Clemens James France

1877 - 1959  (82 years)

• Name	Clemens James France  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Born	22 Jan 1877	Kalamazoo, Michigan   [5]
  Gender	Male
  Adopted	1922	Seatle, Washington
  Died	9 Jun 1959	Sebec Lake, Maine
  	From his New York Times obituary: [CENTER:]CLEMENS FRANCE, RETIRED LAWYER Social Welfare Director of Rhode Island, '36-48, Dies —Ran for Governor[:CENTER] Dr. Clemens J. France of 310 East Twelfth Street, a retired lawyer and former Director of Social Welfare for Rhode Island, died yesterday of a heart attack at his summer home in Sebec Lake, Me. His age was 82.. A leader in prison reform in Rhode Island, Dr. France was appointed social welfare director in 1936. He resigned in 1948 to run in an unsuccessful campaign for Governor of Rhode Island on the Progressive party ticket. Afterwards he maintained a law office in Providence until his retirement in 1953. Dr. France graduated from Hamilton College in 1898 and also received a master's degree there. He earned a Ph. D. at Clark University and a law degree at the Baltimore Law School. After Army service in World War I, Dr. France was appointed to the relief commission to Ireland. At the request of President Eamon de Valera of Ireland, he served on the commission that drafted the Constitution of the Irish Free State. From 1927 to 1929, Dr. France was a salesman and manager in the advertising department of The New York Times. In 1951 he was chairman of the Committee to Aid Constitutional Challenges of the McCarran Act. He belonged to the National Lawyers, Guild and the Committee for the Protection of the Foreign Born. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Richard J. Masterson of Warwick, R. L, and Mrs. David J. Hager of Old Town, Me.; a brother and a sister.
  Person ID	I1717	Our Family
  Last Modified	27 Sep 2016

  
  

  Father	Dr. Joseph H. France,   b. Nov 1847, Washington, District of Columbia ,   d. 23 Apr 1925, Baltimore, Maryland  (Age ~ 77 years)
  Mother	Hannah Fletcher James,   b. 13 Mar 1849, Webbs College, Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales ,   d. 14 Nov 1912, Naples, New York  (Age 63 years)
  Married	Oct 1869
  Family ID	F365	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Edith Lapham,   b. 1875,   d. 4 May 1950, Cranston, Rhode Island  (Age 75 years)
  Married	Abt 1906  [6]
  Children	1. Maureen M Geoghhagan, Geoghhagan,   b. 11 May 1920, Dublin, Ireland ,   d. 13 Sep 2004  (Age 84 years)  [Adopted]
  Last Modified	27 Aug 2016
  Family ID	F979	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 22 Jan 1877 - Kalamazoo, Michigan  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S72] France, Joseph, 1880 US Census. [S256] New York Times Obituary. 10 June 1959 [S379] Federal Census. Clemens France - 1900 - Worcester, MA Clemens France - 1910-20 - Seatle, WA Clemens France - 1930-40 - Providence, MA [S377] Social Security Death Index (SSDI). Clemens James France - Born 22 Jan 1877 - Kalamazoo, MI [S70] Jourgenson, C., 1880 US Census. [S328] Death Record. Rhode Island