Harold S. Tolley

Harold S. Tolley, Congressman from New York

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.

Sources

• Harold S. Tolley at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress