Daniel Ilsley

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Daniel Ilsley (born May 30, 1740 in Falmouth , Cumberland County , Province of Massachusetts Bay , †  May 10, 1813 in Portland , Massachusetts ) was an American politician . Between 1807 and 1809 he represented the state of Massachusetts in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Daniel Ilsley grew up during the British colonial era. He lived in the northern part of Massachusetts that was to become the state of Maine in 1820 . After a good education he worked as a distiller. Later he also worked in shipping. In the 1770s he joined the American Revolution . During the Revolutionary War he was a member of a security committee and as a major model officer in Falmouth. In 1788, he participated as a delegate at the meeting at which the United States Constitution was ratified by the State of Massachusetts. Ilsley was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1793 and 1794 . Politically, he became a member of the Democratic Republican Party founded by Thomas Jefferson in the late 1790s .

In the congressional elections of 1806 Ilsley was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the 15th constituency of Massachusetts , where he succeeded Peleg Wadsworth on March 4, 1807 . Since he was not confirmed in 1808, he could only serve one term in Congress until March 3, 1809 . Daniel Ilsley died on May 10, 1813 in Portland, where he was also buried.

Web links

  • Daniel Ilsley in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)