Edward Julius ELSAESSER, Congress, NY (1904-1983)

ELSAESSER, Edward Julius, a Representative from New York; born in Buffalo, Erie County, N.Y., March 10, 1904; attended the public schools; was graduated from the law department of the University of Buffalo, Buffalo, N.Y., in 1926; was admitted to the bar in 1927 and commenced practice in Buffalo, N.Y.; Republican State committeeman 1937-1945; elected as a Republican to the Seventy-ninth and Eightieth Congresses (January 3, 1945-January 3, 1949); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1948 to the Eighty-first Congress; unsuccessful candidate for nomination to the Eighty-second Congress in 1950; resumed the practice of law; was a resident of Williamsville, N.Y., until his death there on January 7, 1983; interment in Williamsville Cemetery.

Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present