Warren Joseph DUFFEY, Congress, OH (1886-1936)

1886-1936

DUFFEY, Warren Joseph, a Representative from Ohio; born in Toledo, Ohio, January 24, 1886; attended the public schools; was graduated from St. John’s University, Toledo, Ohio, in 1908 and from the law department of the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor in 1911; was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced the practice of law in Toledo, Ohio; served in the State house of representatives in 1913 and 1914; member of the Toledo City Council in 1917 and 1918; served as chairman of the Lucas County Democratic central committee 1919-1932; delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1932; elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-third and Seventy-fourth Congresses and served from March 4, 1933, until his death; unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1936; died in Toledo, Ohio, July 7, 1936; interment in Calvary Cemetery.

Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present