Ebenezer W. Poe was born at Hancock County, Ohio on a farm near Findlay. After his father enlisted in the Union Army in 1862 during the American Civil War, he enlisted at age 16 in Company G of the One Hundred Thirty-Third Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and served in the Army of the Cumberland until mustered out in August, 1864.
Poe then re-enrolled in the high school in Findlay and graduated.
He taught school for three years, was a store clerk, and in 1873 ran a store. He disposed of that business in 1875, and was a traveling salesman for six years. He defeated incumbent Democrat Emil Kiesewetter in the general election.
At the 1895 Republican State Convention, Poe was among eight candidates for the Governor nomination, and, after the third ballot, threw his support to eventual nominee and Governor Asa South. Bushnell.
After his term as Auditor expired, he associated with an Equitable Life Insurance. Poe was married October 8, 1868 to Caroline Thomas of McComb, Ohio, and had four children.
Poe died June 19, 1898 in Columbus, Ohio. He was interred in Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio.
Democratic Party, Republican Party.
He was a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and Grand Army of the Republic, and was a Methodist.
