Elisha Whittlesey
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Elisha Whittlesey (October 19, 1783 – January 7, 1863) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio, uncle of William Augustus Whittlesey and cousin of Frederick Whittlesey and Thomas Tucker Whittlesey.
Born in Washington, Connecticut, Whittlesey moved with his parents in early youth to Salisbury, Connecticut. He attended the common schools at Danbury, and studied law there. He was admitted to the bar of Fairfield County and practiced in Danbury and Fairfield County. He also practiced in New Milford, Connecticut, in 1805. He moved to Canfield, Ohio, in 1806. Practiced law and taught school. He served as prosecuting attorney of Mahoning County. He served as military and private secretary to Gen. William Henry Harrison and as brigade major in the Army of the Northwest in the War of 1812. He served as member of the Ohio House of Representatives in 1820 and 1821.
Whittlesey was elected to the Eighteenth through Twenty-second Congresses, elected as an Anti-Masonic candidate to the Twenty-third Congress, and elected as a Whig to the Twenty-fourth and Twenty-fifth Congresses and served from March 4, 1823, to July 9, 1838, when he resigned. He served as chairman of the Committee on Claims (Twenty-first through Twenty-fifth Congresses). Sixth Auditor of the Treasury from March 18, 1841, until December 18, 1843, when he resigned and resumed the practice of law in Canfield. He was appointed general agent of the Washington Monument Association in 1847. He was appointed by President Taylor as First Comptroller of the Treasury and served from May 31, 1849, to March 26, 1857, when he was removed by President Buchanan. He was reappointed by President Lincoln April 10, 1861, and served until his death in Washington, D.C., January 7, 1863. He was interred in the Canfield Village Cemetery, Canfield, Ohio.
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| Ohio House of Representatives | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Henry Lane Henry Manning |
Representative from Trumbull County 1820–1822 Served alongside: Daniel Eaton (1820–1821), Thomas Howe (1821–1822) |
Succeeded by Cyrus Bosworth James Mackey |
| United States House of Representatives | ||
| New district | Representative from Ohio's 13th congressional district 1823-03-04 – 1833-03-03 |
Succeeded by David Spangler |
| New district | Representative from Ohio's 16th congressional district 1833-03-04 – 1838-07-09 |
Succeeded by Joshua Reed Giddings |
