Ely, Smith, 1825-1911

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Born in Hanover, N.J. 1825; entered hide & leather business 1849; elected N.Y. state senator 1857; elected to congress 1870 and 1874; resigned congressional seat when elected mayor of N.Y.C. 1876; obit. dated 2 July 1911.

From the description of Smith Ely note to Benjamin Perley Poore, between 1870 and 1876. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 645663901

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referencedIn Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Secretary. Correspondence, 1865-1891 Smithsonian Institution Archives
referencedIn New York (County). Board of Supervisors. Board of Supervisors County of New York, special committee to investigate charges in relation to the new court house : proceedings of meetings, 1866 Mar. 1-26. New-York Historical Society
referencedIn Rhees, William Jones, 1830-1907. William Jones Rhees Papers, 1744-1907 The Huntington Library
referencedIn Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Secretary. Correspondence, 1863-1879 Smithsonian Institution Archives
referencedIn National Academy Of Sciences, Archives. Rg 192: Commissary General Of Subsistence.
referencedIn Sage, Gardner A. [Map of the area later bounded by 8th and 13th Streets, 3rd Avenue and Broadway, Manhattan, New York (N.Y.)]. New-York Historical Society Library
referencedIn Charles Eliot Norton papers Houghton Library
creatorOf Fish, Hamilton, 1808-1893. Assignment of lease : New York, 1839 Sept. 9. Bryn Mawr College, Mariam Coffin Canaday Library
creatorOf Ely, Smith, 1825-1911. Smith Ely note to Benjamin Perley Poore, between 1870 and 1876. Cornell University Library
referencedIn Bailey, Eliza S. Commonplace book and Autographs book, 1827-1828. Historical Society of Pennsylvania
creatorOf Corse, Israel. Israel Corse papers, 1840-1937. New-York Historical Society
creatorOf Hay, John, 1838-1905. Correspondence, 1854-1914, "Elliott" to "Fish". Brown University Archives, John Hay Library
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associatedWith Bailey, Eliza S. person
associatedWith Corse, Israel. person
correspondedWith Ely, Smith, 1825-191 person
associatedWith Fish, Hamilton, 1808-1893. person
associatedWith Hay, John, 1838-1905. person
correspondedWith Henry, Joseph, 1797-1878 person
associatedWith New York (County). Board of Supervisors. corporateBody
associatedWith Norton, Charles Eliot, 1827-1908 person
associatedWith Poore, Benjamin Perley, 1820-1887. person
associatedWith Sage, Gardner A. person
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Birth 1825-04-17

Death 1911-07-01

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