After leaving Congress, Elder returned to the practice of law in Farmerville. On January 1, 1925, he relocated to Ruston, where he continued the practice of law until his death on December 16, 1941.
james, walter, elder, other, people, with, same, name, james, elder, october, 1882, december, 1941, american, lawyer, politician, served, term, united, states, representative, louisiana, congressional, district, from, 1913, 1915, james, eldermember, house, rep. For other people with the same name see James Elder James Walter Elder October 5 1882 December 16 1941 was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as a United States Representative for Louisiana s 5th congressional district from 1913 to 1915 James W ElderMember of the U S House of Representatives from Louisiana s 5th districtIn office March 4 1913 March 3 1915Preceded byJoseph E RansdellSucceeded byRiley J WilsonState Representative from Catahoula ParishIn office 1900 1904Preceded byHenry BreithauptSucceeded byE B CottinghamPersonal detailsBornJames Walter Elder 1882 10 05 October 5 1882Grand Prairie Texas U S DiedDecember 16 1941 1941 12 16 aged 59 Ruston Louisiana U S Resting placeGreenwood Cemetery in Ruston LouisianaPolitical partyDemocraticResidenceRuston LouisianaAlma materBaylor UniversityOccupationAttorney Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Early career 1 2 Politics 1 3 Later career and death 2 ReferencesBiography editA native of Grand Prairie Texas James W Elder attended the public schools and from 1895 to 1901 Baylor University in Waco Texas He later studied law was admitted to the bar in 1903 and commenced practice in Farmerville in Union Parish Louisiana Early career edit Elder served as mayor of Farmerville before he moved to Monroe in Ouachita Parish to continue his legal practice Politics edit He was a member of the Louisiana State Senate for one term from 1908 to 1912 and was elected as a Democrat to the Sixty third Congress in which he served from March 4 1913 to March 3 1915 He was defeated for renomination in 1914 by Riley J Wilson Later career and death edit After leaving Congress Elder returned to the practice of law in Farmerville On January 1 1925 he relocated to Ruston where he continued the practice of law until his death on December 16 1941 He is interred at Greenwood Cemetery in Ruston Portals nbsp Texas nbsp United States nbsp Law nbsp PoliticsReferences editUnited States Congress James Walter Elder id E000102 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress U S House of RepresentativesPreceded byJoseph E Ransdell Member of the U S House of Representatives from Louisiana s 5th congressional district1913 1915 Succeeded byRiley J Wilson Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title James Walter Elder amp oldid 1166973464, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
