Elias S. Holliday
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Elias Selah Holliday was a U.S. Representative
from Indiana
.
Born in Aurora, Indiana
, Holliday spent the early part of his life on farms in Indiana, Missouri, and Iowa.
He attended the common schools and taught in the public schools in Iowa.
During the Civil War
enlisted in the Fifth Kansas Regiment and served until August 12, 1864, when he was mustered out with the rank of first sergeant.
He attended Hartsville College, Bartholomew County, Indiana
.
He engaged in teaching in Jennings County, Indiana
.
He studied law at Mount Vernon, Indiana
.
He was admitted to the bar
in 1873 and commenced practice in Carbon, Indiana
.
He moved to Brazil, Indiana
, in 1874.
He served as mayor of Brazil 1877-1880, 1887, and 1888.
City attorney in 1884.
He served as member of the city council 1892-1896.
Holliday was elected as a Republican
to the Fifty-seventh
and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1901-March 3, 1909).
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1908.
Reengaged in the practice of law in Brazil until 1922.
He died in Brazil, Indiana
, March 13, 1936.
He was interred in Cottage Hill Cemetery.
United States House of Representatives
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from Indiana
Indiana
Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...
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Born in Aurora, Indiana
Aurora, Indiana
Aurora is a city in Lawrenceburg and Center townships of Dearborn County, Indiana, United States, along the Ohio River. The population was 3,965 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Aurora is located at ....
, Holliday spent the early part of his life on farms in Indiana, Missouri, and Iowa.
He attended the common schools and taught in the public schools in Iowa.
During the Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
enlisted in the Fifth Kansas Regiment and served until August 12, 1864, when he was mustered out with the rank of first sergeant.
He attended Hartsville College, Bartholomew County, Indiana
Bartholomew County, Indiana
Bartholomew County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana, and determined by the U.S. Census Bureau to include the mean center of U.S. population in 1900. As of 2010, the population was 76,794...
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He engaged in teaching in Jennings County, Indiana
Jennings County, Indiana
Jennings County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2010, the population was 28,525. The county seat is Vernon.-History:...
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He studied law at Mount Vernon, Indiana
Mount Vernon, Indiana
Mount Vernon is a city in southern Indiana along the Ohio River and the county seat of Posey County. It is located in Black Township. As of the 2010 census, the city's population was 6,687...
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He was admitted to the bar
Admission to the bar in the United States
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in 1873 and commenced practice in Carbon, Indiana
Carbon, Indiana
Carbon is a town in Van Buren Township, Clay County, Indiana, United States. The population was 397 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Terre Haute Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Carbon is located at ....
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He moved to Brazil, Indiana
Brazil, Indiana
Brazil is a city in Clay County, Indiana, United States. The population was 7,912 at the 2010 census. The city is the county seat of Clay County. It is part of the Terre Haute Metropolitan Statistical Area...
, in 1874.
He served as mayor of Brazil 1877-1880, 1887, and 1888.
City attorney in 1884.
He served as member of the city council 1892-1896.
Holliday was elected as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
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to the Fifty-seventh
57th United States Congress
-House of Representatives:*Democratic: 151*Republican: 200 *Populist: 5*Silver : 1TOTAL members: 357-Leadership:-Senate:* President: Theodore Roosevelt , until September 14, 1901, vacant thereafter....
and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1901-March 3, 1909).
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1908.
Reengaged in the practice of law in Brazil until 1922.
He died in Brazil, Indiana
Brazil, Indiana
Brazil is a city in Clay County, Indiana, United States. The population was 7,912 at the 2010 census. The city is the county seat of Clay County. It is part of the Terre Haute Metropolitan Statistical Area...
, March 13, 1936.
He was interred in Cottage Hill Cemetery.