Edwin D. Eshleman Explained

Edwin D. Eshleman
Birth Name:Edwin Duing Eshleman
Image Name:Edwin D. Eshleman.jpg
State1:Pennsylvania
District1:16th
Term Start1:January 3, 1967
Term End1:January 3, 1977
Preceded1:John C. Kunkel
Succeeded1:Robert Smith Walker
Office2:Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Term2:1954-1966
Birth Date:4 December 1920
Birth Place:Quarryville, Pennsylvania
Death Place:Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Party:Republican
Alma Mater:Franklin & Marshall College Coast Guard Academy

Edwin Duing Eshleman (December 4, 1920 – January 10, 1985) was an American politician who represented Pennsylvania in the United States House of Representatives as a Republican from 1967 to 1977.

Biography

He was born in Quarryville, Pennsylvania, and attended Franklin and Marshall College, receiving a B.S. in 1942. He later studied at Temple University. During World War II, he served as a lieutenant in the United States Coast Guard. After the war, he taught school then was elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, serving from 1954 to 1966. While serving in the state legislature Eshleman served at times as both Minority and Majority Whip. He was elected in 1966 to the 90th Congress, representing the 16th Congressional District in southcentral Pennsylvania. He was re-elected 4 times serving in the 91st, 92nd, 93rd, and 94th Congresses, from January 3, 1967, to January 3, 1977. Retiring for health reasons after 5 terms, he endorsed and was succeeded in Congress by his administrative assistant and chief of staff, Robert Smith Walker.

He lived in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, where he died.

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