Caleb Ellis
Caleb Ellis | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Hampshire's at-large district | |
| In office March 4, 1805 – March 3, 1807 | |
| Preceded by | Jacob Hart Ela |
| Succeeded by | Evarts Worcester Farr |
| Justice of the Superior Court of New Hampshire | |
| In office 1813 – May 6, 1816 (death) | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 16, 1767 Walpole, Province of Massachusetts Bay, British America |
| Died | May 6, 1816 (aged 49) Claremont, New Hampshire, U.S. |
| Resting place | Broad Street Cemetery Claremont, Sullivan County New Hampshire, U.S. |
| Political party | Federalist |
| Alma mater | Harvard University |
| Profession | Attorney, Politician |
Caleb Ellis (April 16, 1767 – May 6, 1816) was an American politician and lawyer who served as a member of the United States Representative, representing the states's at-large congressional district.
Early life and education
[edit]Ellis was born in Walpole in the Province of Massachusetts Bay. After graduating from Harvard University in 1793, he worked as a school teacher in Dedham, Massachusetts. He later studied law and was admitted to the Massachusetts Bar Association. He then moved to Newport, New Hampshire, and eventually to Claremont, New Hampshire.[1]
Career
[edit]Ellis was a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives in 1803.
Elected as a Federalist to the Ninth Congress, Ellis was United States Representative for the state of New Hampshire from March 4, 1805, to March 3, 1807.[2] After service in Congress, he was member of the New Hampshire Governor’s council in 1809 and 1810. In addition, he served in the New Hampshire Senate in 1811. He was a presidential elector on the Clinton and Ingersoll ticket in 1812.
Appointed Justice of the Superior Court of New Hampshire in 1813, Ellis held the office until his death.[3]
Ellis was elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society in 1815.[4]
Death
[edit]Ellis died in Claremont, New Hampshire, on May 6, 1816, at the age of 49. He is interred at the Broad Street Cemetery in Claremont, New Hampshire.
References
[edit]- ^ Herringshaw, Thomas William (1904). Herringshaw's Encyclopedia of American Biography of the Nineteenth Century: Accurate and Succinct Biographies of Famous Men and Women in All Walks of Life who are Or Have Been the Acknowledged Leaders of Life and Thought of the United States Since Its Formation. American Publishers' Association, 1904 - Biography. p. 337. Retrieved July 22, 2014.
- ^ Congressional Quarterly, inc (September 22, 2009). American Political Leaders 1789-2009. CQ Press, October 6, 2009 - BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY. ISBN 9781452267265. Retrieved July 22, 2014.
- ^ The New Hampshire Register and Farmer's Almanac. Claremont Manufacturing Company, 1826 - Almanacs, American. 1826. p. 36. Retrieved July 22, 2014.
- ^ American Antiquarian Society Members Directory
External links
[edit]- United States Congress. "Caleb Ellis (id: E000130)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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| People | |
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- 1767 births
- 1816 deaths
- Harvard University alumni
- American Congregationalists
- People from Walpole, Massachusetts
- Federalist Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New Hampshire
- People from Claremont, New Hampshire
- Members of the American Antiquarian Society
- Educators from Dedham, Massachusetts
- Justices of the New Hampshire Supreme Court