Willfred W. Lufkin
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Willfred Weymouth Lufkin was a United States Representative from Massachusetts
. He was born in Essex
on March 10, 1879. He attended public schools. After completing school, he was a newspaper correspondent, and a private secretary to Congressman Augustus P. Gardner
. He was a member and chairman of the Essex School Board, and a member of the 1917 Massachusetts Constitutional Convention, 1917-1919.
Lufkin married Georgia Story, daughter of Arthur and Margie Story.
to the Sixty-fifth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Congressman Augustus P. Gardner
.
Lufkin was reelected to the Sixty-sixth and Sixty-seventh Congresses and served from November 6, 1917, to June 30, 1921, when he resigned to accept a Treasury position. Lufkin was appointed by President Warren G. Harding
to be collector of customs at the Port of Boston on July 1, 1921, and served until his retirement in 1933. He was again elected a member of the Essex School Board, and served as Town Moderator of the town meeting in 1925. Lufkin died in Essex on March 28, 1934. His interment was in Essex Cemetery.
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
. He was born in Essex
Essex, Massachusetts
Essex is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, north of Boston. The population was 3,504 at the 2010 census.Part of the town comprises the census-designated place of Essex.- History :...
on March 10, 1879. He attended public schools. After completing school, he was a newspaper correspondent, and a private secretary to Congressman Augustus P. Gardner
Augustus P. Gardner
Augustus Peabody Gardner was a Representative from Massachusetts. Gardner was the son-in-law of Henry Cabot Lodge.-Life and career:...
. He was a member and chairman of the Essex School Board, and a member of the 1917 Massachusetts Constitutional Convention, 1917-1919.
Lufkin married Georgia Story, daughter of Arthur and Margie Story.
1917 Massachusetts Constitutional Convention
In 1916 the Massachusetts legislature and electorate approved a calling of a Constitutional Convention. In May 1917, Lufkin was elected to serve as a member of the Massachusetts Constitutional Convention of 1917, representing Massachusetts' 6th Congressional District.Election to Congress
Lufkin was elected as a RepublicanRepublican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
to the Sixty-fifth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Congressman Augustus P. Gardner
Augustus P. Gardner
Augustus Peabody Gardner was a Representative from Massachusetts. Gardner was the son-in-law of Henry Cabot Lodge.-Life and career:...
.
Lufkin was reelected to the Sixty-sixth and Sixty-seventh Congresses and served from November 6, 1917, to June 30, 1921, when he resigned to accept a Treasury position. Lufkin was appointed by President Warren G. Harding
Warren G. Harding
Warren Gamaliel Harding was the 29th President of the United States . A Republican from Ohio, Harding was an influential self-made newspaper publisher. He served in the Ohio Senate , as the 28th Lieutenant Governor of Ohio and as a U.S. Senator...
to be collector of customs at the Port of Boston on July 1, 1921, and served until his retirement in 1933. He was again elected a member of the Essex School Board, and served as Town Moderator of the town meeting in 1925. Lufkin died in Essex on March 28, 1934. His interment was in Essex Cemetery.