Elijah Brookshire | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromIndiana's8th district | |
| In office March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1895 | |
| Preceded by | James T. Johnston |
| Succeeded by | George W. Faris |
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| Born | Elijah Voorhees Brookshire August 15, 1856 Ladoga, Indiana |
| Died | April 14, 1936(1936-04-14) (aged 79) Seattle, Washington |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | Central Indiana Normal College |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Elijah Voorhees Brookshire (August 15, 1856 – April 14, 1936) was an American lawyer and politician who served three terms as aU.S. Representative fromIndiana from 1889 to 1895.
Born nearLadoga, Indiana, Brookshire attended the common schools, and was graduated from Central Indiana Normal College at Ladoga in August 1878.[1]
He taught in the common schools ofMontgomery County, Indiana from 1879 to 1882 and he also engaged in agricultural pursuits. After studying law, he wasadmitted to the bar in 1883 and commenced practice in Crawfordsville the same year.[1] He married Amanda Harshbarger in 1883.[2]
Brookshire was elected as aDemocrat to theFifty-first,Fifty-second, andFifty-third Congresses (March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1895). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1894 to theFifty-fourth Congress.[1]
He resumed the practice of law inWashington, D.C., and was admitted to practice before theUnited States Supreme Court in 1894. He moved toLos Angeles, California, in 1925, and toSeattle, Washington, in 1935, having retired from active law practice in 1925.[1]
He died inSeattle, Washington, April 14, 1936 and was interred in Harshbarger Cemetery, nearLadoga, Indiana.[1]
This article incorporatespublic domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
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