Background
Born in Summerside, Prince Edward Island, the son of John Lefurgey, Lefurgey was educated at Saint Dunstan"s College, Mount Allison University (Bachelor in 1891) and Harvard Law School (Bachelor of Laws in 1894).
Born in Summerside, Prince Edward Island, the son of John Lefurgey, Lefurgey was educated at Saint Dunstan"s College, Mount Allison University (Bachelor in 1891) and Harvard Law School (Bachelor of Laws in 1894).
Harvard Law School.
Lefurgey was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island for 5th Prince in 1897. Lefurgey resigned his seat in 1898 to run unsuccessfully for a federal seat in 1898. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons for East Prince in the general elections of 1900 and re-elected in 1904 for Prince.
A Conservative, he was defeated in 1908 and again in 1917.
In the House of Commons, he served as Conservative whip for the Maritime provinces. Lefurgey was a prominent member in the Masonic order.