Alfred Lefurgey
Politician
1871 – 1934
Who was Alfred Lefurgey?
Alfred Alexander Lefurgey was a Canadian lawyer and politician.
Born in Summerside, Prince Edward Island, the son of John Lefurgey, Lefurgey was educated at St. Dunstan's College, Mount Allison University and Harvard Law School. He returned to Summerside where he entered his father's ship building and shipping business with his brother, John Ephraim.
Lefurgey was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island for 5th Prince in 1897. Lefurgey resigned his seat in 1898 to run unsuccessfully for a federal seat in 1898. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons for East Prince in the general elections of 1900 and re-elected in 1904 for Prince. A Conservative, he was defeated in 1908 and again in 1917. In the House of Commons, he served as Conservative whip for the Maritime provinces.
Lefurgey was a prominent member in the Masonic order.
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- Born
- Apr 22, 1871
Summerside - Nationality
- Canada
- Education
- Harvard Law School
- Mount Allison University
- Lived in
- Summerside
- Died
- Nov 11, 1934
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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