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Elijah Risley | |
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 Risley, 1875 | |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives from New York's31st district | |
| In office March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1851 | |
| Preceded by | Dudley Marvin |
| Succeeded by | Frederick S. Martin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1787-05-07)May 7, 1787 Connecticut, USA |
| Died | January 9, 1870(1870-01-09) (aged 82) Fredonia, New York, USA |
| Resting place | East Main Street Cemetery, Dalton, Massachusetts |
| Political party | Whig |
Elijah Risley (May 7, 1787 – January 9, 1870) was aU.S. Representative fromNew York.
Born inConnecticut, Risley completed preparatory studies before moving toFredonia, New York, in 1807, where he engaged inmercantile pursuits. Risley was thesheriff ofChautauqua County, New York from 1825 to 1828, and later became supervisor of the town ofPomfret in 1835.
From 1833 to 1853, he engaged in the culture of garden seeds.
Risley was elected as aWhig to theThirty-first Congress on March 4, 1849, and served until March 3, 1851. He was not a candidate for renomination in 1850. He was also aMajor General in the State militia.
Risley died inFredonia, New York on January 9, 1870, and was interred in theEast Main Street Cemetery.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromNew York's 31st congressional district 1849–1851 | Succeeded by |
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