Charles Russell Clason | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMassachusetts's2nd district | |
| In office January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1949 | |
| Preceded by | William J. Granfield |
| Succeeded by | Foster Furcolo |
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| Born | (1890-09-03)September 3, 1890 |
| Died | July 7, 1985(1985-07-07) (aged 94) |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | Bates College Georgetown University University of Oxford |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States of America |
| Branch/service | .svg) United States Army |
| Rank |  Sergeant major |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
| Awards | King Albert Medal |
Charles Russell Clason (September 3, 1890 – July 7, 1985) was aRepublican member of theUnited States House of Representatives fromMassachusetts and anattorney. Clason was born inGardiner, Maine. He attendedBates College, and received his law degree fromGeorgetown University. Clason went on toOxford University as aRhodes Scholar.
He worked for theInterstate Commerce Commission and theUnited States Department of Education in 1913 and 1914. He served as a sergeant major in the Coast Artillery in theArmy inWorld War I. He was a member of the Commission for the Relief of Belgium in 1914 and 1915 and was decorated with theKing Albert Medal.
Clason was a law instructor atNortheastern University'sSpringfield, Massachusetts campus from 1920 to 1937. During this time, he served asassistant district attorney of the western district of Massachusetts (1922–1926) and thendistrict attorney (1927–1930).
He was elected to theUnited States House of Representatives in1936, and served six consecutive terms. After he lost the 1948 election toFoster Furcolo, Clason became dean of theWestern New England College School of Law, located inSpringfield, Massachusetts.
In 1988, the Western New England College School of Law honored Clason by naming a speaker series in his honor. The Clason Speaker Series provided a venue for 4-5 legal experts each year to present works-in-progress on current legal topics through lectures.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMassachusetts's 2nd congressional district January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1949 | Succeeded by |
