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'''Charles William Sandman, Jr.''' (October 23, 1921 &ndash; August 26, 1985)<ref name=findagrave>Charles W. “Charlie” Sandman Jr. (1921-1985) - Find A Grave Memorial, accessed November 12, 2021.</ref> was a [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[attorney]] and [[politician]] who represented Cape May County in the [[New Jersey]] Senate from 1954 to 1966 and District 2 in the southern portion of his state in the [[United States House of Representatives]] for four terms from 1967 to 1975.  

'''Charles William Sandman, Jr.''' (October 23, 1921 &ndash; August 26, 1985)<ref name=findagrave>[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19475/charles-w-sandman Charles W. “Charlie” Sandman Jr. (1921-1985) - Find A Grave Memorial], accessed November 12, 2021.</ref> was a [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[attorney]] and [[politician]] who represented Cape May County in the [[New Jersey]] Senate from 1954 to 1966 and District 2 in the southern portion of his state in the [[United States House of Representatives]] for four terms from 1967 to 1975.  

Sandman (pronounced Sand Man) ran for the Republican nomination for [[Governor]] of New Jersey three times. Because New Jersey state elections are held in off years, he could run without forfeiting his seat in the U.S. House.. In 1965, he lost to state Senator Wayne Dumont, Jr. (1914–1992). In 1969, Sandman lost again, this time to U.S. Representative William Thomas Cahill (1912–1996). In the spring of 1973, he finally received his party's nomination by defeating incumbent Governor Cahill. Then he was handily defeated in the [[general election]] by the [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] Brendan Thomas Byrne (1924–2018), who served the first of two terms from 1974 to 1982.

Sandman (pronounced Sand Man) ran for the Republican nomination for [[Governor]] of New Jersey three times. Because New Jersey state elections are held in off years, he could run without forfeiting his seat in the U.S. House.. In 1965, he lost to state Senator Wayne Dumont, Jr. (1914–1992). In 1969, Sandman lost again, this time to U.S. Representative William Thomas Cahill (1912–1996). In the spring of 1973, he finally received his party's nomination by defeating incumbent Governor Cahill. Then he was handily defeated in the [[general election]] by the [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] Brendan Thomas Byrne (1924–2018), who served the first of two terms from 1974 to 1982.

==Background==

==Background==

Sandman was born in [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]], to Charles Sandman, Sr. (1897–1956), and Rose D. Sandman (1904–1983).<ref>Charles W Sandman Sr. (1897-1956) - Find A Grave Memorial, accessed November 12, 2021.</ref> He graduated from Cape May High School, attained a bachelor's degree from [[Temple University]] in [[Philadelphia]], and a law degree from [[Rutgers University]] School of Law in Newark, New Jersey.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S000045 "Sandman, Charles William, Jr., (1921 - 1985)"|title=Sandman, Charles William, Jr.|publisher=''Biographical Directory of the United States Congress,'' accessdate=November 12, 2021}}</ref>

Sandman was born in [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]], to Charles Sandman, Sr. (1897–1956), and Rose D. Sandman (1904–1983).<ref>[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28967415/charles-w-sandman Charles W Sandman Sr. (1897-1956) - Find A Grave Memorial], accessed November 12, 2021.</ref> He graduated from Cape May High School, attained a bachelor's degree from [[Temple University]] in [[Philadelphia]], and a law degree from [[Rutgers University]] School of Law in Newark, New Jersey.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S000045 "Sandman, Charles William, Jr., (1921 - 1985)"|title=Sandman, Charles William, Jr.|publisher=''Biographical Directory of the United States Congress,'' accessdate=November 12, 2021}}</ref>

He married the former Marion L. Cooney (born 1924)<ref>Marion Sandman (L), 97 - Cape May, NJ Public Reputation Profile at MyLife.com™, accessed November 12, 2021.</ref> of Philadelphia, and the couple had six children, Carol, William R. "Bill" Sandman (1950–2017), and Marion. His three other sons, Robert S. Sandman, Charles W. Sandman, III, and Richard E. Sandman followed in their father's legal footsteps and established a law practice in Cape May Court House, New Jersey.

He married the former Marion L. Cooney (born 1924)<ref>Marion Sandman (L), 97 - Cape May, NJ Public Reputation Profile at MyLife.com™, accessed November 12, 2021.</ref> of Philadelphia, and the couple had six children, Carol, William R. "Bill" Sandman (1950–2017), and Marion. His three other sons, Robert S. Sandman, Charles W. Sandman, III, and Richard E. Sandman followed in their father's legal footsteps and established a law practice in Cape May Court House, New Jersey.