Background
Eagleson, Freeman Thomas was born on October 4, 1876 in near Old Washington, Guernsey County, Ohio, United States. Son of Thomas and Jennie Rebecca (Spence) Eagleson.
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Freeman Thomas Eagleson
Edit ProfileEducation
He studied law starting in 1901 with the firm Locke and Turnbaugh in Cambridge, and finishing at the Ohio State University.
Career
He taught school for six years. He was admitted to the bar December 1904. When Speaker Carmi Thompson was elected Ohio Secretary of State, with term starting in 1907, Eagleson was elevated to Speaker of the House.
Eagleson died January 12, 1967, and is interred at Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio.
Achievements
Membership
Served 3 terms in Ohio House of Republican, floor leader in 1906. Republican speaker of House in 1908. Trustee, The Ohio State Archaeological and History Society.
Member American, Ohio State University bar associations, Ohio Society New York, American Gas Association, Ohio Oil Men's Association, Delta Chirurgical
Clubs. Faculty, Athletic, Country, Columbus, Buckeye Republican (Columbus, Ohio), Castalia Trout (Castalia, O.), Bras Coupe Hunting and Fishing (Quebec). Member official board Bexley Methodist Church, Bexley, O.
Mason (32 degree, Scottish Rite).
Connections
Married Jessie L. Neely, June 25, 1913. Children: Thomas Neely, Freeman Thomas, Junior.
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Nationality
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Political Party
Republican party