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'''Clifford Phillip Case''' ([[16 April]] [[1904]] in [[Franklin Park, New Jersey]] – [[5 March]] [[1982]] in [[Washington, DC]]) was an American lawyer political figure, serving in the [[U.S. House of Representatives]] ([[1945]]–[[1953]]) and [[United States Senate]] ([[1955]]–[[1979]]) as a [[U.S. Republican Party|Republican]] from the [[New Jersey|State of New Jersey]]. |
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==Biography== |
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Clifford P. Case was born in [[Franklin Park, New Jersey|Franklin Park]] in [[Somerset County, New Jersey]], on [[16 April]] [[1904]]. He attended the [[public school|public schools]] of [[Poughkeepsie, New York]], and graduated from both [[Rutgers University]] in [[New Brunswick, New Jersey]] with a baccalaureate degree in [[1925]] and from the Law School at [[Columbia University]] in [[New York City]] in [[1928]]. |
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In 1928 he was admitted to the bar in 1928 and commenced practice in New York City. He was member of the Rahway (N.J.) Common Council from 1938-1942. He was a member of the New Jersey house of assembly 1943-1944, and was a trustee of Rutgers University. |
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He was elected as a Republican to the Seventy-ninth and to the four succeeding Congresses, and served from January 3, 1945, until his resignation August 16, 1953. He was president of The Fund for the Republic from 1953-1954, and was elected as a Republican to the United States Senate in 1954. He was then reelected in 1960, 1966, and again in 1972 and served from January 3, 1955, to January 3, 1979, but was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1978, and so resumed the practice of law. |
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He was then a lecturer at Rutgers University’s Eagleton Institute of Politics, and resided in Rahway, N.J., until his death in Washington, D.C., on March 5, 1982. He was interred at New Cemetery, Somerville, N.J. |
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Following his graduation from law school in [[1928]] he was admitted to the [[bar]] in 1928 and commenced practice in [[New York City]]. In [[1938]], Case was elected to the Common Council for the town of [[Rahway, New Jersey]]. He served in that capacity until [[1942]], when he was elected to the New Jersey General Assembly, where he served from [[1943]] to [[1945]]. In [[1944]], case ran and won election to the [[U.S. House of Representatives]], serving in the Seventy-ninth, Eightieth, Eighty-first, Eighty-second, and Eighty-third Congresses. Case resigned from Congress on [[16 August]] [[1953]], when he took up the position of President of the Fund for the Republic from [[1953]] to [[1954]]. In [[1954]], Case ran for and won election to the [[United States Senate]], where he served from [[1955]] to [[1979]]. In [[1978]], Case was not renominated as the Republican Party's candidate for the Senate. He resumed the practice of law and lectured at [[Rutgers University]]'s Eagleton Institute of Politics. He died on [[5 March]] [[1982]], in [[Washington, DC]] and was interred at the New Cemetery in [[Somerville, New Jersey]]. |
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http://www.time.com/time/covers/0,16641,1101541018,00.html |
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[[Image:CCaseTimeMag.jpg|thumb|Clifford P. Case on the cover of Time Magazine (18 October 1954)]] |
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Clifford Phillip Case (16 April 1904 in Franklin Park, New Jersey – 5 March 1982 in Washington, DC) was an American lawyer political figure, serving in the U.S. House of Representatives (1945–1953) and United States Senate (1955–1979) as a Republican from the State of New Jersey.
Biography
Clifford P. Case was born in Franklin Park in Somerset County, New Jersey, on 16 April 1904. He attended the public schools of Poughkeepsie, New York, and graduated from both Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey with a baccalaureate degree in 1925 and from the Law School at Columbia University in New York City in 1928.
Following his graduation from law school in 1928 he was admitted to the bar in 1928 and commenced practice in New York City. In 1938, Case was elected to the Common Council for the town of Rahway, New Jersey. He served in that capacity until 1942, when he was elected to the New Jersey General Assembly, where he served from 1943 to 1945. In 1944, case ran and won election to the U.S. House of Representatives, serving in the Seventy-ninth, Eightieth, Eighty-first, Eighty-second, and Eighty-third Congresses. Case resigned from Congress on 16 August 1953, when he took up the position of President of the Fund for the Republic from 1953 to 1954. In 1954, Case ran for and won election to the United States Senate, where he served from 1955 to 1979. In 1978, Case was not renominated as the Republican Party's candidate for the Senate. He resumed the practice of law and lectured at Rutgers University's Eagleton Institute of Politics. He died on 5 March 1982, in Washington, DC and was interred at the New Cemetery in Somerville, New Jersey.
Career in Politics
