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Nathaniel B. Eldredge | |
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.jpg) From 1893'sIllustrated History and Biographical Record of Lenawee County, Michigan. | |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives from Michigan's2nd district | |
| In office March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1887 | |
| Preceded by | Edwin Willits |
| Succeeded by | Edward P. Allen |
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| Born | (1813-03-28)March 28, 1813 Auburn, New York, U.S. |
| Died | November 27, 1893(1893-11-27) (aged 80) Adrian, Michigan, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
Nathaniel Buel Eldredge (March 28, 1813 – November 27, 1893) was a physician, infantry officer, lawyer, sheriff, and ultimately a two-term Democratic congressman from the State ofMichigan.
Eldredge was born inAuburn, New York, and as he grew up, attended the common schools. He attended Fairfield Medical College and engaged in the practice of medicine inCommerce, Michigan.
He served as clerk of theMichigan Senate in 1845 and was a member of theMichigan State House of Representatives fromLapeer County in 1848. He served as probate judge from 1852 to 1856. He studied law, was admitted to thebar and commenced practice in 1854. Soon after the outbreak of theAmerican Civil War, Eldredge enrolled on June 19, 1861 ascaptain of Company G of the7th Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment. He resigned his commission in December 1861, then re-entered the service with the11th Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment. Commissioned as alieutenant colonel on April 1, 1862, he was honorably discharged on January 7, 1863. He was elected sheriff ofLenawee County in 1874.
In 1882, Eldredge was elected as aDemocrat to representMichigan's 2nd congressional district in the48th United States Congress, defeating RepublicanEdward P. Allen. Eldredge's victory was part of the first postwar Democratic landslide. Eldredge was reelected two years later, serving in the49th United States Congress, where he was chairman of theCommittee on Pensions. In all, he served from March 4, 1883 to March 3, 1887.
Eldredge died inAdrian, Michigan and was interred there in Oakwood Cemetery.
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