Elmer Ebenezer Studley (1869-1942) was an American lawyer and politician from
New York
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. From 1933 to 1935, he served one term in the
U.S. House of Representatives.
Life
Studley graduated from
Cornell University
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in 1894, where he was a member of the
Quill and Dagger
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society. He was a reporter for
Buffalo newspapers in 1894 and 1895. He studied law, was admitted to the
bar
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in 1895 and practiced in Buffalo. He was commissioned as a
first lieutenant
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The rank of lieutenant has different meanings in different military formations, but in most forces it is sub-divided into a s ...
in the Two Hundred and Second Regiment, New York Volunteer Infantry, serving in the
Spanish–American War
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in 1898 and 1899.
He removed to
Raton,
Colfax County, New Mexico
Colfax County is a county in the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of the 2010 census, the population was 13,750. Its county seat is Raton. It is south from the Colorado state line. This county was named for Schuyler Colfax (18231885), seventeen ...
, in 1899 and practiced law there until 1917. He was a
Republican
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member of the Territorial
New Mexico House of Representatives
) is the lower house of the New Mexico State Legislature.
There are 70 members of the House. Each member represents roughly 25,980 residents of New Mexico.
The most recent elections were held on November 3, 2020.
Composition
Leadership
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in 1907. He was a member of the New Mexico Statutory Revision Commission in 1907 and was District Attorney of Colfax and
Union
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counties from 1909 to 1910. He was a delegate to the
Progressive National Convention at Chicago in 1916. In 1917, he moved to
New York City
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, and continued the practice of law.
Studley was Deputy
New York State Attorney General
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in 1924 and was United States commissioner for the
Eastern District of New York
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in 1925 and 1926.
Congress
In
1932
Events January
* January 4 – The British authorities in India arrest and intern Mahatma Gandhi and Vallabhbhai Patel.
* January 9 – Sakuradamon Incident (1932), Sakuradamon Incident: Korean nationalist Lee Bong-chang fails in his effort ...
, he was elected
at-large
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as a
Democrat
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to the
73rd United States Congress
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, holding office from March 4, 1933, to January 3, 1935.
Later career and death
Afterwards he resumed the practice of law. In February 1935 he was appointed by President
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (; ; January 30, 1882April 12, 1945), often referred to by his initials FDR, was an American politician and attorney who served as the 32nd president of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945. As the ...
as a member of the Board of Veterans' Appeals and served until his death.
Studley died on September 6, 1942, was buried at the
Flushing Cemetery
Flushing Cemetery is a cemetery in Flushing in the borough of Queens in New York City, New York.
History
Flushing Cemetery has several predecessors. In the year 1789 (64 years before the cemetery was founded), George Washington had crossed th ...
.
References
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1869 births
1942 deaths
People from Cattaraugus County, New York
District attorneys in New Mexico
Cornell University alumni
New Mexico Republicans
New Mexico Progressives (1912)
Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state)
People from Raton, New Mexico