Elisha Haley
Member of the United States House of Representatives from Connecticut's 3rd congressional district
In office
March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839[1]
Preceded byAt-large representation, districts established in 1837
Succeeded byThomas Wheeler Williams
Member of the United States House of Representatives from Connecticut's At-large District
In office
March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837
Preceded byJoseph Trumbull
Succeeded byPosition abolished, districts established in 1837
Member of the Connecticut Senate
In office
1830– [1]
Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives
In office
1820– [1]
In office
1824– [1]
In office
1826– [1]
In office
1829– [1]
In office
1833–1834[1]
Personal details
Born(1776-01-21)January 21, 1776[1]
Groton, Connecticut Colony, British America[1]
DiedJanuary 22, 1860(1860-01-22) (aged 84)[1]
Groton, Connecticut, U.S.[1]
Resting placeCrary Cemetery[1]
Political partyJacksonian Democrat
SpouseNancy Crary

Elisha Haley (January 21, 1776 – January 22, 1860) was a United States Representative from Connecticut. He was born in Groton in the Connecticut Colony where he attended the common schools. He engaged in agricultural pursuits.

Biography

Haley served in the Connecticut House of Representatives in 1820, 1824, 1826, 1829, 1833, and 1834. He was member of the Connecticut Senate in 1830 and also served as a captain in the Connecticut militia.

Congress

He was elected as a Jacksonian to the Twenty-fourth Congress and reelected as a Democrat to the Twenty-fifth Congress (March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1839). In Congress, he served as chairman, Committee on Public Expenditures (Twenty-fifth Congress).

Later career and death

After leaving Congress, he engaged in civil engineering. He died in Groton, Connecticut, in 1860 and was buried in Crary Cemetery.

References

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