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.[6][7]
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 April 27, 1911.[1][4][8][9]
Secretary of the Commonwealth
Langtry was elected Secretary of the Commonwealth by the state legislature April 26, 1911.[1] In the vote of the legislature Langtry defeated Democrat Frank J. Donahue 151 Votes to 123.[10] to serve the remaining term of William M. Olin, who died in office,[9] Langtry took up his duties as Secretary of the Commonwealth on April 28, 1911,[2] and he was elected to full term later that year[11] 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.[13][14]
Langtry, Albert P. ed., Metropolitan Boston: A Modern History 5 vols., New York, Lewis Historical Publishing (1929).
References
Eliot, Samuel A., ed. (1911). Biographical History of Massachusetts. Boston, Massachusetts: Massachusetts Biographical Society. pp. Volume III. OCLC6824260.
Copeland, Alfred M. (1902). "Our County and Its People": A History of Hampden County, Massachusetts. Boston, Massachusetts: Century Memorial Pub. p. 437. OCLC3075222.
^Who's Who in State Politics, 1911, Boston, MA: Practical Politics, 1911, p. 209
^ abThe Christian Science Monitor (April 27, 1911), "Secretary-Elect Langtry Resigns from Legislature: Factory Bill to Be Discussed", The Christian Science Monitor, Boston, Mass, p. 2
^ ab"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. p. 23.
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