Benjamin T. Eames
| Benjamin Tucker Eames | |
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| File:Benjamin T. Eames formerly representative in congress.jpg | |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Rhode Island's 1st district |
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| In office March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1879 |
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| Preceded by | Thomas Jenckes |
| Succeeded by | Nelson W. Aldrich |
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| Born | June 4, 1818 Dedham, Massachusetts |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. East Greenwich, Rhode Island |
| Resting place | Swan Point Cemetery |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | Yale College |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
Benjamin Tucker Eames (June 4, 1818 – October 6, 1901) was a U.S. Representative from Rhode Island.
Born in Dedham, Massachusetts, Eames attended the common schools of Providence, Rhode Island, and academies in Massachusetts and Connecticut. He was employed as a bookkeeper for several years. He graduated from Yale College in 1843, where he was a member of Skull and Bones.[1]:69 He engaged as a teacher in the academy at North Attleboro, studying law at the same time. He was admitted to the bar in 1845 and commenced practice in Providence, Rhode Island. He served as recording and reading clerk of the Rhode Island House of Representatives 1845-1850, and was a member of the Rhode Island Senate 1854-1857, 1863, and again in 1864. He was one of the commissioners on the revision of the public laws of the State of Rhode Island in 1857. He served in the Rhode Island House of Representatives in 1859, 1860, 1868, and 1869.
Eames was elected as a Republican to the Forty-second and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1871 – March 4, 1879). He served as chairman of the Committee on Private Land Claims (Forty-third Congress). He was not a candidate for renomination. He was again a member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives 1879-1881, and served again in the Rhode Island Senate in 1884 and 1885. He died in East Greenwich, Rhode Island, October 6, 1901. He was interred in Swan Point Cemetery in Providence, Rhode Island.[2]
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External links
- Benjamin T. Eames at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Benjamin T. Eames at Find a Grave
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Rhode Island's 1st congressional district 1871–1879 |
Succeeded by Nelson W. Aldrich |
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