Elisha Whittlesey

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Elisha Whittlesey was a 19th-century American lawyer and politician from Ohio who served in the U.S. House of Representatives and later held key federal financial oversight roles.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
lawyer
member of the United States House of Representatives
politician
appointed by Andrew Jackson NERFINISHED
John Tyler NERFINISHED
Martin Van Buren NERFINISHED
birth date 1783-10-19
burial place Congressional Cemetery NERFINISHED
conflict participated in War of 1812 NERFINISHED
country of citizenship United States of America NERFINISHED
death date 1863-01-07
educated at Litchfield Law School NERFINISHED
familyName Whittlesey NERFINISHED
givenName Elisha NERFINISHED
known for long tenure in the U.S. House of Representatives
service as First Comptroller of the U.S. Treasury
member of Ohio House of Representatives NERFINISHED
United States House of Representatives NERFINISHED
military branch Ohio Militia NERFINISHED
military rank brigade major
notable work federal financial oversight and economy in public expenditures
occupation lawyer
politician
public official
place of birth Litchfield County, Connecticut NERFINISHED
Washington, Connecticut NERFINISHED
place of death Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED
political party National Republican Party NERFINISHED
Whig Party NERFINISHED
position held Auditor of the Post Office Department
Comptroller of the U.S. Treasury NERFINISHED
First Comptroller of the U.S. Treasury NERFINISHED
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio
U.S. Representative from Ohio's 13th congressional district
U.S. Representative from Ohio's 16th congressional district
member of the Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia
member of the Ohio House of Representatives
prosecuting attorney of Trumbull County, Ohio
region of activity Ohio NERFINISHED
Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED
residence Canfield, Ohio NERFINISHED
Warren, Ohio NERFINISHED
sex or gender male
state represented in the U.S. House of Representatives Ohio NERFINISHED
term end (U.S. House of Representatives) 1838-07-09
term start (U.S. House of Representatives) 1823-03-04

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Comptroller of the Treasury
officeHeldBy

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