Elias S. Holiday
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana's 5th district
In office March 4, 1901 – March 4, 1909
Preceded by	George W. Faris
Succeeded by	Ralph Wilbur Moss
Personal details
Born	Elias Selah Holiday (1842-03-05)March 5, 1842 Aurora, Illinois, U.S.
Died	March 13, 1936(1936-03-13) (aged 94) Brazil, Indiana
Political party	Republican
Residence	Brazil, Indiana
Education	Hartsville College
Military service
Allegiance	Union Army
Rank	First sergeant
Unit	Fifth Kansas Regiment
Battles/wars	American Civil War

Elias Selah Holliday (March 5, 1842 – March 13, 1936) was an American lawyer, Civil War veteran, and politician who served four terms as a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1901 to 1909.

Early life and career

Born in Aurora, Indiana, Holliday spent the early part of his life on farms in Indiana, Missouri, and Iowa. He attended the common schools and taught in the public schools in Iowa.

Civil War

During the Civil War enlisted in the Fifth Kansas Regiment and served until August 12, 1864, when he was mustered out with the rank of first sergeant.

Legal career

He attended Hartsville College, Bartholomew County, Indiana. He engaged in teaching in Jennings County, Indiana. He studied law at Mount Vernon, Indiana. He was admitted to the bar in 1873 and commenced practice in Carbon, Indiana.

Political career

He moved to Brazil, Indiana, in 1874. He served as mayor of Brazil 1877–1880, 1887, and 1888. City attorney in 1884. He served as member of the city council 1892–1896.

Congress

Holliday was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-seventh and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1909).^[1] He was not a candidate for renomination in 1908. Reengaged in the practice of law in Brazil until 1922.

Death

He died in Brazil, Indiana, March 13, 1936. He was interred in Cottage Hill Cemetery.