Elmore W. Hurst

Elmore Wallace Hurst (December 6, 1851 – July 21, 1915) was an American politician and lawyer who served as a Democrat in the Illinois House of Representatives.^[1][2][3]

Elmore Wallace Hurst
Hurst circa 1915
Member of the Illinois House of Representatives
Personal details
Born	(1851-12-06)December 6, 1851 Rock Island, Illinois, US
Died	July 21, 1915(1915-07-21) (aged 63) Rock Island, Illinois, US
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Harriet M. Fieldand ​ (m. 1873)​

Biography

Hurst was born on December 6, 1851, in Rock Island, Illinois, to William and Anna (Hurlock) Hurst. William and Ann were from Delaware, with William having moved to Rock Island in 1837, as a merchant. On May 29, 1873, Hurst married Harriet M. Fieldand, and for many years they lived on the corner of Nineteenth Street and Sixth Avenue in Rock Island, Illinois.^[2]

Political career

Hurst was a member of the Democratic Party and was elected to the Illinois House of Representatives in 1888. He was re-nominated for re-election two years later in 1890, but declined the nomination. Hurst was once again elected to the Illinois House of Representatives in 1900, and his popularity in Illinois led him to being mentioned as a candidate for governor multiple times, but he never entered any sort of election.^[4] In 1912, Hurst was a democratic candidate for vice president of the united states and received 73 delegate votes on the first vice presidential ballot, including all 53 votes from the Illinois delegation at that years Democratic National Convention. Hurst lost the race to Thomas Marshall, the governor of Indiana and the eventual winner of the vice presidency.

Death

Hurst died on July 21, 1915, at his home in Rock Island, Illinois at the age of 63.^[1]

References

1. "Elmore W. Hurst Dead. Illinois Democrat Who Was Offered an Ambassadorship". The New York Times. July 22, 1915. Retrieved 2009-01-25. Elmer W. Hurst, one of the wealthiest and best known Democrats in the State, died at his home ...
2. Portrait and Biographical Album of Rock Island County, Illinois. 1910. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved January 25, 2009. Mr. Hurst was born December 6, 1851, in Rock Island, which city has ever since been his home. His parents were William and Anna (Hurlock) Hurst, both natives of the State of Delaware. The father, who was of English descent, came to Rock Island in 1837, and here he was engaged in mercantile pursuits. ...
3. 'Illinois Blue Book 1903,' pg. 344
4. "Hurst, Elmore W." Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved August 23, 2024.