In  1876  he  represented  the  First  Congressional
District  of  New  Jersey  in  the  International
Medical  Congress,  which  met  in  Philadelphia,
and  took  an  active  part  in  its  discussions.  He
Was  a  member  of  the  Bucks  County  Medi-
cal Society,  the  Pathological  Society  of  Phila-
delphia and  the  Camden  County  Medical
Society,  and  has  served  as  president  of  the  la,st-


named  society  at  various  times.  As  a  mem-
ber of  the  State  Board  of  Health  he  served
two  years,  and  then  resigned  in  order  to  give
more  direct  attention  to  his  practice  at
home.
In  politics  Dr.  Eidge  was  a  Whig  during
the  days  of  that  party,  and  since  has  liccn
identified  with  the  Democratic  party.  He
served  as  a  member  of  the  City  School  Board
for  a  period  of  sixteen  yeai's,  in  which  position
he  always  showed  an  active  interest  in  the
cause  of  education.  Since  1885  he  has  served
as  ])resident  of  the  County  Board  of  Ex-
amining Surgeons  for  Pensions.  The  doctor
is  a  constant  reader,  not  only  of  works  pertain-
ing to  his  own  profession,  but  of  general
literature.  He  has  devoted  much  of  his
leisure  time  to  the  study  of  the  classics  and
the  most  abstruse  questions  of  philosophy
and  the  physicial  sciences.
In  1850  Dr.  Eidge  was  married  to  Sarah,
daughter  of  William  B.  Warford,  by  whom
he  has  had  three  children.  Josephine,  the
eldest,  is  married  to  A.  G.  Wilson,  of  Brook-
lyn, N.  Y.,  and  son  of  a  British  officer  of
rank.  They  have  one  f;hild,William.  Moses
M.  Eidge,  the  only  son  of  the  doctor,  resides
in  Chester  County,  Pa.  He  is  married  to
Eebecca  Chew,  of  New  Jersey,  and  lias  two
children, — Lucretia  and  Edna.  William
Eidge,  the  youngest  son,  died  at  the  age  of
three  years.
