Harry C. Canfield

American politician

Harry C. Canfield


Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana's 4th district
In office March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1933
Preceded by	John S. Benham
Succeeded by	James I. Farley

Personal details
Born	(1875-11-22)November 22, 1875 Moores Hill, Indiana
Died	February 9, 1945(1945-02-09) (aged 69) Batesville, Indiana
Resting place	First Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
Political party	Democratic

Harry Clifford Canfield (November 22, 1875 – February 9, 1945) was an American educator, businessman, and politician who served five terms as a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1923 to 1933.

Early life and career

Born near Moores Hill, Indiana, Canfield attended the public schools, Moores Hill College, Central Normal College, Danville, Indiana, and Vorhies Business College, Indianapolis, Indiana. He taught school in Dearborn County 1896-1898. He moved to Batesville, Ripley County, in 1899 and engaged in the manufacture of furniture. He was also interested in the jobbing of furniture, and in farming and banking.

Congress

Canfield was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-eighth and to the four succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1933). He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1932.

Later career and death

He resumed the furniture manufacturing business in Batesville, Indiana, where he died February 9, 1945. He was interred in the First Methodist Episcopal Cemetery.