Frederick D. Ely Politician
Frederick David Ely (September 24, 1838 - August 6, 1921) was a United States Representative from Massachusetts. He was born in Wrentham, Massachusetts.Ely attended Day’s Academy and graduated from Brown University in 1859. He studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice at Dedham. He was a trial justice, was elected a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, and served in the Massachusetts State Senate. He was also a member of the Dedham school committee. Ely was elected as a Republican to the Forty-ninth Congress (March 4, 1885-March 3, 1887). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1886 to the Fiftieth Congress and resumed the practice of law,and did serve as justice of the municipal court of Boston 1888-1914. He died in Dedham on August 6, 1921 and was buried in Old Parish Cemetery.