Willis A. Trafton Jr. Explained

Willis A. Trafton Jr.
Office1:Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives
Term Start1:1955
Term End1:1956
Predecessor1:Roswell P. Bates
Successor1:Joseph T. Edgar
Birth Date:13 November 1918
Birth Place:Auburn, Maine, U.S.
Death Place:Auburn, Maine, U.S.
Party:Republican
Spouse:Virginia Grier[1]
Children:five
Alma Mater:Yale University, Harvard Law School
Profession:Attorney

Willis Allen Trafton Jr. (November 13, 1918 – April 3, 1994) was an American politician and lawyer from Maine.[2] A Republican from Auburn, Maine, Trafton served in the Maine House of Representatives and was its Speaker from 1955 to 1956.[3] [4] He was a lawyer, with degrees from Yale University and Harvard University (1947).[5] He also was the Republican nominee for Governor of Maine in the 1956 Maine gubernatorial election.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Trafton, Richard oral history interview. 2023-10-12.
  2. Book: Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory. 9781561604913. Martindale-Hubbell. March 2002. Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory, Incorporated .
  3. Web site: Legislature, Speakers of the House | Maine: An Encyclopedia. 3 January 2013.
  4. Web site: Speakers of the Maine House of Representatives from 1820. Mundy. James H.. 1981.
  5. Book: The American Bar. 1983. J.C. Fifield Company . 9780931398087.