Elisha Haley (January 21, 1776 – January 22, 1860) was a

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from

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, serving one term from 1835 to 1837.

Biography

He was born in Groton in the

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where he attended the common schools. He engaged in agricultural pursuits.

State Senate

Haley served in the

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in 1820, 1824, 1826, 1829, 1833, and 1834. He was member of the

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in 1830 and also served as a captain in the Connecticut militia.

Congress

He was elected as a Jacksonian to the

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and reelected as a Democrat to the

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(March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1839). In Congress, he served as chairman, Committee on Public Expenditures (Twenty-fifth Congress).

Later career and death

After leaving Congress, he engaged in

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. He died in Groton, Connecticut, in 1860 and was buried in Crary Cemetery.

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