Albert W. Jefferis
Albert W. Jefferis | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Nebraska's 2nd district | |
| In office March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1923 | |
| Preceded by | Charles O. Lobeck |
| Succeeded by | Willis G. Sears |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 7, 1868 Embreville, West Chester University of Pennsylvania University of Michigan Law School |
Albert Webb Jefferis (December 7, 1868 – September 14, 1942) was an American Republican Party politician.
Born near
West Chester Normal School for three years. He graduated from the law department of the University of Michigan, at Ann Arbor, Michigan, in 1893 and was admitted to the bar in the same year. He set up practice in Omaha, Nebraska. Jefferis was also the head football coach at Doane College—now known as Doane University—in Crete, Nebraska, for one season, in 1893.[1]
Jefferis was a member of various Republican State and county committees. He was assistant county attorney for
Robert Beecher Howell
.
Jefferis resumed the practice of law in Omaha. He was elected a delegate at large to the 1924 Republican National Convention. He was also the manager of the Coolidge-Dawes automobile caravan from Plymouth, Vermont, to Bellingham, Washington. He resumed his practice of law in Omaha, trying once more unsuccessfully candidate for United States Senator in 1940. He failed to get the nomination. He died at Omaha, Nebraska, on September 14, 1942, and is buried in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Omaha.
Jefferis was a member of the
Woodmen, and a member of Delta Chi
.
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doane Tigers (Independent) (1893) | |||||||||
| 1893 | Doane | 2–2 | |||||||
| Doane: | 2–2 | ||||||||
| Total: | 2–2 | ||||||||
References
- Newspapers.com.
- "Jefferis, Albert Webb". The Political Graveyard. Archived from the original on February 6, 2006. Retrieved February 1, 2006.
- "Jefferis, Albert Webb". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved February 1, 2006.
- This article incorporates facts obtained from: Lawrence Kestenbaum, The Political Graveyard
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
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