Daniel Ilsley
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Daniel Ilsley was a U.S. Representative
from Massachusetts
.
Born in Falmouth, Maine
(Portland) (then a part of Massachusetts), Ilsley received a liberal schooling. He became a distiller and was also interested in shipping. He served as member of the committee of correspondence and safety.
Major and mustering officer at Falmouth, Maine
, during the Revolutionary War
. He served as a delegate to the Massachusetts State convention in 1788 that adopted the Federal Constitution.
He served as member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
in 1793 and 1794.
Ilsley was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Tenth
Congress (March 4, 1807 – March 3, 1809).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1808 to the Eleventh
Congress.
He died in Portland, Maine
, May 10, 1813.
He was interred in the Eastern Cemetery
in Portland.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
.
Born in Falmouth, Maine
Falmouth, Maine
Falmouth is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States. The population was 11,185 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Portland–South Portland–Biddeford, Maine metropolitan statistical area....
(Portland) (then a part of Massachusetts), Ilsley received a liberal schooling. He became a distiller and was also interested in shipping. He served as member of the committee of correspondence and safety.
Major and mustering officer at Falmouth, Maine
Falmouth, Maine
Falmouth is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States. The population was 11,185 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Portland–South Portland–Biddeford, Maine metropolitan statistical area....
, during the Revolutionary War
American Revolutionary War
The American Revolutionary War , the American War of Independence, or simply the Revolutionary War, began as a war between the Kingdom of Great Britain and thirteen British colonies in North America, and ended in a global war between several European great powers.The war was the result of the...
. He served as a delegate to the Massachusetts State convention in 1788 that adopted the Federal Constitution.
He served as member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
Massachusetts House of Representatives
The Massachusetts House of Representatives is the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court, the state legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. It is composed of 160 members elected from single-member electoral districts across the Commonwealth. Representatives serve two-year terms...
in 1793 and 1794.
Ilsley was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Tenth
10th United States Congress
- House of Representatives :- Senate :*President: George Clinton *President pro tempore: Samuel Smith , elected April 16, 1808** Stephen R. Bradley , elected December 28, 1808** John Milledge , elected January 30, 1809...
Congress (March 4, 1807 – March 3, 1809).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1808 to the Eleventh
11th United States Congress
- House of Representatives :-Leadership:- Senate :* President: George Clinton * President pro tempore:** John Milledge ** Andrew Gregg , elected June 26, 1809** John Gaillard , elected February 28, 1810...
Congress.
He died in Portland, Maine
Portland, Maine
Portland is the largest city in Maine and is the county seat of Cumberland County. The 2010 city population was 66,194, growing 3 percent since the census of 2000...
, May 10, 1813.
He was interred in the Eastern Cemetery
Eastern Cemetery
The Eastern Cemetery is an historic cemetery at the intersection of Washington Avenue and Congress Street in the East Bayside neighborhood of Portland, Maine. Located at the base of Munjoy Hill, the Eastern Cemetery is the oldest major cemetery in Portland. Established in 1668, with the earliest...
in Portland.