Charles L. Gifford | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts | |
| In office November 7, 1922 – August 23, 1947 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph Walsh (16th) Joseph William Martin Jr. (15th) Thomas H. Eliot (9th) |
| Succeeded by | 16th District eliminated in 1933 15th District eliminated in 1943 Donald W. Nicholson (9th) |
| Constituency | 16th district (1922–33) 15th district (1933–43) 9th district (1943–47) |
| Member of the Massachusetts Senate | |
| In office 1914–1919 | |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives | |
| In office 1912–1913 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Charles Laceille Gifford March 15, 1871 Cotuit, Massachusetts, US |
| Died | August 23, 1947 (aged 76) Cotuit, Massachusetts, US |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Republican |
| Occupation | Schoolteacher; Businessman |
Charles Laceille Gifford (March 15, 1871 – August 23, 1947) was a United States Representative from Massachusetts. He was born in Cotuit on March 15, 1871. Gifford attended the common schools, and taught in Massachusetts and Connecticut from 1890 to 1900. He later engaged in the real estate business on Cape Cod as the owner of several summer cottages rented by vacationers, and the operator of the Cotuit Inn. Gifford then became interested in oyster raising as president of the Cotuit Oyster Company, and cranberry farming.
He was elected a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (1912–1913), and served in the Massachusetts State Senate (1914–1919).
He was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-seventh Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Joseph Walsh and on the same day was elected to the Sixty-eighth Congress. He was reelected to the Sixty-ninth and to the eleven succeeding Congresses and served from November 7, 1922, until his death. He was chairman of the Committee on Elections No. 3 (Sixty-ninth and Seventieth Congresses), and the Committee on Election of President, Vice President, and Representatives (Seventy-first Congress).
Gifford died in Cotuit on August 23, 1947, and was buried in Cotuit's Mosswood Cemetery.
See also
- List of United States Congress members who died in office (1900–49)
References
- United States Congress. "Charles L. Gifford (id: G000169)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
| U.S. House of Representatives | ||
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| Preceded by Joseph Walsh | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 16th congressional district November 7, 1922 – March 3, 1933 | Succeeded by District eliminated |
| Preceded by Joseph William Martin Jr. | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 15th congressional district March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1943 | Succeeded by District eliminated |
| Preceded by Thomas H. Eliot | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 9th congressional district January 3, 1943 – August 23, 1947 | Succeeded by Donald W. Nicholson |