▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Massachusetts ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Lu ce y ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁September ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 9 1 3 ▁in ▁Bro ck ton . ▁His ▁father , ▁Charles ▁Lu ce y , ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Bro ck ton ▁board ▁of ▁al der man ▁and ▁was ▁an ▁un success ful ▁candidate ▁for ▁mayor . ▁Lu ce y ▁attended ▁Bro ck ton ▁High ▁School , ▁Prov idence ▁College , ▁and ▁Su ff olk ▁University ▁Law ▁School . ▁ ▁Political ▁career ▁ ▁Municipal ▁office ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 6 , ▁Lu ce y ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Bro ck ton ▁city ▁council . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 7 , ▁he ▁was ▁an ▁un success ful ▁candidate ▁for ▁the ▁Bro ck ton ▁board ▁of ▁al der men ▁in ▁Ward ▁ 2 . ▁He ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁council ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁but ▁left ▁later ▁that ▁year ▁to ▁en list ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Army . ▁He ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁ 6 th ▁General ▁Hospital ▁in ▁North ▁Africa ▁and ▁Italy ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁Lu ce y ▁was ▁a ▁candidate ▁for ▁mayor ▁of ▁Bro ck ton , ▁but ▁lost ▁to ▁inc umb ent ▁Joseph ▁H . ▁Dow ney . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 1 , ▁he ▁again ▁ran ▁for ▁mayor . ▁This ▁time ▁he ▁was ▁successful , ▁defe ating ▁inc umb ent ▁Mel vin ▁B . ▁Cl iff ord ▁ 1 4