Walter S. Jeffries
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Walter Sooy Jeffries was an American
Republican Party
politician who represented New Jersey
's 2nd congressional district
in the United States House of Representatives
from 1939-1941.
on October 16, 1893 and attended the local public schools. He graduated from the Atlantic City Business College in 1909 and was also graduated in celestial navigation
from the Franklin Institute
in Philadelphia in 1943. He engaged in the manufacture of paint from 1910-1934.
He was elected as mayor of Margate City, New Jersey
from 1931–1935 and served as sheriff of Atlantic County, New Jersey
from 1935-1938. He became engaged in the hotel business at Atlantic City in 1938.
Jeffries was elected as a Republican to the Seventy-sixth Congress
, serving in office from January 3, 1939-January 3, 1941, and was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1940 to the Seventy-seventh Congress.
After his term in Congress, he was treasurer of Atlantic County from 1941-1944. Jeffries died in Margate City on October 11, 1954 and was interred in Laurel Memorial Cemetery in Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey
.
United States
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Republican Party
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
politician who represented New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
's 2nd congressional district
New Jersey's 2nd congressional district
New Jersey's Second Congressional District is currently represented by Republican Frank LoBiondo.-Counties and municipalities in the district:...
in the United States House of Representatives
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from 1939-1941.
Biography
Jeffries was born in Atlantic City, New JerseyAtlantic City, New Jersey
Atlantic City is a city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States, and a nationally renowned resort city for gambling, shopping and fine dining. The city also served as the inspiration for the American version of the board game Monopoly. Atlantic City is located on Absecon Island on the coast...
on October 16, 1893 and attended the local public schools. He graduated from the Atlantic City Business College in 1909 and was also graduated in celestial navigation
Celestial navigation
Celestial navigation, also known as astronavigation, is a position fixing technique that has evolved over several thousand years to help sailors cross oceans without having to rely on estimated calculations, or dead reckoning, to know their position...
from the Franklin Institute
Franklin Institute
The Franklin Institute is a museum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and one of the oldest centers of science education and development in the United States, dating to 1824. The Institute also houses the Benjamin Franklin National Memorial.-History:On February 5, 1824, Samuel Vaughn Merrick and...
in Philadelphia in 1943. He engaged in the manufacture of paint from 1910-1934.
He was elected as mayor of Margate City, New Jersey
Margate City, New Jersey
Margate City is a city in Atlantic County, New Jersey. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city population was 6,354.Margate City was originally incorporated as the borough of South Atlantic City by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on September 7, 1885, from portions of Egg Harbor...
from 1931–1935 and served as sheriff of Atlantic County, New Jersey
Atlantic County, New Jersey
-National protected areas:* Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge * Great Egg Harbor Scenic and Recreational River -Demographics:...
from 1935-1938. He became engaged in the hotel business at Atlantic City in 1938.
Jeffries was elected as a Republican to the Seventy-sixth Congress
77th United States Congress
-Major events:* December 7, 1941: Attack on Pearl Harbor* December 8, 1941: Joint Session of Congress met to hear President Roosevelt deliver his "Day of Infamy" speech...
, serving in office from January 3, 1939-January 3, 1941, and was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1940 to the Seventy-seventh Congress.
After his term in Congress, he was treasurer of Atlantic County from 1941-1944. Jeffries died in Margate City on October 11, 1954 and was interred in Laurel Memorial Cemetery in Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey
Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey
Egg Harbor Township is a township in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 census, the township population was 43,323, a growth of more than 40% since the previous enumeration....
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External links
- Walter Sooy Jeffries at The Political GraveyardThe Political GraveyardThe Political Graveyard is a website and database that catalogues information on more than 224,000 American political figures and political families, along with other information.-History:...