Willis McDuffee

Willis McDuffee (born March 15, 1868) was an American newspaper editor and publisher and a leading progressive politician in New Hampshire. McDuffee was the editor of the Rochester Courier in Rochester, New Hampshire, and the president of the Courier Publishing Company starting in 1891. He was one of the main leading figures of the progressive movement in New Hampshire. He was however a supporter of William Howard Taft and a key figure behind Taft getting the support of New Hampshire Republicans. He was also the campaign manager for Rolland H. Spaulding in his 1914 run for New Hampshire governor. McDuffiee was on the school and library boards in Rochester and from 1914-1916 was a trustee of the New Hampshire College of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts.