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  Elmer, William P.
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NameWilliam P. Elmer
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Salem, Missouri , United States
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Born March 02, 1871
Died May 11, 1956 (85 years)
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InfoELMER, William Price, a Representative from Missouri; born in Robertsville, Franklin County, Mo., March 2, 1871; attended the public schools and Wingo Law School, Salem, Mo.; was admitted to the bar in 1892 and commenced practice in Salem, Mo.; prosecuting attorney for Dent County, Mo., in 1895 and 1896 and again in 1905 and 1906; member of the State house of representatives in 1903, 1904, 1921, 1922, and 1929-1933, serving as temporary speaker and floor leader in 1929; city attorney of Salem, Mo., 1920-1930; delegate or alternate to the Republican National Conventions in 1904, 1908, 1912, and 1920; chairman of the Republican county committee 1908-1944; member of the 1929 commission to revise Missouri laws; unsuccessful candidate for Lieutenant Governor in 1940; elected as a Republican to the Seventy-eighth Congress (January 3, 1943-January 3, 1945); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1944 to the Seventy-ninth Congress; unsuccessful candidate for the Republican nomination for United States Senator in 1946; resumed the practice of law; director of First National Bank of Salem; member of board of curators of University of Missouri 1949-1955; died in Salem, Mo., May 11, 1956; interment in Cedar Grove Cemetery.

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  08/06/1946 MO US Senate - R Primary Lost 13.33% (-41.27%)
  11/07/1944 MO District 8 Lost 49.49% (-1.02%)
  11/03/1942 MO District 8 Won 51.54% (+3.07%)
  11/05/1940 MO Lt. Governor Lost 47.88% (-4.07%)
  08/06/1940 MO Lt. Governor - R Primary Won 38.46% (+5.82%)
  11/08/1938 MO State Senate 24 Lost 42.38% (-15.24%)
  11/04/1924 MO District 16 Lost 44.16% (-11.67%)
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