Self-made millionaire and two term member of Congress for Ohio's First District.
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Life Summary
Full name
Benjamin Eggleston
Place of Birth
Burial Place
Birth Date Certainty
Exact
Death Date Certainty
Exact
Gender
Male
Race
White
Sectional choice
North
Origins
Free State
No. of Siblings
1
No. of Spouses
2
No. of Children
4
Family
Benjamin Eggleston (father), Ester Archer Eggleston (mother), Lucinda M. Wagner (first wife - died 1864 - one child), Mary E. Davis (second wife - three children)
Occupation
Politician
Businessman
Writer or Artist
Relation to Slavery
White non-slaveholder
Church or Religious Denomination
Baptist
Political Parties
Whig
Republican
Government
US House of Representatives
State legislature
Local government
