Henry William JEFFERS

Background

JEFFERS, Henry William was born on January 4, 1871 in Hartford, Susq. Company, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Watson and Betsey Milburn (Oakley) Jeffers.

Education

Graduate Wyoming Seminary, Kingston, Pennsylvania, 1894. Bachelor of Science, Cornell Univercity, 1899. Master of Science (honorary), Rutgers University, New Jersey Agricultural College, 1927.

Career

Walker-Gordon Laboratory Company, 1898-1918, president, since 1918. Director First National Bank, Princeton, New Jersey.

Membership

Member advisory bds., United States Department of Agriculture and United States Food Administration, World War. Member New Jersey State Board of Agriculture, 1916-1927. President Board Regents, New Jersey.

Member board of managers New Jersey Reformatory. Chairman New Jersey Republican State Committee, 1935-1937. Mason (32°, Knights Templar, Shriner).

Inventor of Jeffers bacteriology counter, Jeffers feed calculator, Rotolator.

• Member, New Jersey State Board of Agriculture. 1916-1927; Member, New Jersey Board of Mgrs. of New Jersey Reformatory, Annandale. New Jersey, since 1929. Chairman, New Jersey Board of Regents for Higher Education of New Jersey, since 1929. President, Walker Gordon Laby. Company. Inc. Member of Masons. Junior Order of United American Mechanics. Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. Club: Nassau (Princeton, New Jersey).

Connections

Married Anna C. Adams, July 14, 1898. Children: Emily Adams, Watson (deceased), Henry W., Louise E. Manager.

Father:

Watson Jeffers

Mother:

Betsey Milburn (Oakley) Jeffers

Spouse:

Anna C. Adams

child:

Emily Adams Jeffers

child:

Watson Jeffers (deceased)

child:

Henry W. Jeffers

child:

Louise E. Mgr Jeffers