Charles W. Sandman, Jr.
| Charles William Sandman Jr. | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey's 2nd district |
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In office January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1975 |
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| Preceded by | Thomas C. McGrath Jr. |
| Succeeded by | William J. Hughes |
| Member of the New Jersey Senate | |
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In office 1955 1959 1963 |
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| Born | October 23, 1921 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Died | August 26, 1985 (aged 63) Cape May Court House, New Jersey |
| Political party | Republican |
| Profession | Politician |
Charles William Sandman Jr. (October 23, 1921 – August 26, 1985) was an American Republican Party politician who represented New Jersey's 2nd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives and was the party's candidate for Governor of New Jersey in 1973.
Sandman was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Cape May High School, attained a bachelor's degree from Temple University in Philadelphia, and a law degree from Rutgers School of Law–Newark. Sandman married Marion L. Cooney of Philadelphia and produced six children; Carol, William, Marion, Robert, Charles and Richard.
Sandman's sons, Robert S. Sandman, Charles W. Sandman III and Richard E. Sandman have followed their father's legal footsteps, having a law practice in Cape May Court House, New Jersey.
Sandman died on August 26, 1985, in Cape May Court House, New Jersey. At the time of his death, he was a resident of the Erma section of Lower Township, New Jersey, and was interred in Cold Spring Presbyterian Cemetery in Cape May, New Jersey.
Sandman served in the United States Army Air Corps as a navigator during World War II, and spent seven months as a prisoner of war in Germany after being shot down.
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