Background
Raftery, Lawrence M. was born on February 27, 1895 in St. Louis. Son of Sylvester T. and Rosa (Winterbauer) Raftery.
Raftery, Lawrence M. was born on February 27, 1895 in St. Louis. Son of Sylvester T. and Rosa (Winterbauer) Raftery.
Student, Christian Brothers College.
Paperhander, painter,, 1913-1923; trustee, business agent local 115,, Painters Union, 1919-1923; secretary, business agent district county, Painters Union, 1925; delegate building trades department national convention, Painters Union, from 1926; vice president, Brotherhood Painters, Decorators and Paperhangers American, 1937-1952; general president, Brotherhood Painters, Decorators and Paperhangers American, 1952-1965; president emeritus, Brotherhood Painters, Decorators and Paperhangers American, from 1965. Member of advisory board Unemployment Bureau Missouri, from 1929.
Member Grand Jury, St. Louis, 1936.
Married Enid Veil King, October 19, 1916. Children: Josephine, Sylvester, John, Lawrence, Eugene, Donald, Mary Raftery Hartrum, Linda Raftery Bratton, Eloise Raftery March.