Norman S. Case

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Norman S. Case (1937)

Norman Stanley Case (born October 11, 1888 in Providence , Rhode Island , †  October 9, 1967 in South Kingstown , Rhode Island) was an American politician ( Republican Party ) and governor of the state of Rhode Island from 1928 to 1933 .

Early years and political advancement

Norman Case attended Brown University until 1908 . He then studied first at Harvard University and then until 1912 at the School of Law at Boston University law. He then practiced as a lawyer in Providence. As a member of the National Guard of Rhode Island , he was serving on the border with Mexico in 1916 when there was a border conflict between the United States and Mexico . During the First World War , Case was a captain in a machine gun unit.

Case became a member of Providence City Council. In 1921, he was appointed federal attorney for the District of Rhode Island by President Warren G. Harding . He held this office until 1926. That year he was elected lieutenant governor of his state. In this function he had to take over his office after the death of Governor Aram J. Pothier .

Governor of Rhode Island

Case ended his predecessor's term in office and was elected governor himself for two years in November 1930. He was between February 4, 1928 and January 3, 1933 Governor of Rhode Island. Most of his reign was overshadowed by the Great Depression. To combat the crisis, the governor supported a law that provided municipalities with funds from the state's reserves with only 3% interest. Even so, there was no decisive blow against the crisis and unemployment. In the 1932 gubernatorial elections Case lost to Theodore F. Green , the Democratic Party candidate . This result was in line with the national trend at the time, which culminated with the election of Franklin D. Roosevelt as President. The new president's New Deal policy should then also benefit Rhode Island.

Another résumé

In 1934, Norman Case was appointed to the Federal Communications Commission by President Roosevelt . He held this mandate until 1945. He then worked as a lawyer for a law firm in Washington . Norman Case died in October 1967. He had three children with his wife, Emma Louise Arnold.

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personal data
SURNAME Case, Norman S.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Case, Norman Stanley (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH October 11, 1888
PLACE OF BIRTH Providence , Rhode Island
DATE OF DEATH October 9, 1967
Place of death South Kingstown , Rhode Island