Elmer O. Leatherwood

Elmer O. Leatherwood (September 4, 1872 – December 24, 1929) was an American politician and attorney who was a U.S. Representative from Utah from 1921 until 1929.

Elmer O. Leatherwood
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Utah's 2nd district
In office March 4, 1921 – December 24, 1929
Preceded by	James Henry Mays
Succeeded by	Frederick C. Loofbourow
Personal details
Born	(1872-09-04)September 4, 1872 Waverly, Ohio, US
Died	December 24, 1929(1929-12-24) (aged 57) Washington, D.C., US
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Nancy Rebecca Albaugh
Children	1
Alma mater	Kansas State Normal School University of Wisconsin

Biography

Born on a farm near Waverly, Ohio, Leatherwood attended the public schools. He moved to Emporia, Kansas, in 1888. He was graduated from the Kansas State Normal School at Emporia, Kansas, in 1894. He engaged in public school work 1894–1898. He studied law and was admitted to the bar at Hiawatha, Kansas, in 1898. He graduated from the law department of the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1901 and was admitted to practice. He moved to Salt Lake City, Utah, the same year and continued the practice of his profession.

Leatherwood served as district attorney for the third judicial district of Utah 1908–1916. He served as delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1924. He served as president of the Western Powder Co., Leary & Warren Stockyards, Hellgate Mining & Milling Co., and the Olympus Mining & Milling Co.

Leatherwood was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-seventh and to the four succeeding Congresses and served from March 4, 1921, until his death in Washington, D.C., on December 24, 1929. He served as chairman of the Committee on Expenditures on Public Buildings (Sixty-eighth and Sixty-ninth Congresses). He was interred in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah.

See also

• List of United States Congress members who died in office (1900–49)

Sources

• United States Congress. "Elmer O. Leatherwood (id: L000181)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

External links

Leatherwood, Elmer O. Ours, the True Republic. Provo, Utah: L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Brigham Young University.