Elisha Haley

Elisha Haley
Member of the United States House of Representatives from Connecticut's 3rd congressional district
In office
March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839[1]
Preceded by At-large representation, districts established in 1837
Succeeded by Thomas Wheeler Williams
Member of the United States House of Representatives from Connecticut's At-large District
In office
March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837
Preceded by Joseph Trumbull
Succeeded by

Position abolished, districts established

in 1837
Member of the Connecticut Senate
In office
1830 –  [1]
Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives
In office
1820 –  [1]
In office
1824 –  [1]
In office
1826 –  [1]
In office
1829 –  [1]
In office
1833 – 1834[1]
Personal details
Born (1776-01-21)January 21, 1776[1]
Groton, Connecticut[1]
Died January 22, 1860(1860-01-22) (aged 84)[1]
Groton, Connecticut[1]
Resting place Crary Cemetery[1]
Political party Jacksonian Democrat
Spouse(s) Nancy Crary

Elisha Haley (January 21, 1776 – January 22, 1860) was a United States Representative from Connecticut. He was born in Groton, Connecticut where he attended the common schools. He engaged in agricultural pursuits.

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. 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). 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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Political offices
Preceded by
.		 Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives
1820, 1824, 1826, 1829, 1833, and 1834 		Succeeded by
.
Preceded by
.		 Member of the Connecticut State Senate
1830 		Succeeded by
.
Preceded by
Joseph Trumbull		 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from
Connecticut's At-large District
March 4, 1835 – March 3, 1837 		Succeeded by
Position abolished

Districts established
in 1837
Preceded by
At-large representation

Districts established
in 1837		 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Connecticut's 3rd congressional district
March 4, 1837 – March 3, 1839 		Succeeded by
Thomas Wheeler Williams
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