Horace Griggs Prall | |
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.jpg) Asbury Park Press, November 21, 1934 | |
| Acting Governor of New Jersey | |
| In office January 8, 1935 – January 15, 1935 | |
| Preceded by | Clifford R. Powell (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Harold G. Hoffman |
| Member of the New Jersey Senate from Hunterdon County | |
| In office 1928–1937 | |
| Preceded by | David H. Agans |
| Succeeded by | Arthur F. Foran |
| Member of the New Jersey General Assembly | |
| In office 1927–1928 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 6, 1881 Amwell, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | April 23, 1951 (aged 70) Lambertville, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | Harvard University New York University School of Law |
Horace Griggs Prall (March 6, 1881 – April 23, 1951) was a New Jersey attorney and Republican politician. He served for a number of years[clarification needed] as a state legislator and a short term as acting governor of New Jersey in 1935.
Prall was born near Ringoes in East Amwell Township, New Jersey. He attended Harvard University (1906) and New York University School of Law (LL.B. 1908). After almost two decades of practicing law, Prall was elected to the legislature, first to the Assembly (1927–28), then to the State Senate (1928–36), serving as president of that body in his last two years of tenure. After the resignation of Governor A. Harry Moore, Prall served as Acting Governor for a brief period (January 3, 1935 – January 15, 1935). After completing his last term as a Senator, Prall became a judge on the Court of Common Pleas.
A resident of Lambertville, New Jersey, he died of a heart attack at the age of 70 on April 23, 1951, in Trenton, New Jersey.[1]
