Charles S. Joelson
Charles S. Joelson | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey's 8th district | |
In office January 3, 1961 – September 4, 1969 | |
Preceded by | Gordon Canfield |
Succeeded by | Robert A. Roe |
Personal details | |
Born | Paterson, New Jersey, US | January 27, 1916
Died | August 17, 1999 Freehold Township, New Jersey, U.S. | (aged 83)
Political party | Democratic |
Alma mater | Cornell University (BA, LLB) |
Charles Samuel Joelson (January 27, 1916 – August 17, 1999) was an American lawyer and politician. Joelson, a Democrat, succeeded Gordon Canfield as the Representative for New Jersey's 8th District for eight years, lasting from 1961 until his resignation on September 4, 1969, when he became a judge in the Superior Court of New Jersey.[1]
Background
Joelson was born and raised in a
Politics and Superior Court
He then served as deputy
He won the seat for New Jersey's 8th District's in the November 1960 election. Canfield was not a candidate for renomination in 1960, and so Joelson was pitted against Republican Walter P. Kennedy. Joelson won the election by nearly 14,000 votes, capturing a 52%-43.8% majority.[7] He was sworn into the United States Congress on January 3, 1961. As Congressman, one of Joelson's achievements was a piece of legislation in 1969 that saved many school libraries. The legislation appropriated over a billion dollars for public school libraries, remedial programs and guidance counseling.[3]
After his resignation, then-state cabinet member Robert A. Roe was elected as a Democrat by special election on November 4, 1969, to fill the vacancy left by Joelson.[8][9] Joelson had asked the state's governor at the time, Richard J. Hughes for a seat in the New Jersey Superior Court.[3] He served on the bench for fifteen years, spending time in the Chancery Division and the Appellate Division, before retiring in 1984.[3]
A resident of Paramus, Joelson died at the age of 83 in Freehold Township, New Jersey[2] on August 17, 1999.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Charles Samuel Joelson Profile". United States Congress. Retrieved December 26, 2006.
- ^ a b Lawrence Kestenbaum. "Charles S. Joelson Info". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved December 26, 2006.
- ^ The Library of Congress. Retrieved December 26, 2006.[permanent dead link]
- ISBN 0-87187-996-4. pg. 1211
- ^ Lawrence Kestenbaum. "US Representatives for New Jersey in the 1950s". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved December 26, 2006.
- ^ Moore (1994), pg. 1226
- ^ Moore (1994), pg. 1241
- ^ "Robert A. Roe Profile". United States Congress. Retrieved December 26, 2006.
- ^ "Ninety-First Congress: January 3, 1969, to January 3, 1971" (PDF). United States Congress. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 6, 2006. Retrieved December 26, 2006.