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)
personal data
SURNAME Ely, William
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH August 14, 1765
PLACE OF BIRTH Longmeadow , Massachusetts
DATE OF DEATH October 9, 1817
Place of death Springfield , Massachusetts