Preceded by Augustus P. Gardner Succeeded by A. Piatt Andrew Died March 28, 1934 | Name Willfred Lufkin Spouse(s) Georgia Story Resigned June 30, 1921 | |
Children Willfred Weymouth Lufkin, Jr., Constance G. Lufkin, Edith Lufkin, and Elizabeth Lufkin | ||
Willfred Weymouth Lufkin (March 10, 1879 – March 28, 1934) was a United States Representative from Massachusetts.
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Biography
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.
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 Republican 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 become Collector of Customs for 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.