Caleb Ellis
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Hampshire's at-large district | |
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| Preceded by | Jacob Hart Ela |
| Succeeded by | Evarts Worcester Farr |
| Justice of the Superior Court of New Hampshire | |
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| Died | Script error: No such module "person date". Claremont, New Hampshire, U.S. |
| Resting place | Broad Street Cemetery Claremont, Sullivan County New Hampshire, U.S. |
| Party | Federalist |
| Harvard University | |
| Profession | Attorney, Politician |
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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 state's at-large congressional district.
Early life and education
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
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
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
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.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.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Congressional Quarterly, inc (September 22, 2009). American Political Leaders 1789-2009. CQ Press, October 6, 2009 - BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY. ISBN 9781452267265. Retrieved July 22, 2014.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.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
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.United States Congress. "Caleb Ellis (id: E000130)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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