J. Francis Harter

Who was J. Francis Harter?

John Francis Harter was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York.

Harter was born in Perry, New York. He served in the Officers' Training Camp of the United States Army during World War I. He received a law degree from the University at Buffalo in 1919 and practiced in Buffalo. He was elected to Congress in 1938 and served from January 3, 1939 until January 3, 1941. He unsuccessfully ran for re-election in 1940 against Alfred F. Beiter. He died in Eggertsville, New York on December 20, 1947; interment in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, N.Y.