Born in Detroit, Michigan, Jeffries attended the public schools. He graduated from Cranbrook School, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, 1943. He attended Michigan State University, Lansing, 1947. He served in the United States Army Air Corps from 1943 to 1945. and was an investment counselor and corporate director from 1956 to 1979. He served as a delegate to the Kansas State Republican convention, 1978.
Jeffries was elected as a Republican to the Ninety-sixth and to the Ninety-seventh Congresses (January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1983). He was a conservative. He introduced 14 bills during his tenure, the most prominent of which was a 1981 law which settled a long-standing controversy over a minor border dispute between Missouri and Kansas[2]
^Biographical Sketch of James Edmund Jeffries, Kansas Historical Society
^https://www.congress.gov/bill/97th-congress/house-bill/4048?s=1&r=8 A bill granting the consent of Congress to the agreement between the States of Kansas and Missouri establishing their mutual boundary in the vicinity of the French Bottoms near St. Joseph, Missouri, and Elwood, Kansas
jeffries, politician, james, edmund, jeffries, june, 1925, august, 1997, representative, from, kansas, from, 1979, 1983, james, edmund, jeffriesmember, house, representatives, from, kansas, districtin, office, january, 1979, january, 1983preceded, bymartha, ke. James Edmund Jeffries June 1 1925 August 22 1997 was a U S Representative from Kansas from 1979 to 1983 1 James Edmund JeffriesMember of the U S House of Representatives from Kansas s 2nd districtIn office January 3 1979 January 3 1983Preceded byMartha KeysSucceeded byJim SlatteryPersonal detailsBorn 1925 06 01 June 1 1925Detroit Michigan U S DiedAugust 22 1997 1997 08 22 aged 72 Tucson Arizona U S Political partyRepublicanResidenceAtchison KansasAlma materMichigan State UniversityMilitary serviceAllegiance United States of AmericaBranch serviceUnited States Army Air CorpsYears of service1943 1945Born in Detroit Michigan Jeffries attended the public schools He graduated from Cranbrook School Bloomfield Hills Michigan 1943 He attended Michigan State University Lansing 1947 He served in the United States Army Air Corps from 1943 to 1945 and was an investment counselor and corporate director from 1956 to 1979 He served as a delegate to the Kansas State Republican convention 1978 Jeffries was elected as a Republican to the Ninety sixth and to the Ninety seventh Congresses January 3 1979 January 3 1983 He was a conservative He introduced 14 bills during his tenure the most prominent of which was a 1981 law which settled a long standing controversy over a minor border dispute between Missouri and Kansas 2 He was not a candidate for reelection in 1982 to the Ninety eighth Congress and was a resident of Atchison Kansas until he retired to Tucson Arizona where he died Notes edit Biographical Sketch of James Edmund Jeffries Kansas Historical Society https www congress gov bill 97th congress house bill 4048 s 1 amp r 8 A bill granting the consent of Congress to the agreement between the States of Kansas and Missouri establishing their mutual boundary in the vicinity of the French Bottoms near St Joseph Missouri and Elwood KansasReferences editUnited States Congress Jim Jeffries id J000074 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress nbsp This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress U S House of RepresentativesPreceded byMartha Keys Member of the U S House of Representatives from Kansas s 2nd congressional district1979 1983 Succeeded byJim Slattery nbsp This article about a Kansas politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jim Jeffries politician amp oldid 1181854492, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
