Summary
Benjamin Eggleston (January 3, 1816 – February 9, 1888) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.
Benjamin Eggleston | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 1st district | |
| In office March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1869 | |
| Preceded by | George H. Pendleton |
| Succeeded by | Peter W. Strader |
| Member of the Ohio Senate from the 1st district | |
| In office January 6, 1862 – March 3, 1865 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas W. Key George W. Holmes E. A. Ferguson |
| Succeeded by | W. M. Bateman S. L. Hayden |
| In office January 5, 1880 – January 1, 1882 Serving with Charles Fleishman Josiah Kirby | |
| Preceded by | William T. Forrest James M. Armstrong Henry C. Lord Theodore Marsh |
| Succeeded by | W. M. Yeatman Lewis Balluf Julius Dexter |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 3, 1816 Corinth, New York, U.S. |
| Died | February 9, 1888 (aged 72) Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. |
| Resting place | Spring Grove Cemetery |
| Political party | Republican |
Life and career edit
Born in Corinth, New York, Eggleston completed preparatory studies. He moved with his parents to Hocking County, Ohio, in 1831. He moved to Cleveland and worked on a canal boat, later becoming an owner of boats and interested in several companies. He settled in Cincinnati in 1845 and engaged in mercantile pursuits. He was elected presiding officer of the city council of Cincinnati. He served as delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1860. Presidential elector for Lincoln/Hamlin in 1860.[1] He served as member of the Ohio Senate 1862–1865.
Eggleston was elected as a Republican to the Thirty-ninth and Fortieth Congresses (March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1869). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1868 to the Forty-first Congress. He again served in the Ohio Senate in 1880 and 1881. He resumed mercantile pursuits. He died in Cincinnati, Ohio, February 9, 1888. He was interred in Spring Grove Cemetery.
Sources edit
- United States Congress. "Benjamin Eggleston (id: E000090)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- ^ Smith 1898 : 124
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Smith, Joseph P, ed. (1898). History of the Republican Party in Ohio. Vol. I. Chicago: the Lewis Publishing Company.