Lamar Jeffers
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Lamar Jeffers was a U.S. Representative
from Alabama
.
Born in Anniston, Alabama
, Jeffers attended the public schools and the Alabama Presbyterian College at Anniston.
He served with the Alabama National Guard from 1904 to 1914.
He served as clerk of the circuit court of Calhoun County, taking office in January 1917.
He resigned that office in May 1917 and entered the U.S. Army, serving with the Eighty-second Division in France.
He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross by the United States Government.
He was promoted to rank of major of infantry.
Jeffers was elected as a Democrat
to the Sixty-seventh
Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Fred L. Blackmon
.
He was reelected to the Sixty-eighth
and to the five succeeding Congresses and served from June 7, 1921, to January 3, 1935.
He served as chairman of the Committee on Civil Service (Seventy-second
and Seventy-third
Congresses).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1934.
Resided in Daytona Beach, Florida
, until his death there on June 1, 1983.
He was interred at Arlington National Cemetery.
United States House of Representatives
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from Alabama
Alabama
Alabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama ranks 30th in total land area and ranks second in the size of its inland...
.
Born in Anniston, Alabama
Anniston, Alabama
Anniston is a city in Calhoun County in the state of Alabama, United States.As of the 2000 census, the population of the city is 24,276. According to the 2005 U.S. Census estimates, the city had a population of 23,741...
, Jeffers attended the public schools and the Alabama Presbyterian College at Anniston.
He served with the Alabama National Guard from 1904 to 1914.
He served as clerk of the circuit court of Calhoun County, taking office in January 1917.
He resigned that office in May 1917 and entered the U.S. Army, serving with the Eighty-second Division in France.
He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross by the United States Government.
He was promoted to rank of major of infantry.
Jeffers was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
to the Sixty-seventh
67th United States Congress
The Sixty-seventh United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1921 to March 4, 1923, during the first two years...
Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Fred L. Blackmon
Fred L. Blackmon
Fred Leonard Blackmon was a U.S. Representative from Alabama.Born at Lime Branch, Georgia, Blackmon moved with his parents to Calhoun County, Alabama, in 1883....
.
He was reelected to the Sixty-eighth
68th United States Congress
The Sixty-eighth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1923 to March 4, 1925, during the last months of...
and to the five succeeding Congresses and served from June 7, 1921, to January 3, 1935.
He served as chairman of the Committee on Civil Service (Seventy-second
72nd United States Congress
The Seventy-second United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1931 to March 4, 1933, during the last two years...
and Seventy-third
73rd United States Congress
The Seventy-third United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1933 to January 3, 1935, during the first two years...
Congresses).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1934.
Resided in Daytona Beach, Florida
Daytona Beach, Florida
Daytona Beach is a city in Volusia County, Florida, USA. According to 2008 U.S. Census Bureau estimates, the city has a population of 64,211. Daytona Beach is a principal city of the Deltona – Daytona Beach – Ormond Beach, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area, which the census bureau estimated had...
, until his death there on June 1, 1983.
He was interred at Arlington National Cemetery.