ELIAS ABRAMS

ABRAMS, Elias, a Representative from Philadelphia County; born, November 4, 1852 in the city of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pa.; employed, United States Mint, Department of Treasury, Philadelphia; general foreman, Bureau of Water, city of Philadelphia; elected as a Republican to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 1891 term; reelected to the House for 5 more consecutive terms thereafter; not a candidate for reelection to the House (1902); elected, alternate delegate, Republican National Convention (1916); unsuccessful campaign, magistrate, Philadelphia (1921); died, February 17, 1930 in the city of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.