Alfred Lucking | |
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.jpg) From 1918'sBench and Bar of Michigan | |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMichigan's1st district | |
| In office March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1905 | |
| Preceded by | John B. Corliss |
| Succeeded by | Edwin Denby |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1856-12-18)December 18, 1856 Ingersoll,Province of Canada |
| Died | December 1, 1929(1929-12-01) (aged 72) Detroit, Michigan |
| Resting place | Woodlawn Cemetery, Detroit |
| Citizenship | US |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Sarah Laviah Rose |
| Children | William A. Lucking Dean L. Lucking |
| Alma mater | Eastern Michigan University University of Michigan Law School |
| Profession | Lawyer Politician |
Alfred Lucking (December 18, 1856 – December 1, 1929) was an American lawyer and politician from theU.S. state ofMichigan. He served as a member of theUnited States House of Representatives, and was general counsel for theFord Motor Company and theHenry Ford interests.
Lucking was born inIngersoll in theProvince of Canada and moved with his parents toYpsilanti, Michigan, in 1858 where he attended public schools,Ypsilanti High School, and the Michigan State Normal College (nowEastern Michigan University).[1] He graduated from theUniversity of Michigan Law School inAnn Arbor in 1878, and wasadmitted to thebar the same year.[2] He began the practice of law inJackson, Michigan.
He moved toDetroit,Michigan, in 1880 and continued the practice of law. He was temporary chairman of the Democratic State Convention in 1900 and was both temporary and permanent chairman of the State conventions in 1902, 1908, and 1924. He was permanent chairman in 1928.[1]
In 1902, Lucking defeated incumbentRepublicanJohn Blaisdell Corliss to be elected as aDemocratic candidate fromMichigan's 1st congressional district to theFifty-eighth Congress, serving from March 4, 1903, until March 3, 1905.[3][4][5]
Lucking was an unsuccessful candidate for re-election in 1904 to theFifty-ninth Congress and resumed the practice of law in Detroit. He was an unsuccessful candidate for election to theUnited States Senate in 1912. He later became general counsel for theFord Motor Company and theHenry Ford interests from 1914 to 1923, and was industrialistHenry Ford's personal attorney.[4] He also served as president of the Detroit-Vancouver Timber Company. He was a delegate to the1924 Democratic National Convention.[6]
Lucking died in Detroit on December 1, 1929, just before his seventy-third birthday.[7] He isinterred atWoodlawn Cemetery in Detroit.[8]
Lucking was the son of Joseph Alfred Lucking and Margaret Ellen Ford.[7] He married Sarah Laviah Rose on February 23, 1881.[9] They had two sons, William A. Lucking and Dean L. Lucking.[10]
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This article incorporatespublic domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMichigan's 1st congressional district 1903–1905 | Succeeded by |
