Elisha Embree
Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromIndiana's1st district
In office March 4, 1847 – March 4, 1849
Preceded by	Robert D. Owen
Succeeded by	Nathaniel Albertson
Personal details
Born	(1801-09-28)September 28, 1801 Lincoln County, Kentucky, U.S.
Died	February 28, 1863(1863-02-28) (aged 61) Princeton, Indiana, U.S
Political party	Whig

Elisha Embree (September 28, 1801 – February 28, 1863) was aU.S. representative fromIndiana.

Born inLincoln County, Kentucky, Embree moved to Indiana in 1811 with his father, who settled in Knox (now Gibson) County, near where Princeton was subsequently located.He received limited schooling.He engaged in agricultural pursuits.He studied law.He wasadmitted to the bar in 1836 and commenced practice inPrinceton, Indiana.Circuit judge for the fourth circuit of Indiana 1835–1845.He was nominated as the Whig candidate for Governor of Indiana in 1849, but declined, preferring to run for Congress.

Embree was elected as aWhig to theThirtieth Congress (March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849).He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1848 to theThirty-first Congress.He resumed the practice of law and also interested in farming.He died inPrinceton, Indiana, February 28, 1863.He is interred in Warnock Cemetery.

• United States Congress."Elisha Embree (id: E000169)".Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

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