Background
Granfield, William Joseph was born on December 18, 1889 in Springfield, Massachusetts, United States. Son of John and Ellen (O’Connor) Granfield.
Granfield, William Joseph was born on December 18, 1889 in Springfield, Massachusetts, United States. Son of John and Ellen (O’Connor) Granfield.
Graduate Williston Seminary, Easthampton, Massachusetts, 1910. Bachelor of Laws, University Notre Dame, 1913.
Began practice at Springfield, 1917.
Member Common Council, Springfield, 1915-1916. Member Massachusetts House of Representatives, 1917-1919. Member Constitutional Convention, Massachusetts, 1917-1918.
Member 72d to 74th Congresses (1931-1937).
Member Special Commission to Investigate Connecticut River Navigation, 1946.
Married Jane Campbell, August 30, 1919 (died August 28, 1929). Married second, Elsie I. Bemis, July 26, 1938. Children: Eleanor Jane, William Joseph, John Campbell.