John Ely (October 8, 1774 – August 20, 1849) was an American physician and politician who served one term as a

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from

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from 1839 to 1841.

Biography

Born in

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, Ely completed preparatory studies. He studied medicine, and practiced in

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. He served as member of the State assembly in 1806 and 1812. He was one of the organizers of the New York State and Greene County Medical Societies in 1807 and also of the

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Congress

Ely was elected as a

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to the Twenty-sixth Congress (March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1841).

Later career and death

He resumed the practice of medicine. He died in

, August 20, 1849. He was interred in Old Coxsackie Cemetery.

References

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