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  Eggleston, Benjamin
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AffiliationRepublican   
NameBenjamin Eggleston
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Cincinnati, Ohio , United States
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Born January 03, 1816
DiedFebruary 09, 1888 (72 years)
ContributorThomas Walker
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Aug 29, 2016 02:36am
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InfoEGGLESTON, Benjamin, a Representative from Ohio; born in Corinth, Saratoga County, N.Y., January 3, 1816; completed preparatory studies; moved with his parents to Hocking County, Ohio, in 1831; moved to Cleveland and worked on a canal boat, later becoming an owner of boats and interested in several companies; settled in Cincinnati in 1845 and engaged in mercantile pursuits; presiding officer of the city council of Cincinnati; delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1860; member of the State senate 1862-1865; elected as a Republican to the Thirty-ninth and Fortieth Congresses (March 4, 1865-March 3, 1869); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1868 to the Forty-first Congress; again served in the State senate in 1880 and 1881; resumed mercantile pursuits; died in Cincinnati, Ohio, February 9, 1888; interment in Spring Grove Cemetery.


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  10/08/1872 OH District 01 Lost 41.65% (-16.69%)
  10/13/1868 OH District 01 Lost 49.49% (-1.02%)
  10/09/1866 OH District 01 Won 52.32% (+4.65%)
  10/10/1864 OH District 01 Won 56.77% (+13.54%)
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