William H. J. Ely

William H. J. Ely
Member of the New Jersey Senate
from Bergen County
In office
1932–1935
Preceded byRalph W. Chandless (1930)
Succeeded byWinant Van Winkle
Personal details
BornSeptember 8, 1891
Rutherford, New Jersey
DiedMarch 2, 1942(1942-03-02) (aged 50)
Rutherford, New Jersey
Political partyDemocratic

William Harvey Johnson Ely (September 8, 1891 – March 2, 1942) was an American jurist and Democratic Party politician from New Jersey who served as a State Senator and the state administrator for the Works Progress Administration. He was the Democratic candidate for the United States Senate in 1938.