A graduate of North Carolina State College (1932), Lefort was Assistant Dean of Students (1932-1941, 1946-1947) and Assistant Professor of Military Science and Tactics (1941-1942) at North Carolina State College. He served in the Army's special services division in Washington and New York and in 1946 returned to his position at North Carolina State College. Lefort left the university to sell insurance in Raleigh.
From the guide to the Charles Romeo Lefort Papers, 1937 - 1939, (Special Collections Research Center)