- Born in Andalusia, Alabama
- Graduated from High School at Summerfield, FL
- Graduated from the University of Florida in 1931
- Taught at Alachua High School, Alachua, FL, 1931-33
- Taught at Largo High School, Clearwater, FL, 1933-37
- Professor of Ag Ed at the University of Florida, 1937-75
- Chairman, Department of Ag Ed, 1962-75
- Inducted into the Florida Vocational Association Hall of Fame
- Inducted into the Florida Agriculture Hall of Fame
- Inducted into the Florida FFA Hall of Fame, 2007
- Loften High School in Gainesville was named for him in 1988
- W.T. Lofton annual IFAS Scholarship Fund established in 2000
- Lived to be 100 years "young"
- Died November 12, 2003
- INDUCTED INTO THE FLORIDA FFA HALL OF FAME, 2007
