Ebenezer W. Poe

Ebenezer Wilson Poe (November 11, 1846 – June 19, 1898)[1] was a Republican politician in the U.S. State of Ohio who was Ohio State Auditor 18881896.

Ebenezer Wilson Poe
15th Ohio State Auditor
In office
January 9, 1888  January 13, 1896
Preceded byEmil Kiesewetter
Succeeded byWalter D. Guilbert
Personal details
Born(1846-11-11)November 11, 1846
Findlay, Ohio
DiedJune 19, 1898(1898-06-19) (aged 51)
Columbus, Ohio
Resting placeGreen Lawn Cemetery
Political partyRepublican
SpouseCaroline Thomas
Childrenfour

Early life

Ebenezer W. Poe was born at Hancock County, Ohio, on a farm near Findlay. After his father enlisted in the Union Army in 1862 during the American Civil War, he enlisted at age 16 in Company G of the One Hundred Thirty-Third Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and served in the Army of the Cumberland until mustered out in August, 1864.[2]

Mid life

Poe then re-enrolled in the high school in Findlay and graduated. He taught school for three years, was a store clerk, and in 1873 ran a store. He disposed of that business in 1875, and was a traveling salesman for six years. In 1881, the Republicans nominated him for Wood County Auditor, he won, and was re-elected in 1883.[2]

State office

At the 1887 Republican State Convention, Poe won on the first ballot in a field of seven for the nomination for Ohio State Auditor.[2] He defeated incumbent Democrat Emil Kiesewetter in the general election.[3] He won re-election in 1891.[4]

At the 1895 Republican State Convention, Poe was among eight candidates for the Governor nomination, and, after the third ballot, threw his support to eventual nominee and Governor Asa S. Bushnell.[2][5] After his term as Auditor expired, he associated with an Equitable Life Insurance.[2]

Personal

Poe was married October 8, 1868, to Caroline Thomas of McComb, Ohio, and had four children.[2]

Poe died June 19, 1898, in Columbus, Ohio.[6] He was a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and Grand Army of the Republic, and was a Methodist.[6] He was interred in Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio.[1]

Notes

References

  • Smith, Joseph P, ed. (1898). History of the Republican Party in Ohio. Vol. I. Chicago: the Lewis Publishing Company.
  • Smith, Joseph P, ed. (1898). History of the Republican Party in Ohio. Vol. II. Chicago: the Lewis Publishing Company.
  • Taylor, William Alexander (1909). Centennial history of Columbus and Franklin County, Ohio. Vol. 1. Chicago: S J Clarke Publishing Company. p. 644. ISBN 9780832828300.
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