Clarence Edwards Case (September 24, 1877,
Jersey City, New Jersey – September 3, 1961,
) was the acting
governor of New Jersey
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in 1920.
Case graduated from
Rutgers University
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in and was awarded a
LL.B. degree from
New York Law School
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in 1902. He practiced as a lawyer, and was clerk of the New Jersey Senate Judiciary Committee from 1908 to 1910. From 1918 to 1929, he was a member of the
New Jersey Senate
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representing
Somerset County. As senate president he served as acting governor from January 13, 1920, until January 20, 1920, in the week between the end of the term of
William Nelson Runyon, the preceding acting governor, and the start of
Edward I. Edwards' term as governor. Case served on the
New Jersey Supreme Court
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from 1929 to 1952, and was the
Chief Justice from 1946 to 1948.
Case died on September 3, 1961, in
, where he resided after retiring.
His nephew,
Clifford P. Case
Clifford Philip Case Jr. (April 16, 1904March 5, 1982), was an American lawyer and politician. A member of the Republican Party, he served as a U.S. Representative (1945–1953) and a U.S. Senator (1955–1979) from New Jersey. He is currently ...
represented New Jersey in the
United States House of Representatives
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(1945–1953) and
United States Senate
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The composition and ...
(1955–1979).
"A Political Microcosm"
''Time
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'', October 18, 1954. Accessed August 3, 2007. "His uncle, Clarence E. Case, now living in retirement in Somerville, was a state senator and for 23 years a State Supreme Court Justice."
See also
* List of governors of New Jersey
References
External links
New Jersey Governor Clarence Edwards Case
National Governors Association
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Clarence Edward Case
at The Political Graveyard
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