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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).
- Ruth Miriam Smith (m. 1928)
- Somerville Cemetery
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.
Mar 7, 1982 · Former Senator Clifford P. Case of New Jersey, a liberal Republican who championed a wide range of social and civil-rights legislation in more than three decades in Congress, died of lung...
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...
Clifford P. Case Professorship of Public Affairs. The Clifford P. Case Professorship of Public Affairs honors Senator Case by bringing prominent and respected public servants to meet with students and deliver public remarks at Rutgers.
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.
From 1956 until 1979, Case would represent New Jersey in the U. S. Senate, where he earned a national reputation for honesty, integrity, bipartisanship, and thoughtful decision-making that set a standard for his peers.
