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Benjamin Eggleston

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Benjamin Eggleston

Birth
Corinth, Saratoga County, New York, USA
Death
9 Feb 1888 (aged 72)
Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA
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Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA
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US Congressman. He was successful in the mercantile business when he relocated to Cincinnati, Ohio in 1845. He became presiding officer of the city council, a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1860 and member of the State Senate 1862 to 1865. In 1865, he was elected as a Republican to the Thirty-ninth and Fortieth Congresses, serving until 1869. An unsuccessful candidate for reelection, he resumed mercantile pursuits and served again in the Ohio State Senate in 1880 and 1881.
US Congressman. He was successful in the mercantile business when he relocated to Cincinnati, Ohio in 1845. He became presiding officer of the city council, a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1860 and member of the State Senate 1862 to 1865. In 1865, he was elected as a Republican to the Thirty-ninth and Fortieth Congresses, serving until 1869. An unsuccessful candidate for reelection, he resumed mercantile pursuits and served again in the Ohio State Senate in 1880 and 1881.

Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith

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  • Originally Created by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
  • Added: May 19, 2007
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19440865/benjamin-eggleston: accessed ), memorial page for Benjamin Eggleston (3 Jan 1816–9 Feb 1888), Find a Grave Memorial ID 19440865, citing Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.