Name Earl Eisenhower Role Electrical engineer | ||
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Siblings Dwight D. Eisenhower, Milton S. Eisenhower, Edgar N. Eisenhower Parents David Jacob Eisenhower, Ida Stover Eisenhower Grandparents Elizabeth Ida Judah Link, Simon P. Stover Similar People Dwight D Eisenhower, Milton S Eisenhower, Ida Stover Eisenhower, John Eisenhower, Doud Eisenhower | ||
Earl Dewey Eisenhower (February 1, 1898 – December 18, 1968) was an American electrical engineer and legislator.
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Early life and career
Born in Abilene, Kansas, his brothers were President of the United States Dwight D. Eisenhower, attorney Edgar N. Eisenhower, and university president Milton Eisenhower. Eisenhower moved to the U.S. state of Washington, where he stayed with his brother Edgar who helped with college expenses. Earl Eisenhower graduated from the University of Washington in 1923 with a degree in electrical engineering. After working on a passenger ship, he worked in Pennsylvania with West Penn Power Company and in Illinois with Suburban Newspapers. He died in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Political career
Eisenhower served in the Illinois House of Representatives, as a Republican, from 1965 to 1967. He lived in La Grange Park, Illinois. Eisenhower was elected as an at-large representative due to problems with reapportionment. He then ran for County Clerk of Cook County, Illinois and lost in the 1966 election.