Frederick D. Ely

American politician

Frederick David Ely
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	(1838-09-24)September 24, 1838 Wrentham, Massachusetts
Died	August 6, 1921(1921-08-06) (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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Frederick David Ely (September 24, 1838 – August 6, 1921) was a United States representative from Massachusetts.

Biography

Frederick 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]

References

^ ^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.

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Theodore Lyman	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 9th congressional district 1885–1887	Succeeded by Edward Burnett