Smith Ely Junior

Smith Ely Junior

Smith Ely junior (born April 17, 1825 in Hanover , New Jersey , † July 1, 1911 in Livingston , New Jersey) was an American politician . He represented New York State in the US House of Representatives between 1871 and 1873 and between 1875 and 1876 .

Career

Smith Ely completed his undergraduate studies and then graduated from New York University Law School in New York City in 1846 . He was admitted to the bar in the same year but never practiced. He then went on to do business in New York City. Between 1856 and 1860 he was a school commissioner . He served in the New York Senate in 1858 and 1859 . He then served as a county supervisor between 1860 and 1870 . During this time he was Commissioner of Public Instruction in 1867 . Politically, he belonged to the Democratic Party .

In the 1870 congressional elections for the 42nd Congress , he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the seventh constituency of New York , where he succeeded Hervey C. Calkin on March 4, 1871 . Since he on a run again in 1872 renounced, he left the after March 3, 1873 Congress of. He ran for the 44th Congress in 1874 . After a successful election, he succeeded Thomas J. Creamer on March 4, 1875 . However, he resigned from his seat on December 11, 1876. As a Congressman, he chaired the Committee on Expenditures in the Treasury (44th Congress).

Ely served as Mayor of New York City in 1877 and 1878, succeeding William H. Wickham . In 1895 he was appointed Commissioner of Parks - a position he held until 1897 when he retired. He died on July 1, 1911 in Livingston and was buried there in a private cemetery on his farm, which is now known as "Ely Cemetery" .

Web links

• Smith Ely junior in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Smith Ely junior in the database of Find a Grave (English)

predecessor	Office	successor
William H. Wickham	Mayor of New York City 1877 - 1878	Edward Cooper