Benjamin Eggleston (January 3, 1816 – February 9, 1888) was a

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from

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Life and career

Born in

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, Eggleston completed preparatory studies. He moved with his parents to

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, in 1831. He moved to

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and worked on a canal boat, later becoming an owner of boats and interested in several companies. He settled in

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in 1845 and engaged in mercantile pursuits. He was elected presiding officer of the city council of Cincinnati. He served as delegate to the

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in 1860.

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for

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in 1860. Smith 1898 : 124 He served as member of the

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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 Cincinnati ( ; colloquially nicknamed Cincy) is a city in Hamilton County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. Settled in 1788, the city is located on the northern side of the confluence of the Licking River (Kentucky), Licking and Ohio Ri ...

, February 9, 1888. He was interred in

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Eggleston, Benjamin 1816 births 1888 deaths Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio Politicians from Cincinnati Burials at Spring Grove Cemetery People from Corinth, New York Cincinnati City Council members Republican Party Ohio state senators 1860 United States presidential electors People from Hocking County, Ohio 19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives 19th-century members of the Ohio General Assembly