Alfred George Jeffs, 1918 - 1919

Born at Stratford-Upon-Avon in 1869, Jeffs entered the grocery trade on leaving school, and settled in Wolverhampton in the 1880s where he and his brother, WH Jeffs, founded a wholesale grocers. He was also associated with various other businesses in the Midlands. He was married to the daughter of Alderman JG Wright, and they had one son. His enthusiasm for sport led him to become Director of Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club from 1907 until 1922. He was also president of both the Albert Lawn Tennis Club and Wolverhampton's Amateur Football Club. He entered council in 1912 representing St George's Ward, and six years later he became Mayor. In 1920 he became an alderman. He served on committees for Fuel and Lighting, Food Control, and Patriotic and Old Age Pensions. Jeffs opened the first house to be built under the Housing Act in 1918. He was an enthusiastic supporter of the National Savings Movement and Governor of the Royal Orphanage, Wolverhampton. He was also the Borough Magistrate for twenty years and belonged to the Freemasons Lodge of Honour. He retired from the Council in 1926 and died at his home, Larcholme, Tettenhall, on the 26th February 1939, aged seventy.

Obituary Express and Star 27th February 1939