Charles S. Joelson
| Charles Samuel Joelson | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey's 8th district |
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In office January 3, 1961 – September 4, 1969 |
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| Preceded by | Gordon Canfield |
| Succeeded by | Robert A. Roe |
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January 27, 1916 Paterson, New Jersey |
| Died | August 18, 1999 (aged 83) Freehold, New Jersey |
| Political party | Democrat |
| Alma mater | Cornell University (A.B., LL.B.) |
Charles Samuel Joelson (January 27, 1916 – August 17, 1999) was an American lawyer and politician. Joelson, a Democrat, succeeded Gordon Canfield as the Representative for New Jersey's 8th District for eight years, lasting from 1961 until his resignation on September 4, 1969, when he became a judge in the Superior Court of New Jersey.
Joelson was born and raised in a Jewish family in Paterson, New Jersey. After graduating from Montclair Academy, he went on to college and attended Cornell University. After graduating Phi Beta Kappa with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1937, Joelson went to attend the university's law school. He graduated with a Bachelor of Laws degree in 1939, and was admitted to the bar in 1940. He first started his law practice in Paterson, New Jersey and continued until he enlisted in the United States Navy in 1942. During World War II, Joelson served as an ensign in the Far Eastern Branch of the Office of Naval Intelligence, where he learned and mastered the Japanese language. After the war, Joelson first ran for the House seat in New Jersey's 8th congressional district against incumbent Gordon Canfield. In a close election, Canfield captured 59,191 votes, just 148 more than Joelson, and was proclaimed the winner of the election. Joelson then served on Paterson's city counsel from 1949 to 1952.
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