William Ely (August 14, 1765 - October 9, 1817) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts. Events 1183 - Taira no Munemori and the Taira clan take the young Emperor Antoku and the three sacred treasures Year 1765 ( MDCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 768 - Carloman I and Charlemagne are crowned Kings of The Franks. Year 1817 ( MDCCCXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States.
Born in Longmeadow, Massachusetts, Ely completed preparatory studies. Longmeadow is a town in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. He was graduated from Yale College in 1787. Yale College was the official name of Yale University from 1718 to 1887 He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1791 and commenced practice in Springfield, Massachusetts. Springfield is a City in and the County seat of Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. He served as member of the State house of representatives 1801-1803.
Ely was elected as a Federalist to the Ninth and to the four succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1805-March 3, 1815). The Federalist Party (or Federal Party) was an American political party in the period 1792 to 1816 with remnants lasting into the 1820s Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Year 1805 ( MDCCCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Events 1284 - Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England 1575 - Indian Year 1815 ( MDCCCXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year He was again a member of the State house of representatives in 1815 and 1816. He died on October 9, 1817, in Springfield, Massachusetts. Events 768 - Carloman I and Charlemagne are crowned Kings of The Franks. Year 1817 ( MDCCCXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Springfield is a City in and the County seat of Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States.