Politte Elvins (March 16, 1878 – January 14, 1943) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri's 13th congressional district.

Politte Elvins
From Volume IV (1921) of Centennial History of Missouri
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Missouri's 13th district
In office
March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1911
Preceded byMadison R. Smith
Succeeded byWalter L. Hensley
Personal details
Born(1878-03-16)March 16, 1878
French Village, Missouri, U.S.
DiedJanuary 14, 1943(1943-01-14) (aged 64)
McAllen, Texas, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Alma materUniversity of Missouri

Born in French Village. St. Francois County, Missouri, Elvins attended the public schools. He graduated from Carleton College, Farmington, Missouri, in 1897 and from the law department of the University of Missouri in 1899. He was admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in Elvins, Missouri.

Elvins was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-first Congress (March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1911). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1910 to the Sixty-second Congress. He resumed the practice of law in Elvins, Missouri. He served as delegate to the 1912 Republican National Convention. He served as chairman of the State Republican committee 1912–1914. He unsuccessfully ran for Senator in 1914, losing to Thomas Akins in the Republican primary.[1] He moved to Bonne Terre, Missouri, in 1917 and continued the practice of law. He served as member and chairman of the committee on rules and order of business for the Missouri constitutional convention in 1922 and 1923. He moved to Pharr, Texas, in 1936. He was an unsuccessful candidate to the United States Senate in 1940. He died in McAllen, Texas, January 14, 1943. His remains were cremated.

References

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  1. ^ Official Manual of the State of Missouri 1915 - 1916. Missouri Secretary of State's Office. 1916. p. 418. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Missouri's 13th congressional district

1909–1911
Succeeded by