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Ely
F. Allen —
Thomas
Stinson Allen —
Franklin
Ely Atwood —
Ely
Barnard —
Ely
Beecher —
Richard
Ely Bird —
Ely
Brewbaker —
Bainbridge
Colby —
Ely
A. Elliott —
Nancy
Halliday Ely-Raphel —
Horatio
Ely Havens —
Ely
Kitchin —
Sumner
Ely Wetmore Kittelle —
Ely
Lande —
Orland
Steen Loomis —
Ely
Martin —
Ely
Moore —
Ely
Eliot Palmer —
Ely
W. Personius —
Lemuel
Ely Quigg —
Ely
Rosenberg —
Ely
Snyder —
Ely
A. Tarplin —
Elmer
Ely Todd —
Gad
Ely Upson —
Ely
Warner —
Linus
Ely Worcester |
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Ely, Addison C. —
of Westfield, Union
County, N.J.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New Jersey, 1940.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ely, Adison —
of New Jersey.
Candidate for U.S.
Representative from New Jersey, 1896.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ely, Alfred (1815-1892) —
of Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y.
Born in Lyme, New London
County, Conn., February
15, 1815.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from New York 29th District, 1859-63.
While witnessing the Battle of Bull Run in 1861, was captured
by the Confederates,
and imprisoned
at Richmond for several months; released in exchange for Charles
J. Faulkner.
Died in Rochester, Monroe
County, N.Y., May 18,
1892 (age 77 years, 93
days).
Entombed at Mt.
Hope Cemetery, Rochester, N.Y.
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Ely, Benjamin E. S. —
of Yuba
County, Calif.
Member of California
state assembly 15th District, 1858-59.
Burial
location unknown.
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See W. Caryl Ely |
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Ely, Charles K. —
of New Jersey.
Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 5th District, 1942, 1944.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ely, Mrs. Claude E. —
of Suffolk,
Va.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Virginia, 1948.
Female.
Still living as of 1948.
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Ely, D. A. —
of Larned, Pawnee
County, Kan.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kansas, 1912.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ely, Edward —
of Orange
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Orange County, 1814-15.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ely, Edward —
U.S. Consul in Bombay, 1852.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ely, Edward D. —
of Hamden, New Haven
County, Conn.
Republican. Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives from Hamden; elected 1932, 1934.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ely, Erastus —
of Oneida
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Oneida County 4th District, 1869.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ely, F. G. —
of Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich.
Mayor
of Pontiac, Mich.; elected 1919.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ely, Forrest E. —
of Batavia, Clermont
County, Ohio.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio, 1940
(alternate), 1948,
1952
(alternate).
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ely, Frederick David
(1838-1921) —
of Massachusetts.
Born in Wrentham, Norfolk
County, Mass., September
24, 1838.
Republican. Member of Massachusetts state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 9th District, 1885-87.
Died in Dedham, Norfolk
County, Mass., August 6,
1921 (age 82 years, 316
days).
Interment at Old
Village Cemetery, Dedham, Mass.
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Ely, Gertrude Sumner —
also known as Gertrude S. Ely —
of Bryn Mawr, Montgomery
County, Pa.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Pennsylvania, 1928,
1960
(alternate); candidate for Pennsylvania
state senate 12th District, 1934.
Female.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ely, Hazel —
of Union City, Branch
County, Mich.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Michigan, 1944;
member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1947.
Female.
Still living as of 1947.
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Ely, Helen M. —
Republican. Presidential Elector for Arizona, 1972.
Female.
Still living as of 1972.
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Ely, Herbert L. —
of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Arizona, 1972.
Still living as of 1972.
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Ely, Israel N. —
of Erie
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Erie County 3rd District, 1853.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ely, James —
of Tioga
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Tioga County, 1851.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ely, Jane —
of Columbus, Franklin
County, Ohio.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1972;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Ohio, 1972.
Female.
Still living as of 1972.
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Ely, John (1774-1849) —
of Greene
County, N.Y.
Born in Saybrook, Middlesex
County, Conn., October
8, 1774.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly from Greene County, 1805-06, 1811-12; U.S.
Representative from New York 8th District, 1839-41.
Died in Coxsackie, Greene
County, N.Y., August
20, 1849 (age 74 years, 316
days).
Interment at Old
Coxsackie Cemetery, Coxsackie, N.Y.
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Ely, John M., Jr. —
of Cedar Rapids, Linn
County, Iowa.
Democrat. Candidate for Iowa state
senate 23rd District, 1970.
Still living as of 1970.
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Ely, Jonathan —
of Bucks
County, Pa.
Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania
state senate, 1856-58 (6th District 1856-57, 4th District 1858).
Burial
location unknown.
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Ely, Joseph Buell
(1881-1956) —
also known as Joseph B. Ely —
of Westfield, Hampden
County, Mass.
Born in Westfield, Hampden
County, Mass., February
22, 1881.
Son of Henry Wilson Ely and Sarah N. (Buell) Ely.
Democrat. Lawyer;
director, Hampton National Bank and
Trust Company; director, American Woolen
Company; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Massachusetts, 1924,
1928,
1932,
1940,
1944;
Governor
of Massachusetts, 1931-35.
Congregationalist.
Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Elks; Kiwanis.
Died June 13,
1956 (age 75 years, 112
days).
Interment at Pine
Hill Cemetery, Westfield, Mass.
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Ely, Joseph E. —
of Broome
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Broome County, 1853.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ely, L. C. —
of Maquoketa, Jackson
County, Iowa.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1924.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ely, Lewis S. —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Ohio.
U.S. Consul in Acapulco, 1862-64.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ely, N. D. —
of Davenport, Scott
County, Iowa.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Iowa, 1912
(speaker).
Burial
location unknown.
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Ely, Noah —
of Chenango
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Chenango County, 1832.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ely, Ralph —
of Alma, Gratiot
County, Mich.
Village
president of Alma, Michigan, 1872-74; Michigan
state auditor general, 1875-78.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ely, Robert N. —
of Georgia.
Georgia
state attorney general, 1877-80.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ely, Samuel C. —
of Lyme, New London
County, Conn.; Essex, Middlesex
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state senate 9th District, 1859.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ely, Samuel P. —
of Marquette, Marquette
County, Mich.
Mayor
of Marquette, Mich., 1872-73.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ely, Smith —
of New Brighton, Staten Island, Richmond
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Richmond County, 1862.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ely, Smith, Jr.
(1825-1911) —
of New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Hanover, Morris
County, N.J., April 17,
1825.
Democrat. Member of New York
state senate 5th District, 1858-59; U.S.
Representative from New York 7th District, 1871-73, 1875-76;
resigned 1876; mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 1877-78.
Died in Livingston, Essex
County, N.J., July 1,
1911 (age 86 years, 75
days).
Interment a
private or family graveyard, Essex County, N.J.
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Ely, Sumner —
of Otsego
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Otsego County, 1836; member of New York
state senate 5th District, 1840-43.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ely, Thomas R. —
of Kennett, Dunklin
County, Mo.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Missouri, 1916.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ely, Townsend A. (b.
1843) —
of Alma, Gratiot
County, Mich.
Born in Wabash, Wabash
County, Ind., August
27, 1843.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; farmer; postmaster;
village
president of Alma, Michigan, 1894-96; member of Michigan
state senate 19th District, 1905-08; Michigan
state highway commissioner, 1909-13.
English
ancestry.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ely, W. Caryl —
of Buffalo, Erie
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1916
(member, Committee
to Notify Presidential Nominee).
Burial
location unknown.
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Ely, W. R. —
of Abilene, Taylor
County, Tex.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1924.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ely, Walter —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,
1964.
Still living as of 1964.
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Ely, William (1765-1817) —
of Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass.
Born in Longmeadow, Hampden
County, Mass., August
14, 1765.
Member of Massachusetts state legislature; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts, 1805-15 (5th District 1805-13,
at-large 1813-15).
Died in Springfield, Hampden
County, Mass., October
9, 1817 (age 52 years, 56
days).
Interment somewhere
in Springfield, Mass.
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Ely, William Caryl —
of Otsego
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Otsego County 1st District, 1883-85.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ely, William H. —
of Dodge
County, Neb.
Member of Nebraska
territorial House of Representatives, 1865.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ely, William H. —
of Worcester, Otsego
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Otsego County 1st District, 1874-75.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ely, William Harvey Johnson (b.
1891) —
also known as William H. J. Ely —
of Rutherford, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born in Rutherford, Bergen
County, N.J., September
18, 1891.
Son of Adison Ely and Emily (Johnson) Ely.
Democrat. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War I; district judge in New
Jersey, 1924-29; member of New Jersey
state senate from Bergen County, 1932-34; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New Jersey, 1932
(alternate), 1940;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1938.
Presbyterian.
Member, American
Legion; Sons of
the American Revolution; Elks; Lions; Alpha
Delta Phi; Phi
Delta Phi.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ely, William M. (d. 1872) —
of Broome
County, N.Y.
Member of New York
state assembly from Broome County, 1869-72; died in office 1872.
Died in 1872.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ely, William R. —
of Binghamton, Broome
County, N.Y.
Mayor
of Binghamton, N.Y., 1915.
Burial
location unknown.
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