator", The Philadelphia Inquirer, March 10, 1995. Accessed June 2, 2022, via Newspapers.com. "His political career started at age 21, when he was elected a Westville member of the Gloucester County Republican Committee and then won seat on the Gloucester County Board of Freeholders."
  4. Wright, George Cable. "Jersey Approves Bi-State Agency To Guide Transit; Meyner Signs Bills Already Approved by New York -- Congress to Decide", The New York Times, May 5, 1959. Accessed November 20, 2017. "In other developments today, Senator Harold W. Hannold, Republican of Gloucester County, resigned to become a member of the State Parole Board. He will take over tomorrow the new post to which he was appointed by Mr. Meyner."
  5. https://books.google.com/books?id=390GAQAAIAAJ&q=westville+%22Harold+W.+Hannold%22 Fitzgerald's Legislative Manual, State of New Jersey, 1971