Clarence Edwards Case (September 24, 1877,
) was the acting
governor of New Jersey in 1920.
Case graduated from
Rutgers University in and was awarded a
LL.B. degree from
New York Law School 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
The New Jersey Senate was established as the upper house of the New Jersey Legislature by the Constitution of 1844, replacing the Legislative Council. There are 40 legislative districts, representing districts with an average population of 232, ...
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
Edward Irving Edwards (December 1, 1863 – January 26, 1931) was an American Democratic Party politician who served as the 37th governor of New Jersey from 1920 to 1923 and in the United States Senate from 1923 to 1929.
Life and career
Edwards ...
' term as governor. Case served on the
New Jersey Supreme Court 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 (1945–1953) and
United States Senate (1955–1979).
"A Political Microcosm"
'' Time'', 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
Clarence Edward Case
at The Political Graveyard
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1877 births
1961 deaths
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