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Ellsworth Raymond Bathrick (January 6, 1863 – December 23, 1917) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio. ==Biography== Born 6 January 1863 near Pontiac, Michigan to Sumner Bathrick and Louisa Bathrick,〔(The Political graveyard )〕 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, in 1900 and engaged in the real estate business. Bathrick was elected as a Democrat 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, December 22, 1917. Though extremely ill〔 Bathrick continued his representation of Ohio for six months until the close of session in October. He was interred in Glendale Cemetery. Martin Luther Davey was elected to fill his congressional term. 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〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ellsworth Raymond Bathrick」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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