James Edwin Ellerbe | |
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 J. Edwin Ellerbe photographed by C. M. Bell Studio | |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromSouth Carolina's6th district | |
| In office March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1913 | |
| Preceded by | Robert B. Scarborough |
| Succeeded by | J. Willard Ragsdale |
| Member of theSouth Carolina House of Representatives | |
| In office 1894–1896 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1867-01-12)January 12, 1867 |
| Died | October 24, 1916(1916-10-24) (aged 49) |
| Resting place | Sellers, South Carolina |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | Wofford College University of South Carolina |
| Profession | farmer,politician |
James Edwin Ellerbe (January 12, 1867 – October 24, 1916) was aU.S. Representative fromSouth Carolina.
Born inSellers, South Carolina, Ellerbe attendedPine Hill Academy and theUniversity of South Carolina at Columbia.He graduated fromWofford College,Spartanburg, South Carolina, in 1887, where he was a member ofChi Phi fraternity.He engaged in agricultural pursuits.He served as member of the State house of representatives 1894-1896.He served as delegate to the State constitutional convention in 1895.
Ellerbe was elected as aDemocrat to the Fifty-ninth and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1913).He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1912.He resumed his agricultural pursuits.He died inAsheville, North Carolina, October 24, 1916.[1]He was interred in the family burial ground nearSellers, South Carolina.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromSouth Carolina's 6th congressional district 1905–1913 | Succeeded by |
