Alfred Ely | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 29th district | |
| In office March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1863 | |
| Preceded by | Samuel George Andrews |
| Succeeded by | Augustus Frank |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Alfred Ely February 15, 1815 Lyme, Connecticut, United States |
| Died | May 18, 1892 (aged 77) Rochester, New York, United States |
| Resting place | Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester, New York |
| Political party | Republican |
Alfred Ely (February 15, 1815 – May 18, 1892) was a U.S. Representative from New York. He was elected as a Republican to the Thirty-sixth and Thirty-seventh Congresses (March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1863), serving New York's 29th congressional district. Ely was captured by Confederate forces while spectating at the First Battle of Bull Run.[1]
- ^ Freeman, Joanne B. (2018). The Field of Blood: Violence in Congress and the Road to Civil War. New York: Picador. p. 268. ISBN 9781250234582.