Ebenezer J. Ormsbee | |
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| 41st Governor of Vermont | |
| In office October 7, 1886 – October 4, 1888 | |
| Governor | Levi K. Fuller |
| Preceded by | Samuel E. Pingree |
| Succeeded by | William P. Dillingham |
| 35th Lieutenant Governor of Vermont | |
| In office October 2, 1884 – October 7, 1886 | |
| Governor | Samuel E. Pingree |
| Preceded by | Samuel E. Pingree |
| Succeeded by | Levi K. Fuller |
| Member of the Vermont Senate | |
| In office 1878–1880 Serving with Horace H. Dwyer, Levi Rice, Charles A. Rann | |
| Preceded by | Ner P. Simons, Samuel Williams, Henry F. Lothrop, Charles W. Brigham |
| Succeeded by | Walter C. Dunton, Royal D. King, Orel Cook, Emmett R. Pember |
| Constituency | Rutland County |
| Member of the Vermont House of Representatives | |
| In office 1872–1874 | |
| Preceded by | Zachariah Clark |
| Succeeded by | Stephen L. Goodell |
| Constituency | Brandon |
| State's Attorney of Rutland County, Vermont | |
| In office 1871–1873 | |
| Preceded by | Horace G. Wood |
| Succeeded by | Martin G. Everts |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 8, 1834 Shoreham, Vermont, U.S. |
| Died | April 3, 1924 (aged 89) Brandon, Vermont, U.S. |
| Resting place | Pine Hill Cemetery, Brandon, Vermont, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouses | Jennie L. Briggs
(m. 1862; died 1866)Frances Wadhams (m. 1867) |
| Profession | Attorney |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States (Union) |
| Service | Union Army |
| Years of service | 1861–1863 |
| Rank | Captain |
| Unit | Company G, 1st Vermont Infantry |
| Commands | Company G, 12th Vermont Infantry |
| Wars | American Civil War |
Ebenezer J. Ormsbee (June 8, 1834 – April 3, 1924) was an American attorney and politician from Vermont. A Republican, he served as lieutenant governor from 1884 to 1886, and governor from 1886 to 1888.
A native of Shoreham, Vermont, Ormsbee attended academies in Brandon and South Woodstock, then studied law at a Brandon legal firm. After attaining admission to the bar, he enlisted in the Union Army for the American Civil War. Ormsbee served with the 1st Vermont Infantry in 1861, then joined the 12th Vermont Infantry as commander of its Company G. After leaving the army in 1863, he practiced law in Brandon.
A Republican, Ormsbee served as Rutland County State's Attorney from 1871 to 1873. He represented Brandon in the Vermont House of Representatives from 1872 to 1874 and Rutland County in the Vermont Senate from 1878 to 1880. In 1884, he was elected lieutenant governor, and he served until 1886. He was the successful Republican nominee for governor in 1886 and served until 1888. During his governorship, he oversaw the initial efforts of the newly-organized state railroad commission and board of health.
After leaving office, Ormsbee practiced law in Brandon and served on two federal commissions, one to negotiate a compromise with the Paiutes in Nevada to relinquish part of their Pyramid Lake Indian Reservation, and one to negotiate competing land claims in Samoa with commissioners from Germany and Great Britain. He remained active in politics, including supporting the presidential campaigns of William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt. He practiced law until a stroke at age 80 caused him to retire, and he was the longtime president of the Brandon National Bank. Ormsbee died in Brandon on April 3, 1924. He was buried at Pine Hill Cemetery in Brandon.