John A. Elston
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John Arthur Elston was a U.S. Representative
from California
.
Born in Woodland, California
, Elston attended the public schools.
He graduated from Hesperian College, Woodland, 1892.
He graduated from the University of California
, Berkeley, California, 1897.
He was a teacher.
He was admitted to the California state bar, 1901.
He was a lawyer in private practice.
Executive secretary to the Governor of California (George C. Pardee) from 1903 to 1907.
He served as member of the board of trustees of the State Institution for the Deaf and Blind from 1911 to 1914.
Elston was elected as a Progressive to the Sixty-fourth
Congress and reelected as a Republican
to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1915 - December 15, 1921).
He served as chairman of the Committee on Mileage (Sixty-sixth
Congress).
Elston committed suicide in Washington, D.C.
, drowning himself in the Potomac River
, on December 15, 1921. He was cremated and the ashes placed in the California Crematorium, now the Chapel of the Chimes
, Oakland, California
.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
.
Born in Woodland, California
Woodland, California
Woodland is the county seat of Yolo County, California, located approximately northwest of Sacramento, and is a part of the Sacramento - Arden-Arcade - Roseville Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 55,468 at the 2010 census.Woodland's origins trace back to 1850 when California...
, Elston attended the public schools.
He graduated from Hesperian College, Woodland, 1892.
He graduated from the University of California
University of California
The University of California is a public university system in the U.S. state of California. Under the California Master Plan for Higher Education, the University of California is a part of the state's three-tier public higher education system, which also includes the California State University...
, Berkeley, California, 1897.
He was a teacher.
He was admitted to the California state bar, 1901.
He was a lawyer in private practice.
Executive secretary to the Governor of California (George C. Pardee) from 1903 to 1907.
He served as member of the board of trustees of the State Institution for the Deaf and Blind from 1911 to 1914.
Elston was elected as a Progressive to the Sixty-fourth
64th United States Congress
The Sixty-fourth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1915 to March 4, 1917, during the third and fourth...
Congress and reelected as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1915 - December 15, 1921).
He served as chairman of the Committee on Mileage (Sixty-sixth
66th United States Congress
The Sixty-sixth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, comprising the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1919 to March 4, 1921, during the last two years of...
Congress).
Elston committed suicide in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
, drowning himself in the Potomac River
Potomac River
The Potomac River flows into the Chesapeake Bay, located along the mid-Atlantic coast of the United States. The river is approximately long, with a drainage area of about 14,700 square miles...
, on December 15, 1921. He was cremated and the ashes placed in the California Crematorium, now the Chapel of the Chimes
Chapel of the Chimes (Oakland, California)
Chapel of the Chimes was founded in 1909 as a crematory and columbarium in Oakland, California. The present building dates largely from a 1928 redevelopment based on the designs of the architect Julia Morgan. The Moorish- and Gothic-inspired interior is a maze of small rooms featuring ornate...
, Oakland, California
Oakland, California
Oakland is a major West Coast port city on San Francisco Bay in the U.S. state of California. It is the eighth-largest city in the state with a 2010 population of 390,724...
.