Edward E. Eslick Explained

Edward Everett Eslick
State:Tennessee
District:7th
Term Start:March 4, 1925
Term End:June 14, 1932
Preceded:William C. Salmon
Succeeded:Willa Eslick
Birth Place:Giles County
Death Place:Washington, D.C.
Spouse:Willa McCord (Blake) Eslick
Profession:Attorneypolitician

banker

farmer

Party:Democrat
Alma Mater:Bethel College

Edward Everett Eslick (April 19, 1872 – June 14, 1932) was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 7th congressional district of Tennessee.

Biography

Born near Pulaski, Tennessee in Giles County Eslick was the son of Merritt and Martha Virginia (Abernathy) Eslick. He attended public schools and Bethel College at Russellville, Kentucky. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1893, and commenced practice in Pulaski. He married Willa McCord Blake on June 6, 1906, in Birmingham, Alabama.[1]

Career

As well as practicing law, Eslick also engaged in banking and agricultural pursuits. He was an alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee in 1916. During World War I, he served as a government appeal agent for Giles County.[2]

Eslick was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty-ninth. He was also elected to the three succeeding Congresses. He served from March 4, 1925, until his death.[3]

Death

Eslick died on June 14, 1932, (age 60 years, 56 days) from a heart attack at the Capitol at Washington, D.C., on June 14, 1932, while addressing the House of Representatives in support of the Wright Patman World War I Bonus Bill which would have immediately given World War I veterans financial bonuses reserved for 1945.[4] Eslick's remains were moved to Pulaski. He is interred at Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski, Tennessee.[5] His wife, Willa McCord Eslick, was elected to fill out the remainder of his term in Congress.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Edward E. Eslick. Ancestry.com. 6 May 2013.
  2. Web site: Edward E. Eslick. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. 6 May 2013.
  3. Web site: Edward E. Eslick. Govtrack US Congress. 6 May 2013.
  4. Web site: World War I Veterans Bonus Bill. United States House of Representatives.
  5. Web site: Edward E. Eslick. The Political Graveyard. 6 May 2013.