Person Information

Relationships

Biography

Excerpt: "a Representative from New York; born in Connecticut on May 7, 1787; completed preparatory studies; moved to Fredonia, Chautauqua County, N.Y., in 1807; engaged in mercantile pursuits; sheriff of Chautauqua County 1825-1828; supervisor of town of Pomfret in 1835; engaged in the culture of garden seeds 1833-1853; elected as a Whig to the Thirty-first Congress (March 4, 1849-March 3, 1851); was not a candidate for renomination in 1850; major general in the State militia; died in Fredonia, Chautauqua County, N.Y., January 9, 1870; interment in the East Main Street Cemetery."

Letter References

Citations

Biography and Citation Information:
Biography: 
Excerpt: "a Representative from New York; born in Connecticut on May 7, 1787; completed preparatory studies; moved to Fredonia, Chautauqua County, N.Y., in 1807; engaged in mercantile pursuits; sheriff of Chautauqua County 1825-1828; supervisor of town of Pomfret in 1835; engaged in the culture of garden seeds 1833-1853; elected as a Whig to the Thirty-first Congress (March 4, 1849-March 3, 1851); was not a candidate for renomination in 1850; major general in the State militia; died in Fredonia, Chautauqua County, N.Y., January 9, 1870; interment in the East Main Street Cemetery."
Citation Type: 
Website
Citation URL: 
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=R000270
Title of Webpage: 
RISLEY, Elijah, (1787 - 1870)
Website Viewing Date: 
Thursday, December 5, 2019 - 13:00
Website's Last Modified Date: 
Monday, January 12, 2015 - 19:15
Citation for Birth Info:
Citation Type: 
Website
Citation URL: 
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=R000270
Title of Webpage: 
RISLEY, Elijah, (1787 - 1870)
Website Viewing Date: 
Thursday, December 5, 2019 - 12:45
Website Last Modified Date: 
Thursday, December 5, 2019 - 12:45
Citation for Death Info:
Citation Type: 
Website
Citation URL: 
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=86677017
Title of Webpage: 
findagrave.com
Website Viewing Date: 
Monday, January 12, 2015 - 19:15
Website Last Modified Date: 
Monday, January 12, 2015 - 19:15