William Wallace Ellsberry (December 18, 1833 – September 7, 1894) was an American physician and politician and a

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from

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for one term from 1885 to 1887.

Early life and career

Born in New Hope, Ohio, Ellsberry attended the public schools of Brown County and a private academy in Clermont County. He taught school two years. Began the study of medicine with his father. He attended medical lectures and graduated from the Cincinnati College of Medicine and Surgery, and later from the Ohio Medical College. He engaged in the practice of his profession at

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, until his election to Congress. County auditor. He served as delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1880.

Congress

Ellsberry was elected as a

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to the Forty-ninth Congress (March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1887). He was not a candidate for renomination in 1886.

Later career and death

He resumed the practice of medicine until his death in

, September 7, 1894. He was interred in Confidence Cemetery.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ellsberry, William Wallace 1833 births 1894 deaths Physicians from Ohio University of Cincinnati College of Medicine alumni People from Brown County, Ohio 19th-century American politicians People from Georgetown, Ohio Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio