Walter E. Edge was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on November 20, 1873. His education was limited and attained in the common schools of Pleasantville, New Jersey, where his family moved to in 1877. In 1890 he started working in an entry-level job at an Atlantic City printing office, and eventually became the owner and publisher […], In October of 2008, Ruth Bader Ginsburg was invited to Princeton University by the Walter E. Edge lecture series to discuss The Lighter Side of Life at the U.S. Supreme Court: Customs and Habits that Promote Collegiality Among the Justices. After her 25 minute lecture, she continued the conversation with then Provost, Chris Eisgruber, for another 45 minutes.
Walter E. Edge is the author of A House Called Morven (4.00 avg rating, 1 rating, 1 review, published 1954), Walter E. Edge (November 20, 1873-October 29, 1956) was an American politician. A Republican, he served as a United States Senator representing New Jersey from 1919 to 1929. Edge was twice the Governor of New Jersey, from 1917 to 1919 and again from 1944 to 1947, serving as governor during both World War I and World War II.
Edge married Lady Lee Phillips in 1907. They had one child, Walter , Jr.
together before Mrs. Edge passed away in 1915. Edge remarried, wedding Camilla Sewall in 1922. They had two daughters and a son together. Edge died on October 29, 1956. From the guide to the Walter E. Edge Papers, 1782-1968, 1905-1956, (Princeton University. Library.
