Summary
Harry Clifford Canfield (November 22, 1875 – February 9, 1945) was an American educator, businessman, and politician who served five terms as a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1923 to 1933.
Harry C. Canfield | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana's 4th district | |
| In office March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1933 | |
| Preceded by | John S. Benham |
| Succeeded by | James I. Farley |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 22, 1875 Moores Hill, Indiana |
| Died | February 9, 1945 (aged 69) Batesville, Indiana |
| Resting place | First Methodist Episcopal Cemetery |
| Political party | Democratic |
Early life and career edit
Born near Moores Hill, Indiana, Canfield attended the public schools, Moores Hill College, Central Normal College, Danville, Indiana, and Vorhies Business College, Indianapolis, Indiana. He taught school in Dearborn County 1896-1898. He moved to Batesville, Ripley County, in 1899 and engaged in the manufacture of furniture. He was also interested in the jobbing of furniture, and in farming and banking.
Congress edit
Canfield was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-eighth and to the four succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1933). He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1932.
Later career and death edit
He resumed the furniture manufacturing business in Batesville, Indiana, where he died February 9, 1945. He was interred in the First Methodist Episcopal Cemetery.
References edit
- United States Congress. "Harry C. Canfield (id: C000114)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
External links edit
Media related to Harry C. Canfield at Wikimedia Commons- Harry C. Canfield at Find a Grave
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress