Elmore W. Hurst Explained

Elmore Wallace Hurst
Birth Date:6 December 1851

Elmore Wallace Hurst (December 6, 1851 – July 21, 1915) was a Democrat in the Illinois House of Representatives in 1888 and again in 1898.[1] [2]

Biography

Hurst was born on December 6, 1851, in Rock Island, Illinois, to William and Anna (Hurlock) Hurst. William and Ann were from Delaware. William Hurst moved to Rock Island in 1837, and was a merchant. On May 29, 1873, he married Harriet M. Fieldand they lived on the corner of Nineteenth Street and Sixth Avenue in Rock Island, Illinois.[3] He died on July 21, 1915, at his home in Rock Island, Illinois.[1]

Notes and References

  1. News: Elmore W. Hurst Dead. Illinois Democrat Who Was Offered an Ambassadorship . Elmer W. Hurst, one of the wealthiest and best known Democrats in the State, died at his home ... . . July 22, 1915 . 2009-01-25 .
  2. 'Illinois Blue Book 1903,' pg. 344
  3. Book: Portrait and Biographical Album of Rock Island County, Illinois . 1910 . Mr. Hurst was born December 6, 1851, in Rock Island, which city has ever since been his home. His parents were William and Anna (Hurlock) Hurst, both natives of the State of Delaware. The father, who was of English descent, came to Rock Island in 1837, and here he was engaged in mercantile pursuits. ... . January 25, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110606050103/http://www.accessgenealogy.com/scripts/data/database.cgi?file=Data&report=SingleArticle&ArticleID=0026726 . June 6, 2011 . dead .