词条 | William J. Granfield |
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| name=William Joseph Granfield | image name=William J. Granfield (Massachusetts Congressman).jpg | state1=Massachusetts | district1=2nd | term1=February 11, 1930 – January 3, 1937 | preceded1=Will Kirk Kaynor | succeeded1=Charles R. Clason | office2= Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives | term2= 1917–1919 | birth_date={{birth date|1889|12|18|mf=y}} | birth_place=Springfield, Massachusetts | death_date={{death date and age|1959|5|28|1889|12|18|mf=y}} | death_place=Springfield, Massachusetts | spouse= | profession=Lawyer | religion= | alma_mater=Notre Dame Law School | party=Democratic |}} William Joseph Granfield (December 18, 1889 – May 28, 1959) was a United States Representative from Massachusetts. Granfield was born in Springfield on December 18, 1889. He attended elementary and high school in Springfield, and graduated from Williston Academy in 1910. In 1913 he received his law degree from the Notre Dame Law School. He was admitted to the bar in 1916 and began to practice in Springfield. He was a member of Springfield's common council in 1915 and 1916, and served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1917 to 1919. He was a delegate to the State constitutional convention of 1918 and 1919, and a delegate to the Democratic National Conventions every four years from 1924 to 1940. He was elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-first Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of William K. Kaynor. He was reelected to the Seventy-second, Seventy-third, and Seventy-fourth Congresses and served from February 11, 1930 to January 3, 1937. Granfield was not a candidate for renomination in 1936. He was appointed presiding justice of the district court of Springfield in 1936, and served until his retirement July 27, 1949. He died in Springfield on May 28, 1959. Interment was at St. Michael’s Cemetery in Springfield. Sources{{CongBio|G000372}}{{s-start}}{{s-par|us-hs}}{{USRepSuccessionBox| state=Massachusetts | district=2 | district_ord=2nd | before=Will Kirk Kaynor | after= Charles R. Clason | years=February 11, 1930 – January 3, 1937 }}{{s-end}}{{USRepMA}}{{authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Granfield, William Joseph}} 12 : 1889 births|1959 deaths|Massachusetts city council members|Massachusetts state court judges|Members of the Massachusetts House of Representatives|Members of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts|Massachusetts Democrats|Williston Northampton School alumni|Notre Dame Law School alumni|Massachusetts lawyers|Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives|20th-century American judges |
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