Aldamar P. Elder (August 17, 1854 – December 31, 1951) was an American politician and businessman. Born in

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, Elder moved with his parents to Kansas. Elder was a businessman in

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. In 1911, Elder served as a

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in the

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. In 1915, President

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appointed Elder postmaster of Ottawa, Kansas. His father was

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who was the

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and a member of the Kansas Legislature. He died in Ottawa, Kansas. Aldamar Elder was the chief of the Ottawa fire department from 1885 to 1898, and served as president of the Kansas State Firemen's Association in 1897.

Family life

Elder married Clara M. Maxwell (1859-1909), daughter of lawyer William Maxwell, in 1876. They had three children: Raymond (1877-1948), Pierre (1884-1959), and Clara (1885-1940). Elder married Mabel Gowdy (1876-1915) in 1913; they had two children, Damar (1915-1916) and Martha (1915-1998).

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1854 births 1951 deaths People from Kenduskeag, Maine People from Ottawa, Kansas Businesspeople from Kansas Democratic Party members of the Kansas House of Representatives {{Kansas-politician-stub