Plummer E. Jefferis
Plummer E. Jefferis | |
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_(cropped).png) Jefferis in 1899 | |
| Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the Chester County district | |
| In office 1897–1900 | |
| Preceded by | D. Smith Talbot, John H. Marshall, Thomas J. Philips, Daniel Foulke Moore |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 27, 1851 Brandywine Hundred, New Castle County, Delaware, U.S. |
| Died | June 6, 1925 (aged 73) West Chester, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Resting place | Oaklands Cemetery West Chester, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican Fusion Party |
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Plummer E. Jefferis (December 27, 1851 – June 6, 1925) was an American politician from Pennsylvania. He served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing Chester County from 1897 to 1900.
Early life
[edit]Plummer E. Jefferis was born on December 27, 1851, in Brandywine Hundred, New Castle County, Delaware. He went to school in Green Valley.[1][2]
Career
[edit]Jefferis was a farmer, plumber, carpenter, contractor and builder.[1] He built the school building on South High Street, Friends' School in North Ward, the Episcopal Tower, West Chester Ice Plant and houses in West Chester, Pennsylvania. He also built homes in Philadelphia. He supervised the construction of the Williamson Free School of Mechanical Trades near Elwyn, Pennsylvania.[2] He was trustee of the West Chester Building and Loan Association.[1] He became treasurer of the Penn Mutual Fire Insurance Company in 1891. He was a member of the board of trustees of Dime Savings Bank of Chester County.[3] He was director of the West Chester Board of Trade.[3] He was fire marshal of West Chester, Pennsylvania, from 1895 to 1900.[1][4]
Jefferis was a Republican. He was elected as a Republican to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing Chester County in 1896. He was re-elected as a member of the Fusion Party in 1898. He served from 1897 to 1900.[1][3]
Jefferis was appointed appraiser of Pennsylvania in 1904. He was elected burgess of West Chester.[1]
Personal life
[edit]Jefferis died on June 6, 1925, in West Chester. He was interred in Oaklands Cemetery in West Chester.[1][5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g "Plummer E. Jefferis". Pennsylvania House of Representatives Archives. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
- ^ a b "The Man Who Builds". digitalarchives.powerlibrary.org. 1891. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
- ^ a b c Thomson, W. W., ed. (1898). Chester County and Its People. The Union History Company. pp. 442, 727, 732–733, 890. Retrieved December 10, 2023 – via Archive.org.
- ^ "Chief of the Department". First West Chester Fire Company. Archived from the original on December 11, 2023. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
- ^ "Jefferis". The Philadelphia Inquirer. June 8, 1925. p. 8. Retrieved December 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
External links
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- 1851 births
- 1925 deaths
- People from New Castle County, Delaware
- People from West Chester, Pennsylvania
- Farmers from Pennsylvania
- American builders
- American fire chiefs
- Republican Party members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
- 19th-century American farmers
- 20th-century Pennsylvania politicians
- Burials at Oaklands Cemetery
- 19th-century members of the Pennsylvania General Assembly