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Eberhart, Gilbert L

soldier, lawyer, legislator, poet, was born in Beaver county, Pa. He was educated at Mercer academy and Washington college.

He served four years in the union army during the war, a part of that time being on the staff of Gen. George G.

Meade. Since entering upon the practice of law he has always been active in public affairs; has served as county superintendent of the public schools; two terms as a member of the legislature of Pennsylvania; was twice mayor of New Brighton; and in 1891 was elected a delegate to a proposed convention for the revision of the state constitution. He is a member of the Bars of Beaver, Lawrence, Mercer and Butler counties, and of the supreme court of Pennsylvania. He has been strongly urged to stand for nomination to the bench in the thirty-sixth judicial district. He is the author of a number of meritorious poems.