Frederick David Ely (September 24, 1838 – August 6, 1921) was a United States representative from Massachusetts.
Frederick David Ely | |
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 Justice Ely in court dress | |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 9th district | |
| In office March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1887 | |
| Preceded by | Theodore Lyman |
| Succeeded by | Edward Burnett |
| Member of the Massachusetts Senate | |
| In office 1878–1879 | |
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives | |
| In office 1873 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 24, 1838 Wrentham, Massachusetts |
| Died | August 6, 1921 (aged 82) Dedham, Massachusetts |
| Resting place | Old Village Cemetery |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouses | Eliza Baldwin Whittier
(m. 1866–1881)Anna Emerson (m. 1885) |
| Alma mater | Brown University |
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Biography
editFrederick D. Ely was born in Wrentham, Massachusetts on September 24, 1838.[1]
He attended Day’s Academy and graduated from Brown University in 1859. He studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice at Dedham. He was a trial justice, was elected a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, and served in the Massachusetts State Senate. He was also a member of the Dedham school committee.
Ely was elected as a Republican to the Forty-ninth Congress (March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1887). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1886 to the Fiftieth Congress and resumed the practice of law, and did serve as justice of the Municipal Court of Boston from 1888 to 1914.
He married Eliza Baldwin Whittier on December 6, 1866. She died on February 12, 1881, and he remarried to Anna Emerson on August 10, 1885.[1]
He died at his home in Dedham on August 6, 1921, and was buried in Old Village Cemetery.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Cutter, William Richard, ed. (1908). Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of Boston and Eastern Massachusetts. Vol. I. New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company. pp. 156–157. Retrieved July 14, 2022 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Deaths: Ely". The Boston Globe. August 8, 1921. p. 12. Retrieved July 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- United States Congress. "Frederick D. Ely (id: E000165)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.