Background
CAUFFIEL, Joseph was born on October 8, 1870 in Jenner Township, Somerset Company, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Daniel and Mary (Hammer) Cauffiel.
CAUFFIEL, Joseph was born on October 8, 1870 in Jenner Township, Somerset Company, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Daniel and Mary (Hammer) Cauffiel.
Rural Schools; Iron City Business. College, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Five; (The Cauffiels come from an old time American Family that first came to this country in 1638 and through their mother’s side are lineal descendants of George Ross, signer of the Declaration of Independence, and who was Provincial Governor. of Pennsylvania). Elected Mayor of Johnstown on Republican Ticket, 1911-1916. Pennsylvania Delegate, to National.
Progressive Convention held in Chicago to nominate Theodore Roosevelt President, 1912. Ran for nomination for Governor. of Pennsylvania, Republican Ticket, 1914. Elected Mayor, Johnstown, Pennsylvania, on Independent Ticket.
1920-1924, re-elected Mayor for third time, on Indiana. Ticket, since 1928.
Spouse Rebecca Brinton Sellers, June 15, 1898.
