Ralph R. Eltse
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Ralph William Roscoe Eltse | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 7th district | |
In office 1933–1935 | |
Preceded by | Henry E. Barbour |
Succeeded by | John H. Tolan |
Personal details | |
Born | Oskaloosa, Iowa, U.S. | September 13, 1885
Died | March 18, 1971 Berkeley, California, U.S. | (aged 85)
Resting place | Sunset Mausoleum |
Political party | Republican |
Ralph William Roscoe Eltse (September 13, 1885 – March 18, 1971) was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as a U.S. Representative from California from 1933 to 1935.
Biography
Eltse was born in Oskaloosa, Iowa. He attended the public schools and graduated from Penn College (now William Penn University) in Oskaloosa in 1909 and from Haverford (Pennsylvania) College in 1910. He moved to Berkeley, California in 1912. He attended the law department of the
Congress
Eltse was elected as a Republican to the Seventy-third Congress (March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935). He was an unsuccessful candidate for re-election in 1934 to the Seventy-fourth Congress and for election in 1940 to the Seventy-seventh Congress.
Later career and death
He resumed the practice of law, and resided in Berkeley until his death on March 18, 1971. He was entombed in Sunset Mausoleum.
References
- United States Congress. "Ralph R. Eltse (id: E000162)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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