Harry P. Jeffrey

Harry Palmer Jeffrey (born December 26, 1901 in Dayton , Ohio , †  January 4, 1997 there ) was an American politician . Between 1943 and 1945 he represented the state of Ohio in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Harry Jeffrey attended the public schools in his home country and then studied at Ohio State University in Columbus until 1924 . After completing a law degree at the same university and being admitted to the bar in 1926, he began to work in this profession in Columbus and from 1927 in Dayton. Between 1927 and 1930 he was a lieutenant in the United States Army Reserve . From 1933 to 1936 he served as a prosecutor for the Attorney General of Ohio. Politically, he joined the Republican Party .

In the 1942 congressional election , Jeffrey was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the third constituency of Ohio , where he succeeded Democrat Greg J. Holbrock on January 3, 1943 . Since he was not confirmed in 1944, he was only able to serve one term in Congress until January 3, 1945 . This was shaped by the events of the Second World War . Jeffrey served on the Veterans Committee and co-drafted the GI Bill of Rights in 1944 .

After his time in the US House of Representatives, he practiced as a lawyer again. Between 1967 and 1977 he was a curator at Wright State University . He died on January 4, 1997 in his hometown of Dayton, where he was also buried.

Web links

• Harry P. Jeffrey in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Harry P. Jeffrey in the database of Find a Grave (English)