Charles Edison
Charles Edison
Charles Edisonwas a son of Thomas Edison and Mina Miller Edison. He was a businessman, who became Assistant and then United States Secretary of the Navy, and served as the 42nd Governor of New Jersey...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth3 August 1890
CountryUnited States of America
Charles Edison quotes about
above american-businessman capacity civil confident high last members partisan promises public
I am confident that this legislature will rise above partisan bickering, especially after the public promises its members made last fall, and that it will demonstrate a high capacity for civil service.
men promise able
It is my happy privilege to be able to stand here and tell you that if you elect me you will have elected a governor who has made no promises of preferment to any man or group.
past views promise
In view of our public pledges, we public officials can never again go before the public merely promising election reform. The time for promises is past.