Edwin S. Underhill

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Edwin S. Underhill

Edwin Stewart Underhill (born October 7, 1861 in Bath , Steuben County , New York , †  February 7, 1929 in Coopers , New York) was an American politician . Between 1911 and 1915 he represented New York State in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Edwin Underhill attended his home public schools and Haverling High School in Bath. In 1881 he graduated from Yale College . He then started a career in journalism. In the following years he edited several newspapers in Bath and Corning . Politically, he joined the Democratic Party . In the presidential election of 1888 he was elector for President Grover Cleveland , who lost that election.

In the 1910 congressional election , Underhill was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the 33rd  constituency of New York , where he succeeded Republican Jacob Sloat Fassett on March 4, 1911 . After a re-election in the 37th district of his state, he was able to complete two terms in Congress until March 3, 1915 . During this time the 16th and 17th amendments were ratified. It was about the nationwide introduction of income tax and the direct election of US senators . From 1913 Underhill was chairman of the Committee on Industrial Arts and Expositions .

In 1914 he renounced another congressional candidacy. After his time in the US House of Representatives, he worked again in the newspaper industry in Corning. He also worked in the banking industry and became Vice President of the Farmers & Mechanics' Trust Co. in Bath. In June 1928 he took part as a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in Houston . He died in a car accident in Coopers on February 7, 1929.

Web links

  • Edwin S. Underhill in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
predecessor Office successor
Jacob Sloat Fassett United States House Representative for New York (33rd constituency)
March 4, 1911 - March 3, 1913 		Charles A. Talcott
Edward B. Vreeland United States House of Representatives for New York (37th constituency)
March 4, 1913 - March 3, 1915 		Harry H. Pratt
personal data
SURNAME Underhill, Edwin S.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Underhill, Edwin Stewart (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH October 7, 1861
PLACE OF BIRTH Bath , New York
DATE OF DEATH February 7, 1929
Place of death Coopers , New York