Seger won the election and succeeded Amos H. Radcliffe, beating out Wilmer A. Cadmus, Frank Hubschmitt and Harry Santhouse.[3] In the election, he captured 54.6% of the vote, while the Democrat Cadmus captured 43.5%.[4] Seger faced smooth re-election bids in 1924 and 1926, when he captured over 70% of the vote against his Democratic rivals.[5][6] In December 1929, Seger's daughter, Alva M. Seger, married Frederick Haskell Dominick, the DemocraticRepresentative from South Carolina.[7] In the 1930 United States House elections, Seger faced Harry Joelson in a close re-election bid. He captured 53.7% of the vote in the race for the seat in New Jersey's 7th district.[8] Seger faced Joelson again in the 1932 elections, but this time, the race was much closer. Seger captured 49.2% of the vote, squeezing by Joelson by a mere 239 votes.[9] Seger served as New Jersey's 7th District representative until 1934, when he moved to the New Jersey's 8th District. In the 1934 House elections, he faced Frank J. Van Noort, a former mayor of Paterson, New Jersey.[10] Seger defeated Noort by capturing 53.6% of the vote.[11] Seger won future re-election bids, and served as the Representative for the 8th district until August 26, 1940, when he suddenly died in Washington, D.C.[1][12]
Legacy
He was succeeded by his long-time secretary, Gordon Canfield, who served the position until 1961.
A Liberty ship was commissioned under his name for use in World War II. Liberty ship Hull #3049, the SS George N. Seger, built in South Portland, Maine, was laid down on June 17, 1944, and was launched more than a month later on August 8.[13] The ship was later scrapped in 1967.
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