Thomas Jefferson Halsey

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Thomas Jefferson Halsey, 1918

Thomas Jefferson Halsey (born May 4, 1863 in Dover , Morris County , New Jersey , †  March 17, 1951 in Westfield , New Jersey) was an American politician . Between 1929 and 1931 he represented the state of Missouri in the US House of Representatives .

Career

In 1878 Thomas Halsey came to Holden , Missouri with his parents . He attended both private and public schools in New Jersey and Missouri. He later studied at the University of Missouri at Columbia . In the years 1880 and 1881 Halsey was active as a teacher himself. Then he started to work in the trade in Holden.

Politically, Halsey was a member of the Republicans . From 1896 to 1898 he was a member of the state executive of this party. In 1896, 1908, and 1912 he was a delegate to regional Republican party conventions in Missouri. Between 1902 and 1904 he served as mayor of the city of Holden. In 1904 he moved to Sedalia , where he traded in tea and coffee. From 1906 to 1910 Halsey was a member of the Missouri State Roads Commission . In 1910 he briefly moved to Glendale , California , where he continued to work in commerce. He returned to Holden in 1911. There he also participated in the grain trade and in the milling business. He was also a member of the local education committee in 1911 and 1912. From 1928 to 1932 he was on the board of directors of the Central Missouri Teachers College in Warrensburg .

In the 1928 congressional election , Halsey was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the sixth constituency of Missouri , where he succeeded Clement C. Dickinson , whom he had defeated in the election, on March 4, 1929 . Since he lost to Dickinson in 1930 and thus regained his old mandate, he was only able to complete one term in Congress until March 3, 1931 . This was shaped by the events of the global economic crisis.

After leaving the US House of Representatives, Thomas Halsey resumed his previous activities in Holden. Politically, he no longer appeared. He died on March 17, 1951 in Westfield, New Jersey and was buried in Holden.

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SURNAME Halsey, Thomas Jefferson
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH May 4, 1863
PLACE OF BIRTH Dover , New Jersey
DATE OF DEATH March 17, 1951
Place of death Westfield , New Jersey