Reuben Ellwood
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Reuben Ellwood was a U.S. Representative
from Illinois
.
Born in Minden, New York
, Ellwood attended the public schools and Cherry Valley Seminary, New York.
Manufacturer of agricultural implements.
He served as member of the New York State assembly in 1851.
He moved to Sycamore, Illinois
, about 1854.
He resumed manufacturing interests and engaged in the hardware business.
Ellwood was elected as a Republican
to the Forty-eighth and Forty-ninth Congresses and served from March 4, 1883, until his death, before the assembling of the Forty-ninth Congress, in Sycamore, Illinois
, July 1, 1885.
He was interred in Elmwood Cemetery.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
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Born in Minden, New York
Minden, New York
Minden is a town in Montgomery County, New York, United States. The population was 4,297 at the 2010 census. The town is located at the western edge of the county. It has possessed a post office from 1802 to 1903.- History :...
, Ellwood attended the public schools and Cherry Valley Seminary, New York.
Manufacturer of agricultural implements.
He served as member of the New York State assembly in 1851.
He moved to Sycamore, Illinois
Sycamore, Illinois
Sycamore is a city in DeKalb County, Illinois, United States. It has a commercial district based and centered on Illinois Route 64. The population was 17,519 at the 2010 census, up from 12,020 at the 2000 census.-Early settlement:...
, about 1854.
He resumed manufacturing interests and engaged in the hardware business.
Ellwood was elected as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
to the Forty-eighth and Forty-ninth Congresses and served from March 4, 1883, until his death, before the assembling of the Forty-ninth Congress, in Sycamore, Illinois
Sycamore, Illinois
Sycamore is a city in DeKalb County, Illinois, United States. It has a commercial district based and centered on Illinois Route 64. The population was 17,519 at the 2010 census, up from 12,020 at the 2000 census.-Early settlement:...
, July 1, 1885.
He was interred in Elmwood Cemetery.