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Albert Gallatin Egbert

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Albert G. Egbert
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 27th district
In office
March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877
Preceded bySee below
Succeeded byLewis Findlay Watson
Personal details
Born(1828-04-13)April 13, 1828
Sandy Lake, Pennsylvania
DiedMarch 28, 1896(1896-03-28) (aged 67)
Franklin, Pennsylvania
Political partyDemocratic

Albert Gallatin Egbert (April 13, 1828 – March 28, 1896) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.

Biography

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Albert G. Egbert was born near Sandy Lake, Pennsylvania. He attended the public schools and Grand River Institute in Austinburg, Ohio. He graduated from the medical department of the Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1856 and then practiced medicine in Clintonville, Pennsylvania. He moved to Cherrytree, Pennsylvania, and practiced his profession until 1861, when he retired in order to devote his entire time to the production of oil and agricultural pursuits. During the American Civil War, he served as a volunteer surgeon.

Egbert was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-fourth Congress. He served as chairman of the United States House Committee on Mileage during this Congress. He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1876. He resumed his former business pursuits, and died in Franklin, Pennsylvania. Interment in Franklin Cemetery.

References

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  • United States Congress. "Albert Gallatin Egbert (id: E000087)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved on 2008-02-14
  • The Political Graveyard
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by
At-large on a general ticket:
Charles Albright,
Glenni W. Scofield,
Lemuel Todd
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 27th congressional district

1875–1877
Succeeded by