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Egbert, Joseph

congressman, was born in New York. He was a representative in congress from that state from 1841 to 1843.

Ege, George

congressman. He was a representative in congress from Pennsylvania during the years 1796 and 1797 to fill a vacancy.

Eggleston, Benjamin

was born Jan. 3, 1816, in Corinth, N. Y. He was president of the Cincinnati city council; and was for some years a member of the state legislature. In 1864 he was elected a representative from Ohio to the thirtyninth congress; and was re-elected to the fortieth congress. He was the author of several novels.

Egleston, Azariah

soldier, state senator, jurist, was born Feb. 23, 1757, in Sheffield, Mass. He served in the revolutionary war, and attained the rank of major. In 1807-09 he was elected state senator; and in 1808 he was appointed associate justice of the court of sessions.

He died Jan. 12, 1822.

Egleston, Thomas

mining engineer, author, was born Dec. 9, 1832, in New York city. He is a metallurgist of note; and has been professor of mineralogy at Columbia college from 1864. He is the author of Metallurgy of Silver; Catalogue of Minerals; Lectures on Mineralogy; and Life of John Patterson, Major- General in the Army of the Revolution.

Ehninger, John Whetton

artist, was born July 22, 1827, in New York city.

The subject of his first painting, Peter Stuyvesant (1850), was taken from Irving's Knickerbocker's History of New York, and was engraved by the American Art union. He died Jan. 22, 1889, in Saratoga, N. Y.

Ehrhardt, John Adam

lawyer, was born Dec. 6, 1848, in Germany. He received his education at the Western Union college and the Illinois Military academy. He has gained distinction as an able lawyer of Stanton, Neb., and has been prosecuting attorney of his county.

In 1897 he was elected department commander of the Grand Army of the Republic of Nebraska; and has also served as grand master of Masons in Nebraska.

Eichelberger, Abdiel W

railroad president, was born Dec. 6, 1819, in Hanover, Pa. He is president of the Baltimore and Harrisburg railway; and is also president of the Berlin Branch railroad.

Eidlitz, Leopold

architect, author, was born March 29, 1823, in Prague, Bohemia. He was an architect of New York city; and the author of The Nature and Function of Art. He died in 1896.

Eiland, Charles Levi

clergyman, legislator, was born March 20, 1852, near Troy, Ala. He is a successful clergyman of the baptist church; served with distinction as a member of the Alabama state legislature in 1892-93, and again in 1895-96. For ten years he has been moderator of the New Providence association; and now fills a pastorate in Brantley, Ala.

Eilers, Frederic Anton

metallurgist, was born Jan. 14, 1839, in Germany. He is considered one of the foremost experts in the United States in his branch of metallurgy.

Einstein, Edwin

merchant, congressman, was born Nov. 18, 1842, in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was elected a representative from New York to the forty-sixth congress.