Eaton, Lewis – Eddy, Edward
Eaton, Lewis
congressman. He was a representative in congress from New York from 1823 to 1825.
Eaton, Nathaniel
educator, was born about 1609, in England. He was the first master of the school afterward called Harvard college. He died in 1660, in England.
Eaton, Samuel John Mills
clergyman, author, was born April 15, 1820, in Fairview, Pa. During 1848-82 he was pastor of a church in Franklin, Pa.; held the office of stated clerk of the presbytery of Erie since 1853, and has held high positions in his church. In 1871 he visited Egypt, Palestine, Greece and Turkey. He was the author of History of the Presbytery of Erie; Lakeside; Jerusalem; Palestine; and other works.
Eaton, Sherburne Blake
lawyer, was born Feb. 23, 1840, in Lowell, Mass. In 1884 he was made general counsel and president of the Edison Electric Light company of New York city.
Eaton, Theophilus
first governor of New Haven colony, was born about 1591 in England. In 1643 he was chosen the first governor of the New Haven colony. He died June 7, 1658, in Columbia, S. C. a
Eaton, Thomas Treadwell
clergyman, author, was born Nov. 16, 1845, in Murfreesborough, Tenn. He is baptist minister of Louisville; and the author of My Angels; Talks to Children; Marriage and Law; and Talks on Getting Married.
Eaton, William
soldier, diplomat, was born Feb. 23, 1764, in Woodstock, Conn. In 1797 he was appointed consul to Tunis, and arrived there in March, 1799.
He died June 1, 1811, in Brimfield, Mass.
Eaton, William W
lawyer, state senator, congressman, was born October, 1816, in Tolland, Conn. He was elected a member of the house of representatives of Connecticut in 1847, 1848, 1853, 1863, 1868, 1870, 1871, 1873, and 1874; and was elected speaker in 1853 and 1873. He was elected state senator in 1850; in 1874 was elected United States senator for the term ending in 1881; and in 1882 was elected a representative from Connecticut to the forty-eighth congress as a democrat.
Eaton, Wyatt
artist, was born May 6, 1849, in Canada. He studied art in New York Academy of Design; and in Paris, France. In 1878 he painted portraits of the poets Bryant, Whittier, Longfellow, Emerson and Holmes; a portrait of President Garfield for the Union League club; and a portrait of Bishop Horatio Potter, and of other eminent men. He was one of the organizers of the Society of American Artists, of which he has been president.
Ebaugh, Zachariah Cornelius
educator, was born Aug. 7, 1854, in Houcksville, Md. He received his education in the public schools of Maryland, the Reisterstown High school, and the Normal classes in Illinois. He has been principal of various schools in Maryland, and is now principal and professor of mathematics in the Franklin High school of Reisterstown, Md. He is also a member of the state board of education of Maryland.
Eberhard, Ernst G
musician, was born May 30, 1839, in Germany. In 1857 he emigrated to America, and has become one of the finest orchestral conductors of the age. During 1859-63 he was organist of St. Ann's church of Brooklyn, N. Y.; during 1864-76 was organist of St. Paul's church of New York city; and in 1874 he founded the grand conservatory of music, of which he is still the president. He is the author of many musical works; among them the course of studies for the piano in twelve books; and also a method in two books; and many miscellaneous works. His lectures on the science and history of music, commenced in 1894, have become very popular in the east.
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.
Eberle, John
physician, author, was born Dec. 10, 1787, in Lancaster county, Pa. He was a noted physician of Philadelphia, and later of Cincinnati; and the author of Botanical Terminology; Diseases and Physical Education of Children; Therapeutics and Materia Medica; and Notes on Theory and Practice of Medicine. He died Feb. 2, 1838, in Lexington, Ky.
Ebersole, Ezra C
educator, college president, lawyer, was born Oct. 18, 1840, in Mt. Pleasant, Pa. He was professor of mathematics; and became president of the Western college, Iowa. For several years he was supreme court reporter of Iowa; and has practiced law since 1870 with success, principally in Toledo, Iowa.
Eccleson, Samuel
Roman catholic archbishop, was born in 1801 in Maryland. He successively filled the offices of vice-president and president of St.
Mary's college. In 1834 he was consecrated coadjutor archbishop of Baltimore, and succeeded Archbishop Whitfield in the same year. He died in 1851 in Georgetown, D. C.
Eckard, James Read
missionary, author, was born Nov. 22, 1805, in Philadelphia, Pa. He was a presbyterian missionary to India; and the author of Faith and Justification; The Hindoo Traveler; and Outline of English Law from Blackstone. He died in 1887.
Ecker, John Emil
musician, author, was born April 14, 1853, in Austria. He is the author of a concert overture for a full orchestra, and other compositions.
Eckert, George N
physician, congressman, was born in Pennsylvania. He was a representative in congress from that state from 1847 to 1849, after which he was appointed director of the United States mint from 1851 to 1853. He died in July, 1865, in Philadelphia, Pa.
Eckfeldt, Jacob Reese
assayer, was born March, 1803, in Philadelphia, Pa. He early entered the United States mint, where his father was chief coiner, and by his capabilities rapidly rose until he was made chief assayer. He died Aug. 9, 1872, in Philadelphia, Pa.
Eckford, Henry
naval architect, was born March 12, 1775, in Scotland. In the second war with Great Britain, 1812- 15, he was employed by the government to construct ships of war on the lakes, and filled the contract with expedition and skill. He died Nov. 12, 1832, in Constantinople.
Eckles, Delane R
jurist, was born in Kentucky. He removed to Indiana and was appointed chief justice of the United States court for the territory of Utah.
Eckles, John Brooks
lawyer, legislator, was born Sept. 6, 1868, in Pleas-. ant Grove, Miss. He is a son of a Virginia family. In 1889 he graduated from the university of Mississippi, with the degree of LL. B. In 1892 he was elected for four years and served with distinction as a member of the Mississippi house of representatives, but resigned Nov. 1, 1894, to accept the appointment of superintendent of education for Panola county, Miss., receiving the reappointment in 1896 for four years. He is also a successful lawyer, and operates planting interests.
Eckley, Ephraim R
soldier, lawyer, state senator, congressman, was born Dec. 9, 1812, in Jefferson county, Ohio. He was a member of the Ohio senate in 1843, 1845 and 1849, serving until 1851; and in 1853 was elected to the state house of representatives. During the rebellion he was a colonel, and at the battle of Corinth commanded a brigade. In 1862 he was elected a representative from Ohio to the thirty-eighth congress, and was re-elected to the thirty-ninth and fortieth congresses as a republican.
Eddy, Ansel Doane
clergyman, author, was born Oct. 15, 1798, in Williamstown, Mass. He was a presbyterian clergyman of New York who published the Christian Citizen; Duties, Dangers and Securities of Youth. He died Feb. 7, 1875, in Lansingburg, N. Y.
Eddy, Clarence
organist, author, was born in 1851. He is an organist of Chicago; and the author of The Church and Concert Organist; and The Organ in Church.
Eddy, Daniel Clark
clergyman, author, was born May 21, 1823, in Salem, Mass. He was a baptist clergyman of Boston, and subsequently of Brooklyn, who wrote extensively, some of his books having been very popular. Among them are The Percy Family, and Walter's Tour in the East, two series of volumes for young readers; Young Man's Friend; Young Woman's Friend; The Burman Apostle, a Life of Judson; Roger Williams and the Baptists; The Unitarian Apostasy; Europa, or Scenes in the Old World; Waiting at the Cross; and Angel Whispers.
Eddy, Ebenezer J. Foster
soldier, scientist, was born Jan. 15, 1847, in Moretown, Vt. He has held various positions in the Grand Army of the Republic; and has been president of the National Christian Scientists' association.
Eddy, Edward
actor, was born in 1821 in Troy, N. Y. He came to New York in 1851, and was successively manager of the Metropolitan theater, Burton's Chambers street theater, the Old Bowery, and the old Broadway theater.
He died Dec. 19, 1875, in Jamaica.