Jay Le Fevre

Jay Le Fevre[a] (September 6, 1893 – April 26, 1970) was a United States representative from New York.

[2] Le Fevre left college in 1916 and joined his father's coal, lumber, animal feed, and fuel oil business in New Paltz.

[2] In September 1918, Le Fevre enlisted for World War I, and joined the United States Army as a private.

[1] His application for a commission was approved, and he was assigned to the Field Artillery branch Officer Training School at Camp Zachary Taylor, Kentucky.

[1] He was still undergoing training as a member of the camp's Casual Company when the Armistice of November 11, 1918 ended the war.

[2] He also belonged to the Holland Society of New York and the New Paltz Dutch Reformed Church, of which he was a longtime consistory member.