Ephraim R. Eckley

Ephraim R. Eckley

Ephraim Ralph Eckley (born December 9, 1811 in Mount Pleasant , Jefferson County , Ohio , †  March 27, 1908 in Carrollton , Ohio) was an American politician . Between 1863 and 1869 he represented the state of Ohio in the US House of Representatives .

Career

In 1816, Ephraim Eckley moved with his parents to Hayesville , where he attended public schools and the Vermillion Institute there. From 1833 he lived in Carrollton, where he worked as a teacher for some time. After studying law and being admitted to the bar in 1836, he began practicing this profession in Carrollton. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Whig Party . He served in the Ohio Senate from 1843 to 1846 and from 1849 to 1850 . In 1851 he ran unsuccessfully for the office of lieutenant governor of his state. Two years later, Eckley also failed in an attempt to be elected to the US Senate . Between 1853 and 1857 he was a member of the Ohio House of Representatives . After the dissolution of the Whigs, he switched to the Republican Party, founded in 1854 . In June 1856 he took part as a delegate at the first Republican National Convention in Philadelphia , at which John C. Frémont was nominated as a presidential candidate. During the civil war he served in the Union Army , where he rose to Colonel and Brevet Brigadier General .

In the congressional elections of 1862 Eckley was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the 17th  constituency of Ohio , where he succeeded James R. Morris on March 4, 1863 . After two re-elections, he was able to complete three legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1869 . During this time the civil war ended. Since 1865, the work of Congress has been overshadowed by tension between Republicans and President Andrew Johnson , which culminated in a narrowly unsuccessful impeachment trial. In 1865 and 1868, respectively, the 13th and 14th amendments were ratified.

In 1868 Ephraim Eckley declined to run again. After the end of his time in the US House of Representatives, he worked again as a lawyer in Carrollton. Politically, he no longer appeared. He died in Carrollton on March 27, 1908, at the age of 96. He had five children with his wife, Mary.

Web links

Commons : Ephraim R. Eckley  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Ephraim R. Eckley in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Ephraim R. Eckley in the database of Find a Grave (English)