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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—KentuckyElisha David STANDIFORD
(1831-1887)
STANDIFORD, Elisha David,
a Representative from Kentucky; born near Louisville, Jefferson
County, Ky., December 28, 1831; attended the common schools and St.
Mary’s College, near Lebanon, Ky.; was graduated from the
Kentucky School of Medicine and commenced practice in Louisville;
abandoned the practice of medicine and engaged in agricultural
pursuits and other enterprises; member of the State senate in 1868
and 1871; elected as a Democrat to the Forty-third Congress (March
4, 1873-March 3, 1875); declined a renomination in 1874 to the
Forty-fourth Congress; president of the Louisville & Nashville
Railroad Co. 1875-1879; engaged in banking and agricultural
pursuits; died in Louisville, Ky., July 26, 1887; interment in Cave
Hill Cemetery.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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