Jay Le Fevre | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives | |
| In office January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1951 | |
| Preceded by | Lewis K. Rockefeller |
| Succeeded by | J. Ernest Wharton |
| Constituency | New York's 27th congressional district (1943–1945) New York's 30th congressional district (1945–1951) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1893-09-06)September 6, 1893 New Paltz, New York, U.S. |
| Died | April 26, 1970(1970-04-26) (aged 76) Kingston, New York, U.S. |
| Resting place | Lloyd Cemetery,Highland, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Mildred B. Hiltebrant (1920) |
| Children | 3 |
| Military career | |
| Service | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1918 |
| Rank | Private |
| Service number | 4,742,123[1] |
| Unit | Casual Company,Camp Zachary Taylor |
| Wars | World War I |
| Education | Dartmouth College |
| Occupation | Businessman |
Jay Le Fevre[a] (September 6, 1893 – April 26, 1970) was aUnited States representative fromNew York.
Jay Le Fevre was born inNew Paltz, New York on September 6, 1893, the son of Abram P. Le Fevre and Mary Emma (Van Derlyn) Le Fevre.[2] He graduated from theLawrenceville School in 1914, then began attendance atDartmouth College.[3] While at Dartmouth, he joined theAlpha Delta Phi fraternity.[2] Le Fevre left college in 1916 and joined his father's coal, lumber, animal feed, and fuel oil business in New Paltz.[2]
In September 1918, Le Fevre enlisted forWorld War I, and joined theUnited States Army as aprivate.[1] His application for a commission was approved, and he was assigned to theField Artillery branchOfficer Training School atCamp Zachary Taylor, Kentucky.[1] He was still undergoing training as a member of the camp's Casual Company when theArmistice of November 11, 1918 ended the war.[1][4][b] Le Fevre received his discharge in December 1918, and afterwards was a longtime member of theAmerican Legion.[1][2]
Le Fevre continued with A. P. Le Fevre and Son, eventually becoming the company's president.[2] He was also a longtime trustee of the New Paltz Savings Bank and a director of the Huguenot Branch of the State of New York National Bank.[2] In addition, he was a longtime director of the Northeast Retail Lumbermen's Association and served as its president.[2]
Le Fevre was a longtime member of the board of visitors of the State Normal School in New Paltz, now theState University of New York at New Paltz.[2] He also belonged to theHolland Society of New York and the New Paltz Dutch Reformed Church, of which he was a longtime consistory member.[2] In addition, Le Fevre served as a director of the Huguenot Historical Society.[2]
ARepublican in politics, Le Fevre served as a New Paltz village trustee and was a delegate to the Republican state conventions of 1942 and 1946.[2] In addition, he was a member of the New Paltz Republican Committee from 1930 to 1946.[2]
In 1942, Le Fevre was elected to theUnited States House of Representatives.[2] He was reelected three times and served from January 3, 1943 to January 3, 1951.[2] While in Congress, Le Fevre was a member of the special committee that toured Europe in 1946 to develop recommendations for the continent's post-World War II economic development.[2] In addition, he was one of theU.S. House Interior Committee members who visited Hawaii, then recommended to the House that the territory be admitted to the Union.[5]
Le Fevre was not a candidate for renomination in 1950 and returned to his business interests.[6] In 1951, he was appointed to theNew York State Bridge Authority, and he served until 1955.[6]
LeFevre died inKingston, New York on April 26, 1970.[6] He was buried at Lloyd Cemetery inHighland, New York.[6]
In January 1920, Le Fevre married Mildred B. Hiltebrant, and they remained married until his death.[6][7] They were the parents of three children.[6]
Le Fevre was a descendant of the LeFevres who founded New Paltz in 1678.[8] The LeFevres wereHuguenots, Protestant followers ofJohn Calvin who fled what is today Northern France and South Belgium who fled persecution by the ruling Catholics.[8] The original settlement of their ancestors survives today asHistoric Huguenot Street, a National Historic Landmark District.[9]
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromNew York's 27th congressional district 1943–1945 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromNew York's 30th congressional district 1945–1951 | Succeeded by |
