William Sulzer Autographs
William Sulzer (March 18, 1863 – November 6, 1941), nicknamed Plain Bill, was an American lawyer and politician. He was the 39th governor of New York serving for 10 months in 1913, and a long-serving U.S. representative from the same state. Sulzer was the first, and to date only, New York governor to be impeached and the only governor to be convicted on articles of impeachment. He broke with his sponsors at Tammany Hall, and they produced convincing evidence that Sulzer had falsified his sworn statement of campaign expenditures.
William Sulzer was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey on March 18, 1863, the son of Lydia (Jelleme), who was Frisian, and Thomas Sulzer, a German immigrant. He was the second of eight children, and his siblings included Charles August Sulzer, who pursued a successful political career in Alaska. He was reared on his family farm and attended the public schools of Elizabeth. At age 12 he left home and sailed as a cabin boy aboard a brig, the William H. Thompson. He returned to the family home a year later and became a clerk in a grocery store.
Sulzer took night classes at Cooper Union before attending lectures at Columbia Law School and studying law with the New York City firm of Parish & Pendleton. He was admitted to the bar in 1884, and commenced practice in New York City. Even before beginning his law practice, he was a member of the Tammany Hall political machine serving as a popular stump speaker.
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Traded items with a signature of William Sulzer
The most expensive item with a signature of William Sulzer (Samuel Gompers, Labor Leader signed letter to Congressman William Sulzer) was sold in December 2025 for $156.00 while the cheapest item (William Sulzer 39th Governor New York Hand Signed Check 1913) found a new owner for $3.44 in September 2012. The month with the most items sold (5) was February 2014 with an average selling price of $15.50 for an autographed item of William Sulzer. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in December 2025 with $156.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $3.44 was September 2012. In average, an autographed item from William Sulzer is worth $19.99.
Most recently, these items with a signature of William Sulzer were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | 1913 Signed Governor William Sulzer Warrant State of New York to Rhode Island | $16.00 |  |
| 1913 Signed Letter, N York GOVERNOR WILLIAM SULZER, Executive Chamber Stationery | $19.99 | |
| 1913 Signed Letter, N York GOVERNOR WILLIAM SULZER, Executive Chamber Stationery | $19.99 | |
| 1913 Signed Letter, N York GOVERNOR WILLIAM SULZER, Executive Chamber Stationery | $19.99 | |
| 1913 WILLIAM SULZER (1863-1941) SIGNED LETTER, IMPEACHED GOVERNOR OF NEW YORK | $9.99 | |
| NEW SALE! 2 SIGNED Documents! WILLIAM SULZER (GREAT MCGINTY) & GIFT | $59.00 | |
| New York Governor William Sulzer 1913 Signed Letter Executive Chamber Stationery | $64.95 | |
| New York Governor WILLIAM SULZER Signed Letter - 1929 | $25.00 | |
| Samuel Gompers, Labor Leader signed letter to Congressman William Sulzer | $156.00 | |
 | William Sulzer autographed typed letter 1906 as Rep. from NY | $24.95 | |
| William Sulzer autographed typed letter Gov. and Rep New York | $19.95 | |
| William Sulzer Hand Signed 1913 Document 39st Governor NY | $35.99 | |
| William Sulzer Hand Signed 1913 Letter 39st Governor NY | $7.65 | |
| William Sulzer Hand Signed 1913 Letter 39st Governor NY | $27.76 | |
| William Sulzer Hand Signed 1913 Letter 39st Governor NY | $14.50 | |
