Background
Edington, Ernest McElroy was born on April 15, 1938 in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States. Son of Ernest M. Senior and Cora L. (Akers) Edington.
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Ernest McElroy Edington
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Doctor of Dental Surgery, U. Tennessee, 1963.
Career
Commissioned captain, United States Army, 1963; advanced through grades to colonel, United States Army commander, United States Army DENTAC, Fort Knox, Kentucky, since 1989. Consultant United States Army Surgeon General, 1981-1984, 87-.
Politics
People sometimes argue that involvement in political life involves getting our hands dirty, so is something Christians should avoid. But God is present in everything, including political institutions.
Views
Methodist member is very much a folk theologian who should speak 'plain truth to plain people'.
Membership
Member Seoul (Korea) Union Church, 1984-1986. Master Academy General Dentistry (national board directors 1988-1991, secretary since 1991). Fellow American College Dentistry, International College Dentists.
Member American Dental Association, Certifying Board General Dentistry (vice president 1984-1989, president 1989-1991), Federal Superior vena cava syndrome Board General Dentistry (president 1980-1982, 89-91), U. Tennessee Dental Alumni Board.
Connections
Married Linda Kay Johnson, June 28, 1958. Children: Ernest M. III, Conrad H., Robert Eric.
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Political Party
Republican