Harry E. Narey

Who was Harry E. Narey?

Harry Elsworth Narey was a Republican U.S. Representative from Iowa for several weeks between the 1942 general election and the commencement of the 1943-44 Congress. He was the last Congressman to serve in Iowa's 9th congressional district. He completed his career as a state trial court judge.

Born in Spirit Lake, Iowa, Narey attended the public schools and Grinnell College in Grinnell, Iowa. He graduated from the University of Iowa College of Law at Iowa City, Iowa in 1907. He was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in Spirit Lake, Iowa. He served as County Attorney of Dickinson County, Iowa from 1914 to 1920,and as City Attorney of Spirit Lake, Iowa from 1918 to 1943. He served as delegate to the Republican State conventions from 1916 to 1960, and as chairman of the Dickson County Republican Central Committee from 1918 to 1943.

In 1942, Iowa Congressman Vincent Harrington enlisted in the United States Army Air Corps, and initially took a leave of absence from his seat in Congress.