William P. Elmer

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William Price Elmer (born March 2, 1871 in Robertsville , Franklin County , Missouri , †  May 11, 1956 in Salem , Missouri) was an American politician . Between 1943 and 1945 he represented the state of Missouri in the US House of Representatives .

Career

William Elmer attended public schools in his home country. After studying law at the Wingo Law School in Salem and being admitted to the bar in 1892, he began to work in this profession in Salem. In 1895 and 1896, and again from 1905 to 1906, he served as a prosecutor in Dent County . From 1920 to 1930 he was the legal representative of the city of Salem. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Republican Party . Between 1903 and 1933 he sat several times as an MP in the Missouri House of Representatives . In 1929 he was acting president of the house and group leader of the Republican MPs. In 1904, 1908, 1912 and 1920 he was a delegate or substitute delegate to the respective Republican National Conventions . From 1908 to 1944 Elmer led the Republican Party presidency in Dent County. In 1929 he was on a commission to review the Missouri state laws. In 1940 he ran unsuccessfully for the office of lieutenant governor .

In the 1942 congressional elections , Elmer was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the eighth constituency of Missouri , where he succeeded Clyde Williams on January 3, 1943 . Since he was not confirmed in 1944, he was only able to serve one term in Congress until January 3, 1945 . This was shaped by the events of the Second World War . After his time in the US House of Representatives, Elmer returned to work as a lawyer. In 1946 he unsuccessfully sought his party's nomination for the US Senate elections . He then became a director of the First National Bank of Salem . From 1949 to 1955 he was also a curator of the University of Missouri . William Elmer died on May 11, 1956 in Salem, where he lived.

Web links

  • William P. Elmer in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
personal data
SURNAME Elmer, William P.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Elmer, William Price (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH March 2, 1871
PLACE OF BIRTH Robertsville , Missouri
DATE OF DEATH May 11, 1956
Place of death Salem , Missouri