About Harold S. Tolley
Lived 1894 – 1956 (aged 62). Harold S. Tolley was an American politician.
Harold Sumner Tolley (January 16, 1894 – May 20, 1956) was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.
Biography Tolley was born in Honesdale, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Syracuse University in 1916. He served in the military during World War I from May 13, 1917, until July 25, 1919, attaining the rank of captain. He was elected to Congress in 1924 and served from March 4, 1925, until March 3, 1927. He was commissioner of public welfare for Binghamton, New York from January 1932 until April 1937. He died in Kenmore, New York.
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Who was Harold S. Tolley?
American politician (1894-1956)
When was Harold S. Tolley born?
Harold S. Tolley was born on 16 January 1894 in Honesdale.
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Harold S. Tolley died on 20 May 1956 in Kenmore, New York.
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Harold S. Tolley was a politician.
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Harold S. Tolley was American.
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