ELKINS, DAVIS

(i876), United States Senator. B. in Washington. He is a s. of United States Senator Stephen| B. Elkins. He left Harvard to join the| 1ST first West Virginia Infantry in 1898. | He was first Lieutenant and later|Lord Captain on staff of Brigadier General Schwan. He left the army to a ume charge of his father’s busine interests. | __ Served as Major during World War. During his absence was elected to the|succ., senate to serve from 1919-1925. 1911) American politician. B.in Perry|most County, Ohio, September 26, 1841; d.| June 4, 1911. Atan early age he moved | It to Mi ouri and graduated from the| ited University of Mi ouri in 1860. Admit-| mos, ted to the bar in 1864 he practiced law | hunt for some years and then moved to New It Mexico, and was a member of the Terri-|the delegate to Congre , 1873-1877. He] then moved to West Virginia and was/ are engaged in great busine enterprises,|I¢ especially ie “agence erg ea was | Smith Central and Pittsburgh Railroad. He|, was Secretary of War 1891-1893, and|18T in 1894, 1900, and 1907 was elected to|man the U. 8. Senate. Author of the ‘Elkins | eee to.