11 Facts About Edward Jeffries

Edward Jeffries was born in Detroit, Michigan, on April 3,1900, the son of Judge Edward J Jeffries and Minnie Stott Jeffries.

The elder Jeffries was an alderman, a police justice, and a long-serving judge on the Recorder's Court.

The younger Edward Jeffries attended the Detroit Public Schools and the University of Michigan, receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Michigan in 1920 and a law degree from the University of Michigan Law School in 1923.

Edward Jeffries then continued his education at Lincoln's Inn in London in 1923 and 1924, studying Roman and British common law.

Edward Jeffries ran for Detroit City Council in 1932, and served on that body for four terms, from 1932 until 1940, serving the last two as City Council president.

Edward Jeffries was already more moderate in stance than his radical father, eager to work within the existing power structure, and Lodge, who shared a similar outlook, was a natural ally.

In 1939, Edward Jeffries ran for mayor of Detroit against Richard Reading as an economically conservative, socially responsible reformer.

Edward Jeffries ran for election as mayor four more times, winning the next three to serve as mayor from 1940 to 1948.

Edward Jeffries was elected once more to serve on the City Council, beginning in 1950, but died in office.

Edward Jeffries suffered a heart attack on March 18,1950, while on vacation in Miami Beach, Florida.

Edward Jeffries died shortly thereafter on April 2,1950, a day short of his 50th birthday.