Ebenezer B. Finley
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United States House of Representatives
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from Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
, nephew of Stephen Ross Harris
Stephen Ross Harris
Stephen Ross Harris was a U.S. Representative from Ohio, uncle of Ebenezer Byron Finley.Born seven miles west of Massillon, Ohio, Harris attended the common and select schools, Washington College , Norwalk Seminary, and Western Reserve College, then at Hudson, Ohio.He studied law.He was admitted...
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Born in Orrville, Ohio
Orrville, Ohio
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, Finley attended the public schools.
He studied law at Bucyrus, Ohio
Bucyrus, Ohio
As of the census of 2000, there were 13,224 people, 5,559 households, and 3,552 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,812.0 people per square mile . There were 5,955 housing units at an average density of 816.0 per square mile...
, from 1859 until the outbreak of the Civil War
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He was active in recruiting Company K, Twenty-fourth Ohio Volunteer Infantry
24th Ohio Infantry
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, in which he served as a first lieutenant.
He resumed the study of law in 1862.
He was admitted to the bar
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in 1862 and commenced practice in Bucyrus, Ohio
Bucyrus, Ohio
As of the census of 2000, there were 13,224 people, 5,559 households, and 3,552 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,812.0 people per square mile . There were 5,955 housing units at an average density of 816.0 per square mile...
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Finley was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
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to the Forty-fifth
45th United States Congress
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and Forty-sixth
46th United States Congress
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Congresses (March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1881).
He served as chairman of the Committee on Public Expenditures (Forty-sixth Congress).
He was not a candidate for renomination in 1880.
He served as adjutant general of Ohio in 1884.
He served as circuit judge of the third circuit of Ohio.
He resumed the practice of law in Bucyrus, Ohio
Bucyrus, Ohio
As of the census of 2000, there were 13,224 people, 5,559 households, and 3,552 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,812.0 people per square mile . There were 5,955 housing units at an average density of 816.0 per square mile...
, where he died August 22, 1916.
He was interred in Oakwood Cemetery.