Daniel Ilsley (May 30, 1740 – May 10, 1813) was a

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from

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. Born in Falmouth in Massachusetts Bay's

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, Ilsley received a liberal schooling. He became a distiller and was also interested in shipping. He served as a member of the committee of correspondence and safety. Major and mustering officer at Falmouth, during the Revolutionary War. He served as a delegate to the Massachusetts State convention in 1788 that adopted the Federal Constitution. He served as a member of the

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in 1793 and 1794. Ilsley was elected as a

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to the Tenth Congress (March 4, 1807 – March 3, 1809). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1808 to the

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Congress. He died in

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in Massachusetts'

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on May 10, 1813. He was interred in the Eastern Cemetery in Portland.

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