Norman S. Case

Norman Case
Commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission
In office
July 11, 1934 – June 30, 1945
PresidentFranklin D. Roosevelt
Harry S. Truman
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byWilliam Wills
Chair of the National Governors Association
In office
July 2, 1930 – April 27, 1932
Preceded byGeorge Dern
Succeeded byJohn Garland Pollard
55th Governor of Rhode Island
In office
February 4, 1928 – January 3, 1933
LieutenantJames G. Connelly
Preceded byAram J. Pothier
Succeeded byTheodore F. Green
Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island
In office
January 1927 – February 4, 1928
GovernorAram J. Pothier
Preceded byNathaniel W. Smith
Succeeded byJames G. Connelly
Personal details
Born
Norman Stanley Case

(1888-10-11)October 11, 1888
Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
DiedOctober 9, 1967(1967-10-09) (aged 78)
Wakefield, Rhode Island, U.S.
Resting placeSwan Point Cemetery
Providence, Rhode Island
Political partyRepublican
SpouseEmma Arnold
Children3
EducationBrown University (BA)
Harvard University
Boston University (LLB)
AwardsOrder of the Black Star
Signature
Military service
AllegianceUnited States United States
Branch/serviceRhode Island National Guard
Battles/warsWorld War I

Norman Stanley Case (October 11, 1888 – October 9, 1967) was an American politician who served as the Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island from 1927 to 1928 and the 55th Governor of Rhode Island from 1928 to 1933. He also served in the Army during World War I and was the U.S. District Attorney for Rhode Island from 1921 to 1926. Case was a member of the Republican Party during his entire time in office. He was a member of the General Society of Mayflower Descendants. He was also an active member of the Freemasons and was a Baptist. He died on October 9, 1967, in Wakefield, Rhode Island, two days shy of his 79th birthday.[1]

  1. ^ "Freemasons: Politician members in Rhode Island". PoliticalGraveyard.com. December 12, 2011. Retrieved 2012-01-08.