Edwin B. Forsythe

Edwin Bell Forsythe
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from New Jersey
In office
November 3, 1970 – March 29, 1984
Preceded byWilliam T. Cahill
Succeeded byJim Saxton
Constituency6th district (1970–1983)
13th district (1983–1984)
Member of the New Jersey Senate
In office
January 14, 1964 – November 16, 1970
Preceded byHenry S. Haines
Succeeded byWalter L. Smith Jr.
ConstituencyBurlington County (1964–1966)
District 4B (1966–1970)
Mayor of Moorestown Township, New Jersey
In office
1957–1962
Preceded byWilliam J. Hall, Jr.
Succeeded byAlbert Ellis
Personal details
Born(1916-01-17)January 17, 1916
Westtown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedMarch 29, 1984(1984-03-29) (aged 68)
Moorestown, New Jersey, U.S.
Political partyRepublican

Edwin Bell Forsythe (January 17, 1916 – March 29, 1984) was an American Republican Party politician from New Jersey who represented parts of Burlington, Ocean, and Camden Counties in the United States House of Representatives from 1970 until his death from lung cancer in 1984.


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