Ebenezer B. Finley
Ebenezer Byron Finley (July 31, 1833 – August 22, 1916, age 83) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio, nephew of Stephen Ross Harris.
Ebenezer Byron Finley | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 14th district | |
In office March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879 | |
Preceded by | Jacob P. Cowan |
Succeeded by | Gibson Atherton |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 8th district | |
In office March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1881 | |
Preceded by | J. Warren Keifer |
Succeeded by | J. Warren Keifer |
Personal details | |
Born | Orrville, Ohio | July 31, 1833
Died | August 22, 1916 83) Bucyrus, Ohio | (aged
Resting place | Oakwood Cemetery |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) | Charlotte E. Codding |
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Born in Orrville, Ohio, Finley attended the public schools. He studied law at Bucyrus, Ohio, from 1859 until the outbreak of the Civil War. He was active in recruiting Company K, Twenty-fourth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, in which he served as a first lieutenant. He resumed the study of law in 1862. He was admitted to the bar in 1862 and commenced practice in Bucyrus, Ohio.
Finley was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-fifth and Forty-sixth Congresses (March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1881). He served as chairman of the Committee on Public Expenditures (Forty-sixth Congress). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1880. He served as Adjutant General of Ohio in 1884. He served as circuit judge of the third circuit of Ohio. He resumed the practice of law in Bucyrus, Ohio, where he died August 22, 1916. He was interred in Oakwood Cemetery.
Finley married Charlotte E. Codding, February 15, 1858.[1]
References
- Randall, Emilius; Ryan, Daniel Joseph (1915). History of Ohio: the Rise and Progress of an American State. 6. New York: The Century History Company. pp. 581–583.
Sources
- United States Congress. "Ebenezer B. Finley (id: F000132)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
U.S. House of Representatives | ||
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Preceded by Jacob P. Cowan |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 14th congressional district 1877-1879 |
Succeeded by Gibson Atherton |
Preceded by J. Warren Keifer |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 8th congressional district 1879-1881 |
Succeeded by J. Warren Keifer |