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INEZ POST PRALL<br />
Appointed in January 1949 by governor<br />
Alfred E. Driscoll to fill an unexpired term, Inez Post Prall<br />
was the first woman surrogate in the State of <strong>New</strong> <strong>Jersey</strong>.<br />
Mrs. Prall, a Republican, served as deputy surrogate<br />
from 1918 to 1926. She then served on the <strong>Hunterdon</strong><br />
<strong>County</strong> Board of Taxation from 1943 to 1949, as well as<br />
on the Lambertville Ration Board during World War II. In<br />
between her civic commitments she raised three sons.<br />
After her appointment as surrogate, Prall went on to<br />
win elections in 1949, 1954, 1959, and 1964 – often<br />
running at the top of the ticket. So popular was she that in<br />
1954 she was nominated by Republicans and Democrats.<br />
A friendly, helpful personality caused Mrs. Prall to be<br />
amongst the most successful civil servants in <strong>Hunterdon</strong><br />
<strong>County</strong>.<br />
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