- Albert P. Langtry
:"This article refers to Albert P. Langtry. For other uses, see
Langtry (disambiguation) ."Infobox_Politician (general)
name = Albert P. Langtry
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birth_date =July 27 ,1860
birth_place = Wakefield,Massachusetts , U.S.
death_date = death date and age|1939|08|28|1860|07|27
death_place =Melrose, Massachusetts , U.S.
title =Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth
term_start = 1911
term_end = 1913
predecessor = William M. Olin
successor = Frank J. Donahue
office2 =
term_start2 = 1915
term_end2 = 1921
predecessor2 = Frank J. Donahue
successor2 = Frederic W. Cook
office3 = Member of theMassachusetts House of Representatives
term_start3 = 1909
term_end3 = 1910
religion =
party = Republican
spouse = Sarah C. SpearAlbert Perkins Langtry (
July 27 ,1860 inWakefield, Massachusetts –August 28 ,1939 ) was an American newspaper editor and publisher, politician,Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth , and a member of the Republican Party.Biography
Albert Perkins Langtry was born on
July 27 ,1860 in Wakefield,Massachusetts , the son of Joseph Langtry, the owner of a harness shop, and Sarah Jane Lakin.With a grammar school education, Langtry started working as a boy in an office.He was married to Sarah C. Spear in 1886.
Langtry was a reporter for the "Brooklyn Union" and later became manager of the
Long Island edition of the "Brooklyn Times".In 1890, Langtry moved to
Springfield, Massachusetts and became editor and publisher of the "Springfield Union" and continued to manage that paper until 1923.During his tenure, he expanded the newspaper, adding morning and Sunday editions, and he instituted editorial policies that promoted the Republican Party.Langtry also served on the board of directors of TheAssociated Press from 1903 to 1906. [Cite news|title=TRIBUTE TO PULITZER GIFT|work=The New York Times |date=September 14 1903 |pages=14|url=http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9F07E1DD1439E433A2575BC1A96F9C946297D6CF|format=PDF|accessdate=2007-10-29] [Cite news|title=SPELLING AND PICTURES AND TWAIN AT DINNER|work=The New York Times|date=September 20 1906 |pages=4|url=http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9A04EFD8143DE733A25753C2A96F9C946797D6CF|format=PDF|accessdate=2007-10-29]Langtry was a member of the Massachusetts Republican State Committee from 1903 to 1910. Langtry served as a member of the
Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1909 to 1910. [Cite book|last=Marquis|first=Albert N.|title=Who's who in New England|pages=p. 652|publisher=A.N. Marquis|origyear=1909|year=1915|edition=2nd ed.|location=Chicago |oclc=1673853]Langtry was elected Secretary of the Commonwealth by the state legislature in 1911 to serve the remaining term of William M. Olin, who died in office,Cite book|last=Hennessey|first=Michael E.|title=Four Decades of Massachusetts Politics, 1890-1935|pages=p. 152|publisher=Ayer Publishing|location=Massachusetts|origyear=1935|year=1971|isbn=0836957008] and was re-elected to full term later that yearCite news|title=FOSS AND FROTHINGHAM WIN.|work=The New York Times|date=
1911-09-27 |pages=p. 2|url=http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?_r=1&res=9F06E3D91131E233A25754C2A96F9C946096D6CF&oref=slogin|format=PDF|accessdate=2007-10-29] He served until 1913 when he was defeated for re-election.He was elected Secretary of the Commonwealth again in 1915 and served until 1921.In 1923 and 1924, Langtry purchased the two newspapers serving
Waltham, Massachusetts , the "Evening News" and the "Free Press Tribune". He combined the two papers into the "Waltham News-Tribune" (now "The Daily News Tribune ") and served as its publisher. [Cite news |last=Moore |first=Galen |title=September marks Tribune's anniversary |work=Daily News Transcript |date=September 15 2005 |url=http://www.dailynewstranscript.com/archive/x1515514234 |accessdate=2008-01-05] [Cite book|last=Conklin|first=Edwin P.|title=Middlesex County and Its People: A History|publisher=Lewis Historical Publishing|location=Middlesex County (Mass.)|year=1927|oclc=4399216]
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