Josiah Griffin Ely (February 22, 1829 – April 1, 1886) was an American physician and politician.

Josiah Griffin Ely
Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives
In office
1875
Personal details
Born(1829-02-22)February 22, 1829
Lyme, Connecticut
DiedApril 1, 1886(1886-04-01) (aged 57)
Hamburg, Connecticut
Spouse
Elizabeth Chadwick
(m. 1855)
Children7
EducationYale School of Medicine
OccupationPhysician, politician

Biography

edit

Ely, son of Abner and Fannie (Guffin) Ely, was born in Lyme, Connecticut.

He graduated from the Yale School of Medicine in 1854. On graduation he settled in Chicago, where he remained in practice for three years, after which he returned to his native town, where he was very successful as a physician, and continued in constant and extensive practice until his death, which occurred from heart disease, at his home, in the village of Hamburg, in Lyme, April 1, 1886, in his 58th year.

He represented the town in the Connecticut General Assembly in 1875, and was twice a candidate for Senator from his district. He also held high position in the masonic order.

On December 3, 1855, he married Elizabeth Chadwick, of Old Lyme, daughter of Capt. Mather Chadwick, by whom he had six daughters and one son, all of whom survived him, the son following his father's profession.[1]

References

edit
  1. ^ Genealogical and Biographical Record of New London County, Connecticut. J. H. Beers & Company. 1905. pp. 216–217. Retrieved August 5, 2020 – via Google Books.

  This article incorporates public domain material from the 1886 Yale Obituary Record.

edit