James Walter Elder

James Walter Elder

James Walter Elder (born October 5, 1882 in Grand Prairie , Texas , †  December 16, 1941 in Ruston , Louisiana ) was an American politician . Between 1913 and 1915 he represented the state of Louisiana in the US House of Representatives .

Career

James Elder attended public schools in his Texan homeland and then studied at Baylor University in Waco between 1895 and 1901 . After a subsequent law degree and his admission as a lawyer in 1903, he began to work in Farmerville (Louisiana) in his new profession. He was also the mayor of Farmerville at the time. He later moved his residence and law firm to Monroe .

Politically, Elder was a member of the Democratic Party . Between 1908 and 1912 he was a member of the Louisiana Senate . In the 1912 congressional elections he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the fifth constituency of Louisiana . There he took over from Joseph E. Ransdell on March 4, 1913 . Since he was no longer nominated by his party for the elections of 1914, he could only complete one legislative period in Congress until March 3, 1915 .

After his tenure in the US House of Representatives, James Elder returned to working as a lawyer in Farmerville. In 1925 he moved to Ruston where he continued to practice as a lawyer. He died on December 16, 1941.

Web links

• James Walter Elder in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• James Walter Elder in the database of Find a Grave (English)