Background
Eggleston, Benjamin was born on January 3, 1816 in Corinth, New York, United States.
United States representative politician
Eggleston, Benjamin was born on January 3, 1816 in Corinth, New York, United States.
Born in Corinth, New York, Eggleston completed preparatory studies.
He moved to Cleveland and worked on a canal boat, later becoming an owner of boats and interested in several companies. He settled in Cincinnati in 1845 and engaged in mercantile pursuits. He was elected presiding officer of the city council of Cincinnati.
He served as delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1860.
Presidential elector for Lincoln/Hamlin in 1860. 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, February 9, 1888. He was interred in Spring Grove Cemetery.
Member Ohio Senate, 1862-1865, 80-81. Member United States House
