Aldamar Elder

Aldamar P. Elder (August 17, 1854 – December 31, 1951) was an American politician and businessman.

Born in Kenduskeag, Maine, Elder moved with his parents to Kansas. Elder was a businessman in Ottawa, Kansas. In 1911, Elder served as a Democrat in the Kansas House of Representatives. In 1915, President Woodrow Wilson appointed Elder postmaster of Ottawa, Kansas. His father was Peter Percival Elder who was the Lieutenant Governor of Kansas and a member of the Kansas Legislature. He died in Ottawa, Kansas.[1]

Aldamar Elder was the chief of the Ottawa fire department from 1885 to 1898, and served as president of the Kansas State Firemen's Association in 1897.[2]

  1. ^ "Kansas Legislators Past and Present-Aldamar Elder". Archived from the original on 2013-07-02. Retrieved 2013-04-04.
  2. ^ "Ottawa Fire Department History". Archived from the original on 2013-02-25. Retrieved 2013-04-05.