Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-03-09
A. R. dofsfrand, k.,
Former Montgomery
Senator, Dies at AZ

jr:, former State Senator from
Montgomery County and an Of
fetal of a Rockville tMd.1 manu-
featuring firm, died of cancer
last night in Garfield Hospital
here. He was AZ.
Mr.. Lofstrand, who served in
the Maryland Legislature from
1916 until his defeat last fall by
Democrat Edward S. Northrop.
became seriously Ill about six
weeks ago.
He was in Suburban Hospital.
Bethesda, for nine days. then
went to his home in Rockville for
two weeks before being admitted
to Garfield Hospital February 20.
Mr.. Lofstrand lived on an
estate. Southlawn, on Horner's
lane, Rockville. near the Lof-
strand Co. plant. His home was
the scene of many social events.
He was also well known as a
collector of old automobiles.
Was G. o. p. Leader.
A native of Washington, Mr..
LofStrand had lived in Mont
gomery County since 1886 and
was one of the leaders of the
county's Republican Party. He
was Republican campaign chair
man for the county in last falls
elections and served on the
county's G. o. P. State Central
Committee from 1947 to 1850.
Mr.. Lofstrand was elected to
the Maryland House of Delegates
in 1916 and was reelected four
years later. He served as chair
man of the county delegation.
In January, 1852, he was named
to succeed Dewitt S. Hyde, then
the county's State Senator, who
was elected to Congress.
When he sought reelection to
the State Senate, last fall, he
was serving as a member of the
Uniform Legislation Committee
of the Metropolitan Area Traffic
Council, on the National Capital
Regional Planning Council and
the six-member bipartisan COM
mittee studying laws governing
the Washington Suburban SAM
tary Commission.
During his legislative tenure
Mr.. Lofstrand served as minority
leader of the House of Delegates
in 1851 and on the Maryland
Legislative Council from 1947 to
1852.
Manager of Company.
He was vice president, secre-
tary and general manager of the
Lofstrand Co. His father, Anders
r. Lofstrand. one-time operator
of the, Old Ebbitt Grill, 1927 F
street NV, is president of the
company.
The former Senator was edu-
Gated in public schools in the
District and at George Washing
ton University and Washington
and Lee University, studying en-
cheering and business admins
tration.
He was known for his devising
OF products which his company
manufactured, and was a COL
lector of old guns and clocks.
He started the Lofstrand Co.
with his father in 1896. The
plant made a variety of products.
including a lightweight, arm
type, aluminium crutch which
the Lofstrands. developed during,
World War II and which is now
widely used. In 1916 the COM
pany built a new plant in Rock
vile.
Active in Many Groups.
Mr.. Lofstrand was on the
Board of Directors of the Citi-
zens' Building g. Loan Associa-
ton of Silver Spring and of the
Rockville Board of Trade. He
also was a member of the Ma
tional Board of Advisors to the
Small Business Association.
He was active also in the CO.
lumbia Historical Society, Mont
gomery County Historical So
ciety, Naval Historical Society.
National Academy of Sciences.
YMCA, Elks lodge, Antique Auto
mobile Club, National Association
OF Watch and Clock Collectors.
and the Silver Spring Board of
Trade.
He is survived by his widow
the former Violette Olson of
Washington; a son, Anders r.
Lofstrand, III. 10, and his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. R. Lof-
strand, all of the Southlawn
estate, Rockville, and a sister,
Mrs. Edward F. Gummel of Silver
Spring. His parents also have
home in Washington.
Funeral services will be held at
the Humphrey funeral home,
Bethesda at 1890 am. Saturday,
with burial in Parklawn Gene
terry on Rockville pike, near.
Rockville.
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