William Leo Dunfey (1925-1991) was born in Lowell, Massachusetts. From 1943 to 1946, Dunfey served in the U.S. Marine Corps. Dunfey became involved with the Democratic Party in his twenties, when he joined the Young Democrats Club of New Hampshire. He received his B.A. from the University of New Hampshire in 1950. That same year, he founded Dunfey Association in Hampton, New Hampshire, which later became Dunfey Corporation in 1956. Dunfey supervised management training programs and was involved in real estate, insurance, and the hotel business, becoming a successful owner of inns in New England and, after his withdrawal from politics, throughout the U.S. In 1952, Dunfey was a participant in the Democratic Nation Convention, held in Chicago, Ill. He later acted as a regional representative for the Democratic National Committee to several Northeastern states, among them the New England states, New York, New Jersey and Delaware (1958-1960). During the 1960 presidential campaign, Dunfey was John F. Kennedy's campaign coordinator for Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont. Then for Lyndon B. Johnson's 1964 presidential campaign, Dunfey was campaign coordinator for New England and New York. From 1965 to 1967, Dunfey chaired the Democratic State Committee for New Hampshire. In 1968, Dunfey returned to the campaign trail as campaign coordinator in New England for Robert F. Kennedy.
From the description of Dunfey, William L. (William Leo), 1925-1991 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10571650
