Ebenezer McJunkin

Ebenezer McJunkin (born March 28, 1819 in Center Top , Butler County , Pennsylvania , † November 10, 1907 in Butler , Pennsylvania) was an American politician . Between 1871 and 1875 he represented the state of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Ebenezer McJunkin attended public schools in his home country. In 1841 he graduated from Jefferson College in Canonsburg . After a subsequent law degree and his admission as a lawyer in 1843, he began to work in Butler in this profession. In 1850 he became assistant district attorney in Butler County. In the 1850s he joined the new Republican Party . In May 1860 he took part as a delegate at their Republican National Convention in Chicago , at which Abraham Lincoln was nominated as a presidential candidate. During the Civil War he was a lieutenant in the Pennsylvania State Militia.

In the congressional election of 1870 McJunkin was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the 23rd constituency of Pennsylvania , where he succeeded Darwin Phelps on March 4, 1871 . After a re-election he could remain in Congress until his resignation on January 1, 1875 . From 1873 he was chairman of the Committee for the Control of Expenditures of the Navy Ministry.

Between 1875 and 1885, Ebenezer McJunkin was the presiding judge in the 17th Judicial District of Pennsylvania. He then practiced as a lawyer again until 1900. He then retired. He died on November 10, 1907 in Butler, where he was also buried.

Remarks

↑ It is possible that he resigned earlier. In this case, McJunkin's Congressional biography and that of John McCandless Thompson contradict each other . This was chosen in a by-election to succeed McJunkins. Thompson's congressional biography states that he took up his new mandate on December 22, 1874. At the same time, McJunkin's biography says that he did not resign until January 1, 1875. This contradiction can no longer be resolved today.

Web links

Ebenezer McJunkin in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

Ebenezer McJunkin in the database of Find a Grave (English)

predecessor	Office	successor
Darwin Phelps	United States House Representative for Pennsylvania (23rd constituency) March 4, 1871 - January 1, 1875	John McCandless Thompson

personal data
SURNAME	McJunkin, Ebenezer
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	March 28, 1819
PLACE OF BIRTH	Center Top , Pennsylvania
DATE OF DEATH	November 10, 1907
Place of death	Butler , Pennsylvania

[1] It is possible that he resigned earlier. In this case, McJunkin's Congressional biography and that of John McCandless Thompson contradict each other . This was chosen in a by-election to succeed McJunkins. Thompson's congressional biography states that he took up his new mandate on December 22, 1874. At the same time, McJunkin's biography says that he did not resign until January 1, 1875. This contradiction can no longer be resolved today.