Elias S. Holliday
Elias Selah Holliday (March 5, 1842 – March 13, 1936) was an American lawyer, Civil War veteran, and politician who served four terms as a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1901 to 1909.
Elias S. Holiday | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana's 5th district | |
| In office March 4, 1901 – March 4, 1909 | |
| Preceded by | George W. Faris |
| Succeeded by | Ralph Wilbur Moss |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Elias Selah Holiday March 5, 1842 Aurora, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | March 13, 1936 (aged 94) Brazil, Indiana |
| Political party | Republican |
| Residence | Brazil, Indiana |
| Education | Hartsville College |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Union Army |
| Rank | First sergeant |
| Unit | Fifth Kansas Regiment |
| Battles/wars | |
Early life and career
Born in Aurora, Indiana, Holliday spent the early part of his life on farms in Indiana, Missouri, and Iowa. He attended the common schools and taught in the public schools in Iowa.
Civil War
During the Civil War enlisted in the Fifth Kansas Regiment and served until August 12, 1864, when he was mustered out with the rank of first sergeant.
Legal career
He attended Hartsville College, Bartholomew County, Indiana. He engaged in teaching in Jennings County, Indiana. He studied law at Mount Vernon, Indiana. He was admitted to the bar in 1873 and commenced practice in Carbon, Indiana.
Political career
He moved to Brazil, Indiana, in 1874. He served as mayor of Brazil 1877–1880, 1887, and 1888. City attorney in 1884. He served as member of the city council 1892–1896.
Congress
Holliday was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-seventh and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1909).[1] He was not a candidate for renomination in 1908. Reengaged in the practice of law in Brazil until 1922.
Death
He died in Brazil, Indiana, March 13, 1936. He was interred in Cottage Hill Cemetery.
References
- "S. Doc. 58-1 - Fifty-eighth Congress. (Extraordinary session -- beginning November 9, 1903.) Official Congressional Directory for the use of the United States Congress. Compiled under the direction of the Joint Committee on Printing by A.J. Halford. Special edition. Corrections made to November 5, 1903". GovInfo.gov. U.S. Government Printing Office. 9 November 1903. p. 28. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
- United States Congress. "Elias S. Holliday (id: H000724)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
External links
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
