Earl D. Eisenhower

Earl D. Eisenhower
Member of the Illinois House of Representatives
from the At-large district
In office
1965–1967

Earl Dewey Eisenhower (February 1, 1898 – December 18, 1968) was an American electrical engineer and legislator.

Early life and career

Born in Abilene, Kansas, his brothers were President of the United States Dwight D. Eisenhower, attorney Edgar N. Eisenhower, and university president Milton Eisenhower.[1] Eisenhower moved to the U.S. state of Washington, where he stayed with his brother Edgar who helped with college expenses. Earl Eisenhower graduated from the University of Washington in 1923 with a degree in electrical engineering. After working on a passenger ship, he worked in Pennsylvania with West Penn Power Company and in Illinois with Suburban Newspapers. He died in Scottsdale, Arizona.[2][3]

Political career

Eisenhower served in the Illinois House of Representatives, as a Republican, from 1965 to 1967. He lived in La Grange Park, Illinois.[4] Eisenhower was elected as an at-large representative due to problems with reapportionment. He then ran for County Clerk of Cook County, Illinois and lost in the 1966 election.[5][6][7]

Notes

  1. ↑ http://accuracyproject.org/cbe-Eisenhower,DwightD..html
  2. ↑ Eisenhowers in Washington State: Big Ike and Little Ike
  3. ↑ 'Earl Eisenhower Is Dead,' St. Petersburg Times, December 19, 1968, Pg. 2A
  4. ↑ 'Illinois Blue Book 1965-1966,' Biographical Sketch of Representative Earl Eisenhower, pg. 218-219
  5. ↑ http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,900459,00.html
  6. ↑ http://www.lib.niu.edu/1977/ii771121.html
  7. ↑ http://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=156724


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