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- Brendan Thomas Byrne is an American Democratic Party politician from New Jersey, who served as the 47th Governor of New Jersey, from 1974 to 1982. Byrne is a native of West Orange, New Jersey. He attended West Orange High School and enrolled at Seton Hall University. In 1942, however, he left Seton Hall to join the U.S. Army. During World War II, Byrne served in the U.S. Army Air Corps, receiving the Distinguished Flying Cross and four Air Medals. After the war, he returned to school and graduated from Princeton University, A.B. , 1949, and Harvard University, LL. B, 1950. He is a member of the Essex County, New Jersey and New Jersey State Bar Associations. He also served as Editor of the Irish Law Reports. Essex County Prosecutor, 1959-1968. Vice President of the National District Attorneys Association, 1968. President of the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities, 1968-1970. New Jersey Superior Court Judge, 1970-1973. Court Assignment Judge, 1973. Governor of the State of New Jersey, 1974-1982. Trustee of Princeton University, 1974-1982. Chairman of the Princeton University Council on New Jersey Affairs, 1985-1989. First Chair of the U.S. Marshalls Foundation. Member of the Advisory Board, National Judicial College. And as a member of the Board of Directors of the Chelsea GA Carvel Foundation Elizabethtown Water Company Prudential Insurance Company Cali Realty Company. The Brendan T. Byrne State Forest (formerly Lebanon State Forest) is named for him. The Brendan T. Byrne Arena in the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford was also named for him, although it was renamed the Continental Airlines Arena in 1996, and then the Izod Center in 2007. He is currently a partner at Carella, Byrne, Bain, Gilfillan, Cecchi, Stewart & Olstein in Roseland. Additionally, Byrne and his successor as governor, Thomas Kean, co-write a weekly column in the The Star Ledger, containing their "dialogue" on state and national public affairs and politics. Byrne's son, Tom Byrne, was the New Jersey Democratic Party chair in the 1990s and was a prospective candidate for the U.S. Senate race in 2000, before withdrawing in favor of eventual winner Jon Corzine, now the state's governor.
- Brendon Thomas Byrne ist ein ehemaliger US-amerikanischer Politiker. Er war von 1974 bis 1982 Gouverneur des Bundesstaates New Jersey.
- Brendan Thomas Byrne on yhdysvaltalainen demokraattipuolueen poliitikko. Byrne valmistui Princetonin ja Harvardin yliopistoista. Hän toimi New Jerseyn 47. kuvernöörinä vuosina 1974–1982. Häntä edelsi William T. Cahill ja seurasi Thomas H. Kean.
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- Brendan Thomas Byrne is an American Democratic Party politician from New Jersey, who served as the 47th Governor of New Jersey, from 1974 to 1982. Byrne is a native of West Orange, New Jersey. He attended West Orange High School and enrolled at Seton Hall University. In 1942, however, he left Seton Hall to join the U.S. Army. During World War II, Byrne served in the U.S. Army Air Corps, receiving the Distinguished Flying Cross and four Air Medals.
- Brendon Thomas Byrne ist ein ehemaliger US-amerikanischer Politiker. Er war von 1974 bis 1982 Gouverneur des Bundesstaates New Jersey.
- Brendan Thomas Byrne on yhdysvaltalainen demokraattipuolueen poliitikko. Byrne valmistui Princetonin ja Harvardin yliopistoista. Hän toimi New Jerseyn 47. kuvernöörinä vuosina 1974–1982. Häntä edelsi William T. Cahill ja seurasi Thomas H. Kean.
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