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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—IndianaElijah Voorhees BROOKSHIRE
(1856-1936)
BROOKSHIRE, Elijah
Voorhees, a Representative from Indiana; born near Ladoga,
Montgomery County, Ind., August 15, 1856; attended the common
schools, and was graduated from Central Indiana Normal College at
Ladoga in August 1878; taught in the common schools of Montgomery
County, Ind. 1879-1882; also engaged in agricultural pursuits;
studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1883 and commenced practice
in Crawfordsville the same year; elected as a Democrat to the
Fifty-first, Fifty-second, and Fifty-third Congresses (March 4,
1889-March 3, 1895); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1894
to the Fifty-fourth Congress; resumed the practice of law in
Washington, D.C., and was admitted to practice before the United
States Supreme Court in 1894; moved to Los Angeles, Calif., in
1925, and to Seattle, Wash., in 1935, having retired from active
law practice in 1925; died in Seattle, Wash., April 14, 1936;
interment in Harshbarger Cemetery, near Ladoga, Montgomery County,
Ind.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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