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Elisha Haley

Elisha Haley

American politician (1776–1860)


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.

Quick Facts Member of the United States House of Representatives from Connecticut's 3rd congressional district, Preceded by ...

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.


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