Edward Dexter Holbrook

Edward Dexter Holbrook ( born May 6, 1836 in Elyria, Ohio, † June 18, 1870 in Idaho City ) was an American politician. Between 1865 and 1869 he represented the Idaho Territory as a delegate in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Early years

Edward Holbrook attended the public schools of his home and then Oberlin College. After studying law and his 1859 was admitted to the bar he began in Elyria to work in his new profession. After that, he first moved to Weaverville in California and to Placerville in today's Idaho. In both places, he practiced as a lawyer.

Political career

Holbrook was a member of the Democratic Party. In the congressional elections of 1864, he was elected as a delegate to the Idaho Territory in the U.S. House of Representatives, where he replaced William Henson Wallace on March 4, 1865. After a re-election in 1866, he could exercise his mandate until March 3, 1869. In 1868, he was no longer a candidate. Shortly before the end of his final term Holbrook was reprimanded in Congress because of linguistic gaffes. On June 17, 1871, he was severely wounded in an assassination attempt by Charles H. Douglas. A day later, he succumbed to his injuries.