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| Affiliation | Democratic-Republican |
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| Name | Christopher Ellery |
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, Rhode Island , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
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November 01, 1768
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| Died | December 02, 1840
(72 years)
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| Contributor | Thomas Walker |
| Last Modifed | RBH
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| Info | ELLERY, Christopher, (nephew of William Ellery), a Senator from Rhode Island; born in Newport, R.I., November 1, 1768; graduated from Yale College in 1787; studied law; admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Newport; clerk of the superior court of Newport County 1794-1798; elected as a Democratic Republican to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Ray Greene and served from May 6, 1801, to March 3, 1805; unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1804; appointed by President Thomas Jefferson as United States commissioner of loans at Providence, R.I., in 1806; appointed collector of customs at Newport 1820-1834; died in Middletown, R.I., on December 2, 1840; interment in Island Cemetery, Newport, R.I.
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