Background
He was born in Jersey City, New Jersey on February 26, 1867 to United States Congressman George Bragg Fielder.
He was born in Jersey City, New Jersey on February 26, 1867 to United States Congressman George Bragg Fielder.
This set him up to become acting Governor of New Jersey starting on March 1, 1913. Fielder resigned from his Senate office on October 28, 1913, so as to "create a vacancy in the governorship and avoid constitutional limits on succeeding himself". After winning "re-election," he took office on January 20, 1914, and served a full term in office, from January 20, 1914 to January 15, 1917.
Fiedler died on December 2, 1954 of a heart attack at Mountainside Hospital.
He was buried in the mausoleum in Fairmount Cemetery, Newark.
After law school, he became a member of the New Jersey General Assembly representing Hudson County, New Jersey from 1903 to 1904. He was then a member of the New Jersey Senate from Hudson County from 1908 to 1913.