William Ely

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William Ely (born August 14, 1765 in Longmeadow , Hampden County , Province of Massachusetts Bay , †  October 9, 1817 in Springfield , Massachusetts ) was an American politician . Between 1805 and 1815 he represented the state of Massachusetts in the US House of Representatives .

Career

William Ely first attended preparatory schools and then studied at Yale College until 1787 . After a subsequent law degree and his admission as a lawyer in 1791, he began to work in Springfield in this profession. Politically, he became a member of the Federalist Party founded by Alexander Hamilton . Between 1801 and 1803 he was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives .

In the congressional election of 1804 Ely was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the fifth constituency of Massachusetts , where he succeeded Thomas Dwight on March 4, 1805 . After four re-elections, he was able to complete five legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1815 . During this time the British-American War of 1812 fell . In the years 1815 and 1816, William Ely was again a member of the state parliament. He died in Springfield on October 9, 1817.

Web links

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