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Clifford P. Case. Clifford Philip Case Jr. (April 16, 1904 – March 5, 1982), was an American lawyer and politician. For over 30 years, Case represented the state of New Jersey as a member of the Republican Party both in the U.S. House of Representatives (1945–1953) and the U.S. Senate (1955–1979). Case began his life in politics in 1937 ...
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Clifford P. Case, a liberal Republican from New Jersey, served in the House of Representatives for 10 years and in the Senate for 24 years. Throughout his congressional career, he championed civil rights legislation, playing a key role in the passage of the Civil Rights Acts of 1957 and 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Case also was a ...
Mar 7, 1982 · Clifford Philip Case was born in Franklin Park, N.J., on April 16, 1904, the son of the Rev. Clifford P. Case, a Dutch Reformed minister, and Jeannette McAlpin Benedict Case. He attended public ...
Former Sen. Clifford P. Case (R-N.J.), a patrician statesman who represented his state in the U.S. Senate for 24 years and was ranking member of the Foreign Relations Committee before being ...
About Senator Clifford P. Case (1904-1982) Clifford Case graduated from Rutgers University with an A.B. degree in 1925 and from Columbia University with an LL.B. degree in 1928. He practiced law in New York City from 1928 to 1953 with the law firm of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett.
In 1981, Case was diagnosed with lung cancer. He had surgery in August but succumbed on March 5, 1982. Following the funeral service at Rutgers' Kirkpatrick Chapel, Clifford Case was buried in New Cemetery in Somerville. His wife Ruth lived until 2003, supporting the Senator's legacy through contributions to Rutgers University.
Although retaining their residence in Rahway, Senator Case, his wife, and teenage son Clifford III moved to a townhouse in Georgetown in early 1956. In the late 1950s, Case set himself apart from other senators by advocating the disclosure of financial assets by members of Congress and senior officials of the executive branch and by regularly ...
