Complex sentence: Clarence Edward Case (b. September 24 1877, Jersey City, New Jersey-d.1961) was the acting Republican Governor of New Jersey in 1920, succeeding William Nelson Runyon.
Split into simpler sentences: Clarence Edward Case (September 24,1877 in Jersey City, New Jersey-1961), Republican, was born in Jersey City, New Jersey. He was the acting Governor of New Jersey in 1920, succeeding William Nelson Runyon.