Edward D. Holbrook

{{Infobox officeholder

|name = Edward Holbrook

|image = Edward Dexter Holbrook (Idaho Congressman).png

|office = Delegate to the
U.S. House of Representatives
from the Idaho Territory's
at-large district

|term_start = March 4, 1865

|term_end = March 3, 1869

|predecessor = William H. Wallace

|successor = Jacob K. Shafer

|birth_name = Edward Dexter Holbrook

|birth_date = {{birth date|1836|5|6}}

|birth_place = Elyria, Ohio, U.S.

|death_date = {{death date and age|1870|6|18|1836|5|6}}

|death_place = Idaho City, Idaho Territory, U.S.

|party = Democratic

|education = Oberlin College (LLB)

}}

Edward Dexter Holbrook (May 6, 1836 – June 18, 1870) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a congressional delegate for the Idaho Territory from 1865 to 1869.

Early life and education

Born in Elyria, Ohio, Holbrook attended public schools and earned a Bachelor of Laws from Oberlin College.

Career

He was admitted to the bar in 1859 and practiced law in Elyria, Ohio; Weaverville, California; and Placerville, Idaho.

Holbrook was elected as a Democrat to the 39th and 40th Congresses; serving from (March 4, 1865 - March 3, 1869). He was censured by the United States House of Representatives on February 4, 1869, for use of unparliamentary language and did not stand as a candidate for re-election.

Personal life

Holbrook was shot by Charles H. Douglas in Idaho City, Idaho Territory on June 17, 1870, and died from his wounds the next day. He was interred in the Masonic Burial Ground in that city. Holbrook, Idaho, is named in his honor.