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Este, George Peabody – Eustis, Abraham
Este, George Peabody
soldier, was born April 24, 1829, in Nashua, N. H.
He was a colonel in the fourteenth Ohio infantry in 1862; and was promoted to brigadier-general of volunteers in 1865. ne died Feb. 6, 1881, in New York city.
Estep, Ephraim James
lawyer, was born Feb. 12, 1820, in Ohio. In 1853 he moved to Cleveland, Ohio, where he remained for forty-two years, and became one of the ablest lawyers in Ohio.
Esterly, George
inventor, was born Oct. 17, 1809, in Plattekill, N. Y. He built a harvesting machine, and soon began to manufacture various agricultural implements. Subsequently he obtained numerous patents, and his establishment at Whitewater, Wis., has become one of the largest of its kind in the United States.
Estes, Charles
financier, was born Feb. 2, 1819, in Vincent, N. Y. The Augusta canal, which yields 14,000 horse power, was built practically through his influence while he was mayor in 1870-76.
For seventeen years he managed the Augusta Land company as its president, and of several other companies he is a director. The J. P. King Manufacturing company, capital $1,000,000, which operates large cotton mills in Augusta, Ga., is one of his enterprises and he is its president.
Estey, Jacob
president and founder of the Estey Organ company, was born Sept. 30, 1814, in Hinsdale, N. H. The works, now the largest of their class in the world, form the nucleus of the village of Esteyville, which derives its very existence and daily bread from the operations of the factory.
Estey, Julius Jacob
manufacturer, state senator, was born Jan. 8, 1845, in Brattleboro, Vt. He is a successful manufacturer, and president of the Estey Organ company. In 1876 he was a member of the Vermont legislature, and in 1882 a state senator. He has been lieutenant-colonel and colonel of the national guard of Vermont; and was elected brigade commander in 1892, 1894 and 1896.
Estil, Benjamin
congressman, was born in Washington county, Va. He was a representative in congress from Virginia from 1825 to 1827.
Estorge, Joseph Leonard
physician, was born in 1830, in Opelousas, La. He was appointed a surgeon in the confederate army in the trans-Mississippi department, but was made a prisoner at Fort de Russey: He died Aug. 21, 1880, in Opelousas, La.
Esty, Constantine C
soldier, lawyer, congressman, was born Dec. 26, 1824, in Framingham, Mass. He was a member of the state senate in 1857 and 1858, and of the house in 1867; and was appointed a member of the state board of education in 1871; and was elected to the forty-second congress, as a representative from Massachusetts.
Etheridge, Emerson
lawyer, congressman, was born Sept. 28, 1819, in Currituck county, N. C. He was elected to the state legislature for two years; and in 1853 was elected a representative from Tennessee to the thirty-third congress. He was re-elected to the thirtyfourth and thirty-sixth congresses.
Etue, Peter D
journalist, poet, was born June 29, 1846, in McDonald county, Mo. He established the Kansas City Live Stock Indicator in 1878. He has held many political positions in Kansas City, Mo., including that of alderman and member of the school board. His poems have appeared in current newspapers and magazines.
Eustis, Abraham
soldier, was born March 28, 1786, in Petersburg, Va. He was brevetted lieutenant-colonel for meritorious services in 1813, became lieutenant-colonel of the fourth artillery in 1822, brigadier-general in 1834, and a few months later colonel of the first artillery.
He died June 27, 1843, in Portland, Maine.