Horace Griggs Prall was the son of
Abraham J. Prall and
Mary Hill. Horace Griggs Prall died on 6. Mar. 1881 at Raeville, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. He was with Maynard Merrill and Company, book publishers in 1910 at New York City, New York County, New York. He married
Inez Post, daughter of
Aaron Thompson Post and
Susan M. Cronce, in 1925. Horace Griggs Prall held the position of member of New Jersey state house of assembly bt 1926 - 1927. He was member of New Jersey state senate from Hunterdon County bt 1928 - 1936. He was a lawyer on 9. Apr. 1930.
Horace Griggs Prall and
Inez Post appeared on the census of 9. Apr. 1930 at Lambertville, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. In 1934, New Jersey Governor A. HARRY MOORE was elected to the U.S. Senate, and in the same election, HAROLD HOFFMAN was elected to a three-year term as Governor. Moore resigned on January 3, 1935 to take his seat in the Senate, and Senate President CLIFFORD ROSS POWELL became Acting Governor. Powell’s term as Senate President expired on January 8 and the new Senate President, HORACE GRIGGS PRALL, became the Acting Governor. He held that post until January 15, when Hoffman was inaugurated. As a result of those events, New Jersey actually had four different Governors over a dozen days in January 1935.
(In 1869, Horace's 3rd cousin twice removed, Daniel Farnsworth, became Governor of West Virginia in a similar fashion.). Horace Griggs Prall died on 23. Apr. 1951 at Lambertville, Hunterdon County, New Jersey; heart attack.