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 byTheodore Lyman
Succeeded byEdward 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
DiedAugust 6, 1921(1921-08-06) (aged 82)
Dedham, Massachusetts
Resting placeOld Village Cemetery
Political partyRepublican
Spouses
Eliza Baldwin Whittier
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(m. 1866⁠–⁠1881)​
    Anna Emerson
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    (m. 1885)​
    Alma materBrown 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]

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    References

    1. 1 2 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.
    2. ↑ "Deaths: Ely". The Boston Globe. August 8, 1921. p. 12. Retrieved July 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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