Ebenezer McJunkin | |
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 McJunkin in 1883 | |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 23rd district | |
| In office March 4, 1871 (1871-03-04) – January 1, 1875 (1875-01-01) | |
| Preceded by | Darwin Phelps |
| Succeeded by | John M. Thompson |
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| Born | (1819-03-28)March 28, 1819 Center Township,Pennsylvania |
| Died | November 10, 1907(1907-11-10) (aged 88) |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | Jefferson College |
| Occupation | Attorney, judge |
Ebenezer McJunkin (March 28, 1819 – November 10, 1907) was aRepublican member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania.[1]
Ebenezer McJunkin was born at Center Top, inButler County, Pennsylvania on March 28, 1819. He graduated from Jefferson College (nowWashington & Jefferson College) inCanonsburg, Pennsylvania in 1841.[1]
He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1843, and commenced practice inButler, Pennsylvania.[1]
He subsequently served as deputy attorney general forButler County, Pennsylvania in 1850, and was a delegate to the1860 Republican National Convention. During theAmerican Civil War, he served as a first lieutenant of a militia unit.[1]
McJunkin was elected as a Republican to theForty-second andForty-third Congresses. He served as chairman of theUnited States House Committee on Expenditures in the Department of the Navy during the Forty-third Congress.[1]
He resigned January 1, 1875 in order to serve as president judge of the seventeenth judicial district of Pennsylvania from 1875 to 1885. He then resumed the practice of his profession until 1900, when he retired.[1]
He died in Butler, Pennsylvania on November 10, 1907, and was interred in North Cemetery.[1]
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