Elmore Wallace Hurst (December 6, 1851 – July 21, 1915) was a

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in the

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in 1888 and again in 1898.'Illinois Blue Book 1903,' pg. 344

Biography

Hurst was born on December 6, 1851, in

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to William and Anna (Hurlock) Hurst. William and Ann were from

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. 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

. He died on July 21, 1915 at his home in

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hurst, Elmore W Politicians from Rock Island, Illinois 1851 births 1915 deaths Members of the Illinois House of Representatives 19th-century American politicians