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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—Rhode IslandWilliam ELLERY
(1727-1820)
ELLERY, William, (uncle of
Christopher Ellery), a Delegate from Rhode Island; born in Newport,
R.I., on December 22, 1727; taught by private teachers; was
graduated from Harvard College in 1747; naval officer of Rhode
Island in 1754; clerk of the court of common pleas of Newport
County in 1768 and 1769; studied law; was admitted to the bar in
1770 and commenced practice in Newport, R.I.; elected a Member of
the Continental Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the death of
Samuel Ward and served from May 14, 1776, to 1785; one of the
signers of the Declaration of Independence; chosen to the newly
constituted board of admiralty in 1779; appointed chief justice of
Rhode Island in 1785; appointed by the Continental Congress
commissioner of the Continental Loan Office in 1786; collector of
the port of Newport from 1790 until his death in Newport, R.I.,
February 15, 1820; interment in the Common Cemetery.
Bibliography
Fowler, William M. William Ellery: A Rhode Island Politico and
Lord of Admiralty. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press, 1973.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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