Alfred Lucking
| Alfred Lucking | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan's 1st district |
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In office March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1905 |
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| Preceded by | John B. Corliss |
| Succeeded by | Edwin Denby |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
December 18, 1856 Ingersoll, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | December 1, 1929 (aged 72) Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, U.S. |
| Resting place |
Woodlawn Cemetery Detroit, Michigan |
| Citizenship | US |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Sarah Laviah Rose |
| Children | William A. Lucking Dean L. Lucking |
| Alma mater |
Eastern Michigan University University of Michigan Law School |
| Profession | Lawyer Politician |
Alfred Lucking (December 18, 1856 – December 1, 1929) was an American lawyer and politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. He served as a member of the United States House of Representatives, and was general counsel for the Ford Motor Company and the Henry Ford interests.
Lucking was born in Ingersoll, Ontario, Canada and moved with his parents to Ypsilanti, Michigan in 1858 where he attended public schools, Ypsilanti High School, and the Michigan State Normal College (now Eastern Michigan University). He graduated from the University of Michigan Law School in Ann Arbor in 1878, and was admitted to the bar the same year. He began the practice of law in Jackson, Michigan.
He moved to Detroit, Michigan in 1880 and continued the practice of law. He was temporary chairman of the Democratic State Convention in 1900 and was both temporary and permanent chairman of the State conventions in 1902, 1908, and 1924. He was permanent chairman in 1928.
In 1902, Lucking defeated incumbent Republican John Blaisdell Corliss to be elected as a Democrat candidate from Michigan's 1st congressional district to the Fifty-eighth Congress, serving from March 4, 1903 until March 3, 1905.
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