Edward J. Elsaesser
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Edward Julius Elsaesser was an American
United States
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 congressman
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 who represented the state of New York
New York
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. He was born in Buffalo, New York
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 on March 10, 1904 and graduated from the law school of the University of Buffalo
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 in 1926. He was admitted to the bar
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 in 1927 and began practicing law in Buffalo. He served in the House of Representatives as a Republican
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 from January 3, 1945 to January 3, 1949. After this he returned to practicing law. He died in Williamsville, New York
Williamsville, New York
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 on January 7, 1983.

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