Norman Eddy
Norman S. Eddy | |
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Indiana State Senate | |
In office 1850–1853 | |
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Born | Norman Eddy December 10, 1810 48th Indiana Infantry |
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Norman S. Eddy (December 10, 1810 – January 28, 1872) was an American politician and military officer. He served as a member of the
Early life
Norman S. Eddy
Career
Eddy moved to Mishawaka, Indiana, after graduation in 1835. There, he practiced medicine until 1847, when he changed his focus to law and moved to South Bend, Indiana. He was admitted to the bar on April 1, 1847. In South Bend, he had a medical practice with Louis Humphreys for a time.[2][3] He formed a law partnership with Joseph Jernegan. He tried to organize a cavalry during the Mexican–American War, but the government did not accept it.[3]
His efforts shifted again three years later, when he commenced a political career in the
The outbreak of the
After the close of his military career, Eddy resumed the practice of law. Eddy was Indiana's collector of internal revenue from 1865 to 1870, and then its Secretary of State of Indiana from 1870 to 1872.[2][3]
Personal life
Around 1835, Eddy married Anna M. Melchior. They had six children.[3]
Eddy died from a
References
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- ^ a b c d e f g h "Eddy, Norman". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
- ^ Archive.org.
- ^ "Penn and the U.S. Congress (D-H), University of Pennsylvania University Archives". upenn.edu. Archived from the original on April 23, 2018. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
External links
- Media related to Norman Eddy at Wikimedia Commons
- Eddy's official Congressional biography.