Harry P. Jeffrey
| Harry Palmer Jeffrey | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 3rd district |
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In office January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1945 |
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| Preceded by | Greg J. Holbrock |
| Succeeded by | Edward Joseph Gardner |
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December 26, 1901 Dayton, Ohio |
| Died | January 4, 1997 (aged 95) Dayton, Ohio |
| Resting place | Woodlawn Cemetery |
| Political party | Republican |
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| Religion | Presbyterian |
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| Allegiance | United States |
| Service/branch | United States Army Reserve |
| Years of service | 1927-1930 |
| Rank | second lieutenant |
Harry Palmer Jeffrey (December 26, 1901 – January 4, 1997) was an attorney and member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio.
Harry P. Jeffrey was born in Dayton, Ohio, the son of a department store manager, Samuel Jeffrey and his wife Grace. Harry Jeffrey attended Dayton's Patterson Grade School and graduated from Steele High School. He was graduated from Ohio State University at Columbus in 1924, and from the College of Law of the same university in 1926.
Harry P. Jeffrey was admitted to the bar in 1926 and commenced practice in Columbus, Ohio. He moved back to Dayton in 1927 and continued the practice of law, joining the firm of Iddings & Iddings to form Iddings & Jeffrey. Jeffrey built on their practice providing legal services to entrepreneurs and business enterprises by expanding into litigation, personal injury and divorce.
Jeffrey was a second lieutenant in the United States Army Reserve Corps from 1927 to 1930.
He became special assistant attorney general of Ohio from 1933 to 1936. In the 1942 mid-term election, Harry P. Jeffrey was elected as a Republican to the Seventy-eighth Congress from Ohio's 3rd congressional district. As a member of the House Veterans Committee, Harry Jeffrey was one of several authors of the G. I. Bill of Rights, which provided benefits to veterans returning from World War II, including loans that enabled military veterans to get a college education. He was unsuccessful in his bid for reelection in 1944.
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