W. G. Lunsford

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William George Lunsford, Jr (born 1865 in Kentucky; died October 27, 1926 in Bessemer) was a contractor and plumber.

Lunsford attended the University of Kentucky in the 1880s before moving to Birmingham with his parents, George and Susan Lunsford. He worked with his father as a builder, and helped operate their Lunsford Hotel on 21st Street North.

Lunsford was also an investor in various industrial ventures and retired from business in the 1910s.

Lunsford died suddenly while standing on a street in downtown Bessemer. He is buried at Oak Hill Cemetery.