Elmer E. Studley

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Elmer E. Studley
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's At large district
In office
March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935
Personal details
Born(1869-09-24)September 24, 1869
East Ashford, Cattaraugus County, New York
DiedSeptember 6, 1942(1942-09-06) (aged 72)
Political partyDemocratic
EducationCornell University (BA)

Elmer Ebenezer Studley (1869-1942) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. From 1933 to 1935, he served one term in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Life

Studley graduated from

bar in 1895 and practiced in Buffalo. He was commissioned as a first lieutenant in the Two Hundred and Second Regiment, New York Volunteer Infantry, serving in the Spanish–American War
in 1898 and 1899.

He removed to

Progressive National Convention at Chicago in 1916. In 1917, he moved to New York City
, and continued the practice of law.

Studley was Deputy

Eastern District of New York
in 1925 and 1926.

Congress

In

, holding office from March 4, 1933, to January 3, 1935.

Later career and death

Afterwards he resumed the practice of law. In February 1935 he was appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt as a member of the Board of Veterans' Appeals and served until his death.

Studley died on September 6, 1942, was buried at the Flushing Cemetery.

References

  • United States Congress. "Elmer E. Studley (id: S001041)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by
none (
At-large
)
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's at-large congressional seat

1933–1935
alongside John Fitzgibbons
Succeeded by
Caroline O'Day