Edward Dexter Holbrook

Edward Dexter Holbrook

Edward Dexter Holbrook (born May 6, 1836 in Elyria , Ohio , † June 18, 1870 in Idaho City ) was an American politician . Between 1865 and 1869 he represented the Idaho Territory as a delegate in the US House of Representatives .

Early years

Edward Holbrook attended his homeland public schools and then Oberlin College . After studying law and being admitted to the bar in 1859, he began to work in his new profession in Elyria. He then moved to Weaverville in California and to Placerville in what is now Idaho . He practiced as a lawyer in both places.

Political career

Holbrook became a member of the Democratic Party . In the congressional elections of 1864 he was elected as a delegate of the Idaho Territory to the US House of Representatives, where he replaced William Henson Wallace on March 4, 1865 . After re-election in 1866, he was able to exercise his mandate until March 3, 1869. In 1868 he did not run again. Shortly before the end of his last term in office, Holbrook was reprimanded in Congress for linguistic gaps. On June 17, 1871, he was seriously wounded in a murder attempt by Charles H. Douglas. He succumbed to his injuries a day later.

Web links

• Edward Dexter Holbrook in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Edward Dexter Holbrook in database Find a Grave (English)