Benjamin Eggleston
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Benjamin Eggleston (January 3, 1816 - February 9, 1888) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.
Born in Corinth, New York, Eggleston completed preparatory studies. He moved with his parents to Hocking County, Ohio, in 1831. He moved to Cleveland and worked on a canal boat, later becoming an owner of boats and interested in several companies. He settled in Cincinnati in 1845 and engaged in mercantile pursuits. Presiding officer of the city council of Cincinnati. He served as delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1860. He served as member of the State senate 1862-1865.
Eggleston was elected as a Republican to the Thirty-ninth and Fortieth Congresses (March 4, 1865-March 3, 1869). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1868 to the Forty-first Congress. He again served in the State senate in 1880 and 1881. He resumed mercantile pursuits. He died in Cincinnati, Ohio, February 9, 1888. He was interred in Spring Grove Cemetery.
