- Edwin Duing Eshleman
Edwin Duing Eshleman (
December 4 ,1920 -January 10 ,1985 ) was an American politician who representedPennsylvania in theUnited States House of Representatives as a Republican from 1967 to 1977.Biography
He was born in
Quarryville, Pennsylvania and attendedFranklin and Marshall College , receiving a B.S. in 1942. He later studied atTemple University . DuringWorld War II , he served as a lieutenant in theUnited States Coast Guard . After the war, he taught school then was elected to thePennsylvania House of Representatives , serving from 1954 to 1966. He was elected in 1966 to the 90th Congress, representing southeastern Pennsylvania. He was re-elected to the 91st, 92nd, 93rd, and 94th Congresses, serving fromJanuary 3 ,1967 toJanuary 3 ,1977 . He would be succeeded in Congress by his chief of staff,Robert Smith Walker .He lived in
Lancaster, Pennsylvania , where he died.References
CongBio|E000214 Retrieved on
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state=Pennsylvania
district=16
before=John C. Kunkel
after=Robert S. Walker
years=1967 - 1977
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