E. L. (Edward Lloyd) Lomax

Edward Lloyd Lomax (1852–1916) was an American author whose published work ranged from travel and promotional writing to genealogy. Listings from major library catalogs and digitized book records connect him with titles including Oregon, Washington, and Alaska: Sights and Scenes for the Tourist, En route to California, Sights and scenes from the car windows of the world's pictorial line, and Genealogy of the Virginia Family of Lomax.

His career appears to have overlapped with railroad passenger promotion: one surviving book record ties his name to the Union Pacific Railroad Company, and an auction description for a Union Pacific souvenir volume identifies E. L. Lomax as the railroad's general passenger and ticket agent in Omaha around 1900. That background helps explain the vivid destination-focused nature of his travel books, which were designed to interest readers in western routes and scenery.

Later in life, he turned to family history, publishing Genealogy of the Virginia Family of Lomax in 1913. Available records also indicate that he was born in 1852 and died in 1916. I couldn't confirm a reliable portrait from the sources I checked, so no profile image is included.