Elisha Whittlesey | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromOhio | |
| In office March 4, 1823 – July 9, 1838 | |
| Preceded by | New District |
| Succeeded by | Joshua Reed Giddings |
| Constituency | 13th district (1823–1833) 16th district (1833–1838) |
| Member of theOhio House of Representatives fromTrumbull County | |
| In office 1820–1822 | |
| Preceded by | Henry Lane Henry Manning |
| Succeeded by | Cyrus Bosworth James Mackey |
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| Born | (1783-10-19)October 19, 1783 |
| Died | January 7, 1863(1863-01-07) (aged 79) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Resting place | Canfield Cemetery,Canfield, Ohio |
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| Other political affiliations | Anti-Masonic |
Elisha Whittlesey (October 19, 1783 – January 7, 1863) was an American politician, lawyer, civil servant and aU.S. Representative fromOhio.
Born inWashington, Connecticut, Whittlesey moved with his parents in early youth toSalisbury, Connecticut. He attended the common schools at Danbury, and studied law there.He wasadmitted to the bar of Fairfield County and practiced in Danbury and Fairfield County. He also practiced inNew Milford, Connecticut, in 1805.He moved toCanfield, Ohio, in 1806, where he practiced law and taught school.He served as prosecuting attorney of Mahoning County.He served as military and private secretary to Gen.William Henry Harrison and asbrigademajor in the Army of the Northwest in theWar of 1812. He served as member of theOhio House of Representatives in 1820 and 1821.
Whittlesey was elected to theEighteenth throughTwenty-second Congresses, elected as anAnti-Masonic candidate to theTwenty-third Congress, and elected as aWhig to theTwenty-fourth andTwenty-fifth Congresses and served from March 4, 1823, to July 9, 1838, when he resigned. He was one of the founders of the Whig Party.He served as chairman of the Committee on Claims (Twenty-first through Twenty-fifth Congresses).He was Sixth Auditor of the Treasury from March 18, 1841, until December 18, 1843,[1] when he resigned and resumed the practice of law in Canfield.He was appointed general agent of the Washington Monument Association in 1847.He was appointed by PresidentZachary Taylor as First Comptroller of the Treasury and served from May 31, 1849, to March 26, 1857, when he was removed by PresidentJames Buchanan.[2]He was reappointed by PresidentAbraham Lincoln April 10, 1861, and served until his death inWashington, D.C., January 7, 1863. He was interred in the Canfield Village Cemetery, Canfield, Ohio.
He was an uncle ofWilliam Augustus Whittlesey andCharles Whittlesey, and a cousin ofFrederick Whittlesey andThomas Tucker Whittlesey.
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This article incorporatespublic domain material fromBiographical Directory of the United States Congress.Federal government of the United States.
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