Robert Roe Canfield (May 12, 1909 – September 1, 1994) was an American lawyer and politician.
Born in
Chana, Illinois
Chana is an unincorporated community in Ogle County, Illinois, United States, and is located southeast of Oregon
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, Canfield graduated from
Rochelle Township High School in
Rochelle, Illinois, He graduated from
Cornell College and
Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law. In 1934, Canfield was admitted to the Illinois bar. He practiced law in
Rockford, Illinois
Rockford is a city in Winnebago County, Illinois, located in the far northern part of the state. Situated on the banks of the Rock River, Rockford is the county seat of Winnebago County (a small portion of the city is located in Ogle County). ...
and served as state's attorney for
Winnebago County, Illinois from 1948 to 1956. Canfield served in the
Illinois Senate
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from 1956 to 1964 and was a
Republican. In 1964, he ran for the office if
Illinois Attorney General and lost the election. However, Canfield served in the
Illinois House of Representatives
The Illinois House of Representatives is the lower house of the Illinois General Assembly. The body was created by the first Illinois Constitution adopted in 1818. The House under the current constitution as amended in 1980 consists of 118 re ...
from 1965 to 1967. He served in the 1970 Illinois Constitutional Convention. Canfield died at Swedish American Hospital in Rockford, Illinois.
['Former State Legislator, Attorney, Robert Canfield,' Chicago Tribune, Kenan Heise, September 3, 1994]
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1909 births
1994 deaths
People from Ogle County, Illinois
People from Rockford, Illinois
Cornell College alumni
Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law alumni
District attorneys in Illinois
Illinois lawyers
Republican Party Illinois state senators
Republican Party members of the Illinois House of Representatives
Politicians from Rockford, Illinois
20th-century American legislators
20th-century American lawyers
Members of Illinois constitutional conventions
20th-century Illinois politicians
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