Stephen Benton Elkins was an American industrialist and politician. He served as the Secretary of War between 1891 and 1893. He served in the United States Congress as a Delegate from the Territory of New Mexico and a Senator from West Virginia. Wikipedia
Born: September 26, 1841, New Lexington, OH
Died: January 4, 1911 (age 69 years), Washington, D.C.
Education: University of Missouri and Masonic College
Party: Republican Party
Children: Davis Elkins
Previous offices: Senator, WV (1895–1911), United States Secretary of War (1891–1893), and Representative (1873–1877)
Books: Admission of New Mexico as a State--her Resources and Future: Speech of Hon. Stephen B. Elkins, Delegate from New Mexico, in the House of Representatives, May 21, 1874 ..., Prompt Furnishing of Transportation Facilities: Hearing [Feb. 14, 1908] Before the Committee on Interstate Commerce, United States Senate, on the Bill (S. 3644) to Require Railroad Companies Engaged in Interstate Commerce to Promptly Furnish Cars and Other Transportation Facilites, and to Empower the Interstate Commerce Commission to Make Rules and Regulations with Respect Thereto, and to Further Regulate Commerce Among the Several States ..., Patapsco River at Baltimore, Maryland: Letter from the Acting Secretary of War, Transmitting, with a Letter from the Chief of Engineers, Report of the Examination of the South Branch of the Patapsco River at Baltimore, Md, and more