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.
References
- ^ "Trafton, Richard oral history interview". Retrieved 2023-10-12.
- ^ Martindale-Hubbell (March 2002). Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory. Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory, Incorporated. ISBN 9781561604913.
- ^ "Legislature, Speakers of the House | Maine: An Encyclopedia". 3 January 2013.
- ^ Mundy, James H. (1981). "Speakers of the Maine House of Representatives from 1820".
- ^ The American Bar. J.C. Fifield Company. 1983. ISBN 9780931398087.