Ebenezer Byron Finley | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio | |
| In office March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1881 | |
| Preceded by | Jacob P. Cowan |
| Succeeded by | J. Warren Keifer |
| Constituency | 8th district (1877-1879) 14th district (1879-1881) |
| Judge of the Ohio Circuit Court for the Third Circuit | |
| In office November 17, 1896 – February 8, 1897 | |
| Preceded by | John K. Rohn |
| Succeeded by | Caleb H. Norris |
| Mayor of Bucyrus, Ohio | |
| In office April 13, 1863 – April 10, 1865 | |
| Preceded by | William M. Scroggs |
| Succeeded by | Chapman D. Ward |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 31, 1833 Orrville, Ohio, US |
| Died | August 21, 1916 (aged 83) Bucyrus, Ohio, US |
| Resting place | Oakwood Cemetery, Bucyrus, Ohio |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Charlotte E. Codding (m. 1858) |
| Relations | Stephen Ross Harris (uncle) |
| Children | 1 |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States (Union) Ohio |
| Service | Union Army Ohio National Guard |
| Years of service | 1861–1862 (Union Army) 1884–1886 (National Guard) |
| Rank | First Lieutenant (Union Army) Major General (National Guard) |
| Unit | 64th Ohio Infantry Regiment (Union Army) Ohio Adjutant General's Department (National Guard) |
| Commands | Ohio National Guard |
| Wars | American Civil War |
Ebenezer Byron Finley (July 31, 1833 – August 21, 1916) was an American attorney and politician from Ohio. A Democrat, he was most notable for his service as a U.S. Representative from 1877 to 1881.
A native of Orrville, Ohio, Finley was educated in Orrville and worked at a variety of occupations prior to the American Civil War. In 1859, he commenced the study of law in the Bucyrus, Ohio office of his uncle, Stephen Ross Harris. He was admitted to the bar in 1861, but soon afterwards enlisted for the Civil War as a member of the Union Army's 64th Ohio Infantry Regiment. Appointed a first lieutenant in the regiment's Company K, Finley served for a year and took part in several battles before being discharged after he was injured in an accident. He settled in Bucyrus, where he established a successful law practice.
Finley was active in politics as a Democrat and served as mayor of Bucyrus from 1863 to 1865. He won election to the U.S. House in 1876 and served two terms, 1877 to 1881. During his second term he was chairman of the House's Committee on Public Expenditures. He declined to run for another term in 1880, and resumed practicing law in Bucyrus. From 1884 to 1886, he served as adjutant general of the Ohio National Guard with the rank of major general.
Finley died in Bucyrus on August 21, 1916. He was buried at Oakwood Cemetery in Bucyrus.