Elijah S. Grammer

He was appointed to fill the former seat of Wesley Livsey Jones, who died in office in November 1932.He was assigned responsibility for spruce wood production at the mills in Grays and Willapa harbors.A Republican, on November 22, 1932, he was appointed to the United States Senate by Governor Roland H. Hartley, filling the vacancy caused by the death of Wesley L. Jones in office.Jones had been defeated for reelection by Democrat Homer Bone earlier in November; Grammer held the seat until March 3, 1933.Grammer's appointment ensured that the Republicans maintained a majority of one during the Senate session that ran from December 1932 to March 1933.
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