31:
294:
received its first $ 1 million appropriation for training. For his efforts to pass this legislation, Canfield is frequently referred to as "the Father of the Coast Guard
Reserve." During the Congressional recess in 1944, Canfield went to help his fellow man in
817:
270:'s Eight District Representative, George N. Seger, since 1923, and he continued to do so until 1940. Seger died on August 26, 1940, and Canfield ran under the Republican ticket for the November 1940 elections. Canfield, a member of the
357:. He served as the Director of the National Housing Conference, a public policy and affordable housing advocacy organization, and also as the Public Relations Director for the First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Paterson.
326:. Canfield captured 59,191 votes, just 148 more than Joelson, and was proclaimed the winner of the election. Canfield was challenged again by Joelson in 1954, but he defeated Joelson by a 54.8%-45.1% margin.
287:
807:
757:
802:
714:
822:
448:
551:
381:
247:
580:
827:
763:
330:
184:
54:
812:
537:
740:
196:
44:
622:
283:
215:
200:
679:
176:
223:
282:
on
January 3, 1941. One of the things Canfield did in Congress was introduce legislation for the funding of the
234:, and became a reporter. He became a reporter for the next four years, until 1923. After that, he went to study
319:
308:
172:
334:
279:
722:
505:
555:
452:
333:
for a total of nine terms, until finally when he was not a candidate for renomination in 1960 to the
291:
709:
477:
418:
342:
338:
199:
for twenty years, lasting from 1941 until 1961. Canfield is most remembered as the "Father of the
614:
509:
456:
559:
360:
Canfield remained active in civic affairs in his community until his death on June 20, 1972, in
481:
422:
584:
361:
164:
135:
797:
792:
354:
275:
212:
8:
501:
231:
203:", as he spearheaded the effort to pass the legislation that funded the reserve in 1950.
160:
118:
774:
323:
315:
243:
239:
90:
818:
Republican Party members of the United States House of
Representatives from New Jersey
665:
647:
618:
610:
533:
255:
251:
749:
188:
78:
304:
219:
727:
786:
180:
683:
731:
322:. In 1948, Canfield had a close race with his future Democratic successor,
311:. On April 22, 1945, Canfield was among the first Congressmen to visit the
296:
271:
227:
267:
192:
50:
312:
30:
300:
168:
254:
degree in 1926. The following year he was admitted into the
382:"ExâRep. James Canfield Dies; Served Passaic Area 20 Years"
353:
After serving in
Congress, Canfield retired to his home in
707:
235:
762:
715:
Biographical
Directory of the United States Congress
581:"Congressman visiting Buchenwald concentration camp"
723:
The
Political Graveyard profile for Gordon Canfield
607:Congressional Quarterly's Guide to U.S. Elections
784:
286:. The legislation passed in April 1950, and the
500:
191:, but he later succeeded Seger and represented
808:George Washington University Law School alumni
218:system, Canfield was drafted, and served as a
682:. National Housing Conference. Archived from
604:
758:U.S. House of Representatives
446:
226:during 1917 and 1918, the last two years of
803:United States Army personnel of World War I
248:The George Washington University Law School
29:
45:U.S. House of Representatives
538:United States Government Printing Office
494:
442:
440:
438:
764:New Jersey's 8th congressional district
413:
411:
409:
407:
405:
403:
785:
680:"National Housing Conference Overview"
197:United States House of Representatives
823:Politicians from Paterson, New Jersey
435:
329:Canfield was re-elected to represent
400:
648:"HR 6127. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1957"
13:
230:. After the war, Canfield went to
179:, was first a secretary under the
14:
839:
828:20th-century American legislators
701:
337:. Canfield voted in favor of the
284:United States Coast Guard Reserve
201:United States Coast Guard Reserve
68:January 3, 1941 â January 3, 1961
530:Official Congressional Directory
506:"Gordon Canfield Political Info"
266:Canfield had been working under
813:People from Salamanca, New York
710:"Gordon Canfield (id: C000113)"
672:
658:
640:
631:
478:"George Nicholas Seger Profile"
598:
573:
544:
522:
470:
374:
348:
1:
756:Member of the
741:U.S. House of Representatives
367:
309:United States Merchant Marine
211:After graduating through the
206:
552:"Walter P. Kennedy Obituary"
7:
605:John L. Moore, ed. (1994).
335:87th United States Congress
331:New Jersey's Eight District
280:77th United States Congress
261:
10:
844:
163:– June 20, 1972, in
771:
754:
746:
739:
556:United States Coast Guard
453:United States Coast Guard
419:"Gordon Canfield Profile"
339:Civil Rights Acts of 1957
292:United States Coast Guard
185:New Jersey's 8th District
150:
142:
125:
105:
100:
96:
84:
72:
61:
41:
37:
28:
21:
708:United States Congress.
449:"Gordon Canfield Letter"
250:, where he obtained his
615:Congressional Quarterly
510:The Political Graveyard
482:United States Congress
423:United States Congress
362:Hawthorne, New Jersey
278:, was sworn into the
240:New Jersey Law School
165:Hawthorne, New Jersey
157:James Gordon Canfield
136:Hawthorne, New Jersey
364:, at the age of 74.
355:Paterson, New Jersey
307:tanker duty for the
213:Binghamton, New York
159:(April 15, 1898, in
637:Moore (1994), p1226
540:. 1954. p. 84.
502:Lawrence Kestenbaum
316:concentration camps
258:, bar association.
232:Passaic, New Jersey
183:representative for
161:Salamanca, New York
119:Salamanca, New York
16:American politician
775:Charles S. Joelson
666:"HR 8601. PASSAGE"
447:Ralph J. Diverio.
386:The New York Times
324:Charles S. Joelson
244:Newark, New Jersey
167:) was an American
91:Charles S. Joelson
781:
780:
772:Succeeded by
288:reserve component
154:
153:
835:
766:
747:Preceded by
737:
736:
719:
695:
694:
692:
691:
676:
670:
669:
662:
656:
655:
644:
638:
635:
629:
628:
617:. p. 1211.
611:Washington, D.C.
609:(3rd ed.).
602:
596:
595:
593:
592:
583:. Archived from
577:
571:
570:
568:
567:
558:. Archived from
548:
542:
541:
534:Washington, D.C.
526:
520:
519:
517:
516:
498:
492:
491:
489:
488:
474:
468:
467:
465:
464:
455:. Archived from
444:
433:
432:
430:
429:
415:
398:
397:
395:
393:
378:
256:Washington, D.C.
252:Bachelor of Laws
132:
115:
113:
101:Personal details
87:
75:
66:
47:
33:
19:
18:
843:
842:
838:
837:
836:
834:
833:
832:
783:
782:
777:
768:
760:
752:
750:George N. Seger
728:Gordon Canfield
704:
699:
698:
689:
687:
678:
677:
673:
664:
663:
659:
646:
645:
641:
636:
632:
625:
603:
599:
590:
588:
579:
578:
574:
565:
563:
550:
549:
545:
528:
527:
523:
514:
512:
499:
495:
486:
484:
476:
475:
471:
462:
460:
445:
436:
427:
425:
417:
416:
401:
391:
389:
380:
379:
375:
370:
351:
264:
246:, and later at
209:
189:George N. Seger
143:Political party
134:
130:
117:
111:
109:
85:
79:George N. Seger
73:
67:
62:
48:
43:
24:
23:Gordon Canfield
17:
12:
11:
5:
841:
831:
830:
825:
820:
815:
810:
805:
800:
795:
779:
778:
773:
770:
753:
748:
744:
743:
735:
734:
725:
720:
703:
702:External links
700:
697:
696:
671:
657:
639:
630:
623:
597:
572:
543:
521:
493:
469:
434:
399:
388:. 21 June 1972
372:
371:
369:
366:
350:
347:
305:North Atlantic
263:
260:
208:
205:
175:. Canfield, a
152:
151:
148:
147:
144:
140:
139:
133:(aged 74)
127:
123:
122:
116:April 15, 1898
107:
103:
102:
98:
97:
94:
93:
88:
82:
81:
76:
70:
69:
59:
58:
42:Member of the
39:
38:
35:
34:
26:
25:
22:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
840:
829:
826:
824:
821:
819:
816:
814:
811:
809:
806:
804:
801:
799:
796:
794:
791:
790:
788:
776:
767:
765:
759:
751:
745:
742:
738:
733:
729:
726:
724:
721:
717:
716:
711:
706:
705:
686:on 2006-11-30
685:
681:
675:
667:
661:
653:
649:
643:
634:
626:
624:0-87187-996-4
620:
616:
612:
608:
601:
587:on 2006-12-20
586:
582:
576:
562:on 2004-12-25
561:
557:
553:
547:
539:
535:
531:
525:
511:
507:
503:
497:
483:
479:
473:
459:on 2005-01-01
458:
454:
450:
443:
441:
439:
424:
420:
414:
412:
410:
408:
406:
404:
387:
383:
377:
373:
365:
363:
358:
356:
346:
344:
340:
336:
332:
327:
325:
321:
317:
314:
310:
306:
302:
298:
293:
289:
285:
281:
277:
273:
269:
259:
257:
253:
249:
245:
241:
237:
233:
229:
225:
221:
217:
216:public school
214:
204:
202:
198:
194:
190:
186:
182:
181:United States
178:
174:
170:
166:
162:
158:
149:
145:
141:
137:
129:June 20, 1972
128:
124:
120:
108:
104:
99:
95:
92:
89:
83:
80:
77:
71:
65:
60:
56:
52:
46:
40:
36:
32:
27:
20:
769:1941 - 1961
755:
732:Find a Grave
713:
688:. Retrieved
684:the original
674:
660:
651:
642:
633:
606:
600:
589:. Retrieved
585:the original
575:
564:. Retrieved
560:the original
546:
529:
524:
513:. Retrieved
496:
485:. Retrieved
472:
461:. Retrieved
457:the original
426:. Retrieved
390:. Retrieved
385:
376:
359:
352:
328:
297:World War II
265:
224:Signal Corps
210:
156:
155:
131:(1972-06-20)
86:Succeeded by
63:
798:1972 deaths
793:1898 births
652:GovTrack.us
349:Later years
276:Rotary Club
228:World War I
74:Preceded by
787:Categories
690:2006-12-26
591:2006-12-26
566:2006-12-26
515:2006-12-26
487:2006-12-26
463:2006-12-26
428:2006-12-26
368:References
320:Buchenwald
272:Freemasons
268:New Jersey
207:Background
193:New Jersey
177:Republican
173:politician
146:Republican
112:1898-04-15
51:New Jersey
313:Holocaust
303:, he did
64:In office
392:7 August
290:for the
274:and the
262:Politics
57:district
299:. As a
222:in the
220:private
195:in the
761:from
621:
301:seaman
169:lawyer
49:from
619:ISBN
394:2023
343:1960
341:and
171:and
138:, US
126:Died
121:, US
106:Born
730:at
318:at
242:in
238:at
236:law
55:8th
53:'s
789::
712:.
650:.
613::
554:.
536::
532:.
508:.
504:.
480:.
451:.
437:^
421:.
402:^
384:.
345:.
187:,
718:.
693:.
668:.
654:.
627:.
594:.
569:.
518:.
490:.
466:.
431:.
396:.
114:)
110:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.