Walter A. Duffy
Walter A. Duffy | |
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| Commissioner of the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture | |
| In office March 24, 1927 – September 16, 1929 | |
| Governor | Fred R. Zimmerman |
| Preceded by | John D. Jones Jr. |
| Succeeded by | O. J. Thompson (as Secretary of Agriculture and Markets) |
| Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the Bayfield County district | |
| In office January 4, 1915 – January 6, 1919 | |
| Preceded by | Hubert H. Peavey |
| Succeeded by | Frank W. Downs |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 17, 1889 Washburn, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Died | August 11, 1961 (aged 72) Portland, Oregon, U.S. |
| Resting place | River View Cemetery, Portland |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse | Bertha M. Roll (died 1988) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University of Wisconsin–Madison |
| Occupation | Farmer, government administrator |
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Walter Aloysies Duffy (June 17, 1889 – August 11, 1961) was an American farmer, government administrator, and Republican politician. He was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing Bayfield County during the 1915 and 1917 sessions, and was commissioner of the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture during the administration of Governor Fred R. Zimmerman. He later served as a regional director of the Farm Security Administration for the northwestern states, and was state director of the Farmers Home Administration in Portland, Oregon, near the end of his life.