Harry L. May
Harry L. May, one of the rising young members of the Jefferson County bar, and an enterprising citizen of Steubenville, was born in 1884 in Steubenville, O. He is a son of Joseph May, a native of Germany, who in 1864 came to Steubenville and was engaged in the mercantile business for many years. The latter is now the president and general manager of the Tri-State Investment Company.
Harry L. May secured an education in the preparatory schools of Steubenville, and then entered the law department of the University of Michigan, at Ann Arbor, from which he received the degree of L.L. B. in 1905. He immediately located in Steubenville for the practice of his profession and was for two years assistant to W. R. Alban, during the latter's term as prosecuting attorney of Jefferson County. He practices in all of the courts of the State and in the Federal courts. Mr. May is identified with the Republican party in politics. He is a stockholder and director in different oil companes and has incorporated and built up a large number of enterprises in Steubenville. Mr. May is a 32nd degree Mason, Scottish Rite, also a member of the B. P. O. E. and of the Steubenville Country Club.
From 20th Century History of Steubenville and Jefferson County, Ohio, by Joseph B. Doyle. Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., Chicago, 1910