About John A. Elston
Lived 1874 – 1921 (aged 47). John A. Elston was an American politician and lawyer.
John Arthur Elston (February 10, 1874 – December 15, 1921) was an American educator, lawyer and politician who served four terms as a U.S. representative from California from 1915 to 1921.
Early life and career Born in Woodland, California, Elston attended public schools. He graduated from Hesperian College, Woodland, 1892. He graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, California, 1897.
Early career He was a teacher and was admitted to the California state bar, 1901. He worked as a lawyer in private practice. He served as executive secretary to the Governor of California (George C. Pardee) from 1903 to 1907.
He served as member of the board of trustees of the State Institution for the Deaf and Blind from 1911 to 1914. He was cremated and the ashes placed in the California Crematorium,
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U.S. Representative from California (1874-1921)
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John A. Elston was born on 10 February 1874 in Woodland.
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John A. Elston died on 15 December 1921 in Washington, D.C..
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John A. Elston was a politician and lawyer.
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