John W. Suling, Date of Birth, Date of Death
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Date of Birth: 08-Dec-1880
Date of Death: 16-Jun-1966
Profession: lawyer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius 
About John W. Suling
- John William Suling (December 8, 1880 - June 16, 1966) was an American Democratic Party politician who was twice the Democratic nominee for the U.S.
- House of Representatives in New Jersey's 12th congressional district. Suling was a 1900 graduate of City College of New York and received his law degree from Columbia University Law School in 1902.
- He spent 48 years as a lawyer for the Folsom Corporation, a New York City insurance and real estate firm.
- A resident of Montclair, New Jersey, he was a member of the Essex County Democratic Committee.He became involved in politics in 1932 when he served as Campaign Manager for W.I.
- Lincoln Adams, who was elected Montclair Town Commissioner. In 1934, Suling became a candidate for Congress in the 12th district of New Jersey, seeking to challenge Republican incumbent Frederick R.
- Lehlbach.
- All three candidates in the Democratic primary used the name of President Franklin D.
- Roosevelt in their ballot slogans: Suling ran as "Regular Roosevelt Democrat"; Charles P.
- McCann ran as "Roosevelt Democrat"; and William A.
- Hughes ran with "Back the Man Who Backs Roosevelt".
- McCann won the Democratic nomination, but lost the General Election to Lehlbach.Sulig ran again for Congress in 1944, this time against Republican incumbent Robert Kean.
- Endorsed by the Essex County Democratic Committee, he was unopposed in the Democratic primary.
- Nationally, Americans rallied behind Allied success in World War II, and in turn voted favorably for the administration's course of action.
- Running on a ticket with President Roosevelt, Sulig gave Kean the closest re-election campaign of his 20-year career in Congress.
- Kean won by just 4,593 votes, 67,680 (50.59%) to 63,087 (47.16%).
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