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Ellsworth Raymond Bathrick (January 6, 1863 – December 23, 1917) was an American politician who served as a
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Biography

Born January 6, 1863 near Pontiac, Michigan to Sumner Bathrick and Louisa Bathrick,The Political graveyard
/ref> he married May L. Clark in 1889.1910 US Census for Akron, Ohio states that Bathrick was a real estate agent. His household included Ellsworth & May, married 22 years, and May's mother, Vie S. Clark. Bathrick attended the country schools and was graduated from the Pontiac High School. He moved to New York City in 1890 and engaged in the importation of edible oils. In the 1890s, he was a reporter for a Cleveland newspaper.Ellsworth R. Bathrick (Late a Representative from Ohio) Memorial Addresses Delivered in the House of Representatives of the United States (Washington, DC. 1919), p. 40 He moved to
Akron, Ohio Akron () is the fifth-largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Summit County. It is located on the western edge of the Glaciated Allegheny Plateau, about south of downtown Cleveland. As of the 2020 Census, the city prop ...
, in 1900 and engaged in the real estate business. Bathrick was elected as a
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to the Sixty-second and Sixty-third Congresses (March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1915). Because of gerrymandering,Ellsworth R. Bathrick (Late a Representative from Ohio) Memorial Addresses Delivered in the House of Representatives of the United States (Washington, DC. 1919), p. 16 he was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1914 to the Sixty-fourth Congress. He resumed his former business pursuits. Bathrick was elected to the Sixty-fifth Congress and served from March 4, 1917, until his death in
Akron, Ohio Akron () is the fifth-largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Summit County. It is located on the western edge of the Glaciated Allegheny Plateau, about south of downtown Cleveland. As of the 2020 Census, the city prop ...
, December 23, 1917. Though extremely ill Bathrick continued his representation of Ohio for six months until the close of session in October. He died on December 23, 1917 in
Akron, Ohio Akron () is the fifth-largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Summit County. It is located on the western edge of the Glaciated Allegheny Plateau, about south of downtown Cleveland. As of the 2020 Census, the city prop ...
. He was interred in Glendale Cemetery. Martin Luther Davey was elected to fill his congressional term.


Legacy

Bathrick was an ardent advocate for a large Navy, being known on the hill as "Battleship Bath".Ellsworth R. Bathrick (Late a Representative from Ohio) Memorial Addresses Delivered in the House of Representatives of the United States (Washington, DC. 1919), p. 18 He was a great advocate of Rural Credits, though the legislation was passed during the Sixty-fourth Congress, he was credited by his peers as being a great influence in the legislation.Ellsworth R. Bathrick (Late a Representative from Ohio) Memorial Addresses Delivered in the House of Representatives of the United States (Washington, DC. 1919), p. 17


Books by Ellsworth R. Bathrick

In his youth, Bathrick was a reporter for a Cleveland Newspaper. While a reporter, he turned his hand to writing children's stories. Being dissatisfied with the story, he placed it in a trunk, only to find it again around 1911. A friend convinced him to send it to a publisher, who made a few recommendations for changes and recommending it for publication. Bathrick, being ill, retired for the winter in Florida for his health. While there, he reworked the story and sent it back to the publisher, who published it not long after he died. *''Please Don't Worry'' (Needs investigation) *''The Magic Salt: The Fairy People'' (1918) *''The Magic Salt: The Soldier Bees'' (1918) *''The Magic Salt: The Wand of Power'' (1918) *''The Magic Salt: The Great Day'' (1918)


Sources


See also

* List of United States Congress members who died in office (1900–49)


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bathrick, Elsworth Raymond 1863 births 1917 deaths Politicians from Akron, Ohio Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio 19th-century American politicians