Alfred Lefurgey

Alfred Alexander Lefurgey
Alfred Alexander Lefurgey
Member of the Canadian Parliament; for East Prince
	In office; 1900–1904
Preceded by	John Howatt Bell
Succeeded by	District was abolished in 1903
Member of the Canadian Parliament; for Prince
	In office; 1904–1908
Preceded by	District was created in 1903
Succeeded by	James William Richards
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island for 5th Prince
	In office; 1897–1900
Personal details
Born	April 22, 1871; Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Died	November 11, 1934 (aged 63)
Political party	Conservative
Relations	John Lefurgey, father
Alma mater	Prince of Wales College; Dalhousie University Medical School

Alfred Alexander Lefurgey (April 22, 1871 – November 11, 1934) 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 (B.A. in 1891) and Harvard Law School (LL.B in 1894). 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 House of Commons of Canada 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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