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Willfred W. Lufkin | |
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 Lufkin in 1918 | |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMassachusetts's6th district | |
| In office November 6, 1917 – June 30, 1921 | |
| Preceded by | Augustus Peabody Gardner |
| Succeeded by | A. Piatt Andrew |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Willfred Weymouth Lufkin (1879-03-10)March 10, 1879 Essex, Massachusetts |
| Died | March 28, 1934(1934-03-28) (aged 55) Essex, Massachusetts |
| Spouse | Georgia Story |
| Children | Willfred Weymouth Lufkin, Jr., Constance G. Lufkin, Edith Lufkin, and Elizabeth Lufkin |
Willfred Weymouth Lufkin (March 10, 1879 – March 28, 1934) was an American politician who served as aUnited States representative fromMassachusetts.
He was born inEssex on March 10, 1879. He attended public schools. After completing school, Lufkin was a newspaper correspondent and a private secretary to CongressmanAugustus 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.
In 1916, the Massachusetts legislature and electorate approved a calling of a Constitutional Convention.[1] In May 1917, Lufkin was elected to serve as a member of the Massachusetts Constitutional Convention of 1917, representing Massachusetts' 6th Congressional District.[2]
Lufkin was elected as aRepublican to theSixty-fifth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of CongressmanAugustus P. Gardner.
Lufkin was reelected to theSixty-sixth andSixty-seventh Congresses and served from November 6, 1917 to June 30, 1921. He resigned to become Collector of Customs for thePort 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 thetown meeting in 1925.
Lufkin died in Essex on March 28, 1934. His interment was in Essex Cemetery.
| U.S. House of Representatives | ||
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromMassachusetts's 6th congressional district November 6, 1917 – June 30, 1921 | Succeeded by |
| Government offices | ||
| Preceded by | Collector of Customs for the Port of Boston 1921–1933 | Succeeded by |
