John Ely (October 8, 1774 – August 20, 1849) was an American physician and politician who served one term as a
U.S. Representative from
New York from 1839 to 1841.
Biography
Born in
Saybrook, Connecticut
Deep River is a New England town, town in Middlesex County, Connecticut, Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States. The town is part of the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Connecticut, Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Reg ...
, Ely completed preparatory studies. He studied medicine, and practiced in
Coxsackie, New York. 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
Albany Female Academy.
Congress
Ely was elected as a
Democrat to the
Twenty-sixth Congress (March 4, 1839 – March 3, 1841).
Later career and death
He resumed the practice of medicine. He died in
Coxsackie, New York, August 20, 1849. He was interred in Old Coxsackie Cemetery.
References
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1774 births
1849 deaths
People from Deep River, Connecticut
Democratic Party members of the New York State Assembly
People from Coxsackie, New York
Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state)
19th-century members of the New York State Legislature
19th-century members of the United States House of Representatives