Edwin Duing Eshleman
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Edwin Duing Eshleman (December 4, 1920-January 10, 1985) was an American politician who represented Pennsylvania in the United States House of Representatives as a Republican from 1967 to 1977.
He was born in Quarryville, Pennsylvania and attended Franklin and Marshall College, receiving a B.S. in 1942. He later studied at Temple University. During World War II, he served as a lieutenant in the United States Coast Guard. After the war, he taught school then was elected to the Pennsylvania 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 from January 3, 1967 to January 3, 1977. He would be succeeded in Congress by his chief of staff, Robert Smith Walker.
He lived in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, where he died.
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| Preceded by: John C. Kunkel |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 16th congressional district 1967 - 1977 |
Succeeded by: Robert S. Walker |
Categories: 1920 births | 1985 deaths | Members of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania | Members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives | People from Lancaster, Pennsylvania | Temple University alumni | American World War II veterans | Pennsylvania politician stubs | United States military personnel stubs
