Harry C. Canfield

Harry C. Canfield (1926)

Harry Clifford Canfield (born November 22, 1875 in Moores Hill , Dearborn County , Indiana , †  February 9, 1945 in Batesville , Indiana) was an American politician . Between 1923 and 1933 he represented the state of Indiana in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Harry Canfield attended public schools in his home country and a few commercial schools. Between 1896 and 1898 he worked as a teacher in Dearborn County. Since 1899 Canfield was based in Batesville, where he worked in the furniture business and as a cabinet maker. He was also involved in agriculture and banking.

Politically, Canfield was a member of the Democratic Party . In the 1922 congressional elections , he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the fourth constituency of Indiana , where he succeeded Republican John S. Benham on March 4, 1923 . After four re-elections, he was able to complete five legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1933 . Since 1929, the work of the US House of Representatives has also been determined by the global economic crisis . The 20th amendment to the Constitution was passed shortly before the end of its last legislative term .

In 1932 Harry Canfield was no longer nominated for re-election by his party. In the following years he worked again in the furniture industry. He died in Batesville on February 9, 1945.

Web links

• Harry C. Canfield in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)