Gordon Canfield, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Gordon Canfield

American lawyer and politician

Date of Birth: 15-Apr-1898

Place of Birth: Salamanca, New York, United States

Date of Death: 20-Jun-1972

Profession: lawyer, secretary, politician, journalist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Gordon Canfield (April 15, 1898 in Salamanca, New York – June 20, 1972 in Hawthorne, New Jersey) was an American lawyer and politician.
Canfield, a Republican, was first a secretary under the United States Representative for New Jersey's 8th District, George N.
Seger, but he later succeeded Seger and represented New Jersey in the United States House of Representatives for twenty years, lasting from 1941 until 1961.
Canfield is most remembered as the "Father of the United States Coast Guard Reserve", as he spearheaded the effort to pass the legislation that funded the reserve in 1950.