Background
He was born in Louisiana Prairie, Lower Canada, the son of Andrew Eisenhart and Charlotte Barbeau, and became a merchant there.
politician Member of the National Assembly
He was born in Louisiana Prairie, Lower Canada, the son of Andrew Eisenhart and Charlotte Barbeau, and became a merchant there.
He represented Louisiana Prairie in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1871 to 1875 as a Conservative. Esinhart owned a sawmill at Sainte-Clothilde and also operated a brick factory which failed in 1870. He was defeated by Léon-Benoît-Alfred Charlebois when he ran for reelection to the Quebec assembly in 1875.
In 1876, he moved to Iberville, where he owned a general store and grain warehouse.
Esinhart was mayor of Iberville from 1882 to 1883. He later moved to the United States, where he died around 1915.