Albert Gallatin Egbert

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 by	See below
Succeeded by	Lewis Findlay Watson

Personal details
Born	(1828-04-13)April 13, 1828 Sandy Lake, Pennsylvania
Died	March 28, 1896(1896-03-28) (aged 67) Franklin, Pennsylvania
Political party	Democratic

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

Biography

Albert G. Egbert was born near Sandy Lake, Pennsylvania. He attended the public schools and Grand River Institute in Austinburg, Ohio. He was graduated from the medical department of the Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1856 and commenced the practice of 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 to 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

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 Lewis F. Watson

Features of Venango County, Pennsylvania
People	Charles Almanzo Babcock Orrin Dubbs Bleakley John Wilkes Booth Mai Rogers Coe Cornplanter William Holmes Crosby Charles Vernon Culver Hildegarde Dolson William L. Durkin Albert Gallatin Egbert Frank Evans Gabby Gabreski John Galbraith Leon H. Gavin Calvin Willard Gilfillan Alexander Hays Samuel Hays Stevin Hoover John W. Howe Shauna Howe Willis James Hulings Chris Kirkpatrick Johnny Appleseed Kathryn Kuhlman Rolland Lawrence Ted Marchibroda Alexander McDowell James H. Osmer Spencer Peterson Arnold Plumer Jesse L. Reno Abbie G. Rogers Henry H. Rogers Milton William Shreve Joseph C. Sibley Dave Smalley Peter Moore Speer Tubby Spencer Ida M. Tarbell John Wesley Van Dyke Howard Zahniser
Geography	Allegheny River Clear Creek State Forest Cornplanter State Forest East Sandy Creek French Creek Oil Creek
History	Drake's Well Fort Franklin Fort Le Boeuf Fort Machault Fort Venango McClintocksville Petroleum industry Pithole Pontiac's Rebellion USS Venango Wamsutta Oil Refinery National Register of Historic Places
Industry	Joy Mining Machinery Pennzoil Quaker State
Attractions	Applefest Custaloga Town DeBence Antique Music World Drake Well Museum Oil Creek State Park Oil Region Astronomical Observatory Franklin Silver Cornet Band Venango Regional Airport

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