Albert P. Langtry

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Albert P. Langtry
Albert P. Langtry
In office
1911 – 1913
Preceded by William M. Olin
Succeeded by Frank J. Donahue
In office
1915 – 1921
Preceded by Frank J. Donahue
Succeeded by Frederic W. Cook
In office
1909 – 1910
Born July 27, 1860
Wakefield, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died August 28, 1939 (aged 79)[1]
Melrose, Massachusetts, U.S.
Political party Republican
Spouse Sarah C. Spear

Albert Perkins Langtry (born July 27, 1860 in Wakefield, Massachusetts, died August 28, 1939) was an American newspaper editor and publisher, politician, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, and a member of the Republican Party.

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[edit] 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 The Associated Press from 1903 to 1906.[2][3]

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.[4][5]

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,[5] and was re-elected to full term later that year[6] 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.[7][8]

Langtry died at Melrose Hospital in Melrose, Massachusetts on August 28, 1939.[1]

[edit] Publications

  • Langtry, Albert P. ed., Metropolitan Boston: A Modern History 5 vols., New York, Lewis Historical Publishing (1929).

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b "ALBERT P. LANGTRY, LONG A PUBLISHER; Owner of The News-Tribune of Waltham, Mass., Served Many Papers--Dies at 79", The New York Times, August 28, 1939, pp. 23. 
  2. ^ "TRIBUTE TO PULITZER GIFT" (PDF), The New York Times, September 14, 1903, pp. 14. Retrieved on 2007-10-29. 
  3. ^ "SPELLING AND PICTURES AND TWAIN AT DINNER" (PDF), The New York Times, September 20, 1906, pp. 4. Retrieved on 2007-10-29. 
  4. ^ Marquis, Albert N. [1909] (1915). Who's who in New England, 2nd ed., Chicago: A.N. Marquis, p. 652. OCLC 1673853. 
  5. ^ a b Hennessey, Michael E. [1935] (1971). Four Decades of Massachusetts Politics, 1890-1935. Massachusetts: Ayer Publishing, p. 152. ISBN 0836957008. 
  6. ^ "FOSS AND FROTHINGHAM WIN." (PDF), The New York Times, 1911-09-27, pp. p. 2. Retrieved on 2007-10-29. 
  7. ^ Moore, Galen. "September marks Tribune's anniversary", Daily News Transcript, September 15, 2005. Retrieved on 2008-01-05. 
  8. ^ Conklin, Edwin P. (1927). Middlesex County and Its People: A History. Middlesex County (Mass.): Lewis Historical Publishing. OCLC 4399216. 

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Preceded by
William M. Olin		 Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth
1911 - 1913		 Succeeded by
Frank J. Donahue
Preceded by
Frank J. Donahue		 Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth
1915 - 1921		 Succeeded by
Frederic W. Cook