William J. Granfield
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William Joseph Granfield was a United States Representative from Massachusetts
. He was born in Springfield
on December 18, 1889. He attended the grammar and high schools, and graduated from Williston Academy, and from the Notre Dame Law School
. He was a member of the common council. He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Springfield. He served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives
, was a delegate to the State constitutional convention of 1918 and 1919, and was a delegate to the Democratic National Conventions in 1924-1940.
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 for life as presiding justice of the district court of Springfield in 1936, and served until his retirement July 27, 1949 due to illness. He died in that city on May 28, 1959. Interment was in St. Michael’s Cemetery.
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
. He was born in Springfield
Springfield, Massachusetts
Springfield is the most populous city in Western New England, and the seat of Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. Springfield sits on the eastern bank of the Connecticut River near its confluence with three rivers; the western Westfield River, the eastern Chicopee River, and the eastern...
on December 18, 1889. He attended the grammar and high schools, and graduated from Williston Academy, and from the Notre Dame Law School
Notre Dame Law School
The Notre Dame Law School, or NDLS, is the professional graduate law program of its parent institution, the University of Notre Dame. Established in 1869, NDLS is the oldest Roman Catholic law school in the United States. NDLS is ranked 22nd among the nation's "Top 100 Law Schools" by U.S. News &...
. He was a member of the common council. He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Springfield. He served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives
Massachusetts House of Representatives
The Massachusetts House of Representatives is the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court, the state legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. It is composed of 160 members elected from single-member electoral districts across the Commonwealth. Representatives serve two-year terms...
, was a delegate to the State constitutional convention of 1918 and 1919, and was a delegate to the Democratic National Conventions in 1924-1940.
He was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
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 for life as presiding justice of the district court of Springfield in 1936, and served until his retirement July 27, 1949 due to illness. He died in that city on May 28, 1959. Interment was in St. Michael’s Cemetery.