Warren Joseph Duffey (January 24, 1886 – July 7, 1936) was an American lawyer and politician from

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who was elected to two terms in the

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, serving from 1933 to 1936.

Early life and education

Born in

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, Duffey attended the public schools. Duffey graduated from St. John's University in

, in 1908 and from the law department of the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor in 1911. Duffey was

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the same year and commenced the practice of law in

Political career

Duffey served in the

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in 1913 and 1914 and as a member of the Toledo City Council in 1917 and 1918. He served as chairman of the Lucas County Democratic central committee from 1919 and 1932 and was a delegate to the

1932 Democratic National Convention The 1932 Democratic National Convention was held in Chicago, Illinois June 27 – July 2, 1932. The convention resulted in the nomination of Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt of New York for president and Speaker of the House John N. Garner from Te ...

. Duffey was elected as a

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to the Seventy-third and Seventy-fourth Congresses and served from March 4, 1933, until his death. He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1936.

Death

Duffey died while in office at the age of 50. He died in

on July 7, 1936, and is interred in Calvary Cemetery.

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Early life and education

Political career

Death

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