William Ely

American politician

For other people named William Ely, see William Ely (disambiguation).

William Ely

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Massachusetts's 5th district
In office
March 4, 1805 – March 3, 1815
Preceded by| Thomas Dwight
Succeeded by| Elijah H. Mills
Member of the
Massachusetts House of Representatives
In office
1801-1803
In office
1814
In office
1816
Personal details
Born| (1765-08-14)August 14, 1765[1]
Longmeadow, Province of Massachusetts Bay, British America
Died| October 9, 1817(1817-10-09) (aged 52)
Springfield, Massachusetts, U.S.
Political party| Federalist
Spouse| Abigail Bliss[1](1768–1827)
Alma mater| Yale College
Profession| Attorney

William Ely (August 14, 1765 – October 9, 1817) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts.

## Early life and education

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Ely was born in Longmeadow in the Province of Massachusetts Bay on August 14, 1765. He was the youngest son[1] of Deacon Nathaniel Ely (1716–1799) and Abigail (Colton) Ely (1724–1770); his mother died when he was 5.

Ely completed preparatory studies. He was graduated from Yale College in 1787. He studied law. Ely was admitted to the bar in 1791.

## Career

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Following this, Ely commenced practice in Springfield, Massachusetts.

Ely served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1801 to 1803.

Ely married Abigail Bliss about November 1, 1803.[1]

Ely was elected as a Federalist to the Ninth and to the four succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1805 – March 3, 1815).

Ely was again a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1814 and 1816.

## Death

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Ely died on October 9, 1817, in Springfield, Massachusetts; his wife survived him but died in 1827. They are buried in Springfield Cemetery.

## References

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This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

1. ^ a b c d Dexter, Franklin Bowditch (1907), Biographical Sketches of the Graduates of Yale College With Annals of the College History Vol. IV, New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, p. 541

## External links

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* United States Congress. "William Ely (id: E000168)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
* William Ely entry at The Political Graveyard
* William Ely at Find a Grave and also here

U.S. House of Representatives

Preceded by

Thomas Dwight

|  Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Massachusetts's 5th congressional district
March 4, 1805 – March 3, 1815  | Succeeded by

Elijah H. Mills

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Members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts

1st district|

* F. Ames
* Dexter
* Goodhue
* Holten
* Sedgwick
* Skinner
* Sedgwick
* J. Bacon
* Eustis
* Quincy
* Ward Jr.
* Mason
* Gorham
* Webster
* Gorham
* N. Appleton
* Gorham
* A. Lawrence
* Fletcher
* A. Lawrence
* Winthrop
* N. Appleton
* Winthrop
* S. Eliot
* W. Appleton
* Scudder
* T. D. Eliot
* Hall
* T. D. Eliot
* Buffington
* Crapo
* R. Davis
* Randall
* Wright
* G. Lawrence
* Treadway
* Heselton
* Conte
* Olver
* Neal

2nd district|

* Goodhue
* Foster
* W. Lyman
* Sedgwick
* Ward Sr.
* W. Lyman
* Shepard
* J. Crowninshield
* Story
* Pickman
* W. Reed
* Pickering
* Silsbee
* Barstow
* B. Crowninshield
* Choate
* Phillips
* Saltonstall
* D. King
* Rantoul
* Fay
* Crocker
* Buffington
* O. Ames
* Harris
* Long
* E. Morse
* Gillett
* Churchill
* Bowles
* Kaynor
* Granfield
* Clason
* Furcolo
* Boland
* Neal
* McGovern

3rd district|

* Gerry
* Bourne
* Coffin
* S. Lyman
* Mattoon
* Cutler
* Nelson
* Livermore
* White
* Pickering
* Nelson
* Varnum
* Nelson
* Osgood
* Cushing
* A. Abbott
* Duncan
* Edmands
* Damrell
* C. Adams
* Thomas
* A. Rice
* Twichell
* Whiting I
* Pierce
* Field
* B. Dean
* Field
* Ranney
* L. Morse
* J. Andrew
* Walker
* J. R. Thayer
* R. Hoar
* C. Washburn
* J. A. Thayer
* Wilder
* Paige
* F. Foss
* Casey
* Philbin
* Drinan
* Donohue
* Early
* Blute
* McGovern
* N. Tsongas
* Trahan

4th district|

* Sedgwick
* Dearborn
* G. Thatcher
* Wadsworth
* Foster
* L. Lincoln Sr.
* Hastings
* Varnum
* W. Richardson
* Dana
* Stearns
* Fuller
* E. Everett
* Sa. Hoar
* Parmenter
* Thompson
* Palfrey
* Thompson
* Sabine
* Walley
* Comins
* A. Rice
* Hooper
* Frost
* J. Abbott
* L. Morse
* Collins
* O'Neil
* Apsley
* Weymouth
* Tirrell
* Mitchell
* Wilder
* Winslow
* Stobbs
* P. Holmes
* Donohue
* Drinan
* Frank
* Kennedy III
* Auchincloss

5th district|

* Partridge
* Bourne
* Freeman
* L. Williams
* T. Dwight
* Ely
* Mills
* Lathrop
* Sibley
* J. Davis
* L. Lincoln Jr.
* Hudson
* C. Allen
* W. Appleton
* Burlingame
* W. Appleton
* Hooper
* Alley
* Butler
* Gooch
* Banks
* Bowman
* L. Morse
* Hayden
* Banks
* Sh. Hoar
* Stevens
* Knox
* B. Ames
* J. Rogers
* E. Rogers
* B. Morse
* Cronin
* P. Tsongas
* Shannon
* Atkins
* Meehan
* N. Tsongas
* Markey
* Clark

6th district|

* G. Thatcher
* Leonard
* J. Reed Sr.
* J. Smith
* Taggart
* S. Allen
* Locke
* Kendall
* Grennell
* Alvord
* Baker
* Ashmun
* G. Davis
* Upham
* T. Davis
* Alley
* Gooch
* Banks
* Butler
* Thompson
* Loring
* Stone
* Lovering
* Lodge
* Cogswell
* Moody
* Gardner
* Lufkin
* A.P. Andrew
* G. Bates
* W. Bates
* Harrington
* Mavroules
* Torkildsen
* Tierney
* Moulton

7th district|

* Leonard
* Ward Sr.
* Leonard
* Bullock
* Bishop
* Mitchell
* Barker
* Baylies
* Turner
* Baylies
* Hulbert
* Shaw
* H. Dwight
* S. Allen
* Grennell
* Briggs
* J. Rockwell
* Goodrich
* Banks
* Gooch
* Boutwell
* Brooks
* Esty
* E. Hoar
* Tarbox
* Butler
* W. Russell
* Stone
* Cogswell
* W. Everett
* Barrett
* Roberts
* Phelan
* Maloney
* W. Connery
* L. Connery
* Lane
* Macdonald
* Markey
* Capuano
* Pressley

8th district|

* Grout
* G. Thatcher
* F. Ames
* Otis
* Eustis
* L. Williams
* Green
* Gardner
* Green
* J. Reed Jr.
* Baylies
* Sampson
* Hobart
* Lathrop
* Bates
* Calhoun
* J. Adams
* Mann
* Wentworth
* Knapp
* Train
* Baldwin
* G. Hoar
* J. M. S. Williams
* Warren
* Claflin
* Candler
* W Russell
* C. H. Allen
* Greenhalge
* Stevens
* McCall
* Deitrick
* Dallinger
* H. Thayer
* Dallinger
* Healey
* Goodwin
* Macdonald
* O'Neill
* Kennedy II
* Capuano
* Lynch

9th district|

* Varnum
* Bishop
* J. Dean
* Wheaton
* J. Reed Jr.
* Folger
* J. Reed Jr.
* H. Dwight
* Briggs
* Jackson
* Hastings
* H. Williams
* Hale
* Fowler
* Little
* De Witt
* E. Thayer
* Bailey
* A. Walker
* W. Washburn
* Crocker
* G. Hoar
* W. Rice
* T. Lyman
* Ely
* Burnett
* Candler
* G. Williams
* O'Neil
* Fitzgerald
* Conry
* Keliher
* Murray
* Roberts
* Fuller
* Underhill
* Luce
* R. Russell
* Luce
* T. H. Eliot
* Gifford
* Nicholson
* Keith
* McCormack
* Hicks
* Moakley
* Lynch
* Keating

10th district|

* Goodhue
* Sewall
* Read
* Hastings
* Upham
* J. Allen
* Brigham
* Wheaton
* Morton
* F Baylies
* Bailey
* H. A. S. Dearborn
* W. Baylies
* Borden
* H. Williams
* Borden
* Burnell
* Grinnell
* Scudder
* Dickinson
* Chaffee
* Delano
* Dawes
* Crocker
* Stevens
* Seelye
* Norcross
* W. Rice
* J. E. Russell
* J. Walker
* McEttrick
* Atwood
* Barrows
* Naphen
* McNary
* O'Connell
* Curley
* Murray
* Tague
* Fitzgerald
* Tague
* Douglass
* Tinkham
* Herter
* Curtis
* Martin
* Heckler
* Studds
* Delahunt
* Keating

11th district|

* Bradbury
* Bartlett
* Cutler
* Stedman
* A. Bigelow
* Brigham
* B. Adams
* J. Russell
* Hobart
* J. Richardson
* J. Adams
* J. Reed Jr.
* Burnell
* Goodrich
* Trafton
* Dawes
* Chapin
* Robinson
* Whiting II
* Wallace
* Coolidge
* Draper
* Sprague
* Powers
* Sullivan
* Peters
* Tinkham
* Douglass
* Higgins
* Flaherty
* Curley
* Kennedy
* O'Neill
* Burke
* Donnelly

12th district|

* H. Dearborn
* I. Parker
* Lee
* S. Thatcher
* Skinner
* Larned
* Bidwell
* Bacon
* Dewey
* Hulbert
* Strong
* Kendall
* L. Bigelow
* Baylies
* Hodges
* J. Adams
* Robinson
* F. Rockwell
* Crosby
* E. Morse
* Lovering
* Powers
* Weeks
* Curley
* Gallivan
* McCormack
* Keith
* Studds

13th district|

* Wadsworth
* Seaver
* Ruggles
* Dowse
* Eustis
* J. Reed Jr.
* Randall
* Simpkins
* Greene
* Weeks
* Mitchell
* Carter
* Luce
* Wigglesworth
* Burke

14th district|

* G. Thatcher
* Cutts
* C. King
* J. Holmes
* Lovering
* E. Foss
* Harris
* Gilmore
* Olney
* Frothingham
* Wigglesworth
* Martin

15th district|

* Wadsworth
* Ilsley
* Whitman
* Widgery
* Bradbury
* Whitman
* Greene
* Leach
* Martin
* Gifford

16th district|

* S. Thatcher
* Cook
* Tallman
* S. Davis
* Brown
* Orr
* Hill
* Thacher
* Walsh
* Gifford

17th district|

* Bruce
* Chandler
* Gannett
* F. Carr
* Wood
* J. Carr
* Wilson

* Kinsley

18th district|

* Wilson
* T. Rice
* J. Parker

19th district|

* J. Parker
* Conner
* Gage
* Cushman

20th district|

* Hubbard
* Parris
* E. Lincoln

At-large|

* Cobb

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