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Elder

	ELDER: See also Herman Carl Andersen — Harry Clifford Canfield — Elder Cooper — Elder W. Marshall — Elder Peelor
	Elder, Alice — of Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tenn. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Tennessee, 1956. Female. Still living as of 1956.
	Elder, Bowman — of Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1916, 1932, 1940. Burial location unknown.
	Elder, Boyd Lane — of Burlington, Alamance County, N.C. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1952. Still living as of 1952.
	Elder, Clifford See S. Clifford Elder
	Elder, Conway — Member of Missouri state senate 32nd District, 1919-20. Burial location unknown.
	Elder, Cyrus — Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1856. Burial location unknown.
	Elder, D. Lane — of Hopewell, Va. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1940, 1948; mayor of Hopewell, Va., 1952-54. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
	Elder, Donna G. — of Sutherland, Dinwiddie County, Va. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1980. Female. Still living as of 1980.
	Elder, Dorothy S. — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Republican. Candidate in primary for Kentucky state house of representatives 31st District, 1973. Female. Still living as of 1973.
	Elder, Edgar B. — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Republican. Member of Illinois Republican State Central Committee, 1925. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
	Elder, Elmer R. — of Decatur, Macon County, Ill. Mayor of Decatur, Ill., 1923-27. Burial location unknown.
	Elder, George R. — Democrat. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 21st District, 1988. Still living as of 1988.
	Elder, H. H. — of Trenton, Gibson County, Tenn. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee, 1924. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
	Elder, Hubert G. — of Amherst, Hampshire County, Mass. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1944. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
	Elder, J. Walter See James Walter Elder
	Elder, James — of Richmond, Wayne County, Ind. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana, 1856, 1876. Burial location unknown.
	Elder, James W. — of Nassau County, N.Y. Democrat. Candidate for New York state senate 2nd District, 1950. Still living as of 1950.
	Elder, James Walter (1882-1941) — also known as J. Walter Elder — of Farmerville, Union Parish, La. Born in Grand Prairie, Dallas County, Tex., October 5, 1882. Democrat. Member of Louisiana state senate, 1908-12; U.S. Representative from Louisiana 5th District, 1913-15. Died December 16, 1941 (age 59 years, 72 days). Interment at Greenwood Cemetery, Ruston, La.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
	Elder, Jim — of Gallatin County, Mont. Democrat. Candidate for Montana state house of representatives 67th District, 2010. Still living as of 2010.
	Elder, John, Jr. — of New Castle, Lawrence County, Pa. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1928. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
	Elder, John A. — Candidate for Michigan land commissioner, 1878, 1880. Burial location unknown.
	Elder, John Dixon — of Arlington, Middlesex County, Mass. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1972. Still living as of 1972.
	Elder, John E. — of Cleveland Heights, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1952, 1960, 1964. Still living as of 1964.
	Elder, John W. (d. 1943) — of Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, N.M. Republican. Mayor of Albuquerque, N.M., 1910-12. Died in 1943. Burial location unknown.
	Elder, Lane See D. Lane Elder
	Elder, Lorenzo — of Hoboken, Hudson County, N.J. Mayor of Hoboken, N.J., 1863-64. Burial location unknown.
	Elder, Peter Percival — of Ottawa, Franklin County, Kan. Republican. Lieutenant Governor of Kansas, 1871-73. Burial location unknown.
	Elder, R. N. — of Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai County, Idaho. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Idaho, 1952. Still living as of 1952.
	Elder, Robert, Jr. — of Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai County, Idaho. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Idaho, 1940. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
	Elder, Robert H. — of New York. Progressive. Candidate for New York state attorney general, 1916. Burial location unknown.
	Elder, Robert H. (b. 1877) — of Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai County, Idaho. Born in Marion, Crittenden County, Ky., September 7, 1877. Son of James T. Elder and Mary E. (Dowell) Elder. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Democratic National Committee from Idaho, 1912-28; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Idaho, 1936, 1940, 1944 (alternate), 1948 (alternate). Presbyterian. Member, Rotary; Elks; Freemasons. Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Married, June 21, 1903, to Martha Jane Noble.
	Elder, S. Clifford — of Clarion, Clarion County, Pa. Democrat. Chair of Clarion County Democratic Party, 1937. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
	Elder, Samuel J. — of Winchester, Middlesex County, Mass. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1908. Burial location unknown.
	Elder, Sara — of Lawrence, Douglas County, Kan. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kansas, 1984. Female. Still living as of 1984.
	Elder, Stanley Wayne (1909-1986) — also known as Stanley W. Elder — of Marquette, Marquette County, Mich. Born in Hastings, Adams County, Neb., June 4, 1909. Son of Leonard L. Elder and Mabel Grace Elder. Republican. Insurance business; member of Michigan state house of representatives from Marquette County, 1943-44; defeated, 1940, 1944, 1954; candidate in primary for U.S. Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1946; Republican candidate for Michigan state senate, 1950 (primary, 31st District), 1964 (primary, 38th District), 1966 (38th District). Christian. Member, Elks; Eagles; Kiwanis. Died in 1986 (age about 77 years). Burial location unknown.
	Elder, Thomas — of Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania state attorney general, 1820-23. Burial location unknown.
	Elder, Walter See James Walter Elder
	Elder, William — Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1856. Burial location unknown.

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