A. L. Freehafer

Deceased Person

1868 – 1940

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Who was A. L. Freehafer?

Albertus LeRoy Freehafer. He was a son of Andrew Freehafer and Martha Ellen Kinton, both natives of Richland County, Ohio.

He was a Democratic politician from Idaho. From 1907 to 1908, he represented Washington County, Idaho as a member of the House of Representatives, and was a minority leader in the assembly. He served two terms as a state senator. As senator, he represented Washington County, Idaho from 1909 to 1912 and Payette County, Idaho from 1929 to 1934.

In 1911, Senator Freehafer introduced a bill, written by L.L. Burtenshaw, to the state legislature of Idaho to create Adams County. The bill passed on March 3, 1911.

In 1924, A.L. Freehafer was a Democratic nominee for Governor of Idaho, but finished behind H.F. Samuels, the Progressive candidate, losing by only 81 points. The Republican governor, Charles C. Moore, came in third.

Freehafer is the grandfather of James Albertus McClure, a former Republican United States Senator from Idaho.

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Born
Feb 12, 1868
Lived in
  • Idaho
Died
Oct 28, 1940

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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