Christopher Ellery

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Christopher Ellery

United States Senator from Rhode Island
In office May 6, 1801 – March 4, 1805
Preceded by	Ray Greene
Succeeded by	James Fenner
Personal details
Born	(1768-11-01)November 1, 1768 Newport, Rhode Island
Died	December 2, 1840(1840-12-02) (aged 72) Middletown, Rhode Island
Political party	Democratic-Republican

Christopher Ellery (November 1, 1768 – December 2, 1840) was a United States Senator from Rhode Island. Born in Newport, he graduated from Yale College in 1787, studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Newport. He was clerk of the superior court of Newport County from 1794 to 1798.

Ellery was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the U.S. Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Ray Greene and served from May 6, 1801, to March 4, 1805. He was defeated for reelection in 1804 by James Fenner, the son of the Governor. Ellery was appointed by President Thomas Jefferson as United States commissioner of loans at Providence in 1806, and was appointed collector of customs at Newport, succeeding his uncle, holding that office from 1820 to 1834. He died in Middletown in 1840; interment was in Island Cemetery, Newport.

Christopher Ellery was a nephew of William Ellery, a Continental Congressman from Rhode Island.

References

Christopher Ellery at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

United States Senate
Preceded by Ray Greene	U.S. Senator (Class 2) from Rhode Island 1801–1805 Served alongside: Theodore Foster, Samuel J. Potter, Benjamin Howland	Succeeded by James Fenner

v t e United States Senators from Rhode Island

Class 1	Foster Potter Howland Malbone Champlin Hunter De Wolf Robbins Dixon I Sprague III Francis A. Greene James Simmons Arnold Sprague IV Burnside Aldrich Lippitt Gerry Hebert Gerry McGrath Leahy Pastore J. Chafee L. Chafee Whitehouse

Class 2	Stanton Bradford R. Greene Ellery Fenner Mathewson Howell Burrill Knight Simmons Clarke Allen Anthony Sheffield Chace Dixon III Wetmore Colt Metcalf Green Pell Reed

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 76266931 LCCN: nr2004021528

Persondata
Name	Ellery, Christopher
Alternative names
Short description	American politician
Date of birth	November 1, 1768
Place of birth	Newport, Rhode Island
Date of death	December 2, 1840
Place of death	Middletown, Rhode Island

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