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  Cilley, Joseph
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AffiliationLiberty   
NameJoseph Cilley
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, New Hampshire , United States
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Born January 04, 1791
DiedSeptember 16, 1887 (96 years)
ContributorThomas Walker
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Jan 05, 2011 03:39pm
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InfoCILLEY, Joseph, (nephew of Bradbury Cilley and brother of Jonathan Cilley), a Senator from New Hampshire; born in Nottingham, Rockingham County, N.H., January 4, 1791; attended the common schools and graduated from Atkinson Academy, New Hampshire; engaged in agricultural pursuits; served in the New Hampshire Regiment, United States Infantry 1812-1816, attained the brevetted rank of captain; quartermaster of New Hampshire in 1817; division inspector in 1821; aide-de-camp to the Governor in 1827; elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Levi Woodbury and served from June 13, 1846, until March 3, 1847; unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1846; retired to his farm in Nottingham, N.H., and died there September 16, 1887; interment in the General Joseph Cilley Burying Ground in Nottingham Square.


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  06/12/1846 NH US Senate - Special Election Won 51.45% (+3.26%)
  03/11/1845 NH At-Large Lost 2.62% (-10.91%)
  03/03/1843 NH At-Large Lost 1.94% (-11.15%)
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