Senate 1959-62 (District 48); Senate 1963-72 (District 24)
Party when first elected: Nonpartisan Election-Liberal Caucus
Counties Served:
Big Stone, Grant, Pope, Stevens, Traverse
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
??/??/1906
Birth Place:
Browns Valley, Minnesota
Birth County:
Traverse
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
11/18/1992
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Congregational, United Church of Christ
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
Cliff, C.J.
City of Residence (when first elected):
Ortonville
Occupation (when first elected):
Lawyer
EDUCATION
Browns Valley Public Schools; Secondary; Graduate
Macalester College, St. Paul, Minnesota; College Graduate;
University of Minnesota, Law School; Law Degree; 1931
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
County Attorney:
Big Stone County, Minnesota;
1934 to 1954
[Elected]
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Ruth
Children:
One child: Steven "Steve" (son)
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He was a member of the Ortonville Masonic Lodge and the Zuhrah Shrine Temple.
He died at the North Ridge Residence in Ortonville, Minnesota.
He was a member of the Congregational United Church of Christ in Ortonville, Minnesota.
Religion provided by his obituary.